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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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CONTRACT FOR TUCKPOINTING ILLINOIS N E U R O P S Y C H I A T R Y INSTITUTE BUILDING (26) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $7,865 to Felsen Building Service, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for tuckpointing the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute Building at the Chicago Professional Colleges. The work will consist of tuckpointing, caulking, and cleaning all exterior masonry above the seventh floor and the caulking of windows and resetting of'stone where required. Funds arc available in the Physical Plant budget. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . N i c k e l l , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d a n d t h e C o m p t r o l l e r a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d w e r e a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e c u t e the same. CONTRACT FOR VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS IN SMITH MEMORIAL MUSIC HALL (27) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $13,640 to Schroeder's, Champaign, the lowest bidder, for air conditioning and ventilating installations in the third floor practice rooms of Smith Memorial Music Hall. The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations has separately recommended an assignment of funds for this and other work in Smith Memorial Music Hall. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

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

CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS ON ALLERTON FARMS (28) The Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Comptroller recommend awards of contracts for building improvements on the Allerton Farms as follows: Hammerschmidt Brothers, Monticello, the lowest bidder, remodeling the house on F a r m No. 8, estimated cost $6,800. The work will include installation of a central heating system and a bathroom, modernization of the kitchen, insulation of the house, additional electrical wiring, foundation repairs, a new roof, and incidental improvements. M. L. Osmond, Monticello, the lowest bidder, construction of a new tenant house on Farm No. 3, $7,683.50. Permission was received from Mr. Robert Allerton to construct a house on the site of the Shady Nook schoolhouse which was located on land now owned by the University. Funds are available from the income from Allerton Farms operations. T h e College of Agriculture which manages the University's endowment farms has a systematic program of modernizing buildings and making other improvements on these farms as funds become available. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these contracts.

On motion of Mr. Swain, these contracts were awarded and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACT FOR CORN STORAGE BUILDING FOR W R I G H T FARMS (29) The Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $5,916 to the A. O. Smith Corporation, Beloit, Wisconsin, for the purchase and installation of a "Harvestore" corn storage building 17 feet x 40 feet on Wright Farm No. 3. Funds are available from the operating income of the Wright Farms for this purchase. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the contract.