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1958] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS "99
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- The 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 WITH URBANA AND CHAMPAIGN SANITARY DISTRICT
(12) The 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. The 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 VORTAC 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