Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948 [PAGE 1067]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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and surface testing terminals, markers and other appurtenances as the Company may from time to time require upon, over, under and across such property for a consideration of fifty cents (S°t) P e r r 0 ( i ^ heing understood and agreed that such communication system shall be located within a strip of land two (2) rods wide. SALE OF ADDITIONAL CABLE TO THE ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY (8) The Board of Trustees on April 18, 1946 (Minutes, page 1065), authorized the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees to execute a contract with the Illinois Bell Telephone Company for (a) the installation of an Illinois Bell Telephone Company P B X exchange to centralize all University telephone service on the Urbana Campus, and (b) the sale of the present University owned intercommunicating exchange and cable plant for the sum of $18,000. Additional telephone cable over and above that originally contemplated is available to be sold to the Illinois Bell Telephone Company at an additional sum of $16,002.70, or a total price including the original equipment of $34,002.70. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend the sale of this equipment at a total price of $34,002.70. I concur and recommend the adoption of the attached resolution.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, the following resolution was adopted as recommended.

Whereas, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, at its meeting on April 18, 1946, authorized the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board to execute a contract with the Illinois Bell Telephone Company for: ( a ) The installation of an Illinois Bell Telephone Company P B X Exchange to centralize all University telephone service on the Urbana Campus, and (b) The sale of the present University owned intercommunicating exchange and cable plant for the sum of eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00). And whereas, in accordance with their authority, the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board of Trustees did, on October 14, 1946, execute such a contract with the Illinois Bell Telephone Company, And whereas, it is now advisable to sell to the Illinois Bell Telephone Company house cable for the sale price of thirteen thousand and twelve dollars and forty-nine cents ($13,012.49) and buried cable for the sale price of two thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars and twenty-one cents ($2,990.21) the sale of which was contemplated at the time of the execution of the contract, but no determination could be made at that time as to the amount of additional cable to be sold. Be it therefore resolved, that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board be and the same hereby are authorized to execute a contract with the Illinois Bell Telephone Company and to execute a bill of sale to such company for the sale of the University owned intercommunicating exchange and cable plant referred to in the minutes of the meeting of the Board on April 18, 1946, house cable for the sale price of thirteen thousand and twelve dollars and forty-nine cents ($13,012.49) and buried cable for the sum of two thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars and twenty-one cents ($2,990.21), making a total sale price of thirty-four thousand two dollars and seventy cents ($34,002.70). SALE OF DUPLICATE JOURNALS FROM HERTZLER LIBRARY (9) In 1944 (Minutes, July 18, page 14), Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler gave the University a collection of medical books. It includes duplicate copies of a number of sets of journals which, although valuable, are not needed by the University. The Director of the Library recommends that such duplicates be sold and the proceeds used to purchase other works to be added to the Hertzler Library. A tentative estimate of the receipts from such sales of approximately 2,875 volumes is $8,625. There are no restrictions in the gift which prevent such a sale. I recommend that the sale of these publications be authorized and that the proceeds be appropriated for additional purchases for the Hertzler Library.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, this sale was authorized and the proceeds were made available for the purchase of books as recommended, by