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At a special meeting of the Federal reserve Board
held in the office of the Board on Friday, October 22, 1920,
at 12-30 P.E., pursuant to action taken by the Board at its
meeting on October 19th, for the purpose of examining plans
submitted by the Pederaa reserve Bank of Chicago relative to
the construction of the new building and vaults for that Bank:
Prr3ENT: The
The
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Chairman
Governor
Platt
Wills
Hoxton, Acting 3ecretary.

PIMSETTT U30:
lir. Trowbridge, Consulting Architect.
The Governor stated that the Mebers of the Executive
Committee had this morning discussed the building plans of
the Federal reserve Bank of Chicago with Governor McDougal,
Chairman Heath and Cashier Cramer of that Bank, and Messrs.
Graham and 7hite, the Bank's architects.

After Pull dis-

cussion and examination of blueprints and other documents:
On motion by Mr. Platt, seconded by the
Governor, it was voted that the Board approves
the plans and estimates submitted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago covering the
erection of a new building for that Bank,and
authorizes the making of contracts to that
end, in accordance with the recommendation of
the Board of Directors of that Bank.
In view of the fact that the Board of Directors of
the Federal reserve Bank of Chicago has made no definite




ornrnontiation as to the awarding of contractsfor the
zie ess ry vault construction in the proposed bank building
action upon this portion of the proposed plan was deferred
until the Board shall be in receipt of advice of action on
the part of the Board of Di

ors of the Federal Feserve

Bank of Chicago.
At 1 P.-.

eting adjourned.

AIM

Acting Secretary.
rovod:




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