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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956
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870 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 23 CONTRACTS FOR ADDITION TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT (12) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend awards of contracts as follows for the addition to the Abbott Power Plant: Coal handling equipment — Stephens-Adamson, Inc., Chicago $134 408 Electrical equipment: 4160V switchgear with air current breakers — General Electric Co., Chicago 20 855 Extension to existing 4160V switchgear with oil circuit breakers — Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., Chicago. 19 839 4160V three-phase series reactor — General Electric Co., Chicago.... 5 282 440V switchgear — I-T-E Circuit Breaker Co., Chicago 12 021 Sixty-cell lead acid storage battery and racks—I-T-E Circuit Breaker Co., Chicago 3 410 All of the above awards are to the lowest bidders on the basis of specifications. Funds are available in the state appropriation "For addition to the heating plant, with fixed equipment installed, including plans and specifications, extension of utilities to the building, and all other necessary costs and charges to the completion of the work," and have been released by the Governor. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these contracts. O n motion of M r s . W a t k i n s , these contracts were awarded, as recommended, a n d the Comptroller a n d the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same. NAMING OF BUILDINGS (13) On recommendation of the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, the new building on Maryland Drive south of Pennsylvania Avenue has been named the Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Clinic. On recommendation of the Director of the School of Music and the Dean of the Colkge of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Music annex building at 1204 West Nevada Street, Urbana, has been named Hill Annex for the late Professor William G. Hill, who was a member of the School of Music faculty until his death in 1953. This is especially appropriate since the building is being used as a musicological staff-student center which was Professor Hill's professional interest. The names of these buildings are being reported for the official record. On motion of Mr. Bissell, the College of Veterinary Medicine was requested to consider abbreviating the name of the Large Animal Clinic.1 PURCHASES Purchases Recommended (14) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur. Item One centrifuge, ultra high speed, preparation type, Model L Spinco One Rotor No. 40, 40,000 r.p.m.. 162 ml. One Rotor No. 30, 30,000 r.p.m., One Rotor No. SW-39 bucket type, 30,000 r.p.m. 462 ml. Department Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Vendor Cost Spinco Division, $6 ioo oo Beckman Instruments, f.o.b. Belmont, Calif. Belmont, Calif. One DoAU model D6-1 hydraulic surface grinding machine, chuck size 6*x 18", complete with all standard equipment plus motor, starter, and wiring for 220/60/3 voltage, and "Cool Grinding" attachment, electromagnetic chuck, and combination rectifier and demagnetizer for magnetic chuck 1 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering DoAll Company, Rockford • 4 15000 f.o.b. Indianapolis, Ind. Subsequently the name was changed to Veterinary Clinic, Large Animal. — Secretary's note.
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