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At a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board held in
the office of the Board on Wednesday, March 10, 1920, at
11
PRESENT: The
Yr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Governor
Strauss
Miller
Hamlin
Williams
Chapman, Secretary.

Minutes of meeting of the Board held March 9th were
read, and on motion approved as amended.
Business was presented and disposed of as follows:
The Governor reported rediscount transactions, pursuant to authority heretofore vested in him; member bank
Promissory notes secured by Government obligations; rate 61
en Paper secured by certificates- of indebtedness, as follows:
Date

Bank Rediscounting

With

March 6th

(Cleveland
Philadelphia....
(Dallas

March 9th

Philadelphia

Minneapolis

Amount
!6,500,000
5,000,000
3,000,000

Maturities
1
1-15 days

ft

Noted.
The Governor stated that he was advised by the Federal Reserve Agent at Philadelphia that early action was desired on the following increases recommended in salaries of
Junior officers of that Bank, in view of the fact that several
of them had received more attractive offers from other institutions:




H. Hutt, jr.,
W. A. Dyer,
W.J.Davis,
James M. Toy,
F. W. LaBold,
R. M. Miller, jr.,
7amuel P. Earl,

Position
Deputy Governor,
Cashier,
Asst. Cashier,
tf

It
tO

From
To
12,000 ;0.5,000
12,000
9,000
6,000
7,500
6,000
7,500
4,500
6,000
4,500
6,000
4,500
6,000
4,500
6,000

Voted to aprrove the above increases wdth the exception of those for Deputy Governor Hutt and Cashier
Dyer, with respect to which the Governor was authorized
to request that the directors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia renew their recommendations after
Governor-elect Norris has entered upon his duties.
PPPOPTS OF COMMITTEE NO. 1:
Dated March 10th, recommending admission of State institutions
as set forth in the auxiliary minute book
as of this date, subject to the conditions
stated in the individual reports attached
to each application.
Approved.
Dated March 9th,

recommending changes in stock at Federal
Reserve banks, as set forth in the auxiliary
minute book as of this date.
Approved.

Dated March 6th,

advising of resignation of Yrs. Evlyne B.
Mason, Clerk•Counter in the Federal eserve
Issue and Redemption Division at .0.,040 per
annum, effective March 5, 1920.
Noted.

Other business was presented and disposed of as follows:
Letter dated March 8th from Controller of Investments
Tr
'Tenzel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in re desire
°f

the Belgian Acceptance Syndicate to have declared eligible




for investment by Federal Beserve banks, a renewal of the
acceptances maturing under the agreement in Yay next.
Eeferred to Mr. Strauss for reply.
At 12 noon, the meeting adjourned.

Secretary.
Approved: