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Philadelphia* Pa. September 32} Ifbl a ft regular meeting of the Bireetere of John f, lewis ft Bros, go* held this day in their offleoft in the Xideaer Building* there were present* Sdward P* Beale* Ghairmaa of the Board J.W. Gardiner, President , Fraaeh Reeves# ?l# President A, M. Vlleen* Ties President Xerrie H. Merritt* Seeretar# Xsbnari T. Beale* Dlreeter : The meeting was llo4 to order ftp Mr. Kdward P. Beale* oho presided* and Xr. Merrill B Merritt reported the mlnates of the Meeting. the minutes of ear meeting hold September 16 were reed end approved* Mr. Reeves reported that oar appliofttloa for $1155*00 to eevsr the cost of taking oat fear meehanieel oxide furnaces has been approved. The question of oar renting the open lot boaadod bp Cumberlsnd Street} Xoper Street and Almond Street was dieoaesod and it was felt that we weald be willing to aake a three pear lease providing we eoald terminate same oa sixty daps* notion if we shoald want to ase the lot sarselvea at any time, Xt was roughly estimated that to level the lot and pat ap a feaoe aroaad the list [to amply with the dtp of Philadelphia regulations* ths east would amount to about 1504*9$* Xt was foil that it might ho desirable to arrange with whomsoever wanted to rent the lot to have thee pat ap the neeeeeary money for these improvements and then eredit the rental of the let against this .expense* se that tbs east would at least ba severed within the first pear. Mr. Vllsen reported that after six weeks of rather peer aetivitp in white-lead primer sales* daring the last week we have received orders for about 5,@90 gallons. The regular weekly report of shipments fer the week ending September 19 was submitted. There being no farther business* upon motion the meeting adjourned. N 27115 ML 000041064