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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 30

TOXICOLOGLCAL SERVICE TO LOCAL AGENCIES (17) The Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges, on recommendation of the Dean of the College of Medicine and the Head of the Department of Pharmacology, proposes the establishment of an analytical service for law-enforcing agencies in the State of Illinois. Toxicological analyses of the organs of persons dying of poison, or the analysis of the organs of any individual whose death was unexpected, will be made by the laboratory on request of the coroner or the State's attorney of any county in the State. The fees proposed for this service are: Blood alcohol $10 Barbiturates 15 Heavy metals 10 Blood carbon monoxide 10 Alkaloids 10 Complete analysis (where cause of death is unknown) 75 The service described was contemplated in the establishment of the new Department of Toxicology in the budget for 1947-1948. One of the specific duties of this department is the type of service above described. It is proposed to credit the income from fees charged for this service to a "Toxicological Revolving Fund," the receipts to be deposited in the University Income Fund. The new fund will be used to pay the expenses of the work and any balance remaining at the close of each fiscal year, in excess of a moderate working balance, will lapse into general University funds. I recommend approval of this program and the establishment of the proposed revolving fund.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, these recommendations were adopted.

ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO (18) Vice-President A. C. Ivy reports that additional facilities are essential for housing animals needed in research programs in the Chicago Professional Colleges. Unused space is available in the Rush Medical Building of Presbyterian Hospital to the University for an indefinite period, without rent, the University to pay all expenses of remodeling and to meet operation and maintenance expenses of the space occupied. The estimated remodeling cost is: animal cages and installation, $7,900; other remodeling and improvement, $10,100; total, $18,000. Provision would also have to be made for operation and maintenance expense, either by an addition to the budget of the Physical Plant Department or by inclusion of this expense in the lease with Presbyterian Hospital. Bids on the remodeling have been secured and the Physical Plant Department recommends a contract with the Mutual Contracting Company on a cost-plus basis with a guaranteed maximum of $18,000. I recommend: 1. Authorization of the Comptroller, with the advice of other University officials concerned, to negotiate a lease with Presbyterian Hospital for the space needed and authorization of the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board to execute such a lease when terms have been agreed on by all parties concerned. 2. An appropriation of $18,000 for remodeling and equipment of this area. 3. Authorization of the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board to conclude a contract with the Mutual Contracting Company for the animal cages and installation and other remodeling under the conditions above set forth. 4. Authority to adjust the internal budget to cover the operation and maintenance expenses of the space involved.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, these recommendations were adopted, and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Williamson.