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MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL SERVING AS A
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION. OF THE
MJNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER PLANT
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
The Common Couacir.of• the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a
Committee in charge of the operation of the M{}nicipal Electric Lighting
and Power Plant of said City met in the office of the Board of Works
Monday, January 21stst, 1946, at 8:30 o°clock P. M. -- Messrs. Cartwright,
Chambers, Ewbank, Homan, Marino, Russell & Tracy being present the following
proceedings were had to-wit;
The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with.
Mr. Ermine Gerken , a representative of the A. F. of L. Labor organ-
ization was present in the interest of an adjustment in the scale of
wages for common labor on construction work at the plant. The prevailing
wage rate has been .73 cents per hour and Mr. Gerken informed the Committee
the Minimum wage rate on construction work as at the plant was .80 cents
per hour, according to the Statute of the State of Indiana.
After some discussion on the matter Mr. Tracy moved this be referred to
Mr. Stevens and he be authorized to make'proper adjustment. With a second by
Cartwright the motion was unanimously approved.
Mr. Stevens stated they had been able to install a few lights where
requests had been made for some time by using material that had been in
service some place else, and replaced.
After allowing claims in the amount of $4+7,122.42 on proper motion
the meeting adjourned.
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President
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City Clerk