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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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u66 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 20 Funds are available in an appropriation made by the Board of Trustees on January 21, 1953, to be supplemented by the request for a $3,000 additional appropriation being presented separately at this meeting. I concur and recommend that the Acting Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. On motion of Mrs. Holt, this contract was awarded and authority was given as recommended. GIFT OF PAINTING FROM MR. A N D MRS. MERLE J . TREES (12) Mr. and Mrs. Merle J. Trees of Chicago offer the University, through the University of Illinois Foundation, a painting by Frans Hals, "Portrait of Cornelis Guldewagen, Mayor of Haarlem," as their 1953 contribution to the "Emily Nichols Trees (Class of 1905) and Merle Jay Trees (Class of 1907) Collection" of paintings at the University of Illinois. The Art Institute of Chicago has appraised this painting, in terms of present market values, at $45,000. I heartily recommend that this gift be accepted and that the Secretary be instructed to send Mr. and Mrs. Trees a formal expression of appreciation on behalf of the Board of Trustees. O n motion of Mr. Johnston, this offer was accepted and the Secretary of the Board was instructed to send M r . and M r s . Trees a suitable formal expression of appreciation. PURCHASES Purchases Recommended (13) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Acting Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur. Item For the payment of £39.50 each on 89 topcoats being bought by advanced students in Air Force R.O.T.C. For the payment of £29.15 each on 198 all wool gabardine trench coats for A r m y R . O . T . C . a d v a n c e d course students 17,400 lbs. white lead paste in 100 lb. kegs 325 reams, 22* x 34*, 40 lb., 50% rag bond paper 75 reams, 22* x 34*, 32 lb., 50% rag bond paper 700 reams 25* x 38*, 60 lb. "A" grade E. F. book paper Department Military Military Vendor Kalan Uniform Co., Chicago J. C. Penney, Urbana National Lead Co., Chicago Graham Paper Co., St. Louis, Mo. Moser Paper Co., Chicago Cost $ 3 S*S 50 5 771 70 Physical Plant Office Supply Storeroom Office Supply Storeroom 3 123 f.o.b. Urbana 30 4 1 2 4 00 f.o.b. delivered 5 74i 82 f.o.b. delivered O n motion of M r s . Holt, these purchases w e r e authorized. O n motion of M r . Johnston, the following purchases were also authorized. 225 yards of upholstery fabrics to upholster furniture in the Illini Union Equipment for government research program (restricted) Equipment for measuring changes in distance between electronic pulses Department Illini Union Vendor A. H. Lee & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y. Cost $ 2 7+3 5° f.o.b. New York City Bendix Radio, Division of 18 507 55 Bendix Aviation Corp., f.o.b. Baltimore, Md. Towson, Md. Varian Associates, 24 894 00 Palo Alto, Calif. Engineering Research Engineering Research COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (14) The Comptroller's report of contracts executed during the period October 1 to 31, 1953.
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