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Philadelphia* r& Dssesber 3, 1945 At a regular seating of tha Direstors of John T* Lavia ft Bros* Company hold this day at their offioa in tha Widenor Building* there vara present t J* w* Gardiner* President S* F* Baevas* 91aa President A* Wilson. Ties President X* B Merritt* Secretary L 9* Beale* Diraater . Tha seating van sailed to order by Mr* J* w* Gardiner who presided* and Mr* X* H* Merritt reported tha ninutes of tha seating* The siantas of tha seating of Sovembsr 26 vara read and approved* Mr, Baevas reported that the C ft B applieatloa to eevar tha pnrahase of an electric battery-powered Pig Lead Lift Trask for oar Oxide Departsent in tha asennt of 14*375*00 had been approved* On a notion sade by Xr* Baevas* and sasonded by Mr* L* T* Baals* it was nnanisonsly BB80L9XD* that the officers of the sospany be authorised to eentisse* at their diseretian* dating tha year 1946* tha spates that has been in ferae for a masher ef yeare ef giving a nervine button end eeeb award te onployaea (excepting officers) vbo have . been esployed by John T Lewie ft Brea* Oospanp far five years er f multiples thereof* The nnnber ef parsons who will receive service buttons in 1946* Inclu ding the offlea and featery* will be 49* with a total aaali award af 6*15*00* This compares with awards ef 4* service buttons and each la the asennt af 6*70*00 in the year ef 1945 Xr* Beevee alee celled attention to tho foot that tho Lewis Company employes 357 peeple* af whes 60$ have been 10 years er sere with the Ociqiaay* General business conditions voro discussed rather fully mid Xr* Wilson and Xr* Xorrltt vara inetruatad to obtain further information regarding tho possibility af altering eur sain offlea layout in order te provide additional neablo working offlee apace* There being no further buelaees* upon motion tha seating adjourned*