Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950 [PAGE 957]

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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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Requests for these assignments of funds have been carefully studied by the Urbana-Champaign Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations. Reports of the Committee, giving details on each item, are submitted herewith. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e a s recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Fornof, M r . Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, Mrs. W a t kins, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H i c k m a n , M r . Nickell, Mr. Stevenson. PURCHASE OF LAND IN CHICAGO (7) The area selected as a site for the Medical Center Steam Company plant is south of Taylor Street between Hermitage Avenue and Paulina Street, Chicago. The Medical Center Commission has already acquired certain properties in this area and will acquire additional parcels. The estimated acquisition cost to the Commission is approximately $200,000. Other parcels in this area have already been purchased by the University. On June 25, 1949 (Minutes, page 403), the Board of Trustees authorized Vice-President Ivy to negotiate with the Medical Center Commission for the property required for the steam plant. The Commission has adopted a resolution approving the sale to the University of the land it needs for the token amount of $1,000. Doctor Ivy recommends that the expenditure of $1,000 for this property be approved. I concur in this recommendation, the payment to be made from funds received from the sale of land to the Medical Center Steam Company. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h i s p u r c h a s e o f l a n d w a s a u t h o r i z e d ; the appropriation w a s m a d e by the following v o t e : Aye, M r . Fornof, M r . Herrick, Mrs. Holt, M r . Livingston, M r . McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . H i c k m a n , M r . Nickell, M r . Stevenson. CONTRACT FOR ALTERATIONS IN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS (8) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $3,557.07 to the Block Electric Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for alterations in the electrical distribution system in the general hospital (Building 911) of the Research and Educational Hospitals. The work will consist of replacing two of five panels and is part of the plan of modernization recommended by Holabird and Root and Burgee. Funds have been budgeted for this purpose. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute these contracts. O n m o t i o n of M r . M c L a u g h l i n , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e adopted. CONTRACT FOR ALTERATIONS OF EMERGENCY AND EXIT LIGHTING SYSTEMS IN T H E NURSES HOME (9) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $1,709 to Henry Newgard and Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for alterations of the existing emergency and exit lighting systems in the Nurses Home (Building 914) of the Research and Educational Hospitals. This is part of the plan of modernization recommended by Holabird and Root and Burgee. Funds have been budgeted for this improvement. 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 s . H o l t , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a d o p t e d .