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Town Hall&#13;
Council Met in Regular Session&#13;
Members present&#13;
Mayor R. G. Martin&#13;
Councilman W. H. Kittell,&#13;
A. D. McGregor, Melvin Collins &amp; G. D. Johnson&#13;
Absent T. M. Ferguson&#13;
Minutes of last meeting read &amp; approved&#13;
Report of Mayor of $5.00 [?] License for collected&#13;
from Home Comedy Co.&#13;
The following Bills were Audited by&#13;
Finance Comm.&#13;
John J. Vaspond [Vapond?] 28 loads Gravel at 10¢       2.80&#13;
L. J. Murty [?]            7  "   "   "  "             .70&#13;
J. C. Jones Killing &amp; Burying Dog [?]                   .50&#13;
Mrs. Jennie Ferguson Hall rent for Oct 1914             3.00&#13;
C. Bauer Marshall Salary for Sept                       2.50&#13;
on reading of Ferguson's [?] Bills Motion&#13;
was made that Council bills be allowed&#13;
          Motion Carried&#13;
Council Allowed Salaries as follows&#13;
R. G. Martin Salary for Mayor 6 mo.                    15.00&#13;
W. H. Kittell Councilman Salary  "  "                   5.00&#13;
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T. M. Ferguson  "   "   "                              6.00 [? could be 4.00]&#13;
Melvin Collins  "   "   "                              6.00&#13;
John De Boest Clerk Salary &amp; Exp                        5.22&#13;
Clerk was instructed to again ask&#13;
Company concerning Side tracks &amp; Crossings in [?]&#13;
Side tracks owned by M. &amp; St. L. Ry.&#13;
Moved by Collins Seconded by McGregor&#13;
that we adjourn&#13;
            Carried       John De Boest&#13;
R. G. Martin              Clerk&#13;
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              <text>Regular session, T. M. Ferguson absent. Mayor reports a license fee collected from the Home Comedy Co. Bills for gravel, a dog killed and buried, hall rent and the marshal's September salary are allowed. Council salaries for six months are allowed (Mayor $15.00; councilmen about $5-6 each; Clerk $5.22 salary and expenses). Clerk to press the M. &amp; St. L. Railway again on side tracks and crossings.</text>
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