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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 29

to the Illinois-Army game in New York. The contract with the Army provides for a refund to the association of approximately $10,000 of this amount when all accounts are settled. The Association has agreed in its contract to share the expenses of bringing the United States Military Academy Cadet Corps and Band to the game at the University in 1948 on a similar basis. I recommend approval of this appropriation. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d a s r e c o m mended. ADDITION TO THE CONTRACT WITH W. A. POPE AND COMPANY FOR PIPING IN UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION TUNNELS (10) W. A. Pope and Company, Chicago, are installing piping in the heat tunnel of the Utilities Distribution System under a contract awarded by the Board of Trustees January 25, 1947 (Minutes, page 228). One division of the original bid provided for a line to the site of the new Veterinary building. Since funds are not available for the construction of this building, it is not necessary for the present to construct the line to that site, and this division of the bid was not included in the contract. It is necessary, however, to construct a short section to the Dairy Manufactures building to complete the loop of the heat tunnel. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an addition of $4,168 in the contract to provide for this additional piping installation. The estimate has been checked and approved by Sargent and Lundy, Engineers, for this project and funds are available in the State appropriation for the Utilities Distribution System. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, this addition to contract was approved as recommended.

AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR TRAMRAIL EQUIPMENT IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING (11) The following bids were received on October 9 for tramrail equipment for the new Mechanical Engineering Building: Cleveland Tramrail Chicago Co., Chicago $8 943 00 Industrial Equipment Co., Chicago 8 044 00* The Louden Machinery Co., Chicago 7 996 62 Fugard, Burt, and Wilkinson, Architects for the building, recommend, and the Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller concur, that the proposal of the Louden Machinery Company, the lowest bidder, be accepted, at their lumpsum price of $7,996.62. Their bid contains an escalation clause only so far as prices of their part suppliers to them are concerned. I concur and request authorization of the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board to execute a contract in accordance with the above recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, this contract was authorized as recommended.

REASSIGNMENT OF FUNDS FOR STAFF HOUSING (12) On September 26, 1947 (Minutes, page 821), the Board of Trustees approved a staff housing project to be paid from the State appropriation of $230,000 for staff housing. The estimated distribution of this appropriation was: 25 additional prefabs $154 300 6 research homes 33 950 F.P.H.A. housing units 61 750 $250 000 An adjustment in this distribution is requested to provide for the following changes: I. One of the group of prefabricated staff houses erected under the original program approved by the Board of Trustees on May 29, 1946 (Minutes, page

• P l u s an estimated cost of $1,675 for installation.