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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
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1946] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE O F COAL FOR URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 4 7 (22) Coal requirements for t h e Urbana-Champaign Power Plant for 1946-1947 aggregate thirty t o thirty-five thousand tons of screenings. Formal requests and specifications were submitted to a number of sources and advertisements were run in Chicago papers. No bids were received on our specifications. Bids were then sought on any basis on which vendors would bid. T h e following quotations were submitted subject to Solid Fuel Administration for W a r , O.P.A. price changes, or any general advancement in costs: Tons F.o.b. Mine Freight Delivered Taylor-English Coal Co., Danville 2 5 0 0 0 $2. 70 (screenings)$ .66 ?3-36 2.90 (mine-run) .69 3-59 Globe Coal Co., Georgetown 15000 2.75 .76 3 . 5 1 Lafayette Coal Co., Livingston... 7 5002.25 1.38 3 . 6 3 10 000 C. V. Beck Co., Inc., Gillespie (maximum per week) 500 C. V. Beck Co., Inc., Belleville or Coulterville 30 000 2.50 2.40 1.38 1.83 388 4.23 The Purchasing Agent, t h e Director of the Physical Plant, and the Comptroller recommend that contracts be awarded as follows: T- 1 T- r t. <- 1 <- T . -ii ~ Tons F.o.b. Mine Freight Delivered I aylor-h.nghsh Coal Co., Danville * (screenings) 20 000 $2 . 70 $ . 66 ? 3 . 36 Globe Coal Co., Georgetown (screenings) 10 000 2.75 .76 3.51 In case the Taylor-English Coal Company is unable to furnish the amount of screenings required, it agrees to furnish modified mine-run at $2.90 a ton to the extent acceptable to the University. Approval of this recommendation is requested. Under the requirements of the Constitution, t h e approval of t h e Governor also is required on such a contract. On motion of Mr. Fornof, this recommendation was approved. CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER J U N E 1 1 TO JULY I O , 1 9 4 6 (23) T h e Comptroller's report of contracts executed for the period from June II to July IO, I946. With Whom Illinois Canners Association Consumer's Air Freight Corporation National Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association Velsicol Corporation Purpose Use of insecticides for the control of the European corn borer on canning corn Use of certain facilities at the Airport Sponsor agrees to build research house on plot owned by the University Amount 10 be paid to the University £18 ooo oo Billed monthly Sponsor to pay cost determined by architect Date June 18, 1946 May 2, 1946 June 20, 1946 Bear Hybrid Corn Company Charter Seed Company General evaluation of series of chlorin5 000 00 April 22, 1946 ated hydrocarbon compounds as insecticides Agreement to use Waxy WF9 corn, seed ii a kernel, hand pol- June 22, 1946 in production of Tapicorn Hnated; $1 a thousand, sib crossed Permit to grow certain varieties of Stock seed to be fur- June 24, 1946 sweet com, lima beans, and tomatoes nished free by the Horticulture Department
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