xt7dr785j65d https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7dr785j65d/data/mets.xml Lexington, Kentucky University of Kentucky 1949045 minutes English University of Kentucky Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Minutes of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Minutes of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, 1949-04-apr5. text Minutes of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, 1949-04-apr5. 1949 2011 true xt7dr785j65d section xt7dr785j65d Irregularities Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Uni- versity of Kentucky, April 5, 1949. The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in the President's Office at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 1949. The fol- lowing members were present: Governor barle C. Clements, Chairman; Judge R. C. Stoll, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Paul G. Blazer, John C. Everett, Grover Creech, T. H. Cutler, Robert Tway, Judge Edward C. O'Rear, Guy A. Huguelet, J. N. Smith, Boswell B. Hodgkin, Harper Gatton and R. P. Hobson. Absent were: Judge Harry F. Walters and E. E. Adams. ,gord was received from Judge Walters and Mr. Adams that they were unable to attend the meeting, due to illness. Assistant Attorney General 11. B. Holifield, upon invitation, met with the Board, and President Donovan and Secretary Peterson were present, A. Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the Board of Trustees of December 18, 1948, and the minutes of the Executive Committee of January 21, February 22, and March 22, 1949, were approved as published. B. Honorary Degrees Received' President Donovan submitted report of a committee of the Grad- uate Faculty on honorary degrees. He read the list of nominees and a brief personal history of each, and recommended that the degree of Doctor of Laws be conferred upon three, and that the degree of Doctor of Science be conferred upon two of those named. He request- ed that permission be given not to include the names in the minutes at this time, but that the names be inserted in the minutes of the June, 1949, meeting. I.embers of the Board heard the recommendation, and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, President Donovan was authorized, at the June meeting, to confer upon each the honorary degree recommend- ed. 2 C. Consideration of Decision in the Lyrman T. Johnson Case. The Chairman stated that Assistant Attorney General 11. B. Holi- field, who had taken the lead as counsel for the Board of Trustees in the Lyman T. Johnson suit against the University of Kentucky and members of the Board of Trustees, was present by request. He asked General Holifield to make a statement to the Board. General Holifield made a statement concerning the duty of the Board of Trustees relative to the case in general. He also referred to the contract between the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky and the State Board of Education, acting for the Kentucity State College. He reviewed the pre-trial conference between at- torneys for the plaintiff and defendants with Judge Ford. He further reviewed the testimony which was presented in briefs and at trial. He offered the services of the Attorney General's office to the Board in whatever action it might see fit to take. A general discussion, participated in by each member of the Board, pursued, relating to what additional facilities were necessary at Kentucky State College, to comply with requirements of the Court. Judge OtRear expressed his surprise at the decision rendered by the Court and offered the following resolution: WHEREAS, one Lyman T. Johnson, negro, filed suit in the United States District Court for Eastern Kentucky against the Board of Trustees and Faculty of the University of Kentucky, asserting that the State discriminated against negroes because of their race and color, in failing to provide equal facilities to students of that race seeking enrollment in a college or school of the grade of "Kentucky Graduate School" a college of this University; and WHEREAS, the Constitution of Kentucky adopted in 1891 and yet in force, provides that "in distribution of the school funds no distinction shall be made on account of race or color, and separate schools for white and colored children shall be maintained"; and WHEREAS, the State of Kentucky has long since esp- tablished and maintains a school for negroes at Frankfort, Kentucky, known as "The Kentucky State College", designed and intended to correspond with the colleges of this University in providing negro students equal facilities for education, in proportion to the number and qualifications of such students; and 3 ,7H.EREAS, the Kentucky State College at Frankfort has grounds, buildings and equipment comparable in extent and appropriateness with those at this University where white students only are admitted; and TH.EREAS, the State Board of Education of Kentucky has power to employ such teachers, install such curricula and provide for teaching of such graded, as may be re- quired; and WHEREAS, the said Federal Court has held in said suit that the facilities provided at the Kentucky State College at Frankfort for negro students are not equal or comparably so, to those provided at this University in its Graduate School, and that thereby the applicant Johnson was being discriminated against; and MMHEEAS, if there be such lack of facilities at the Frankfort College, it is not because either the Constitu- tion or legislative provision intends or Wallows such, but it would result, if at all, from lack of appropriations of public money by the legislature to maintain all the required grades at the Frankfort college; therefore BE IT RESOLVED: (1) That counsel for this Board be directed to ask the United States Court to extend its opinion and specify -,wiherein and to what extent the facili- ties fall short, and what specific addition or improvement therein should be made so as to avoid the claims of discrim- ination; and (2) That the Governor be memorialized by this Board to call into extraordinary session the General As- sembly of Kentucky to provide by appropriation such funds, and provide such other authority to Ghe State Board of Edu- cation, if said Court finds that Board lacks authority, to so provide the Kentucky State College with equal facili- ties in all respects to those at this University. After further discussion, Mir. R. P. Hobson offered a substi- tute motion that the Lyman T. Johnson case be not appealed, for ob- vious reasons, and that the decision of the Federal Court be accepted. The motion was seconded by IMr. Hodgkin. After further discussion, the Chairman put the question, and upon roll call, the following voted Aye: Governor Earle C. Clements, Judge R. C. Stoll, tMrs. Paul G. Blazer, Grover Creech, T. H. Cutler, John, C. Everett, Harper Gat- ton, R. P. Hobson Bosw.rell B. Hodgkin and C-uy A. Huguelet. Nay: Judge Edward C. O'Rear, J. N. Smith and Robert Tway. The Chairman declared the substitute motion carried. 4 D. Acceptance of Bids on Library and Service Building. Tabular information concerning proposals for the construction of the Library and Service Building vas distributed to members of the Board. President Donovan stated that six bids were received from contractors in Louisville and Lexington as follows: Base Bid Geo, H. Rommel Co., Inc. 958 Logan Street, Louisville, Ky. ....... Hargett Construction Co. 113 'Dalton Ave., Lexington, Ky . ........... C . . Iluell er 619 Baxter Ave., Louisville, Ky. Struck Construction Co. 147 N. Clay St., Louisville, Ky. ............ The 17hittenberg Corporation 2214 S. Floyd St., Louisville, Ky. Perkins Construction Co. 315 High St., Frankfort, Ky. $773,000.00 $810,103.00 $815, 100.00 $856, 200.00 $886, 000.00 $899, 000.00 He recalled that bids were taken about three years ago for the construction of this building, and the low bid at that time was $848,000.00, with an escalator clause. He stated that it was the recommendation of the architect, concurred in by the administration, that the bid of George H. Rommel Co., Inc,, 958 Logan Street, Louis- ville, Ky., in amount of V773,000.00, with alternate 10, be accepted. He recommended that alternates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 be rejected, and stated that when alternate 10 was accepted, the ag- gregate low bid would be $769,000.00. After some discussion, and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the acceptance of the George H. Rommel Company, Inc., bid, authorized the building erected, and recommended approval to the State Building Commission. 5 E. Library-Service Building Revenue Bonds Authorization. President Donovan recalled that the Service Building was de- stroyed about three years ago and that, since that time, plans and specifications had been prepared for a new building. He also re- ported that the Executive Committee of the Board had accepted a proceedings contract with a Louisville and Lexington syndicate. He recalled that the University had available funds amounting to approximately S3OO,0OO.OO which could be applied to the construc- tion of the building. He recommended that the University authorize the issuance of revenue bonds under Section 162.340 Kentucky Revised Statutes, to provide the necessary funds with which to complete the Library-Service Building. The Comptroller reported that the Attorney General had examined the proposed resolution, and approved same. He read the following letter: Commonwealth of Kentucky OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERL Frankfort March 31, 1949 Wyatt, Grafton and Grafton Attorneys at Law Marion E. Taylor Building Louisville, Kentucky Attention: Mr. Arthur Grafton Dear IMr. Grafton: Re: University of Kentucky Service Building Revenue Bonds Pursuant to your communication of March 30, 1949, in regard to the above captioned matter, I have carefully examined the proposed bond order which was enclosed with your communication. I can find nothing to delete from said bond order, neither have I any suggestions as to additions or changes therein. It is1 therefore, the opinion of this office that said bond order completely covers the legal and factual statements necessary in order to comply with the Constitu- tion and Statutes relative to the sale of revenue bonds relative to the matter mentioned in the caption. 6 Therefore, we, of the Attorney General's Office, approve said bond order as prepared. Very truly yours, (Signed) A. E. Funk Attorney General The Comptroller reported that he and Professor Frank Marray, of the College of Law, had read the proposed resolution providing for the Issuance of revenue bonds, and that, in their opinion, the reso- lution was proper and acceptable. Whereupon Member Harper Gatton introduced and caused to be read in full a proposed resolution en- titled "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IENTUCKY PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF LIBRARY AND SERVICE BUILDING REVENUE BONDS OF' THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY TO PROVIDE FUNDS (TO THE EXTENT NOT OTHEM'.ISE PROVIDED) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIBIRLRY AND SERVICE BUILDING UPON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY", which Resolution is as follows: WHEREAS, the University of Kentucky and its students are not now being provided with adequate buildings for educational purposes and in order to provide the same, the Board of Trustees of the University has heretofore directed that plans and specifications for a library and service building be prepared and such plans and specifi- cations have now been completed and submitted and approved; and WTHEREAS, buds for the construction of said building according to the approved plans and specifications have been received and it has been made to appear, to the satis- faction of the Board of Trustees, that said building may be completed at a cost of not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars (C800,000.00); and the University now has on hand, in available funds, an amount exceeding Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($;500,000.00) which may be applied against such construction costs, leaving a balance in the sum of approximately Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (S5oOQOO.OO) presently to be raised; and 7 WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 162.340 and succeeding sections of the Kentucky Revf.sed Statutes, tine Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky as the governing body of said state educational institution, is authorized to issue bonds as hereinafter provided for the purpose of financing the cost of said new building to the extent not otherwise provided (said library and service building together with appurtenances being herein- after sometimes referred to as the "Project"); NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. In order to provide for the payment of the costs of the Project not otherwise proVfided, there shall be and there are hereby ordered issued by the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, in its corporate capacity and by and through its corporate name, and as a state educational institution and agency, Library and Service Building Revenue Bonds in the aggregate prin- cipal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (4500,000o00) dated April 1, 1949, consisting of five hundred (500) bonds of the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, which shall be numbered consecutively from one (1) to five hundred (500), both numbers inclusive, and which shall bear interest to be evidenced by coupons attached to each bond payable semi-annually on each October 1 and April 1 to the respective maturity dates of principal, such interest tobe at one or more interest rates (not to exceed three and one-half per cent (32/o) per annum) tote estab- lished by competitive bidding when the bonds are offered for public sale as hereinafter provided. Said bonds shall mature serially and in numerical order as follows: BONDS NUIMERED PRINCIPAL AMIOUNT DATE OF IMTURITY ( Inclusive) 1_25 $25,000.00 April 1, 1951 26-50 6251000.00 April 1, 1952 51-75 42=,000.00 April 1, 1953 76-100 J25,000.00 April 1, 1954 101-125 ;25,000.0o April 1, 1955 126-150 Q25,000.00 April It 1956 151-.177 427 0O 00. April 1, 1957 178-204 ,27,000.00 April 1, 1958 205-231 v27,000,00 April 1, 1959 232-258 427O000.OO April 1, 1960 259-285 @27,000.00 April 1, 1961 2863.312 q27,000.00 April 1, 1962 313-339 Q27;000.00 April 1, 1963 340-366 $27,000.00 April 1, 1964 367-396 430,000.00 April 1 1965 8 BONDS NMOMERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT DATE OF MATURITY (inclusive) 397-426 $30,000.00 April 1, 1966 427-456 830,000.OO April 1, 1967 457-486 $30,000.00 Anril 1, 1968 487-500 ~l4,O0O.O April 1, 1969 provided, however, that any of said bonds numbered from one hundred and one (101) to five hundred (500), inclusive, shall be redeemable prior to stated maturities, as a whole or from time to time in part, in the inverse order of their nurffber- ing, on April 1, 1954, or on any interest payment date there- after providing a notice specifying the bonds to be redeemed shall have been on file at the place of payment of princi- pal and interest at least thirty (30) days prior to the specified redemption date and provided also that such notice shall have been published at least once not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date in a newspaper having general circulation in Kentucky. In the event any of the bonds dall be called for redemption in the manner above set forth, the University of Kentucky shall pay to the owner and holder of each such bond the face amount thereof to- gether with interest to the redemption date at the applica- ble coupon rate and together with additional interest which shall be in the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per bond if the redemption date is prior to April 1, 1957; Twenty Dollars ($20.O0) per bond if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1957, but prior to April 1, 1960; Fifteen Dollars (Q15.00) per bond if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1960 but prior to April 1, 1963; Ten Dollars (10,00) per bond if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1953 but prior to April 1, 1966; and Five Dollars CW5.00) per bond if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1966. If, on or prior to the specified redemption date, the University of Kentucky shall deposit at the place of payment of said bonds the amounts then due to the bondholders as herein provided, the bonds called for redemption shall cease to bear interest as of the redemption date. Section 2. Said bonds shall be signed for and on behalf of the SBoard of Trustees of the University of Kentucky by the Chairman of said Board of Trustees, at- tested by its Secretary, and sealed with its corporate seal, and the interest coupons attached to said bonds shall be executed with the facsimile signatures of said Chairman and Secretary, and said bonds, together with the interest thereon, shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of the Security Trust Company Bank in the City of Lexington, Frayette County, Kentucky, but only out of the "Library 9 and Service Building Revenue Bond and Interest Redemption Fund", hereinafter created, and shall be a valid claim of the holders thereof only against said fund and against the gross income and revenues of the ProJect pledged to such fund. Section 3. The aforesaid bonds and coupons shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit: (Form of Bond) UNITED STATES OF AM.^iERICA COMION,-EALTH OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LIBRARY AND SERVICE BUILDING REVENUE BOND No. $1,000.00 The University of Kentucky, by its Board of Trustees and as a state educational institution and agency, for value received, hereby promises to pay to the bearer, or if this bond be registered, to the registered holder here- of, as hereinafter provided, the sum of One Thousand Dollars (wl,OO0.00) on the first day of April, 19 v, with interest thereon from the date hereof until paid at the rate of per cent ( J) per annum, payable semi-annually on each October 1 and April 1, except as the provisions hereinafter set forth with respect to prior redemption may be and become applicable hereto, such interest as may accrue on and prior to the maturity date of this bond to be paid only upon presentation and surrender of the annexed interest coupons as they several- ly mature, both principal and interest being payable in lawful money of the United States of America, at the office of the Security Trust Company Bank in the City of Lexington, Kentucky. The right is hereby reserved to call and redeem bonds numbered one hundred and one (101) to five hundred (500), inclusive, of the series of which this bond is a part prior to their respective stated maturities, as a whole or from time to tine in part, in the inverse order of their numbering, on April 1, 1954, or on any interest payment date thereafter, providing a notice specifying the bonds to be redeemed shall have been on file at the place of payment of principal hereof and interest hereon at least thirty (30) days prior thereto, and provided such notice shall have been published at least once not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date in a newspaper having general circulation in Kentucky. In the event this bond shall be called for redemption prior to its stated maturity, as herein provided, the University 10 of Kentucky will pay to the owner and holder hereof the face amount of this bond together with interest to the specified redemption date at the coupon rate, and together with additional interest which shall be in the sum of Tventy-five Dollars ("325.00) if the redemption date is prior to April 1, 1957; Twenty Dollars ( S20.00) if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1957 but prior to April 1, 1960; Fifteen Dollars (,'..l5.00) if the redemp- tion date is on or after April 1, 1960 but prior to April 1, 1963; Ten Dollars (w$10.00) if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1963 but prior to April 1, 1966; and Five Dollars (55.00) if the redemption date is on or after April 1, 1966. If, on or prior to such redemp- tion date, the University of Kentucky shall lave deposited at the place of payment of principal and interest the sum to which the holder of this bond will be entitled, as herein provided, then this bond shall cease to bear interest as of the redemption date. This bond is issued for the purpose of financing the cost, not otherwise provided, of a library and service building and appurtenances for educational purposes in connection with the University of Kentucky, urcr and in full compliance with the Constitution and Statutes of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including, among others, Sections 162.340 to 162.380, inclusive of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, This bond is payable only from a fixed amount of the gross income and revenues to be derived from the operation of said library and service building and appurtenances, whiich will be set aside as a special fund and pledged for that purpose and identified as the "Library and Service Building Revenue Bond and Interest Redemption Fund"t, and this bond does not constitute an indebtedness of the University of Kentucky or its Board of Trustees or of the Commonwealth of Kentucky within the meaning of any con- stitutional provisions or limitations. A statutory mortgage lien, w-.rhich is hereby recognized as valid and binding on said library and service building and appurtenances, is created and granted to and in favor of the holder or holders of this bond and the series of which it is a part and in favor of the holder or holders of the coupons attached thereto, and said library and service building and appurtenances shall remain subject to such statutory mortgage lien until the payment in full olf the principal of and interest on this bond and the series of which it is a part. 11 This bond is fully negotiable but may be registered as to principal only on the bcoks of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, such registration to be evidenced by notation thereof on the reverse hereof by said Secretary, after which no transfer of this bond shall be valid unless made on said books at the written request of the registered owner or his authorized representative and similarly noted on the re- verse hereof. But this bond may be discharged from registry by being registered to bearer, and thereafter transferability by delivery shall be restoreO. Regis- tration of this bond as aforesaid shall not affect the negotiability of the coupons appurtenant hereto, which shall continue to be transferable by delivery merely and. shall remain payable to bearer. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND DECLARED, that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and the amount of this bond, together with all other obligations of said University of Kentucky and its Board of Trustees, does not exceed any limit prescribed by the Constitution or Statutes of Kentucky; that said library and service building and appurtenances will be continuously operated by said University of Kentucky, and that a sufficient portion of the gross income and revenues therefrom has been pledged to and will be set aside into a special account for the payment of the principal of and interest on this bond and the series of which it is a part, as the same will respectively become due. IN WITNESS 71{HEREOF the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky has caused this bond to be signed by its Chairman, and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, attested by the Secretary, and the coupons hereto attached to be executed with the facsimile, signatures of said Chairman and said Secretary, wnrho, by the signing of this bond, do adopt said facsimile signatures, and each of them, to be their respective authorized and official signa tures, all as of the First day of April, 1949. Chairman, Board of Trustees Attest: Secretary, Board of Trustees (SAL) 4 12 (Form of Coupon) Number *Unless the bond to which this coupon is attached shall have been called for prior redemption On the First day of , 19 , the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky will pay to bearer _ Dollars ($_ ) out of its "Library and Service Building Revenue Bond and Interest Redemption Fund", at the _ Bank, in the City of Lexington, Kentucky, as provided in and for interest then due on its Library and Service Building Revenue Bond, dated April 1, 1949, Number _ Chairman, Board of Trustees Secretary, Board of Trustees *Note This redemption provision to be omitted from coupons maturing on and prior to April 1, 1954. (Form for Registration tow prired on the back of each bond) Date of Name of ; Signature of Registration: Registered Holder:Secretary of Board of 7ustaep * S * 0 : 0 : 0 : : Section 4. The Project shall be completed as expe- ditiously as may be (the estimated completion date being 7arch 31, 1950), and continuously thereafter it shall be operated as a revenue-producing undertaking on a fiscal year basis ending on IMIarch 31st of each year, and on that basis the gross income and revenues of said Project shall be suf- ficient so as to set aside the required amounts (hereinafter 4 13 specified) into a separate and special fund desi nated the "Library arnd Service Building Revenue Funds (herein- after designated the "Revenue Fund"). It is hereby represented and declared that in addition to other charges fixed and imposed for attendance at the University, the Board of Trustees of said University has heretofore and so long as any of the bonds herein author- ized are outstanding, will continue to fix, impose, charge, and collect an "Incidental Registration, Fee'i which all students have been and will continue to be required to pay and a portion of which hMs been and will continue to be allocated annually to the library of the University. In- asmuch as a substantial portion of the library and service building has been designed to accommodate a portion of the necessary library facilities of the University, it is covenanted and agreed on behalf of said Board of Trustees that said portion of said building will continuously be set aside and used for that purpose and that a substantial portion of the fees allocated to the library of the Uni- versity from said "Incidental Registration Feel will con- stitute income and revenues of the library and service building. It is hereby represented and declared that the remainder of said library and service building has been designed to accommodate and will continuously be used for the purpose of accommodating the general service facilities of the Uni- versity, including but not limited to equipment and facil- ities for the maintenance, repairing, and renewing of all properties belonging to the University and the storage of supplies procured for the use of the University and all of its various departments and branches; that the Unix versity has in the past, does now, and so long as any of the bonds hereby authorized remain outstanding will continue Io charge to itself and to all of its independent depart- ments and agencies sums representing a fair and reasonable value of the services so rendered; that such charges have beean and will continue to be fixed in such amounts as to defray all expenses in connection with the rendering of said services and in addition thereto yield a profit; and that such profit will constitute and represent income and revenues of the library and service building. It is therefore hereby covenanted and agreed on behalf of said Board of Trustees that annually when fixing the amount of such "Incidental Registration Feel" and from time Uo time when fixing the amounts of charges for other ser- vices rendered by said general service building, due account will be taken of the services and Acilities provided in that connection by said library and service building; that the portion of the "Incidental Registration Fee" allocated annually to the library, and the charges from time to time 14 fixed for other services rendered by said building will continue to take into account the services and facilities of said library and service building; that the aggregate of all amounts thus allocated and charged will be suf- ficient each year to discharge all expenditures properly chargeable to said building and the services operated therein and in addition an amount which will b sufficient at all times to make the required payments into the "Library and Service Building Revenue Bond and Interest Redemption Fund" and pay costs of operation and mainten- ance (including insurance) of said library and service building. There shall be and there is hereby created a fund to be kno;n as the "Library and Service Building Revenue Bond and Interest Redemption Fund" (hereinafter called the "Bond Fund") into which there shall be set aside from the moneys held in the revenue fund such amounts as will be sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the bonds hereby authorized, as may be outstanding from time to time. It is hereby agreed that during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1950, the amount to be set aside into said fund shall be $17,500.00, same to include all sums received as accrued interest in the issuance of said bonds and also a sufficient portion of the proceeds of said bonds equal to the interest to accrue thereon during the construction period of the Project. The amount to be set aside into said fund each fiscal year thereafter so long as any of said bonds remain outstanding shall be not less than as set forth in the following schedule: For the fiscal year ending M~arch 31, 1951, @42,500.00 For the fiscal year ending March 31, 1952, 4l1,625.00 For the fiscal year ending MX.arch 31, 1953, 40$750.00 For the fiscal year ending March 31, 1954, $39,e75.00 For the fiscal year ending March 31, 1955, $39,000.00 For the fiscal year ending