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MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL SERVING AS A
COMMITTEE_IN. CHARGE OF THE.OPERATION_ OF THE
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTINH & POS ram? 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
Monday, December l8th, 1944, at 8:30 o'clock P. M. --Messrs. Cartwright,
• Hibberd, ,Homan, Kinder, Marino, Russell, Tracy & Wilkins being present
the following proceedings were had to-wit; -
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved.
The matter of appropriating the sum of $5.00 to each City Employee
as a Xmas Gift from the City of Richmond and paid out of the Light Plant
Funds was discussed by the Committee with City Attorney & Mr. Stevens
Superintendent of the Light Plant and City Attorney Keisker informed the
Committee that Mr. Coble from the State Auditor's Office had recommended
that employees of the Civil City -other than Light Plant Employees should ( 461.
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not receive gifts from the Light Plant Funds and that only Light Plant
employees should participate in the distribution extra compensation as ),4,/" �` `�'"�
it had been the custom for some time. y,ll� i} &Y
Mr. Cartwright stated in his opinion extra compensation for all City
fir; employees including the Light Plant employees should be curtailed this
year as it night cause some ill feeling in the other departments of the
City.
Mr. Hibberd stated it was his opinion that the LightPlant employees
should not be penalized on account of the action of the State Auditor's
Office and he would move that the Light Plant Employees be given the
sum of $5.00 as extra compensation for Xmas., the same as last year.
With a second by Russell the Clerk Palled the roll and the vote was
recorded as follows; Ayes, Cartwright, Hibbard, Homan, Marino, Russell
and Tarcy. Hayes. Kinder. With a sufficient number of votes being in the
" affirmative the motion was declared adopted.)
After allowing claims in the amount of $52,230.24 on proper motion
the Committee adjourned.
Presiden
Attest>g pe
City Clerk