Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1958 [PAGE 374]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

371

It is further hereby resolved by this Board of Trustees that the necessary and appropriate action be taken for the acquisition of title to said property by said T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and to have the compensation to be paid therefor determined by the institution and prosecution to completion of a proceeding in eminent domain in a court of competent jurisdiction and that the Legal Counsel of the University be and he is hereby authorized to proceed accordingly, to institute and prosecute an eminent domain proceeding in the name of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the acquisition of said land and the determination of the compensation to be paid by it therefor, and to employ such special legal counsel, appraisers and others as he may deem necessary or desirable to assist him in the institution and prosecution of said proceeding. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e f o r e g o i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d by t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H e r r i c k , M r s . H o l t , M r . H u g h e s , M r . L i v i n g s t o n , M r . Nickell, M r . S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s ; no, none; absent, M r . Johnston, M r . Stratton, M r . Williamson. EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS (13) Due to the large volume of work in the Legal Counsel's office at this time, it will not be feasible for him and his staff to devote all of the time required to the condemnation proceedings to acquire the property at 204 South Goodwin Avenue, 1012 West Green Street, 1102 West Green Street, and 1106 West Illinois Street, Urbana, Illinois, as sites needed for further University buildings. Accordingly, it is requested that the Board of Trustees authorize employment of the law firm of Thomas, Mulliken, and Mamer, Champaign, Illinois, to institute and prosecute the proceedings for the acquisition by the University of these properties, subject to the supervision of the Legal Counsel. It is also requested that the Director of the Physical Plant and the Legal Counsel be authorized to employ appraisers and other real estate experts who in their judgment may be needed in these proceedings.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, authority was granted as requested above.

CONTRACT FOR AIR C O N D I T I O N I N G IN EAST DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING (14) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $186,988 to Reliable Sheet Metal Works, Inc., Chicago, the lowest bidder, for air conditioning in the East DentistryMedicine-Pharmacy Building at the Chicago Professional Colleges. T h e work will consist of installation of air-conditioning equipment to serve the entire first floor of the building (with the exception of the Manufacturing Pharmacy a r e a ) , the south half of the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors, and the northwest quarter of the second and third floors. Funds are available in the state appropriation for 1955-57 for the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building Addition. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this contract was awarded, and the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT IN T H E ANIMAL HOSPITAL AT T H E CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES (15) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $3,985 to Reliable Sheet Metal Works, Inc., Chicago, the lowest bidder, for replacement of the air-conditioning unit in Room 540 of the Animal Hospital at the Chicago Professional Colleges. The work will consist of removal of a small, obsolete air-conditioning unit and installation of a new, larger system to serve Rooms 538 and 538B in addition to Room 540. These rooms must be maintained at controlled temperatures