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Special Meeting
October 4, 1958

RETIREMENT

William C. Hansen, Custodian, at $147.72 per year, single annuity, effective October 1, 1958.

Cora Schnurr, Bookkeeper in Animal Husbandry, at $221.80 per year, single annuity, effective October 1, 1958.

From Mr. W. C. Harper, Director of University Services, comes recommendations that dormitory charges for room and board in University dormitories on both Lincoln campuses be increased from $570 to $600 per academic year, to become effective September, 1959. It was stated by Mr. Harper that additional costs of operation make it necessary to request adjustment in dormitory rates to insure adequate funds for satisfactory dormitory operations and sufficient funds to meet bond requirements.

Increase dormitory rates

It was moved by Regent Elliott, seconded by Regent Swanson, motion put to vote and carried, directing that dormitory rates for room and board in University-operated dormitories on both the city campus and the College of Agriculture Campus, excepting only Love Memorial Cooperative Hall on the College of Agriculture Campus, be assessed at the rate of $600.00 per academic year effective September, 1959.

From the Superintendent of the Nebraska School of Agriculture, Mr. H. K. Douthit, comes a request that the dormitory rates for room and board at Curtis be increased from $540 to $750 per academic year and that these rates be effective September, 1959.

Increase dormitory rates at Curtis School of Agr.

It was moved by Regent Swanson, seconded by Regent Greenberg, motion put to vote and carried, directing that dormitory rates for room and board at the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis be at the rate of $570.00 per academic year effective September, 1959.

Bids for additional transformer at Power Plant

From the Business Manager, Mr. Carl A. Donaldson, comes information that additional transformer capacity will be required at the city campus power plant to provide for additional electric load required to service the College of Agriculture Campus and the city campus. The additional load will be purchased from Consumers Public Power District. The Purchasing Office submits the following itemization of bids received for the required transformers and recommends acceptance of the low bids:

Item #1 - for purchase of one 3750 kva Transformer:

Westinghouse Electric Corporation $ 34,610.00
Moloney Electric Company 36,389.00
General Electric Company 37,533.00
Penns.Transformer Divn,McGraw-Edison 38,676.00
Allis Chalmers 40,944.00

Item # 2 - for purchase of three 833 kva Transformers:

Esco Manufacturing Company $ 10,635.00
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 13,470.00
General Pacific Electric Company 13,980.00
Penns. Transformer Divn.,McGraw-Edison 14,049.00
General Electric Company 14,916.00
Moloney Electric Company 15,075.00
Wagner Electric Corporation 15,075.00
Allis Chalmers 15,870.00

Item # 4 - Transformer Cooling Equipment

Penns. Transformer Divn.,McGraw-Edison 691.00

It was moved by Regent Greenberg, seconded by Regent Elliott, motion put to vote and carried, directing that the following low bids for the transformer equipment for the city campus power plant be accepted:

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