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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (9) T h e Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends assignments of funds from the General Reserve as follows: 1. College of Agriculture, equipment and remodeling: Agronomy, microscopes $ 3 0I1 Agronomy, controlled environment chamber for agronomic research 6 500 Agricultural Engineering, loading dock 1 200 Animal Science, modernize and re-equip Animal Genetics Laboratory 5 400 Animal Science, roofing on Poultry Plant houses 3 125 Food Technology, adapt and equip Room 55 Animal Sciences Laboratory to house experimental animals 1 400 Dixon Springs, dormitory 15 000 Horticulture, completion of small storage rooms in Horticulture Field Laboratory 16 000 Horticulture, new steam boilers 16 500

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2. Department of Physiology, equipment and remodeling 19 100 3. Physical Plant Department, construction of ramps at entrances to Auditorium, Smith Music Hall, and Lincoln Hall Theatre for paraplegic students 2 450 4. Physical Plant Department, remodeling of house at 1201 West California Avenue to provide office quarters for College of Engineering. . 2 800 5. Institute for Research on Exceptional Children, office equipment and remodeling 9 500 Total $102 076 I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e b y t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H e r r i c k , M r s . H o l t , M r . Johnston, M r . Livingston, M r . M e g r a n , M r . Nickell, M r . Swain, Mrs. W a t k i n s ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H i c k m a n , M r . Stratton. IMPROVEMENT OF LINCOLN AVENUE AND NEVADA STREET (10) The city of Urbana's street improvement program includes the widening and resurfacing of Lincoln Avenue and Nevada Street. The University's policy is to pay its proportionate share of costs of all public improvements adjoining its properties. T h e University's share of the estimated cost of the Lincoln Avenue and Nevada Street improvement is from $110,000 to $120,000, ami provision for this has been included in the appropriations to be requested for 1955-57. Officials of the city of Urbana are anxious to proceed with the preparation of plans for this improvement so that the assessments may be spread. Completion of plans now will expedite the improvement when the funds become available. T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend that an appropriation of $2,000 be made now for the University's share of the costs for engineering services including preparation of plans and specifications. Thiwill be a part of the University's total contribution to the project. I recommend that this appropriation be made from the General Reserve Fund and that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the necessary agreement with the city of Urbana. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h i s p a y m e n t w a s a u t h o r i z e d a n d the a p p r o p r i a t i o n r e c o m m e n d e d w a s m a d e b y t h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e : Aye, M r . Bissell, M r . H e r r i c k , M r s . H o l t , M r . J o h n s t o n , M r . Livingston. M r . M e g r a n , M r . N i c k e l l , M r . S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s ; n o , n o n e ; absent, Mr. Hickman, Mr. Stratton.