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Auditing the a/cs of Commission.
Employment of
Win. H. Smith as Chief of Party
Employment of G. H. Sykes, as Chief of Party
John Ewell, H. P. Hop-kins & John Williams as Rodmen.
Wm. F. Lankford and P. L. Wickes as Instrument-men
Bill of W. F. Lank-ford for services.
Bill of Wm.H.Smith survey expenses.
Bills presented for payment.
Bill of W.W.Crosby personal expenses and office force.
Ho payment for services unless the person is employed by the Commission
As to transfers of parties or prsons from Road Commission to Geological Survey
Mr. Button brought up the question of auditing the accounts of the Commission, and the matter went over to a later meeting of the Commission when all the members would be present.
Mr. Shoemaker moved that Mr. William H. Smith be employed by this Commission as Chief of Party, at a salary of $83.33 per month. The motion «s seconded by Governor Crothers and adopted.
Mr Shoemaker moved that Mr. G. H. Sykes be employed by this Commission as Chief of Party, at a salary of $83.33 per month.  Governor Crothers seconded the motion and it was adopted.
Mr. Shoemaker moved that Mr. John PJwell, Mr. Henry P. Hopkins and Mr. John Williams l>e employed by this Commission as Rodmen, at a salary of $40.oo per month each.  The motion was seconded by Governor Crothers and adopted.
Governor Crothers moved that Mr. William F . Lankford and Mr. Pere L. Wickes be employed by this Commission as Instrument-men, at a salary of $50. oo per month each-  The motion was seconded "by 1'r. Hutton and adopted.
Mr. Hutton noved that the bill of Mr. Lankford for services during August, amounting to $67.50, be approved and ordered paid. Governor Crothers seconded the motion and it wae adopted.
Mr Shoemaker moved that the bill of Mr. Wm. H. Smith, for ex-pensesin survey work, amounting to $65.oo, be paid.  The motion v/as seconded by Governor Crothers and adopted.
The Chairn.an presented a numtar of bills for expenses, and on motion of Governor Crothers, seconded byKr. Shoemaker, the following bills were ordered paid, viz:
Chattolanee Spring Water Co. - — -——	$ 2.00
Campbell B. Royston -------------—-	13-75
Caf-fee-no Drug Company ——..------_	25.00
Chas. C. Fulton & Co. —-—-------—	19.20
Chas. C. Fulton & Co. --------------	9.00
A. S. Abell Company —--------------	20.70
A. S. Abell Company ——-------------	23.50
John M. Tucker —— — -____>--_ — — —	14.00
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.—	__-LJ^i    $136.60
Governor Crothers moved that the bill of Mr. W. V. Crosby for personal expenses and time of his office force, amounting to $125.85, be paid. The motion Was seconded by Mr. Hutton and adopted.
Governor Crothers moved that hereafter no person be paid for any services rendered to this Commission unless he be first employed by this Commission and his name entered on the records as one of its employees. The motion «s seconded by Mr. Hutton and adopted.
Governor Crothers moved that if at any time the Chief Engineer desires to transfer any party or person from the services of this Commission to the services of the Maryland Geological Survey Commission, at the request of said Geological Survey Commission, or otherwise, (of which Commission he is also Chief Engineer) he shall, before trans-
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