Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
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194 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 28 into a large contemplated building program. The designs of some of these buildings were published in the September issue of the Illinois Alumni News. The present Campus development was begun many years ago under the direction of one of America's most distinguished Architects, Mr. Charles A. Piatt, whose coming to Illinois was the foresight of Professor James M. White, then Supervising Architect of the University. It is well known that prior to Mr. Piatt's initial work at the University, the buildings of the Campus had no particular design or arrangement. Under his able guidance and direction the Illinois Campus has become one of the most renowned in the land, so distinguished by the elegance and charming simplicity of the Georgian Period. T h e proposed program is a trend away from those traditions which made of Illinois a center of culture. Such a sinister departure is repellent to those who hold a justifiable pride in the aesthetic value of the University. It is my considered opinion that your Honorable Body has been poorly advised or is lacking in appreciation of the charm and the beauty of the notable buildings which bear Mr. Piatt's influence. Inasmuch as the ultimate cost of the proposed buildings represents a huge investment to the taxpayers of the State of Illinois, it would be better that their design be corrected now at additional cost rather than to place a blight on the remainder of the Campus structures through their execution as now planned. I refuse to believe that the Board of Trustees of this great Institution will commit the error of permitting the construction to proceed of the design as now formulated. I am prompted in my criticism in the interest of the people as a whole, and from a professional standpoint in support of what I believe to be fine architecture. ,7 .r „ Very respectfully, LEO M. BAUER Class of 1914 O n motion of M r . Davis, this letter was received for record, and the Secretary was instructed to inform Mr. Bauer that the matter would receive consideration from President Stoddard and the advisory committee of eminent architects recently authorized by the Board. BIDS O N RESIDENCE HALL FOR W O M E N (7) T h e University's capital appropriations for 1945-1947 (Senate Bill 417) include $1,500,000 for "students' residence halls and equipment." T h e r e is submitted herewith a schedule of bids received December 6, 1946, on a residence hall for women at Urbana covering: (1) foundation and related work only, and (2) balance of general work to complete building. PROPOSAL N O . I PROPOSAL N O . 2 Bidder Geo. A. Fuller Co. 1 A. L. Jackson Co Kuhne-Simmons Co James McHugh Constr. Co. 1 (Excavating foundation walls, incidental rearrangement of services) Guaranteed Limit of Contractor1 s CosP' Fixed Fee* $170 985* $ 8 025 218 393 20 000 198 858 20 000 (cost) 158 132* 193 000* 180 000* 9 000 (Balance of general work to complete building) Guaranteed Limit of Cost*-6 #1 714 000* 2 258 993 1 888 351 2 000 000 estimated total cost 1 665 684* 1 990 000 1 820 000 Contractor's Fixed Fee* $ 80 400 70 000 130 000 100 000 109 428 100 000 160 000 Geo. Sollitt Construction Co. 1 Sumner S. Sollitt & C o . . . . Warner Construction C o . . . 20 000 30 000 * Estimated. 1 Bid not acceptable because bidding conditions were not met. 2 University and contractor to share 75/25 in savings. ' Period to complete, 180 days from starting. 4 Included in preceding column. 5 Bids good until August 1, 1947.
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