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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 21

On motion of Mr. Livingston, these appointments were confirmed.

RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR BUILDINGS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (4) T h e Governor has authorized the following release of funds from the appropriation made to the University of Illinois by the 65th General Assembly under Senate Bill 662, "An Act making appropriations for certain additional ordinary, contingent, and distributive expenses of State government," which included appropriations totaling $12,994,732 to the University for buildings and other capital improvements. Release No. 319 From the item "For contingencies to cover expenditures for purposes for which the amount appropriated in any item above enumerated is or becomes insufficient (total appropriation, $618,845) $ J 5 00°" T o augment Release No. 3 (July 22, 1947) in the amount of $1,150,000 for the construction of a new Mechanical Engineering Building, and Release No. 351 (September 7, 1048) from contingencies in the amount of $62,000, for the completion of the Mechanical Engineering Building. I recommend that these funds be appropriated for the construction of the building.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hickman, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Stevenson.

CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE LABORATORIES BUILDING (5) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $8,482 to the B-H Electric Company of Chicago for the installation of emergency lighting in the Medical and Dental College Laboratories Building in Chicago. Funds are budgeted to cover this work. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d a n d a u t h o r i t y w a s g i v e n as r e c o m m e n d e d . ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR STEAM SERVICE TO CHEMISTRY ANNEX (6) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend an addition of $1,550 to the contract with L. H . Prentice Company, Chicago, for the installation of steam piping to the Chemistry Annex to provide for the construction of two new manholes and diversion of a sewer not specified in the original contract which was awarded by the Board of Trustees on June 15, 1948 (Minutes, page 1150). Funds are available. I concur and request that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this addition to the contract.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, this addition to contract was approved and authority was given as requested.

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE ON AUTOMOBILE FLEET (7) Automobile insurance on the University fleet expires June 30, 1949. The Travelers Insurance Company, current insurance carriers of this risk, as they have been for the past two years, have indicated their desire to continue on this risk for another year.