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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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RELEASES O F F U N D S FOR BUILDINGS (27) T h e 65th General Assembly, in Senate Bill 662, has made appropriations totaling $12,994,732 to the University of Illinois for buildings and other capital improvements. This is a reallocation of funds appropriated for the biennium, 1945-1947, only a small part of which could be used before they will lapse. It is in accordance with the plan and schedule of projects totaling $15,287,920 reported to and approved by the Board of Trustees on April 24, 1947, except that by action of the State Senate (as reported to the Board on June 23, 1947) this building program was reduced by 15 per cent which resulted in the elimination of the Fine Arts Building and reductions in other items. The appropriations were made with the provision that "No contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred for any expenditure from any appropriation herein made until after the purpose and amount of such expenditure has been approved in writing by the Governor." T h e Governor has approved the release of funds appropriated for the following projects: Construction of a new Chemistry Building $ 2 500 000 Construction of a new Electrical Engineering Building 1 100 000 Construction of a new Mechanical Engineering Building 1 150 000 Construction of temporary student housing, including all necessary costs and charges incident to the completion thereof 250 000 Construction of student residence halls 2 000 000 Enlargement of Power Plant by constructing an addition t h e r e t o . . . . 775 000 Construction for the enlargement and extension of the existing Utilities Distribution Systems 1 550 000 Construction of W a t e r Station improvements 110 000 Construction of fire protection facilities 71 162 For purchase of fire ladder truck 24 725 Completion of the construction of Physics Research Laboratory 65 000 Completing construction of the Betatron and associated equipment.. 984 000 Construction of addition to present Hospital Building for Research in Physical Environment (Chicago) 323 000 Construction for enlargement and extension of existing Utilities Distribution System (Chicago) 279 000 Acquisition of land for extension of campus in Chicago 150 000 For plans and specifications for future capital building projects 206 000 Total Released $11 537 887 I recommend that the Board authorize the appropriation of said funds for the projects specified. O n m o t i o n of M r s . H o l t , t h e s e f u n d s w e r e a p p r o p r i a t e d a s r e c o m mended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Fornof, M r s . Holt, M r . Livingston, M r . McKelvey, M r . McLaughlin, M r . Nickell, M r . W i l liamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Davis, M r . Green, Dr. Luken, Dr.

Meyer.

BIDS ON NEW CHEMISTRY BUILDING (28) Bids were received on July 15 and July 22 for the new building for chemistry and chemical engineering for which funds totaling $2,776,000 are included in the building appropriations for 1947-1949, of which $2,500,000 has been released by the Governor. A tabulation of bids is given below. T h e Physical Plant Department has reviewed its estimate of total cost of the building and finds that the bids submitted, allowing for other necessary costs estimated, will exceed available funds by approximately $75,000. In addition, approximately $50,000 will be needed for movable equipment, not included in the building budget but requested by the Chemistry Department. T h e University Architect states that $25,000 of construction work can be omitted or deferred, leaving a net deficiency of about $100,000, including provision for equipment. Since 1940 the Department of Chemistry has done a great deal of research work on military problems for the United States Government. The contracts with the Government provided for payments in excess of direct costs of the research work to cover administrative and other overhead expenses. T h e total payments for indirect costs accumulated under such contracts for research work in