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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 27

( D ) A deposit of $2,000.00 to be made by Purchaser at the time the Contract of Sale is executed and the balance of the purchase price to be paid at the time of delivery of the warranty deed and not later than six months after the date the contract is executed. ( E ) The title to be conveyed to be subject to special assessments becoming a lien after the date of the deed, building restrictions and easements of record. ( F ) Such other terms and conditions as said Comptroller and Secretary may deem necessary or desirable. Be It Further Resolved that upon compliance with the terms of said agreement by Purchaser, and in accordance with the terms thereof, said Comptroller and Secretary be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, in the name and in behalf of this Corporation, and under its Corporate Seal, a Warranty Deed and such other documents in connection therewith as said Comptroller and Secretary may deem necessary or desirable to convey to Purchaser title to the following described property, viz: The North Forty-Two and One-Half ( 4 2 ^ ) feet of Lot Five (5) in Gallivan's Addition to the City of Urbana, Illinois, situated in the City of Urbana, in the County of Champaign, in the State of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Swain, the sale of this property was authorized and the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Stratton.

UNITED S T A T E S AIR F O R C E R E S E A R C H P R O J E C T (14) The Department of Psychology has been requested by the United States Air Force to undertake a research project on techniques of evaluating aircraft instrument displays and the development of cockpits for fighter-bomber aircraft and to submit a proposal for the same. The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Chairman of the University Research Board, and the Comptroller recommend that the Board authorize a contract for this project covering a period of approximately seventeen months and providing for reimbursement to the University for all direct and indirect costs incurred. The estimated amount of the contract is $149,373.25. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute a suitable contract covering this research project.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the contract.

C O N T R A C T F O R P U R C H A S E O F COAL FOR MEDICAL C E N T E R STEAM PLANT AT T H E C H I C A G O P R O F E S S I O N A L C O L L E G E S (15) T h e Director of the Physical Plant, the Business Manager of the Chicago Colleges, and the Comptroller recommend an increase in the contract with the Hoskins Coal and Dock Corporation, Chicago, for screenings coal for the Medical Center Steam Company from 16,000 to 20,000 tons at the same net price of $6,56 per ton and under identical conditions specified in this contract. This will increase the amount of the contract to $131,200. The contract was drawn to cover coal requirements of the Medical Center Steam Company plant, which supplies heat for the Chicago Professional Colleges and sells heat to other institutions in the Medical Center District, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 19S4. T h e Medical Center Steam Company uses both coal and gas for generating steam. It has been the practice to use coal during the winter months when the University can not secure enough gas due to other demands, and to switch to gas in April, since it has been more economical to use gas during the spring and summer months. Because of a recent increase in gas rates in the Chicago area, it will now be more economical to burn coal during the entire year, but it will be necessary to purchase an additional 4,000 tons. The Hoskins Coal and Dock Corporation has agreed to supply the additional coal required under the terms of its present contract.