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With Whom Enameled Utensil Manufacturers Council Merck and Company, Incorporated Reinforced Concrete Research Council United States Army

DA-49-007-MD-140

BOARD O F TRUSTEES Amount to be Paid to the University

$ 2 738 89"

[April 21

Effective Date March 1, 1954 March 15, 1954 March 1, 1954 March 18, 1954

Purpose Enamel standards study Unidentified factors in nutrition study Concrete frames study Response of the pulp and odontoblast to experimental procedures study

2 500 00 12 000 00 12 757 00

Adjustments Made in 1952-1953 Cost-Plus Contracts ( A d j u s t m e n t s in p r o j e c t s a u t h o r i z e d p r i o r to J u l y I, 1953) With Whom Consulting Engineering Service (drawings covering electrical work) Potter Electric Service Reliable Plumbing and Heating Company Purpose Men's Residence Halls, Barton House $ Amount 750 00 Date March 24, 1954

Two deduct items: S290.82 and S216.05 Engineering research laboratory, fourth floor air conditioning Made

506 871 274 52

March, 1954 March 15, 1954

Adjustments With Whom E. T. Drewitch (Plastering)

in 1953-1954 Cost-Pius Contracts Purpose Amount Date Twenty-one minor items: 344-35 de$ 742, 57 March, 1954 duct to £226.00

This report was received for record.

A N N U A L REPORT OF THE TREASURER

( 2 2 ) I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h A r t i c l e V I , S e c t i o n 4, of t h e B y - L a w s of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s , t h e T r e a s u r e r of t h e U n i v e r s i t y h a s s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t of r e c e i p t s and d i s b u r s e m e n t s of U n i v e r s i t y f u n d s f o r t h e p e r i o d M a r c h 1, 1953, t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 28, 1954, certified by t h e C o m p t r o l l e r .

This report was received for record.

PURCHASE OF COAL FOR CHICAGO DEPARTMENTS

( 2 3 ) T h e D i r e c t o r of t h e P h y s i c a l P l a n t , t h e B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r of t h e C h i c a g o Colleges, and t h e C o m p t r o l l e r r e c o m m e n d a w a r d of a c o n t r a c t to t h e H o s k i n s Coal a n d D o c k C o r p o r a t i o n , o w n e r s of E u r e k a Coal C o m p a n y , C h i c a g o , the lowest bidder, f o r 16,000 t o n s of s c r e e n i n g s coal to b e d e l i v e r e d to t h e M e d i c a l Center S t e a m C o m p a n y P l a n t , w h i c h is o p e r a t e d b y t h e U n i v e r s i t y , as r e q u i r e d d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d A u g u s t 1, 1954, t o J u n e 30, 1955, a t a price of $3.60 f.o.b. m i n e plus f r e i g h t c h a r g e s of $1.64 p e r t o n plus a c h a r g e of $1.32 p e r ton for h a n d l i n g and d e l i v e r y , a t o t a l of $6.56 p e r t o n a n d a total e s t i m a t e d cost of $104,960. T h e price is b a s e d o n t h e p r e s e n t w a g e scale a n d is s u b j e c t t o i n c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e in the e v e n t t h a t w a g e c o n t r a c t s n o w in effect a r e c h a n g e d so t h a t a n y such c h a n g e will affect t h e p r i c e of t h e coal to t h e e x t e n t t h a t p r o d u c t i o n c o s t s a r e i n c r e a s e d or d e c r e a s e d . T h e U n i v e r s i t y h a s t h e r i g h t of a p p r o v a l f o r a n y such i n c r e a s e in cost. T h e l o w e s t bid is d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e n u m b e r of B r i t i s h T h e r m a l U n i t s p e r one c e n t of cost b a s e d o n g u a r a n t e e d a n a l y s i s . A c o n t i n u o u s c h e c k a t t h e P o w e r P l a n t is m a i n t a i n e d t o i n s u r e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h specifications. I c o n c u r a n d r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e C o m p t r o l l e r a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d b e a u t h o r i z e d to e x e c u t e t h e c o n t r a c t s u b j e c t t o a p p r o v a l b y t h e G o v e r n o r as required by the state constitution.

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

FUNDS FOR CHAPEL AT RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS

( 2 4 ) T h e U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois F o u n d a t i o n h a s r a i s e d a fund, a t p r e s e n t totaling $19,799.95, t h r o u g h c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m p r i v a t e d o n o r s f o r c o n s t r u c t i n g a n d furn i s h i n g a n o n s e c t a r i a n c h a p e l in t h e R e s e a r c h a n d E d u c a t i o n a l H o s p i t a l s . T h e fund is n o w offered to t h e U n i v e r s i t y , t o b e used in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e U n i v e r 1

Deduct.