Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948 [PAGE 1002]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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CHANGES IN OLD BOILER ROOM OF PHYSICAL PLANT SERVICE BUILDING FOR BRICKLAYERS' TRAINING CLASS (24) A request has been received from the Director of Industrial and Vocational Education of the Champaign Public Schools for space for a training class for bricklayers. The basement area in the old boiler room in the Service Building, the old power plant building, which is to be converted into a Naval Science Building, will be satisfactory for this purpose if the following changes are made: 1. Completion of tile partitions which must be installed eventually in accordance with the plans for converting the building into a Naval Science Building. 2. Installation of additional lighting and a few receptacle outlets. 3. Installation of a water supply outlet for the mixing of mortar. The bricklayers' union has agreed to erect the partitions, provided the University furnishes the necessary materials, estimated to cost $2,540. In view of the need for additional bricklayers by the construction industry, the Director of the Physical Plant Department, the Provost, and the Comptroller recommend cooperation with the Champaign Public Schools in continuing this program through the winter, and therefore recommend a nonrecurring appropriation of $2,540 for the purchase of the necessary materials. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, this project was authorized, and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Nickell.

ADDITION TO GENERAL CONTRACT FOR CHEMISTRY BUILDING (25) T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $5,556.47 in the contract with the John Felmley Company for the construction of the Chemistry Building for the installation of a finished concrete floor in the south half of the basement. No provision was made in the original budget of funds for this building for a concrete, floor in the south half of the basement; the plans and specifications provide for a dirt floor. Funds are now available in the State appropriation for the "Construction of a new Chemistry Building" to include this improvement, which can be made at less cost while the building is under construction than later. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this addition to the contract.

On motion of Mr. Davis, this addition to contract was approved, and authority was given as recommended.

ADDITION TO GENERAL CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITION TO HOSPITAL BUILDING FOR RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN CHICAGO (26) T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $18,977 in the contract with E. H . Marhoefer, Jr., Company for the general work on the construction of an addition to the present Research and Educational Hospitals Building for research in physical environment to provide for all labor, material, and other expenses necessary for furnishing and installing electrical service feeders to the research in physical environment addition and omitting some service conduits. This building was designed at the same time as the addition to the Research and Educational Hospitals and the installation of electrical service feeders was included as a part of the general hospital addition. When the latter project was postponed, it became necessary to include the installation of the electrical service feeders in the addition for research in physical environment. Funds are available for this additional work in the State appropriation for