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BOARD OF TRUSTEES PURCHASES AUTHORIZED

[October 22

(9) The following purchases were recommended by the Purchasing Agent and authorized by the Comptroller. Unless otherwise specified the purchases were made on_ the basis of lowest bids, ceiling prices, or because the items are noncompetitive. Emergency action was necessary to secure delivery in time to meet specific needs or because prices quoted were subject to immediate acceptance.

Item 100 reading room tables, 10' x A*, w i t h w a l n u t or linoleum t o p ; 6 0 0 reading room chairs, wood, w i t h arms 27 items of chemistry apparatus and e q u i p m e n t Department Undergraduate Division, Chicago Vendor Cost Weber, Hilmer, & Johnson, Chicago t14 0 8 6 20 E. H, Sargent & Co., Chicago, 7 items Central Scientific Co., Chicago, 2 i t e m s Wilkins-Anderson Co., Chicago, 1 i t e m W . M . Welch Scientific Co., Chicago, 4 items Chicago Apparatus Co., 6 items Schaar & Co., Chicago, 7 items Metal Products, Inc., Chicago Jarrell-Ash Co., Boston, Mass. American Brass Co., Waterbury, Conn. Duparquet, Inc., Chicago Chicago Apparatus Co., 22 items E. H . Sargent & Co., Chicago, 23 items Central Scientific Co., Chicago, i t items A. S. Aloe Co., Chicago, r item Jack Sheean, Bloomington Taynor-Harris Aviation Service, Champaign Merck & Co., Chicago Monroe Furniture Co., Chicago Central Indiana Coal Co., Galesburg George Pilurs and Co., Chicago American Red Cross A r m y Motion Picture Service, Washington, D . C. Marshall Field & Co., Chicago Weber, Hilmer, & Johnson, Chicago Weber, Hilmer, & Johnson, Chicago Ivan J. Stoddard, Rochelle, 111.

Undergraduate Division, Chicago

830 50 170 0 0 16 9 0 144 00 2 077 61 803 85 29 524. 0 0 2 212 00 f.o.b. d e livered 1 227 80 15 812 45 209 26 1 078 38 289 46 179 6 0 i r 142 90 f.o.b. Galesburg 5 699 55 2 080 00 3 098 76 4 950 0 0 2 29S 0 0 ] 736 00 2 77r 01 11 250 0 0 f.o.b. factory 7 548 0 0 f.o.b. Oshkosh. W i s . 2 930 4 0 f.o.b. delivered 2 677 67

4400 steel lockers f infra-red s p e c t r o m e t e r a n d accessories 2000 lbs. soft copper tubing 32 items of cafeteria, kitchen, and food service equipment 57 items of chemistry apparatus

Undergraduate Division, Chicago Electrical Engineering

Physics Undergraduate Division, Chicago Pharmacy (Chemistry)

270 oak tables 1 Stinson Voyager 150 Plane 130 i - g m . vials of streptomycin 1400 drawing boards, basswood 1500 t o n s i J i * screenings coal 1 soda fountain snack bar and accessories, complete for installation in Airport waiting 216 i t e m s of furniture and equipment 29 i t e m s of equipment already installed at M a y o General Hospital 1500 chairs, maple finish, for use in s t u d e n t s t u d y rooms 74 w a l n u t veneered library tables 444 walnut straight chairs, for library use 34 steers for Wright Farm

Residence Halls Institute of Aeronautics Hospital Pharmacy, Chicago Undergraduate Division, Chicago Physical Plant Institute of Aeronautics

Physical Plant, Galesburg Physical Plant, Galesburg Residence Halls, Galesburg Physical Plant Physical Plant Agricultural Economics