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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Department Institute of Aeronautics Physical Plant

[June 23

Item One Model 35 Beechcraft airplane 150 2#-gallon water extinguishers with carbon dioxide cartridges

Furniture for lounges (66 Housing items) 100 reams 25x3 B 70-lb. white Office Supply Store satin proof enamel paper To combine Soundex file sys- Medical Records tern in accordance with the requirements of the Hospital Administrator and the Hospital Record Librarian

Vendor Cost Crows Flying Service, £8 360 00 Milford Pyrene Fire Extinguisher 1 650 00 Co,, Chicago (75) Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., 1 650 00 Belleville, New Jersey (75) Mandel Brothers, Chicago 4 952 44 Dwight Brothers Paper Co., Chicago Remington Rand, Inc., Chicago 1 273 54 r 415 00

On motion of Mr. Fornof, the purchases recommended were authorized, the report of the Executive Committee was received for record, and the action of the President of the University in authorizing the above purchases was approved and confirmed.

WATER SURVEY BUILDING (23) T h e Act of the 64th General Assembly making appropriations for a statewide system of public works projects includes funds for the construction of a State W a t e r Survey Building on the University campus. This is not a part of the University's building program but is in the building program for the State Natural History Survey, State Geological Survey, and the State Water Survey, which by law are located at the University but are administered by the State Department of Registration and Education and the State Board of Natural Resources and Conservation. On April 6, 1945, the Board of Trustees assigned as a site for this building the area between Wright Street and Burrill Avenue, fronting on Springfield Avenue, across from the Men's Old Gymnasium (now occupied by the Varsity tennis courts), subject to the execution of an agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois as one party and the Department of Registration and Education and Board of Natural Resources and Conservation as the other party, which shall provide that all plans and specifications for the construction of the building and for future expansion shall be subject to approval by the University. This question of site has recently been reconsidered and it is now proposed by the Director of the Physical Plant Department, the Dean of the College of Engineering, and the Chairman of the Campus Planning Committee that the University acquire property fronting on Springfield immediately west of Wright Street as a site for the new Water Survey Building for the following reasons: 1. T h e site presently assigned will be needed for the development of the facilities of the College of Engineering. T h e proposed new site would not block such expansion. 2. It is desirable that the Water Survey Building be located close to the College of Engineering buildings, so that its facilities, which will include a hydraulic laboratory, will be conveniently accessible to certain departments, particularly Civil Engineering. The proposed new site offers this advantage. 3. The utilities distribution lines must eventually be extended across Wright Street into this area to service the new Fire Station which will be located adjacent to the proposed site. Funds have been included in the University's building program for the extension of the utilities service to the Fire Station. 4. This is one of the logical areas for future University expansion. It is more suitable for a scientific survey building than an academic building. 5. The new site is acceptable to the Chief of the State W a t e r Survey. The relocation of the Water Survey Building as here proposed will require the purchase by the University of land at an estimated cost of $75,000. On the other hand, the construction of the W a t e r Survey Building in the area presently allocated will require the construction of tennis courts elsewhere and it is estimated that this would cost $33,162. I concur and recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, this building was relocated as recommended.