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MEETING OF' THE COMMON COUNCIL ,SERVING.AS A
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION.. OF TH
MUNICIPAL ELECRTIC LIGHTING & POWER. PLANT
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
The Common Council of.the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a
Committee in charge of the operation of the Municipal Electric Lighting
& Power Plant of said. City met in the office of the Board of Works, Mon-
day, May 7th, 1945, at 8v30.o°clock P. M. -- Messrs. Cartwright, Ewbank,
Hibberd, Homan, Kinder, Marino, Russell & Tracy being present the foll-
owing proceedings were had to-wit:.
The reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting was dispensed with.
Mr. Stevens Stevena presented a report on generation for the month of
April 1945; which was 7,546,000 k. w. compared with 7,217,000 k.w. for
the-same period in 1944 showing an increase of 4.6 percent.
The peak. load for 1945 wa 18,200 k. w. compared with. 16.5001r. w. for
1944 showing an increase of 10.3 percents, :
On the recmmendation of Mr. Stevens the Committee approved the transfer
of $50,000.00 from the General Fund Cash to the Reserve Fund Cash of the
M. E. L. & P.P.
CO Mr. Stevens reported due to Federal Regulations coal would be increased
from $1.80 .per ton at the mines to $1.89 per-ton effective May 1st, 1945,
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this order being effective in 11 districtr,.
After allowing claims in the amount of $151,810.63 the Committee ad-
journed.
President-"
Attest;
City Clerk