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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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1953] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 67I The Hotel has agreed to continue the present rental of $6,900 a year through an additional two-year period ending June 30, 1955This facility is used regularly by the University Placement Bureau, the University Extension Division, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the School of Social W o r k in their Chicago activities. It is also used by alumni and other University agencies. The Comptroller recommends that he be authorized to extend this lease for two years ending June 30, 1955, at a rental of $6,900 a year. I concur. Action on this recommendation was deferred. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (11) T h e Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends assignments of funds as follows: 1. Physical Plant Department, improvement of rest room facilities in Mumford Hall, David Kinley Hall, and the Library. $ 6 950 2. Department of Botany, construction of a cold room in basement of Natural History Building and installation of refrigerating equipment.. 8 300 3. Chicago Undergraduate Division, remodeling to provide needed classroom facilities for the Department of Physics 7 !0O 4. Chicago Professional Colleges, remodeling in the Department of Obstetrics, Research and Educational Hospitals, assignment to be made from the Chicago Professional Colleges' nonrecurring funds 6 500 Total $28 850 I recommend that these appropriations be made from the General Reserve Fund, except as indicated in the last item. On motion of Mr. Johnston, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Grange, Mr. Hickman, Mr. Stratton. SALE OF UNIVERSITY PROPERTY (12) T h e University owns a vacant lot, 54 feet by 114 feet, at 1108 South Third Street in Champaign between Gregory Drive and Armory Avenue, acquired in 1923 as part of a parcel which included four other lots purchased for future campus expansion. Some of these lots are part of the Parade Ground area south of Gregory Drive. Present plans do not contemplate need for the lot on Third Street which is the only one now owned by the University in this particular block. The University has been offered $3,000 (the appraised value) by the Indeco House Association for this lot. The Indeco House Association, an organization of parents of women students, owns the adjoining property. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend acceptance of this offer. I concur and recommend that the Secretary of the Board and the Comptroller be authorized to execute, acknowledge, and deliver a warranty deed and such other documents as may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of title to this property. On motion of Mr. Herrick, the sale of this property was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Grange, Mr. Hickman, Mr. Stratton. STANDING CONTRACT FOR PLASTERING WORK (13) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for plastering maintenance and minor improvement work as needed at Urbana-Champaign for one year from July 1, 1953, to E. G. Lindsey, Cham-
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