Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1939-1942)

268

SECOND APRIL MEETING, 1940

The following contract, supplemental contracts, and extensions and
purchase orders made or accepted by the Department of Engineering
Research were placed on file (p. 248):
Contracts
With the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio, for research work on light
transmission of glass blocks; at an estimated cost of $10,000
Supplements
With Ferry-Morse Seed Company, for extension to Project 976 (R.P. 1932-1936,
p. 666); at an estimated cost of $2,400
With The Dow Chemical Company, for extension of time on Project M151
(R.P. 1936-1939, p. 433); at an estimated cost of $800
Purchase Orders
From the Michigan State Highway Department, for Brinell hardness determination on snow plow blade samples; at an estimated cost of $25
From the American Can Company, for analyses of five samples of tin plate; at
an estimated cost of $100
From the Schwarze Electric Company, for experimental work on special type of
tool metal; at an estimated cost of $100
Payrolls of the Department of Engineering Research for the following months were placed on file (p. 175):
For the month ended January 31, 1940......................$10,708.54
For the month ended February 29, 1940...................... 10,993.99
For the month ended March 31, 1940..................... 12,753.82
The Secretary placed on file report of real estate acquired since the
last record thereof (p. 204 and R.P. 1936-1939, pp. 606-607), being
parcels serially numbered as stated:
Report of real estate acquired since the last record thereof, being parcels
serially numbered from 486-A to 527-A, inclusive, as follows:
West Quadrangle Residence Hall Site.
Property purchased from PWA Funds and Dormitory Bond Issue Proceeds. (Project No. 1559-F)
R.E. No. 486-A.* September 19, 1938. From Lafayette A. Phelps and May M.
Phelps.
(515 Cheever Court)
The east 44 feet of the west 88 feet of lots 10 and 11 in block 5 south of
Huron Street, Range 8 east, according to the recorded plat of Ann Arbor Land
Company's Addition to the city of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
excepting that piece deeded to the City of Ann Arbor as described in Liber 238
of Deeds, page 406.
Purchase Price............................... $10,998.60
Balance Allen Creek Drain Tax................. 1.40
$11,000.00
Recording Deeds.............................. 2.25
Commission................................... 385.00
Winter Tax................................... 63.98
Demolition................ 84.53
Advertising for demolition...................... 2.68
Total.................................... $11,538.44
(R.P. 1936-1939, pp. 601, 637)t
* The numbers preceding each item refer to the real estate inventory.
t The page reference for this, and for all other pieces, is to the action of the Regents
authorizing purchase.