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Philadelphia, Pa., September 38, l?feg it a regular meeting of tbs Directors of Jolts T. Lewie a Bros* Company, held this hay at their offlees in the Sidsner Building, there were prssentt Sdnard f* Beale, Chairman of the Beard J. I* Gardiner, President S FreiMBh .Beeves,, flee President Ar. St./Wtisea, flee Presides* Leonard T. Beale, Director the meeting wee celled to order fey Mr. Edward ? Seale, who presided, asd Mr* A* I. Wilson reported the minutes of the meeting* fhe minutes of the meeting of September 21, were read and approved* Mr. Gardiner reported that a etteeesafal consluelon had bees reached with the Mary Department regarding their request for savings accrued to ue through the waiver of Perfomenc# Bond on a. recent Dry fhlte-Lead order* It ha is feeea the practice of <lehr fU Lewie ft Bro*. Company recently to attach certified cheek* to hide in lieu of Performance Bonds on the feaeie that faithful performance of the contract* on oar part i* entirely possible. In this way we ms the premium that would be due in cooneetion with, the issuance of a Performance Bond* The Bevy therefore closed ite filed Mr* Beeves reported that we had received approval from Mew fork of oar C&B application to cover extending omr conveyer system in the Oxide Department* The appropriation 1* In the amount of $2,H8*25* Mr. Beeves commented on the very excellent accident record which has been hewn at our plant, and read as follewa from a letter from the national Lead Company, Insurance Departmentt We wish to poiat out that as the general trend of accidents in industrial plants today is very mueh on the upward climb, your experience is against the trend and on the down grade. H'e,: thereffere, feel that you have dene splendid work along safety lines and have mads valuable contribution te the war effdrt.* Mr* Wilson submitted the regular weekly report of shipments for the period ending September 35* There feeing no further bada*so, upon motion the meeting adjourned. A. M* Wilson, Acting Secretary N 27060 NL 000040995