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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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The Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that the grant be accepted and that an additional $119,173 be appropriated for this project from funds available in the General Reserve Fund for 1958-59- T h e Department of Electrical Engineering is endeavoring to raise funds from private gifts for a portion of the cost, and the appropriation can be reduced to the extent that such funds are received. I concur.

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

AGREEMENT W I T H URBANA AND CHAMPAIGN SANITARY DISTRICT (12) T h e University has been contributing its proportionate share of the cost of plant improvements made by the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District, and has annually paid its proportionate share of the cost of operating the local sewage disposal plant. T h e University payments are computed on the basis of water consumption; during the current year payments have amounted to approximately 16 per cent of the total annual cost. The voters of the District have approved a bond issue to finance major capital improvements estimated to cost $1,420,000. The University's share of the cost would be approximately $228,000. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend authorization of an agreement with the District whereby the University will pay $25,000 during 1057-58 and $25,000 during 1958-59; and during the 1959-61 biennium the University will pay the balance of its proportionate share, subject to availability of funds which the University may legally use for such payments. The balance will be calculated on the basis of actual cost after audit, multiplied by the factor in effect at the time payment is made for determining the University's share of the annual operating cost, less the amounts paid during 1957-59. I concur, and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute an agreement with the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District, subject to the above limitations; and that an appropriation of $25,000 be made from funds available in 1957-58 and an appropriation of $25,000 be made in 1958-59 for payments during the present biennium.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the agreement, as recommended, and the recommended appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.

EASEMENT TO CENTRAL. ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY AT UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (13) The Central Illinois Public Service Company has requested the University to grant an easement in order to install a transmission line along the boundary of the Airport to serve the Federal Civil Aeronautics Authority which is directing the V O R T A C unit at the Airport without charge to the University. The VORTAC unit is a navigation aid which will cost approximately $190,000 and will materially improve the efficiency of the Airport, especially in bad weather. The Director of the Institute of Aviation and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the adoption of the following resolution to grant this easement, and I concur: Resolution It is hereby resolved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, I public corporation of the State of Illinois, that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees be, and they hereby are, authorized to