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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR VENTILATION AND AIR C O N D I T I O N I N G IN THE ANIMAL SCIENCES LABORATORY

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(27) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $3,107 in the contract with the Bloomer Heating and Ventilation Company, Chicago, for ventilation and air-conditioning installations in the construction of the Animal Sciences Laboratory. The plans for the arrangement of the cooling tower and two evaporative condensers in the penthouse provide for a space inclosed by partitions isolating it from the rest of the penthouse. Louvers in the exterior wall provide for air supply but direct connections from the equipment to the louvers is not provided. This arrangement would expose the entire room to cold air in the winter time and in extremely cold weather water lines and equipment would be in danger. This change in the contract will provide for direct connections between equipment and louvers and will prevent cold air from entering the room. Funds are available in the state appropriation for "Construction of Animal Sciences Laboratory." I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this change in the contract.

On motion of Mr. Herrick, authority was given as recommended.

ADDITION TO GENERAL CONTRACT FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE BUILDING

(28) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend an increase of $1,840 in the contract with the John Felmley Company, Bloomington, for the general work in the construction of the Veterinary Medicine Building to provide for observation windows in the large autopsy room in the Annex so that visitors may observe autopsy work from the corridors around the room. This change is requested by the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Funds are available in the state appropriation for "Construction of Veterinary Science unit." I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute this change in the contract. -

On motion of Mr. Grange, authority was given as recommended.

INCOME FROM FEES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING SUMMER CAMP

(29) The University has a summer camp (Camp Rabideau in northern Minnesota) for surveying instruction for students in civil engineering. Students pay a fee of $20 if residents of Illinois, or $40 if nonresidents of Illinois, as a part of the cost of operating this camp. A revolving fund was established for operating expenses, other than salaries, to which $10 of the student fee has been credited each year. This amount is inadequate and additional appropriations have been made to the Department of Civil Engineering for operating expenditures. The revolving account involves extra bookkeeping and has proved of no particular advantage. The Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, the Dean of the College of Engineering, and the Comptroller recommend that the revolving fund be discontinued effective with the 1951 camp session and that present fees collected go into general University income. Provision for the operating expenses of the camp has already been made in the summer session budget. The food service will continue to be operated on a self-supporting basis. I concur in this recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, this recommendation was approved.

EXTENSION OF CONTRACT FOR HOSPITAL-MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSURANCE

Mr. Fornof, for the Finance Committee, presented the following:

The University has a contract with the Continental Casualty Company, Chicago, for hospital-medical-surgical insurance for students and staff for the period 1949-1951. This insurance covers all students at Urbana-Champaign and at the