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2. College of Commerce and Business Administration, furniture for Placement Office 3. Department of Horticulture, purchase of truck 4. Office of the Dean of Women, air conditioning areas in the English Building 5. Department of English, remodeling in the English Building Total I concur.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Stratton.

APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (9) T h e Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an assignment of $12,000 from the General Reserve Fund to the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering to supplement its operating budget for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1958. T h e present budgetary provision for the Department's operations has proved inadequate to meet its needs because of increased costs of chemicals, other materials and services. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Stratton.

CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION O F ADDITION TO ABBOTT POWER PLANT (10) T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the award of a contract to R. V. Monahan Construction Company, 1951 W e s t Irving P a r k Road, Chicago, Illinois, the lowest bidder, for the construction of an addition (Unit No. 6, Division "7-]," Turbine Room Building) to the Abbott Power Plant. Base bid on the main phase of the work $157 490 Bids on four additive alternates: Tractor House, including portions of a cinder road to the Tractor House 8 400 Creosoted wood planking at railroad tracks 2 956 Finish painting 2 329 Car pullers, and foundations and electric wiring 9 500 Total.-. $180 675 Since bids are yet to be received on three important items on this project — piping, electrical work, and equipment erection — it is recommended that this contract be awarded on the base bid of $157,490 plus the four alternates, with the University reserving the right to accept or delete any one or all of the alternates at the price bid, provided the University informs the contractor of its intention on or before June 30, 1958. R. V. Monahan Construction Company will accept the contract on these terms. The lowest bid is in line with engineering estimates of the cost. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations for 1957-59, subject to release by the Governor. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the contract or contracts drawn in accordance with the conditions stated. Submitted herewith is a report from the Physical Plant Department on the bidding on this contract, including a schedule of all bids received, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.