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1949]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PURCHASES A. Purchases Authorized

937

The following purchase was authorized by the President of the University on the recommendations of the Director of Purchases and the Comptroller.

Item Five oc. Tritium (Hs) radioactive diluted with normal hydrogen Department Physics Vendor U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Chicago Cost $1 315 00 f.o.b. Chicago

B. Purchases Recommended The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of the lowest bid.

Item Two petrographic microscopes, complete with 4C mm., 16 mm., and 4 mm,, acromatic objectives, 6x and 8x Huyghenian eyepieces, 120 mm. diameter ball bearing stage, complete with accessories and cases 190 No. 5687 Tung-Sol JAN inspected tubes Two 20-gailon capacity (four 5-gaIlon cans) bulk milk dispensers; 30 5-gallon milk cans for use with above; 2 cartons tubes for use with above One diorama occupying 2 units, each unit of an approximate size of 23" x 46* x 34", to show a land and marine habitat with land dinosaurs, pterodactyls and marine plesiosaurs; complete diorama to be delivered and installed One model " M S " Cleveland folder (to replace a Cleveland folder that has been in use since 1919) 2,640 lbs. acetic acid, c.p. reagent; 14,76c lbs. hydrochloric acid, c.p. reagent; 10,220 lbs. nitric acid, c.p. reagent; 23,400 lbs. sulphuric acid, c.p. reagent; 5,880 lbs. ammonium hydroxide, c.p. reagent 500 vials, aqueous procaine penicillin, 10 co, 300,000 u./c.c. 9,000 reams No. 4 bleached white 16 lb. sulphite mimeograph paper HH" x lopi"; r.ooo reams No. 4 bleached white 16 lb. sulphite mimeograph paper 8 H" x 13 pi" 29,064 board feet No. 1 S4S kiln dried fir lumber Department Geology Vendor W. H. Kessel & Co., Chicago Cost

$i 420 00

f.o.b. Urbana

(1,210

each) Graduate College, Computer Residence Halls Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc., Newark, N.J. Norris Beverage Dispenser, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Paul Marchand, Ebenzer, N.Y.

1 045 00

f.o.b. Newark

1 526 00

f.o.b. Minneapolis

Museum of Natural History

1 200 00

Print Shop

Dexter Folder Co., Chicago

General Chemical Stores

J. T. Baker Chemical Co., Chicago

7 720 00 f.o.b. Pearl River, N.V. 8 528 72

Research and Educational Hospitals Pharmacy Chicago Professional Colleges and Chicago Undergraduate Division General Stores Physical Plant

Wyeth, Inc., Chicago Messinger Paper Co., Chicago

Edward Hines Lumber Co., Chicago

Sullivan Chevrolet Co., Physical Plant One i}i ton platform truck to reChampaign place 1926 Mack platform truck No. 254 Verne Scott, 1 0S4 7,230 lineal feet trench excavation Physical Plant Champaign and backfill; trench to be 3' deep (This is for a water distribution system to serve the poultry plant of the Department of Animal Science. The contractor will dig the trench and backfill it after the Physical Plant Department has put in the pipe line.) Dodge-Dickinson Co., 4 807 95 Residence Halls 655 30" x 73 innerspring mattresses f.o.b. Bloomington to be built from used felt matChampaign tresses (for use in temporary dormitories) H. Wolff Book Manufac1 691 50 University Press i.ooo copies Timberland Times, by turing Co., New York Eugene Davenport

2 « o 50 f.o.b. Urbana 2 889 93