Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950 [PAGE 962]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (21) The Comptroller's report of contracts executed from October 11 to November 10, 1949 (see Appendix, page 960). T h i s report w a s received for record.

QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER

(22) The Comptroller presents his quarterly report to the Board as of September 30, 1949T h i s r e p o r t w a s received for record. REPORT OF EMERGENCY PURCHASES OF COAL (23) Due to the coal strike, on October 25, 1949, the Board of Trustees authorized the President of the Board and the Comptroller to approve emergency purchases of coal at the best price obtainable by the Director of Purchases. The following is a report of such purchases made to date: Price (at mine) Freight Total Clarence V. Beck and Company, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri (Gillespie, Illinois, mine) 12 cars (approximately 600 tons), 1%" screenings Per ton $ 5 50 $ 2 05 $ 7 55 Total 3 300 00 1 230 00 4 530 00 Haddaway Coal Company, St. Louis, Missouri (Central Illinois mine) 6 cars (300 tons), \yi" screenings Per ton 6 50 2 64 914 Total 1 950 00 792 00 2 742 00 Shippers Fuel Corporation, Chicago (Belleville, Illinois, mine) 5 cars (250 tons), }ixo carbon Per ton 410 2 48 6 58 Total 1 025 00 620 00 1 645 00 Capital Coal and Coke Company, St. Louis, Missouri (Marissa, Illinois-Belleville area mine) 20 cars (1000 tons), l%" screenings Per ton 4 00 2 50 6 50 Total 4 000 00 2 500 00 6 500 00 Clarence V. Beck and Company, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri (Gillespie, Illinois, mine) 25 cars (1250 tons), i X * screenings Per ton 4 00 2 05 6 05 Total 5 000 00 2 562 50 7 562 50 Shippers Fuel Corporation, Chicago 30 cars \yi" Saline Co. screenings (1500 tons) Per ton 4 00 2 70 6 70 Total 6 000 00 4 050 00 10 050 00 Clarence V. Beck and Company, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri (Gillespie, Illinois, mine) 10 cars i}4" screenings (500 tons) Per ton 4 00 2 05 6 05 Total 2 000 00 I 025 00 3 025 00 Totals S23 275 00 S12 779 50 536 054 50

This report was received for record.

AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS (24) The proposed fire protection improvement program includes the installation of fire alarm evacuation signals and controls in (1) permanent housing units, (2) secondary schools, and (3) hospitals.