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Wis Form 88 Rev. 5M—8·2-35. · •
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APPROPRIATION REQUEST
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WORKS PROPOSITION No...EcL.._
Feb. 23, 1939
-I-O:I»i1·. Geo. E. Rose
VICE PRESIDENT
AMOUNT  .00
REQUESTED F-OR_ purchase of #14 locomotive from the C.1`J.P.&S.RR to replace
old locomotive et zkrekem
ESTIMATED SAVINGS (AMOUNT ANL; How OBTAINABLE) IS ¤I`<“fI‘ *0 0<>“Ii¤’¤¤‘3 ‘€<> ¤P‘—°#¤‘¤*>€
the present xéeuieem locomotive, it uopxld require an immediate expenditure of up-
wards of §rE,OO0.00 to renew flame, etc., ur`r1erees; the #14 wrwazld require only
the amount ·f’ this request amd ;i>roviO.OC for this SC.grlIiI)1T?€?TIt delivered
at Beniiem, mode xm uc follows: Book value — ,Jl,200.0G, repairs before ehipoing -
$$750.00, freight · gi’>50.C¥(), attendant eu route mul Miscellaneous — iiv2C30,(>O
PROVISION IN APP. BUDGET}? ITEM N0.  _
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NOTE: No EXPENDITURES sHou¤.¤ BE PERMn—rE¤ OR oe».nGA·r¤oNs EN·rERE¤ nm-o ON A wo:-me
PROPOSITION PRIOR TO HAVING THE FINAL APPRovA¤. OF THE v¤cE PREsn¤EN·r, ExcEP1· WHERE
TENTATIVE PERMISSION, SIGNED BY THE WORKS MANAGER, IS ISSUED.

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Benhuw, Kentucky. aé, 1559.
· FE. F. Gz.aZxbr¤¤;t,h, $3uz·:e¤r·§.:2tr;mL¤u is uw . regular ;urche$u urdmr on tha C?P&€
tu wave? the purchmww mf this cquivmant, and furzurd H&E€ to this nffice
Eur iransmittal to the Furchrsing Sasartmant.
EEG ?aqhwnic¤l Bepsrimsnt of the GT?&$ Eailrczd mt Ewuth
G&ic¤g0 have 4lrva&y begun to m&k& ihc necessary rapwgrs in vrder ic
9ut thia loccmuiivm in thc brat ah pe bozaihla, and will excrcisr every
wffurt in ccmylwta thix wnrz -m£ burr imc lacommtivc dalivvrcé at Bvnham
cm GT b@f¤r@ §»rch 17th. Ecwevmr, Er. Friwéxam iufsrmu us that there may
hr scma ¢eL;y An wkiaiuimg cayt4im qkrtc fer tha fire bca which may &a1uy
the 5@iiv@ry to hhs extent of vcaxikly a w¢mk or so beyond the 17th. To
&vmi& any pcwaibla nriticiam frum your iocrl 1nsU&c£¤r far the Interatntz
Cammarce Gmmmisyium, it would, me Qnuht, be best to anticipate acme delay,
probably to m mavimum point mf may two wsmkw, aug maka nrrrugmmants For an
wxtmmriun of the nam uf your awn lccamctive in its oravemt c¤nd?tivn for
Mxeaiz igiwzeé.
By ¤¤·y of this Latter to %r. Friedwmm, we would request thxt
he follow cluwmly the rwmnirw keing made at $0uth Chicago, to the &m& that
this lccomctivc 14 may bm dmlivwraé at Emnhgm in the vary ahartest period V
of time; misc, ihat v%e¤ repairs hmve been c0mn3mta& rnd tarts have been
_ wpqw u copy of the Iuterwtefe Cmwmarce G¤mwisni¤¤'s rmycrt hw f0rrsré¢& to
gnu, inmamuch mm you wdvdsv that such n ¤c:y·~i1l ba rwquired by your iiatrict
ZT.21$3>,:¤?+C\€f32‘ aa`}. B€l!1}25:T*1•
Mr. Friwdazm furtkur s¥viumz .=·, that in mann vmu wnccuutcr any difficulty
in obtaining thin uxtamsimn ha may obtain acme sasistgmce thraugh the chief in-
Hpe¢t¤r'& office, un& 1f you find this nmcevaary we would xuk thwt you eantmct
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Ynur¤ very truly,
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apvrwrristicn request, in duyiicgtc. _
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A, Bonham, Ky.
H. E. Galbroath, Supt. _
Appmprimion listed below, recéntly approved, curio: tho
following number: A
App!0.
Hg, BEHHAH, KY.
16900 Purchase of N0. lh locomotive; from C‘%?“P&S
to replace old locomotive ................ $ 2,500.
GEORGE E.  
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1 Baum, xy. ·7¤¤= 21. 1939
j R. E. Galbroath, Supt.-
6-20-39 APPROPRIATIOH 3-11-14 · §10,000,00 ` l
The request, contained in yours of June 20th for an appropriation
(B-141+) of $10,000.00 for painting and repairing tom buildings, is approved
as of Juno 21, 1939. . ,
GEORGE E,  
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`· APPROPRIATION REQUEST
{:051]. ITETIGIS  
WORKS PI=a0I=0sITION N0.;E;;;_
Xmas 3.%, 193 €’
TO: {Ir. Tiers. L;. 10::0
VICE PRESIDENT
AMOUNT $10,i`>OC1 JUG
REQUESTED FOR- ;t·ui:;I;1:s,__I {Incl `JZ"3?`}£liZ’i?}_f ‘·t,¤¤..·;; =.mi;ci1:zg;:2
ESTIMATED SAVINGS (AMOUNT AND HOW OBTAINABLE) 
ESTIMATE PREPARED BY  jI~ -7U`Y`?·~"I’YE`>*I· ___...._.- --... .- .. . - . .
REMARKS It   ::+»Dms:—;.Ix·;,· I, ·t».·-mzi; nrzu I ·-·· :;·zix‘· 1;};::.sD II`I1i.].IIYI'iT.:ff$ cme: to
their bac} curziviiizimx
PROVISION IN APP. BUDGET {E? ITEM N0. 
I I `/HGUI;EéINiI*ENDENTA'- E I N I
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REQUESTED FOR =Jl€¤I»sIi:I;g 1;Di2.sI‘L #1;:, x;c;IviI;g·7 t.ci3.S 4:; ·I2I·:I ITIL; im?   nts:
ESTIMATED SAVINGS (AMOUNT AND HOW OBTAINABLE) 
ESTIMATE PREPARED BY--   _.·. *3O**t1`i».*I**
REMARKS Ii; ir.: mc:1·I: Ira: I;<>;i,1at:: in czrcezr to I·,cez;»  
town in a Samitnzmr cmxditircrz
PROVISION IN APP. BUDGET @5 ITEM N0. 
W W sUPERINTENDE,NT l I
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HARVESTER BUILDING, CHICAGO DATE JQLLHEB AJ'}, jg 39
GENTLEMEN:—
PLEASE .._-  - - 0uR ORDER 0N,- . .~·»`>I'i iv w   - -. -._ -  ..;._.WORK$
j_ ;_;y_; L·_;_;;, _}__··i,L;·_;; _.;*I·`__L(;;<, ,j_;:.I.,:;·§_£s Lug; ·_,&..iJ; .· X19 ··¤€:i:IuCJ`L§.OLI
u.I.:;¢e;»   I; .LI; I A   .:;». :s,?..,_;1.e; 1q;m;.;Z; my mm}. r·c;aI~1:• Buaiai _
  :2,I;¤€-I.s I :iI..é,;I ».;.».; J. Lo, 0-;;..;, €,:·I;.c:%; Lg   tires
;;;;;;;;·.jI;_I_i(, D {Ig-; Q  ;_s   :*:2 1,.;;*c.   ..2.a:»·•
R:MARIis5.s and cub;
axle reduction £5.zi¥;I5 to 1.; 1;}<>“ THB. single 1`1·0xI1; md dma]. m=zrIz· limi;}. disc v:h•e:e>ls
including £x*a;.L_;”It and mounizimg old body on truck.
ESTIMATED SAVINGS (AMOUNT AND HOW 0BTAINABI.E) 
ESTIMATE PREPARED I 
REMARKS I; is xI<¤:aI:RaIj¢ to hmm ‘I3}11St 1·u<~.k to mp].z·c•a the old ZUI`}1 out P+.—3
truck, pZ.j_c6 ,_}(jfj8,(}() plus f:g·e.j_{;m; $135,60, hir, E, I;. ;·1;}.ee;~’s lcetmr d-iéé5-159,
also mouxnting old body Sn tzmck @.56.40;
PRc>vIsI0N IN APP. BUDGET ,`§§§ ITEM N 
. ,29*;   ;L__Evk;~.Z— _! ;;;i“§;€.,. IS
A y I J ` SUPERINTENDENT
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WORKS MANAGER
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VICE PRESIDENT
NOTE: No ExI=EN¤ITuREs SHOULD BE PERMI·I·rE¤ OR OBLIGATIONS ENTEREI: INT¤ ON A WORKS
PRc>I=osITI¤N PRIOR TO HAVING THE FINAL AI=I=R¤vAI. OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, EXCEPT WHERE
TENTATIVE PERMISSION, SIGNED BY THE WORKS MANAGER, IS ISSUED.

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__ ~ ‘ i A June B7, 1939.
Mr. Geo. 9lE.RV_ esi dent. ~ -
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Irish to scknouledge your letttr of June .,25, l9J9, ih regurd ·
to the new store delivery txuck, also copy of letter under date of June
his, 1959 , addressed to you by Mr. F. Ci. mil} er , Auditor of Manufacturing,
covering specifications and quoting prices on s one ton truck end a one
  one—hslf ton tzuck, ond sending descriptive literrture outlining all ·
the sweciricetions for these tzso different trucks.
We hsve gone over all these specificetieons very carefully, end _
find that vc will be able to use the smaller size tru ck; that is, the D—l5, `
ond we will be able to amply the present body xhich is now on the old t ruck
to the 1ew chassis on the D—l5 without any difficulty even though this y
chassis has what is nnown es s kick-up frame. he nre the rtfore deciding ~ e
on the smell truck, which carries the low r pri ce. __ .
In sccordunce tre rewith we heve prepared our Appropriation Request ,
No. lii'?-A, in the amount of $750.00, to cover the cost of this chnssis exft
cub. The itemized cost »f the whole job is as follows:
Chassis end cab, f. wb. Springfield, O., $$658.00 _
Freight, driving truck from Springfield, O., _
to Bonham 255.60 *2
V- Lebor, mounting; old body on new chassis 56.40
Totsl - . $750.00 v
‘. e enclose herexvith two copies of the appropriation request, ulso E
enclose one copy of our inter-works order on the iiipringrinld Ziorks No.M-·7804—S,
dated today, covering the truck chassis an d cob. _
J Ilhevo told you in previous correspondence the meson for request-  
ing e tea-: store deli my truck, which is due to the complete ly tern out con-
. ciition wf   old »\—i5 truck hich is new rendy for tm scrap pile, end which
it iss rsecezaszzrj to %`j}.L&L(ZB izrediirbely. For this reuson we h .ve. pre·¤;+.red Our
int r~·.;orks order on the Sprimg;f.'ield ~·or1~;s, und ·..¤rov:¤l o1' this inter-zsorks order toggcther with your sp»ro··el of the appropria-
tion request, f-nd   ask that you please place intrr-;ec>1*ks order softer you
have {given due consi <:r¤.tion to the au; ropriaxtion rcqueat. y
Yours very truly, _
V lSISCoN;¥IN ERT *1. a;ON5‘ANY . ‘ i
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July 5. 1939-
Hr. Geo. E. Hose,   l if
V1 ce President  
APFRQPRIATION N0. 11125 — $750.00 t
NEW D-1.5 TRUCK CHASSIS & CAB, BENHAMIKY.
The request contained in your letter of June 29 for an appro-
priation of $750. to cover the purchase of e. new 13-15 Internetioml
truck chassis and cab, including freight, etc., for Bonham coe,}.
mines, replacing a worn out A-3 model, is approved. o / J;   l
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J. F. Nelson, lj p
J.E.Shanahan, 15
E. E. Gelbreeth

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APE-ROPRI4;'C’IC¤H ZIO. 3.7125 - r§$'/50.00 `
QE`.? D-155 'l'RUg_§L__Qgi1k.,.-BIS   GAB! BEFIHAM, K"}. ’
hse 1·¤a·cs2;L=‘<é0 not ice: that thc aa`:»m·e» :1pp:·0;5z·is1ti0?; ‘i`0r· `
1 _ Q-'.’5ii·O,O<§ to cmve-»»··· thu puscbgasm aw? rw nam, *>—]LF’T T. F?. ’i1·uc;}; c?:as`:iss‘ `
ami   iz1c1udin;; f1r2i;_;Z1“L;, atc., has T>€%€l}`§f1`EDi€;(;1, bxrlz up *40 the  
pmssumin time we hmm not ;‘ac‘l@=!*~vE auivice: oi" the emauziz datra this A-
rez;A_us$:;*c was grantacl. {Jill rrcuu guhazxse advise usa in mrdeer that ._
` we may have this fL!1fOI'Elé:{}1i.€)ZL in ma%:j.11y; up our z2pm·0p:ci;atim1
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EEKEELMEQT _W1$C0¤.s1¤ Steel COIIIQSDY CHICAGO, 11.1... Ju]-! 2O:  
°~“*‘s Bonham, K¤¤m¤1q,·
Fon MRI Je- c• 38.1151%.,  
YOUR LETTER SUBJECT _
In answer to your letter of July 18 relative to Appropriation No.
11125 for $750.00 to cover the purchase of a new D-).5 I. H. Truck Ghasais
and Gab, this request was approved on July 5.
WISCONSIN STEEL COMPANY
By Vé    ..
Assistant Auditor