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of the Federal Fescrvo 77oard vas helP in the

0ifiC, of the Board on Tuesday. Februaa.7.- 22, 1951. at 3:20

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P1:032,11-T: Governor TTardin
Mr. 2ltt
Mr.

Mr. Wills
Mr. 110~-ton,
:-inut es of the meting

of

3ecretanj.
the Board held Februar:- 15th

read, and on motion, approved.
Ilinates of the netinT of the
ebrurj 16th

1:1 Ca'0

xecutive Committee held

read. and the action of te Committee set

forth ther, in ratified.
The rlo vernor re7 or ted the resLawe positions of the sevGral Federal Reserve banks as at cl o

of business Febrlv.ry 16th,

17th and 10th, and the status of rediscounts between the Federal
Reserve banks as of the same dates.
The Gov ern or re p or t ed r edis c ou t traisactions, mar.b er
qo vernnen t ob1iations, rate

bank ix° mis sory not es secured
as follows:
Bank red?:scounti nrr_
Dallas

Date
Feb. 17

With
cl eveland

Letter dated Februar

.:1.mount
,000,000

77aturi tie s
11-15 days

16th, from the 7,a ilwa:,r Loan Advi so ry

Committee, rrakin7 explanation of former communication and requestin

that the salary of 1:r. C. B. I-Tushe s

Way Loan




Secretary of the Rail-

;. ,000 per annum.
dviso ry Committee, be f ixed at :6
AL)pro ved.

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Menoranim dated February 17th, from the Genera1 Counsel,
requesting authority to purchase certain law books.
Approved.
Letter dated February 19th, from the Railway. Loan Advisory
Committee, requesting approval of a form of loan in the vino mit of
•162,000, to be made in two rarts, to the Louisville Dill Jeffersonville Bridge and Railroad Company, under the provisions of Section
210 of the TranTortation Act, 19M, as vi.mended.
Approved.
Letters dated February 16th, from the Fedezal Reserve Bank
Of New York, submitting lists showing changes in employes during
the month of January.
Not ed.
Letter dated February 15th, from the

American Exchange

National Bank, New York City, requesting permission to accept
drafts drawn for the purpose of furnishing dollar exchange

by

banks or bankers in those forelm countries previously authorized
by the Federal Reserve Board.
Approved.
Letter dated February 16th, from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, announcing the appointment of Mr.
S. S. Vansant as Manager. of the Discount Department of that bank
at a salary of 1;5,000 per annum.




Approved.

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Letters dated February 14th and. 15th, from the Chair=
Of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, enclosing circulars ro.
8 and, 9, series of 1921, issued by that bank with relation to the
change in rate for purchase of nail transfers, md the abolishment
Of the progressive rate in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District.
ITot ed.
Memorandum dated February 17th, from the General Counsel,
announcing the resignation of Mr. R. K. Blakey, employed as law
Clerk in the office of Counsel sire October 4, 1920.
Not ed.
Letter dated. February 19th, from the Comptroller of the
Currency, ad.vising the appointment of Mrs. E. S. Mead as Clerk
Counter in the Federal Reserve Issue anzl. Redemption Division, at
a salary of (:)1,020 per annum.
Appr)ved.
Letter dated. Februmy 17th, from the Comptroller of the
Currency, announcing the appointment of Miss Dorothy J. Pickens
as Clerk Counter in the Federal Reserve Issue and Redemption Division; at a salary of $1,020 per annum.
Aprroved.
Letter dated. February 15th, from the Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Deportment, recommending that the appointment of Lizzie
Freeman,

/1077

char mman at fl.,240 per annum on the Auditor's Build-

ing roll of the Treasury Department, be designated by the Federal




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Reserve Bod to succeed Alice May Fisher, effective February
16 > 1921, said Alice May Fisher to be transferred from the payroll of the Board to the Treasury Departirent.
Appio ved..
Mr. Hamlin announced that he had comoleted the index di.03st of the Federal Reserve .Bulletin,and that the subject of having
the material printed was now before the Board.
Referred to 17.r. _i?latt arrl Mr. -Hamlin with par:er.

11:12POP5 OF COLTII7172, Mo. 1:
Dated February 16th, Recomnendinc; changes in stock at Federal
19th, Reserve banks, as set forth in the auxiliary
minute book as of this date.
,A,)proved.
Dated February 19th, 7ecommeldi np; admission of State institutions
as set forth in the auxiliary minute book as
of this date, subject to the conditions
stated in the mcii vi dual reports attached to
each applicat ion.
Approved.
Dated ';'ebrin.r7,T 22d, 7,,ecommendin, that authority be given to certain rational banks to purchase stock in corporations orpp.nized under the -21dge Act, as
set forth in the auxiliary minute book as of
this date.
Aprr oved.
Dated .?ebruary 13th, Reconrenillng approval of the application of
Mr. Harding Allen to serve at the sane time
as director of the r.erchants rational Bank of
*.Vorcester, Mass., as director of the Second
'Tat io nal Bank of Barre, Mass., and as di rector
of the Park Trust Company of 7orcester, Mass.
Aoproved.
February 17th, 7;ecommealin that the application of Mr.
Howell to serve at the same time as directors of the Broad Street Thtional Bank mid the
7.-ercer Trust Comoany, both of Trenton, 1T.J.
be held. pending further info rmtion from Er.
ibted




Aus tin.
Approved.

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Dated 7ebrual-y 17th, Recommend.in7 that the a7olicr_t i on of 7.7r.
0. C. Bovrnan to serve at the same time as
di rectors of the Broad Street TTat ional
Bank and the I:ercer Trust Commn:y-, 'both of
be held.
Titnton,
Approved.
Dated February 17th, Roca ranendin7 that the application of 7r.
C Hutchinson to serve at the same time
as directors of the Broad Street -Tationa.1
Balk and. the Licicer Trust Com,-)any, 1:0th of
Trenton, :T. J., be held.
Aop/o ved.
Dated Febr2z,ry 19th, -Recommend.ing.approval of the ap,plic-ation
J. F. Carlston to serve at the same
time as president and director of the Central 7ational Bank of Oakland, Cal.. as
President and. director of the Central Sayof Oakland. Cal., and. as director
inrs
of the First Lational Bank of Livermore,Cal.
A )proved.
Dated February 18th, Yecommend.inL7; approval of the application of
"-r. Clarence H Clark to serve at the same
time as director of the Centennial Fational
Bank of Philal_elphia, and as a menber of the
firm of George 7. 1:ethricks 3rd. & C,omoany,
of ?ilildel9hia, Pa.
Approved.

Dated. February 15th, Teconrieriding approval of a salary of '3,000
pEr annum to be paid to rr. Fulton F. ,'otter,
"Tatiana]. Bank .:3-nirier in the Seventh Federal Reserve District.
Approved.
Dated. February 18th, Recormnaciins aJoraval of a salary of :2,400
per annum to be paid. to r. Gilbert S. Coffin,
7:e tional Bank --,xaruner in the Twelfth Federal
Reseive District.
Approved.

At 4:15 p.m. the meetinc adjourned.

Seer eta
Approved: