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1955]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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tion of the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building and the addition to the Research and Educational Hospitals. The remodeling will rehabilitate and increase the usefulness of this area. Funds are available in the special appropriation made by the Board of Trustees on May 15, 1954, for this remodeling program. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACT FOR REMODELING IN SECOND UNIT O F DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING (23) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $26,495 to the Mutual Contracting Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for remodeling in the second unit of the Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building at 808 South Wood Street, Chicago. The work will consist of rearrangement of partitions, improvements in lighting, changes in the ventilating system, and installation of new laboratory equipment in Rooms 380 through 388 for the Department of Oral Pathology of the College of Dentistry, and is part of the remodeling program related to the activation of the East Dentistry-MedicinePharmacy Building and the addition to the Research and Educational Hospitals. Funds are available in the 1951 Revenue Bond Construction Account. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACT FOR REMODELING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS AMBULANCE DRIVE (24) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $15,769 to Mueller Construction Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for remodeling the ambulance drive to serve the addition to the Research and Educational Hospitals at 840 South Wood Street, Chicago. The work will consist of installation of partitions and extension of the present area so that the Watch Service Station can be located there thus reducing the coverage required of the Station at the emergency ambulance entrance. Funds are available in a special appropriation made by the Board of Trustees on May 15, 1954, for remodeling at the Chicago Professional Colleges. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACT FOR REMODELING PHYSICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY AT CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION (25) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $3,324 to Garfield Plumbing and Heating Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for remodeling in the Physical Sciences Laboratory at the Chicago Undergraduate Division. The work will consist of installation of utilities required to service the new laboratory furniture which is being installed to provide needed additional teaching facilities. Funds are available in a special appropriation made by the Board of Trustees on November 29, 1954, for this remodeling program. 1 concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, this contract was awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.