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1955]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

803

Purchases Authorized The following purchases were authorized by the Executive Committee on recommendation of the Director of Purchases and the Comptroller, and with the concurrence of the President of the University.

Item 275,000 gallons (approximately) No. 1 fuel oil 90,000 gallons (approximately) No. 2 fuel oil 168,000 gallons (approximately) regular gasoline to be furnished as required during period ending June 30, 1956, to Physical Plant Storeroom, 140,000 gallons, and Dixon Springs Experiment Station, 2.8,000 gallons 8,000 (minimum) gallons of No. 6 grade fuel oil for the Universityoperated Medical Center District Steam Company Plant at 1717 West Taylor Street, Chicago, with an option to purchase as much as required in an emergency up to 450,000 gallons 340,000 gallons No. 5 grade fuel oil for the Undergraduate Division Heating Plant at Navy Pier, Chicago; this fuel will be used between the period from October 15, 1955, through April 15. 1956 Planographing nine issues of the Faculty-Alumni Newsletter beginning with October, 1955, and continuing through June, 1956 200 grade feeder lambs 100 grade ewe lambs Scoring service on special answer sheets for Illinois Statewide Testing Program—maximum number of tests to be scored, 60,000 Four No. 5820 RCA image orthicon tubes One fully automatic flight type stainless steel dishwashing machine, stainless steel conveyor, stainless steel main frame and conveyor track, 220 volt, 3 phase, 60 cycles with booster, less trade-in allowance for two used dishwashing machines Fourteen additional refuse containers to be used with the Load Lugger equipment purchased February, 1953 7,466 board feet 1" Douglas Fir No. 1 common, K.D., S4S 23,787 board feet 2" Douglas Fir No. 1 dimension grade, K.D., S4S 1S. 864 square feet of miscellaneous grade A-B plywood One lot of laboratory apparatus and equipment for use during the fall semester 1955 All risk ocean marine cargo insurance including peril of war risk and strike, riot and civil commotion insurance on an estimated #600,000 of merchandise to be purchased in the United States and shipped to the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India; cost of this insurance will be paid from federal funds Department Housing Division and Institute of Aviation Physical Plant and Dixon Springs Experiment Station Physical Plant, Chicago Colleges Vendor Cities Service Oil Company, Bloomington Cities Service Oil Company, Bloomington Cost $42 547 5 o f.o.b. delivered 30 240 00 f.o.b. delivered

Michael Oil Company, Chicago

33 750 00

Physical Plant, Chicago Undergraduate Division Office of Public Relations, Chicago Colleges Animal Science Bureau of Educational Research Television-Motion Pictures Illini Union

Michael Oil Company, Chicago

32 164 00

Craft Printing Company, Chicago Selected by a member of the staff of the Animal Science Department Measurement Research Center, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa Newark Electric Company, Chicago Swain & Myers Sales Company, Decatur

4 293 00

(estimate)

5 000 00

(approximate)

6 000 00

(approximate) f.o.b. delivered

4 220 00

9 792 00

f.o.b. delivered

Physical Plant

Physical Plant Stores Physical Plant Stores General Chemical Stores International Cooperation Administration India Contracts

Brooks Equipment and Manufacturing Company, Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson Lumber Company, Champaign Thompson Lumber Company, Champaign E. H. Sargent & Company, Chicago Hayes & Patterson, Champaign, representing the Centennial Insurance Company

7 465 00 f.o.b. Knoxville, Tenn. 3 863 83 f.o.b. delivered 2 868 99 f.o.b. delivered 8 741 31 f.o.b. delivered 3 270 00 (estimate)