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h2IN'J�k;S OF' THE p,REETING OF fiHE CITY COIt31dISSION '
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The City Co�nnission of the City Conuni�sion of the City �
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oP Clearwater met in the City Hal1 at five otcloak on the !
afternoon oi �ebruary 26th, 1940 for a Ca,11ed Meeting of i
which the Tdayor and each Commi�sioner had been notified by '
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a copy of the i'ollowing letter; `
February 26, 1940. 1
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City Commissioner
Glearwater, Flae
Dear r4r.
There will be a ca].l meeting of the City Co�mnission on
Pnonday at five P. IvI. at t�e City Flall for the purpose �
of receiving grease and oi1 bids and also Por t]�e
purpose of considering a request for the closin� oP the
alleg in the rear of the Coaehman Building and such
other business as may properlg come bePore the Co�nission..
Yours very truly,
F. L. Nendri.x
FLH:sp City r�anager .
Trle follo�ving members v,jere presentt
E. B. Casler, Jr., �Zayor-Go�t¢nissioner ;
R. A. Dempsey
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k%rbert Grice
V1. W. Peeler
G. R. Seavy
The City L4anager presented the follovrin� bids on
oil and grease:
BID OF BI�ZL OII� COP,'LE'1�TY, Lpnch Bldg. , Jacksonville, Fla�
STaND?�RD OIL CO�;?PAtdY PRODUCT S:�LL EG�UIVAL���'VT FRICE PErt
GALL!�N
Gapi�al Steam Gylinder Oil Shell �jlolco Oil '�7G �0.35 gallou
�ssol,ube r�7otor Oil GoZden Shell r.2otar Oil *.37 "
(A11 gradeJ)
rdobil.oil Shell Penn P�otor Oil *, 64 ��
' (Al1 grades)
Kyso TurL-ine 031 Shell Turbo 0i1 27 .50 "
Pressure Gun Grease Shel1 Pressure Gun Lub. .06 lb.
1!'iotor Cup Grease Shell I4iotor Cup Grease .055 lb.
Gear Cor�pound Shell Indus Lub.,#1 .D75 "
Expee Comgaund (Hypoid) Shell Super Cer�r H�poid
f E., �. .59 gaL
n�5 Pdobilgrease (Univ.8ctN,B. ) Shell Universal �'oint
G�ease .065 lb.
f;olden Shell I�2otor Oil
Cases 24/1 qt, cans �8.45 gal.
Cases 4`5 qt. cans .43 "
SE[1L CANS P:+IOTOR OIL
Shell Penr� Motor Oi1
Cases 24f1 qt. cans 92 al.
Cases 4/5 q�. cans � 70 �'re
'� Price oi' o�l in bulk or returnable druma *
The above prices are excl.usive of Federal Lubrica�in� Oil �Gaxes.
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BID OF ORANGE STATE OTT, �oI��ANY, 368 N'. E. 58th Terrace,
IuIiami, �'lorid�.
I,UBRTCATING OIL�
Itoolmotar - 1009 Pennsvlvania Oi1 Drums 24/1-qt. or
�k/5-9t. aans
All Grades - S.�tiE-10 to 60 �Oo62 leas 4� �q.72 less 4�
(Returnab].e arums) Tax - .58¢'Net �iax � .68¢ Net
Citiss 5ervice
A11 Grades - SAE-10 to 60 �0.46 less 4¢ �0,52 less 4�
(Returnable Drums) Tax - .42¢ Net Tax -.48¢'Net
Champion Oil
All Grades - SAE-10 to 60 �"0.31 less 4¢ �0.39 less 4¢
(Returnable Drums) Tax -.27g" Net Tax -.35¢ Net
Cities Service Ultimo
8team G linder Oil yp0�49 le�s 4¢
(Returnable Drums Tax -.45¢ Not -
Cities Service Optimus
Steam C,ylinder Oil �0.38 less 4�
(Returnal�le rums T�x �.34¢ Net -
LIIBFTCAN`.PS
' � Drwas
CitiPs Service Trojan Lubricant - Ty�e P.
, Pressure Gun GxPase �0.0637 per lb�
Cities Service Troiaz�_ Lubricant -T,ype C.
Ctzp GreasE .0637 per lb.
Cities Service Gear Lubrieant
SAE-8--90�-11J-140 .0637 per Ib.
Cities Service H,ypoid Gear �ubricant
SA�-9Q .10 per lb.
Gities Service Tro'an Lubricant - T e A.
Nos. 3 and 4 VJhee1 Bearing &�niversal Joints} ,09 pex lbo
TID OF' TFiE TEKAS C(3It�ANY, Clear�vater, �lorida
Havoline Motor Oil AlI Gracies 48�' per gal� H'ulk
Taxaco 1�Zo�tor Oil All �rades 40¢' per gal. Bulk
Texaco Thuban (gear) 100 lb. drurus All grades .072¢ Per pound
Ghassis Lubricant (l00 lb. dxums) .07�¢ per pound
P�Iarfak Grease (universalj 100 1b. drums
All Grades .7.275¢ per pound
Texaca Cup Grease �100 lb. drurss) All Grades �065¢ per pound
Zyra Cylinder Oil. �S�eam Cyla.r_der Dil) 38¢ per gallon
Regal Oil "C'� (Turbine 0i1) .477¢ pe� gallon
Texaco Motor Oil (Sealed one quart cans) �92¢ per gallon
Texaco �otor Oil•(Sealed five quart cans) ��3 ¢ per. gallon
Havoline riotor Oil (Sealed one quart cans) 58z¢'par gallon
Havoline P�iotor Oil (Seal ed five quart cans) .582¢ per gallon
All o�.her greases not listed above at Sel?er's current �elling
schedule ].ess a discount of 2� with the except�on of Marfak
Grease tvhich carries a discount of 15�.
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BID OF THE STANI.IARD OiL COIv1PANY, Tacksonville, Florida.
GRADE PRICE
Kyso Turbine 0�1 Light) In bulk or 35¢' ga�..
CaPitol. Cylinder 031 ) returnable 37¢ ��
�ssolube I�2otor Oil ) iron barrels �p¢ ��
Kyso ?�totor Oil z� ¢ ,�
Mobiloil ) Non-returnabl,e drums 612¢' ��
Standard Pressure Gun Grease)
Standard Motor Cup Grease ) whole drums .0638¢ 1b.
Standar@ Gear Compound )
Standard �xpee Compound, whole drtuns 10� lb,
Gg. I�iobilgrease �5 " whole drums 11¢ "
BID �F TFI� GIILF OIL CORPORATION, Hurt Bldg„ Atlanta, Ga.
Gulf Senate Cylinder Oi� A- 36¢ per gal. in 55 gal NRSD
(1.) Gulfpride Motar O�ls 10,20,30,40,50,60 &�0 -67¢ per
ga1. NRS17
�� ,r n �r ��.62¢ per ctn. of 24f1 qto
litho cans
Gulfpride I�iotor Oils � 3.75 per ctn. oP 4/5 qt. litho can�
rt » n 3.85SG n n w lf5 gfll. " p8i1
(2.) Gulflu'�e Motor 0i1, 10,20,30,�0,50960 & 70 - 41¢ per ga1.-
bulk or 55 gal. Ret. Steel Drtuns
" " " �3.06 per ctn. of 24/1 qt. l.itho c�ns
ti rr n 2.45 '� tr �t s1�5 qt,. �r et
" " " 2.55 " 1/5 ga1. Litho pail
(3.) Regent A2otor Oils 20,30,4U,50,60 & 70 - 38�' per gal.hulk
or 55 gal. ret, steel drums
Gulf Harmony Oil A- 34.2¢ per g a11on in 55 ga1. NRSD
Gulf High Fressure Grease � 6y� per � in 400;� TdRSD
,�'te ;t rt �� _g2� n �� et 1007 NR;SD
n rr tr rt �2. fl0 p�p �5� C3ri
G�1�' Transmission Lubricant 90 & 140 - 6� per � in 400� NRSD
n n fe rr ef fi-2SG �i �e �r 100� I�RSD
�r n u 1e �t ,Sc,�2.00 per 25� C�tll
Gu1f Hypoid Gear Lubricant 90 - 122¢ per � in 100� NRSD
tt �r n rt �r y�"3. 50 per 25 r C521
GulPle� IIniversal J"oint Lubricant- 92¢ per � in 100� Iv�2SD
�t „ n ,f �2.'75 per 25� can
Gulflex FYheel Bearing Grease - 92� per � in 100'� NRSD
�2,75 per 25� can.
Tne above prices do not include Feder�l Exeise Tax of 4� per
gallon on lubricating oil and 1/2¢ per pound on Zub'ricatizg
greases w�iere applicable.
4Ve axe ofrering Gu1f Seziate Cylinder Oil A as a replacement
f ar Capital Cylinder Oii, a�3 Gu1f Fiarmony 0i1 A as a replace-
ment for Kyso Turbine Oil Light.
BID OF STNCZPSR REFINIIJG COM.}?ANY, 573 P�est Peachtree Street,
�tlanta, Georgia.
Item Sinelair'Produet Price per
Ga11on Bulk
or Returna�le
Drums
RRotor Oi1 ) (1st:Opaline biotor Oil �0.37
)(2nd:UD/B Motor Oil SAE-20,30,40 ,32
) f UL'/B �rlotor Oil SAE-F0,60,70 .34
Turbine Oi1 )(1st.Rubilene Oil Zight 3�
}(2nd:Cor�nander Oil "B" �25
Stea� Cylinder Oil)(1st:Modoc Cylind�r Oil Dark ,37
)(2nd:�87 Heavy Duty Cylinder Oil .35
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�id oi' Sinclair ,RePining Company !continued} �
, . Price per�j�'ound in �
, 400=LB , 100=I�B �( 2�=I� a
�bls. Drums Pails
� 3 Cup Grease ����Greaseup .
06 .055 .OS
)(2nd (sa�ej
Hig3i Press. Chassis ) (1st:Op�l,ine
)(�ressure Sys.
)(�r. ,06375 .06875- .-08375
)(2nd; (same)
Gear Lut�x�icant ) (�.st:Opaline Gear
) (Lube�rtN+f � 1rgre , 05875 . 06375 . Q7875
)( Opaline Gear
)(Lube"BX"�°CX« .09875 .10375 .11875
)(2nd: (same)
Hypoicl Gear Grease )(1st:Extreme Duty
)(Hypoid Grease ----- .10375' .11f375
)(2nd: �same)
UniTrersal Grease )(1st:�Jpaline Uni-
)(versal: Grease.09875 .10375 .11875
)�2nd: �same)
In addition to the prices herein provided, Buyer shall pay
Se11ex aunQunts equivalent to any taxes, duti es, charges and
inspeeti.on fees, and any and al1 increases thexein �vhic�h are
now or may hereal'ter be impased.....etc. �
BZD OI' THE SEA.BOARD OI.L COTJLpAI1Y, �acksonville, Florida.
Bulk or 1�c 5 Full ]./4 25;�
Drum qt. c�ne Drui� D�um �ans
Gal. �'�a1. Lp• Lb. LbW
T�.olene P,�otor Oil .62 .71
Puro1 '� " .4Q ,50
/� 20Q Transmission Oil .�6
Hypoid I,ubricant .09 .10 ,.11.�
Chassis Lubricant .Q95 .1�5 .I.�
Una.versal Join� �rease .10 .13.5
�"iheel Dearirxg Gr. ease � 09 .1�0�
4Yater Pump Greaso ,185 .20
Guard3ari Steam. Gyl. Oi1 .3? "
Tuxbine Oil (Light) .26
The above prica� are exclusive of all ta�ees, whi�Y�
muat �e added where applicable, and oil, drums reaain the
property of The Seaboard 0il Company, and must be �aturneda
The City I�.Qanager was instructed to tabulate the Bids
and raport back to the next Cammission A4eeting.
I��oved by I�.�:r. Dempsey, saconded by n+Ir. Pealer t�nd
unanimously carried �hat �the Gity Ia�anager be instructed to
pux�hasa a truck for the Gas and Wa�er Department f'rom
Ifennedy flnd Stric':land at a price of � G9 ���for aab and
ahassis as quoted by tliem and credi� same to purchase
contrac� on ba? ance of B1.ock 4 of Sarah 1�IcnIul,len's Sub--
division as per agreement.
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commissi:on of the City
of Clearwater, in meeting assembled this u6�Gh day cf
Fe-aruary, A, D. 1940, that
WHEREAS, Priox to the 2J_st day of Decamber, A. D,
1931, that the Heirs at Law of S, S. Coaclunan, deceased,
to-wit. J'essie Candler Coachmsn, widow; Sess3e Candlar
Coachman, daughter; S. C. Coacl�man, son, H. M, Coachman,
son; J'amas Warren Coachman, son; Francis Lane Coacim�.an,,
son; Bonnell Ponteau Coachman, son; andrHarriet Coachman
Daniel= daughter; were the owners in fee of tiiat certain
piee�e or parcel oi lanc3 situated and located in the Ci.ty
of Clear�va'tsr, described as follows, to-�vit:
The South Five j5} feet of Nor�h Twenty-six (26)
ieet and Two (2) inches of Zot Three (3), Block
Four (4j o� Goula and Ewin�'s Second Addition to
Clearwater, Florida�
v�hich said tract of larid, together wi.th the five foot
strip to the Nort h thereof, had been io r many years prior
to said date maintained by said heirs and, during his
lifetime, by S. S, Coachman sa a private alley as an
appurtenence and for service to that certain property in
�the City oP Clearwayer generally lmown as the "Coachman
Building";
AND V�FiER�AS, That prior to the 21st daq of December,
A, D. 1931, the Donald Roebling Company, a corporation, was
the owner in fee oi that csrtain strip or parcel of land in
tize City of Clear�ru�ter,'-Pinellas County, Florida, described
as follows, to-wit:
The North Five (5) feet oP South 'Ptven�y-six (26) foet
and Ten (10) inches of Lot Three (3j, B1oe� I'our (4)
of Gould and Ewing's Second Addition tn Clearwater,
Florida,
which said s•trip or parcel af land had al�nrays been. ownecl and
maintained bg said l�oebl.ing Compang and its predscessors in
title as private la.nd;
AIJD V�fTII?EAS, on the aforesaid date of DeCember 21, A. D.
1931, the aforesaid Heirs at I��.w oi S. So Coacn.man, dec�eased,
and th e said Donald Roebling Company, a corporation, by their
respective•deeds conveyed each of the aforesaid strips or
parcels of land to the City of Clearwater for the purpose
of eatablishing thereon a public al:ley running East and West
between the Roebling and Coachman Properties, thare being
at that time on said Roebling f ive Poot strip an ald, concrste,
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building foundati.on running the l.ength thereof� and there
be�ng at that time a por�tion of the paving briak of the
former private alley Iooated on the five foot stri� �o
the N�rth of the ebove described Coachman f.ive foot strip;
AND 1'VHEREAS, the said City of Clearwater, in
. consideratios� of t�ie aforesaid conveyanceS by the said
Roebling Company and the said Coachman Heirs`, agreed to
remove said f�un3ation tivall from the Roebling five fnot
strip and rem ove the North five feet of tbe1 paving brick
of said pxivate alley to the said xoebling five foo� strip
thereby constituting and establishing `on the respective five
foot strips conveyed by the said Coac�mans and said Roebling
Company a paved alley which w�s to be henceforth ivaintained
by the said City oi Clearwater as a public alley;
AND WSER.EAS, since the date of said conveyanaes the
said City of clearwater nas in nowise complied with its said
agreement with the said Roebiing +'.omp�ny anci said Coachman
Heirs 'by rem oving said foundation anii re-loeatin� and
maintaining said proposecl public alley, and that by reason
thereof the said respective trac�s stand today exactly as they
were on the date of said respective conveyances and �the said
Coachman �ive g�ot strip and the Pive foot strip lying to the
North of same have continued to be maintained and us�d Por the
most part as a private alley for the saruicing ofi the a�ore-
said "C�achman Building";
A1VD i^IHEREAS, •the said Roebling Conpaily and the said
Hei�s at Law of S. S. Coachman, deceased, have this d.ate
made a shov�ing before this Commission that the y have an
�pportun.ity of reLting, on a t�enty-f�.ve year lease, portions
of their respective uroperties lyin� Soutli and Nor-th of the
aforesaid respective five Poot stxi�s and that t�ie lessor
intends to immediately bui.Id upon the portion� of said
property to be so rentecl a new an� modern busineas structure
that wi11 cost approximately �120,000 to �T60,000, that said
building is to be of such architecture and construation as
will be a great improvement and perpetuaz3 asset to the City
of Clearwater and will add greatly to the convenience and
benePit oi' the �eneral. public thereof;
AND WHEREAS, it has been represented and. dPmonstrated
to t�.is Cou�nission that sa:td lease agreement, and hence the
building of the propos��d structure thereon, is �vholly
dependent upon an oificial act oP this C�amission in abo].ish-
ing and vacating as a public alley the respectivs five ioot
�trips conveyed by the said Roebling Company and the said
Heixs at Law of S. S. Coachman, deceased, to the City of
Clearv✓atar on December 21, A. D. 1931;
AND WHER�AS, it appFaring ta this Commission that
there lies immediately to the East oP said Roebling and
Coachman properties a fully dedicated and publicly main-
tained fifteen Poot alley running Nor�th and South with
oul;Tets on Park 8treet to the South and Clevel�nd Street
to the North and that continuir.g Eastward Prom the East
end of said respective five foot strips is a Pully
dedicated and pubticly maintained public alley which
affords ample ingress and e�ress to all �roperty owners
and the general publie for the proper aervicing and ingress
and egress to all other properties located in the City block
in the City oP �learwater bound on the North bg Cleve�and
Street, East 3y Garden Avenue, Soi��h by Park Street and West
by Fort Harrison Avenue;
AND WH�FA.S, the City Co�aission iinds that although
the population oi' the City of Clearwater has during the past
eight years increased more than twenty per cent, �nd although
during said ti�e there have been extensive improvements and
new buildings established in the residential sections oP said
Gity, there has been only a very sligh� tendency toward
improvement and modernization oP what might te terraed the
business district of said City whieh would thereby keep
pace with the increase of population rind d8�elopment of
the resi�ential sections;
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AND G'JhEREA.S, this Cor�ission bel.ieves and therefose
finds it to be a fact taat it is to the best interest of
the general populatian of the City of Clearwater that the
sai.d proposed public alle� on the afaresaid respective
Cnachman and Roebling five foot strips be vacated and
atsolished and that the �itp of Clearwater re-convey to �
saifl Roebling Company and sa:td Heirs at Law o� S. S.
Coachman, deceased, the respective five foot strips
previously couveyed by them to the �ity of Qlearwater
for the establishment of a pub.lie alley so that said
lease agreement might be consunmated by the said Heirs
at Law of S. S. Coachman, deceased, and the said Roebling
Compan3i and the said general public of the said City of
Clear�vater might receive the general benefits which will
naturally flow from the building o�'the proposed structure
an the respactive properti_es arid the c�ntinued ma:i.ntainance
thereof for the bene�'it oi the general publi:c by the proposed
lessee.
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NOW7 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Cit3* Commission
and the City of Clearwater, this 26th ,day of 2�'ebruary, A. D.
1940, that the aforesaid pr.oposed publio alley on the aforc-
said Roebling and Coachman five foot strips be and the same
is hereby abolished, vacated and set asid8 as a public alley
of the �ity of Clearwater and is henceforth frpm this da+e
declared to be the ?�rivate property of the grantees herein-
ai'ter named.
BE IT FURTHER RFSOLVID �izat the proper oft'icers of
the �ity of' �learwater are hereby authorized and directed
to make, execute and deliver to the s�id Heirs at Law of
S. S. Caachman, deceased, and the said Roabling Company its
deed to the said res�ective Coachman five foot strip an.d
Roebling five foot strip of lands hereinbefore described.
The Poregoing Resolution was moved by Commissior�er
Herbert Grice, secc�ded by Coimnissioner Gearge R. Seavy,
and carried this 26th day of February, A. �. 19�0.
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Mnved by Mr. Peeler, seconded by Mr. Dempaey and,
unanimously carried that a11. Citg taxes on the North �
of the Northwest � oP the Southeast � oP Section 7-29�Z6
be canaelled i'or payment of � 24.44.
Mr. C. E. Ware and Mr. Cyril Pogue representing the
S. S. Coachman Estafe and Donald Aoebling presented a
Resolution vacating a portion oP the ten foot alley in
the rsar oP t�e Coachman Building. Mnssxs. Baskin, Jordan
and Mc�neany oppased closing the alley as thi� wauld not
leave ample roozn to 'sarvice the stores abutting this alley.
Mr. J'ordan cited a Supreme Court ruling wh ich s�ated
that no street or alley could be closed Por private use.
After ennsiderable discussion, including a reques'G by �2r.
Peeler that action be postponed until the negt Meeti�,
movc,?, by N.1x, Grice, seconded by Mr. Seavy and carried that
the Resolution be adopted. t�r. Feeler �roted "NC�".
The City Manager brought to the a�tentior� oY �he
Co�issioaers the necessity of codifying the Gity Grdinan�es
and stated that Mr. C, E. Ware ha� agreed to da this work
at an approximate cost oi three hundred dollars. Movecl by
Mr. Dempsey, seconded t�y B'!r, Seavy and, unanimously carried
that Mr. C. E. Ware bo instructed to go ahead �vith the work,
prov�ided that the cost tr�11 not exceed three hundred dollars.
Moved by YJIr. Seavyq seconded by Ddr. Denpsey and
unanimously carried that all Cii.y owneri tax claims agai.nst
:Lots 43 and 44 Black B of Hibiscus Gardens be assigne� to
F. B. Cole, Jr. for payment of � 83.15.
Moved by Pdr. PeelEr, seconded by Mr. Denpsey a�l
L1ri8Il�ll10iL31y carxied that Lot 14 Block 11 01 C011Il�23r Cltlb
Addition be turned over to Lotvell Thomas t,o be sold at
au�tion. Proaeeds i'rom sale of this Lot are to be applied
to tho Finnish Relief Fund.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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14�INUTES OF Tf� �4�TIZJG 0�' '1.'HE CI�Y' GOL9�4ISSION
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The City Connnission of the City of �learwater held i
a Special A�eeting at 12;00 o�clock noon on February 29th, �
- 19�0. Official notice of the Meetin� was �,vaived by the �
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Commissianers. ;
Members present: �
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�. B. Casler, Jx. , r�ayor�Coimnissioner �
R, A. Dempsey �
W. W. Peeler
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G. R, Seavy �
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ABSIIJT: Herbert Grice '
The City P;Zanager was 3nstructed to contact R. A?.
Thompson with reference to building tl� Horseshoe GZub
House in the City Park and iP arrangemznts are not
sat�sfac�;ory to the City i+ianager, �e (City P�anager) ��ras
instructed tc� build thz Club Aouse with City labor or
any labor he can obtain.
�'he City T,tan�ger presented a tabulation of oil bids. '
Tne Shell Oil Company having the lowest bid. R2oved by P,Sr.
Peeler, aeconded by r;ir. Seavy and unanimously earried that
i`<he contract be award The Shell Oil Compang.
There being no further business, the meeting �aas
adjourned, �
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