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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Oldest University Is Saved
Inc MeXIcan Herald.

From the MeNlcdn Herald.
 The oldest university on the Amer continent was saved from abolishment when the Chamber of Deputies refused to approve a measure doing away with the national university.
 Arguments in favor of the bill have beelt that the university was not in harmony with the needs and the intellectual de- velopment of the country. It was alleged that as the percentage of illitsrates throughout the country was so great. 1t was not democratic 10 devote the money necessary for the expenses of the uni- versity to the higher education of T few rather than to the elementary education of the masses. The fact that foreiGners were on the teaching stan Of the school for higher studies was also brought up as reason for it's abolishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Coffee Market

New York, December 21.-Coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices for December and January, but generally to points lower under heavy realizing or liquidation and some selling by trade interest which was thought likely to be against coffee in Brazil. Other big trade and roasting interests were very active buy yers, however. particularly in the late trading when business was sensationally heavy for Saturday, and prices rallied with the close steady net points lower to 2 points higher; sales, l,5o0 December and January, 13.45c; February, 1S.5oc; March, 13.77c: April, 13.S7c: May, H.0lc; June, 14.O6c; July. 14.1ic; August, 14.isc; September and october. l4.25c; November, IA 26c
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7's. 14l4e; Santos Is. 16ise; mild coffee quiet; cordova. l6Iea1sc. Havre, A franc lower; Ham, burg unchanged; rio, 75 reis lower at ssx 100. Santos unchanged. Brazilian port receipts. 4l,OO0. against 34,ooo last year. Jtpdiahy receipts. 34o00, against 1900 last year.
 Havre will be closed from Monday night untn next Friday morning, and Hamburg will remain. closed from today until next Friday.
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Future quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations were as foIlows Flour: Steady; winter patents. a.25@ 4.90: stralehts. ss s.9OG4.65; spring patents. s4Q4.2O; straights, sS.sOaS9o; bakers. s. .40dlS. 60.
 Rye: No. 9. 62963e.
 Barley: Feed or mixing. 49d50c, fair to choice maltlng, 52n75c.
 Timothy Seed: $2 75q375.
 Clover Seed; SIS .50a1S. 70.
 Mess Pork: s17q17.25.
 Lard: In tierces, 80 .69a9.G5.
 Short Ribs: Loose, S9.121sGi9.75.
 Butter: Light demand; creameries, BIO 34c; dairies omitted.
 Eggs: Easy: receipts. 1900 cases; at mark, cases included. current 19n22c: or dinary firsts refrigerator, lse; flrsts fresh. 24c.
 Cheese: Steady: daisies, 162@17c; twins. 164Ml61ze; young Americas. 16AG17c; long horns. 16AG17c.
 Potatoes Firm; receipts, 42 cars: Mich igan, 47e; Minnesota. 45c Wisconsin, 45c. Poultry: Active; turkeys, live f15e: dressed, 191ac.
 Veal: Firm: 9Ql4c
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MOVEMENT 7 CHECKED ABRUPTLY
Exhibition of Strength Re suits in Volume of
 Outside Buying

New York, December si.--The buying movement which set in at the middle of the week continued with matchless force during the first half of the ses- sion on the stock exchange today. It was then checked abruptly On the early advance marked strength devel- oped in the coppers. steel and union Pacific.
 The inquiry was broad and all classes of stocks shared in the advance
 The exhibition of strength by the .market recently resulted in a larger volume of outside buying than had been witnessed for q considerable period and execution of these orders was decided factor in the upturn. The immediate cause of the change was a sharp break in southern Pacific which fell back q point at a time to 031s, the lowest quotation of the year. The remainder of the list moved in sympathy and early gains of point or more were changed into losses of similar proportions within a few minutes of trading. The weak ness of Southern Pacific was described as due to bear raid based on the filing of the complaint i'll the governments suit against that company involving title to lands in California. The suit had been long expected and the actual filing of the complaint could hardly be recognized as 8 potential trade fac tor It is probable the decline which left some of the leading issues l to ? points below yesterdays close was a natural sequence induced by the rapidity of the recent advance. The bank statement did not disclose the predicted gain In cash, the actual enumeration showing an increase of only $1,150,000 as compared with the estimate of $7,000,003. The increase In excess reserve was only nominal It was explained that the small cash gain : was due to withdrawals, particularly of gold, which are invariably made in tho week preceding Christmas.
 Bonds were irregular but steady. Total sales, par value. $f.150,000. Bonds of the United States Is declined Is on call on the week.
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simple operation. unless the eyes are to open and shut, in which case the balanc- ing of the lead becomes a matter of some skill. Germany possesses a secret formula for the enamel used on the faces, and the dainty. natural flesh tint of the better grade of dolls Is the result of this Lrocess. The making of the eyes is a dreary task. for it must be done away from the sum light, and in some parts of Germany the eye makers work in the cellars. It is said that one town supplies three-fourths of all the dolls eyes used. Violet is the most difficult color to mix and few yio- let-eyed dolls are found.
 The wig is the final touch, and this is usually made of real hair imported from China. The hair used for blond dolls is the same, except that the color is ex- tracted.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. December H.-(Speeial.) )-- Liverpool and European adyices were cer- tainly better than anticipated but soon after the opening the local selling which was such a feature yesterday again ap- peared Under this pressure the market closes steady at a recovery of some 10 points from the low, but a loss of } points from last evening This selling from Wall street appears to be based on the idea that all of the bullish fsc- tors are known and If they do not at tract new buyers that decline is likely to occur. In all the markets of tho week Liverpool appears to have shown the most strength due to the absence of offers from the south on the basis current abroad. January here is showing strength upon the uncasiness over our small stock.
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St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, December 21.-Four easy. Hay firm. Timothy, s12q1s; prairie, sil@ IA; whisky. s1.40; iron cotton ties. 9ic. bagglng, 9Hc; hemp twine, Sc: pork un- changed, jobbing, s1675; lard unchanged, prime steam, $l095411.05; dry salt meats unchanged; boxed extra fshorts. 1lMc. short clear. 11ssc; bacon unchanged, boxed extra shorts, 129sc; clear ribs, l2ssc; short clears. 125sc. Receipts: Flour. 10000: wheath. 12s,00o: corn. 176,0Oo; oats. 27.0O0: shipments. flour, 17,0oo; wheat, 54,0O0; oats. 65,000: corn. 3l,00O.
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Fruits and Produce

Apples, fancy winesap. s47505 ner Dbl; York and Imperial apples, s3.75 bbl. /: Florida oranges, s2.25 per box; Cali fornia lemons, s5.75 per box; erape fruit. s3.25 per box; tangerines, s4.50 per box. Concord grapes, 17c per pound; California tEmperor) grapes, $2.50 per box; Malaga grapes, in kegs. $55097. cranberries. s2.75 box; per barrel, S10. Italian ohestnuts, I0c Der pound. Lines, s1 per hundred Irish DO tatoes. 80@55c bu Onions. red globe. 1Ac per lb. Danish cabbage, 1Hc per lb California celery, 90c per dozen, S5 per crate. Rutabagas. 1 Hc per pound
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The Muff
rom the Louisville Courier-JournaI.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 Senator Borah was talking about a disgruntled political opponent
 His attitude said the eloquent sen ator, reminds me of young lady at the seashore. -t
 Discussing this young lady and . Chi caRo millionaire. a girl remarked:
 She says he's not a very good catch, after all
 Another girl. tossing her head. then made the comment: /
 She says that. does she3 Then he must have dropped her"
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Flour and Eoodstuffs

Self raising flour, s6; Tennessee four, s5.5o; Indian flour. s570; Oklahoma flour, s5.25: Michigan flour. $685. bolted meal. per 96 lbs. sl.40: No. 2 corn. per bushel. 7Ic; pure wheat shorts. S3D; pure wheat bran, s2s; C. s. hulls, pc rton, sl5. prime C. s. meal, per ton, s30: c. s. feed meal, per ton. s26; No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, s22; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton, $20; corn chops. per 100 rb sack. N.50; alfalfa hay. per ton, y26; Johnson grass, per ton, s15; mixed feed, per ton; y32: oats, 4Sc bushel.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. December 1l.--Spot cot ton, moderate businessi prices easy American middlipg fair, 1.s3c: good middling. 7.2sd; middling, 7.09d: low middling. sold; good primary. s.4Jd . ordinary, 5.97d. The sales Of the day were 1000 bales. of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included $500 American Receipts 19.ooo bales in
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Bonds
New York Money

New York, December 21.-Money on call easy. Time loans dull; 60 and 90 days, C per cent; six months, 5i4051s per cent. Prime mercantile paper closed per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual bus mess in bankers bills at s4.s1 for GO day bills and at $4.s5.60 for demand. Com mercial bills, s4.sO1s; bar silver. 62a4c; Mexican dollars, 49Ac; government bonds steady; railroad bonds easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 21.-rhe cotton seed oil market was inactive and in the absence of demand, prices were easy under moderate selling prompted by dull cash markets and the decline in cotton. The close was 1 to points net lower. Prime crude, $520, nominal; prime sum- mer, yellow, $6.2546.35; December, sb2s; January, $6.20; February, s6.21 March, s6.23; April, s6.24; May. s6.33; June, $6.sl; July, $6.SS; prime winter yellow, S6 5097; do summer, white, S640u670.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, December 21.-cotton futures opened steady at decline of to points in the face of much high CT cables than due this morning. Spe- cial selling. said to come from spot interests, held tho market down. Pri- vate messages from Liverpool report ed that the continent was heavy buy CT there. It intimated that a more bull ish construction was placed on the cen sus bulletin on ginning Friday than was given by the American markets. After the call soon prices were Q to 1 points lower Seaipng shorts took profits and at the end of the first half hour of business prices were about at the end of the first half hour of bus iness prices were about points un- der the opening.
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. Treasury Statement

Washington, December 21.-At the beginning of business today tho con dition of the United States treasury was: Working balance, sSS,305, ,901; in banks and Philippine treasury. s31,- 741,10S. Total of general fund, s140,1S7,- 716 Receipts yesterday, y1,942,031. Dis bursements. s1,747,47I. Deficit for fiscal year, $3,930,522, against s22,S25,372 last year. Figures for receipts and disburse- ments exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New orleans. December 2l.-cot

New orleans. December 21.--cotton. spot, quiet, unchanged Middiing, 125s e; sales on the spot. 1905; 10 arrive. $50 low ordinary, 9hc nominal; ordinary, 10 5-1gc nominal: good ordinary, m f5-lGc: strict good ordinary. 12 3-16c; low middling. 12 7-16c; strict low middling. F 1f-1sc; middling, 127sc: strict middiing. 13 1-16c: good
 middling, 13hc: strict good middling.
 13 T-16c: middllng fair, 137sc nominal i:
 middlng fair to fair. 14Ac nominal;
 fair 14bc nominal; receipts 7935; stock, 22o.244
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Kansas City Grain

kansas City, December 2I.-Cash wheat, No. hard s71zc; No. 2 rcd. s1 .03@1 .o4. Cash corn, No. mixed. 4sc No. white. 4sc. Cash oats. No white. 341sn35c; No. 2 mixed s31sc. Wheat futures. May. s5ia ns5ssc; July, s2izQS2ssc. Corn futures, May. 4e7sa47c; July, 47ssGi11se. Oats fu- lures. 347s6lS5c.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New orleans, December 2i.---Rough Honduras was firm taday; other grades were unchanged. Quote: Clean Hondu- ras. 4@5$c: Japan. 3@3s4c. Receipts: Rough, 3S0S millers. 3628. clean, 216s. Sales; Rough Honduras, 6.0O44.50c, clean Horduras, s7e at 25s a5Hc
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cent was signalized in the money market by an immediate reduction in discounts, but tight conditions are likely to preVali until well into the new year. The ar Engagement of the difficulty between Aus tria and Servia is expected to relieve the continental money situation to such an extent that~a higher bank rate here VIII not be necessary.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 21.-Cash wheat. No. 2 red, q .0sa1 .oe No. ? hard. s9q92c. Cash corn, No. 2. 47c; No. 2 white 49e. Cash oats. No. ?. S8ihc, No. 9 white. 3ahc. Wheat futures, May, s2hc: July. s7hc. Corn futures. May. 477sQ4se; July. 4s7sn 4sc. Oats futures, May, S3A@33sse; July. 33Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Modern Self Confidence
c WashIngton Star

From the washington Star.
 "rhe audiences were very disorder ly in shakespeare's day" said the stu- dent.
 "Well." replied Mir. Stornington Barnes, you can't blame them. The author of that day may have been able to write Shakespeare but between you and me don't believe they knew how to play it."
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, December 2i.-(Special)- Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Strict low middling, l2 5-l6c mlddling, l2 9-l6c; strict middling, 12 t1-l6c.
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middlng, 12 Bc net
 receipts, 14,SS9, gross receipts, 1889;
 sales. roo; stock, s1,976: exports to the
 continent, 15.1SO; coastwise, 2331. 1 New Orleans: Quiet; middling, 123s c;
 net receipts, 7935; gross receipts, 1885;
 sales, S45; stock, 22O,244; exports to
 France, 5722; to the continent, i270. | Mobile: Steady; miGdling, 129sc, net receipts. 4S0; gross receipts, 460 sales, 1900; stock, 42,1S3; coastwise. 175. Savannah: Quieti middling. 127sc; no, receipts, 6536; gross receipts. 6536;
 sales, 1887; stock 171,5S7; eoastwise, l5i4
 Charleston; Quiet; middling, t29sc;
 net receipts, 1911, gross receipts 1311; stock. 72,SS0.
 l Wilmington: Nominal. net receipts
 1972; gross receipts. 1872; stock, 2e,112 | Norfolk: Steady, middling, 12S4c net
 receipts, S496; gross receipts, 5496 safes I122s; stock. 71,T35: exports to the con
 tinent, S31; coastwise, 2414. Baltimore: Nominal; middling. l-ci
 stock, 6513.
 New York: Quiet; middlng, 13.1oc;
 net receipts. d15 gross receipts, S700;
 stock. 11O.073; coastwIse, 5O3. 1 Boston: Quiet; m!ddling, 13.10c; net
 receipts. 346; gross receipts, 61s0; stock, I12,910; exports to Great Britain. III. Philadelphia: Steady; middllng. 1S.35c;
 net receipts, 30; gross receipts, 50;
 stock. 1000.
 Brunswick; Stock, e2,s9i
 Texas City: Net receipts, 7l32; groas
 receipts, 7132 stock, 4G.54f exporss to Great Britain 11,52S; to the continent, l II ,G09: coastwise, 500. Aransas Pass: Stock, 45G6. Jacksonville; Net receipts, 675; gross receipts, 675; stock, 1o50; coastwisc, 767. 1 Newport News; Nes receipts. l153, gross receipts. 4153 coastwise. 415s. Total today, at all ports Net. 40 9a0; exports to Great Britain, 12,639, to France, 57,222; to the continent, 2T,07O; stock, 1,295.822.
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net. 19,- 390; exports 10 Great Britain, 12.639; to France, 5722: to the continent. 27,07e.
 Total since September l. at all ports: Net. 6.671.375; exports to Great Britain, 2,l96.595; to France, so7,041; to the con- tlnent, 1,sS7,2l7; to Japan, 111,067; to Mexico, 1900.
 New York Cotton Futures New York, December 21.-The fu- lures market for cotton opened steady today to an advance of points on
 relatively firm Liverpool cables. There
 was a reported good demand in Man
 chester and a points in the continent The cablegrams claimed the Indian
 harvest Is estimated al only 252,000 bales in excess of last years crop Heavy overnight selling orders broke prices right after the call. The trade soon showed net loss of from II to 16 points but covering and trade buy ing checked the decline and caused
 rallies from tho lowest during the mid
 dle of tho forenoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 117sc: compound. 9Mc: D. s. short ribs, I1.70ei bellies 125Oc: ham butts, 15c; Boston butts. 14hc; pork loins, 15c: spare ribs, I3c breakfas, bacon, 22Q 27c; smoked bacon, 16c; reg ular ham, 1sc; skinned ham, 1Sc
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Dry Gnnds

New York, December 1.-The cotton goods markets were quiet but very firm at an advance of is to S5sc being aIl- nounced In fruit of the loom 4xf bleach muslins. Jobbers were doing q steady trade for this period of the year. Knit goods were in steady demand for fall 1913 Trade in staple woolens for the new season has been good.
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Creamery Products

Country butter. 25q30c; fresh creamery butter. 40c; process butter. 31ac: daisy cheese. 19c: imported Swiss cheese. s2c :; German brick cheese, 20c; limburger cheese. 19c; imported roquefort, Bic; Neuf- chateI cheese, per dozen. 45c; Pimento cheese. per dozen, $i 40.
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cluding 1S,900 American. Futures opened easy and closed firm. Decem- Der, 6.85%d; December January, 6.83d; January February 6,S1 lad: February March, 6.So1sd; March April. e.79isd, April May, 6.7S1ad: May-June, 6.77d; June-July, 6.T5d; July-Ausust, 6.721ad August September, 6.63d; September october, 6.44d; October November, 6.37 Ed.
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Fish and Sea Food.

Red snapper. loc in bbl. lots; 11c in small lots; groupers. Sc; Spanish mack erel. 12t1c; speckled sea trout. 1ihc; carp, roushs, Sc; mullet elsc; sun perch or bream. l0c ponpano 20c: mixed fish. TIC in barrel lots: 7c in small lots; crock CTS, 6Hc; fresh water perch. SIC.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens. 35a4ec; live per pound. 12al21kc; small fryers. 1601Sc; medium flyers, 1sc
 small flyers, i6m1sc; ducks. 30440c; guin- eas, 25c; roosters. 25c: geese, per pound, l4c; live turkeys, lGu1Sc; fresh eggs. case candled. 33c; extra graded candled eggs. 35c cold storage eggs. 23a25c. Rabbits. S2 20 per dozen.
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Coffee and Sugar

Coffee -Arbuckles. se5G5 per hun dred pounds; Luzanne. gre per pound: Sugar. standard granuated, 51zc per pound.
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A Wise Ed;tor

From the Osborne (kan.1 Farmer.
 do . whole lot fool things. but one of them lent gettins into kn argument over a point in geography with . 15- year-old boy who goes to school every day.
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Metal Market

New York. December 2l.-Metals easy Lake and electrolytic copper, Hs.621zd Is t7H casting, sl7 25q17.s7ls Iron un changed
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shipments, 1efl stock, 157,022
 Quote; A, B. s5.6O; and D. s5.65: r, s5.7o; c and H. s5.75; l. s5s5; K. s6.s5; M, $7; N, sz25; VIC, S7.s5: WY, $7.45.
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Csttc. Merchapts. Hanoyer ssuare. N. change, New Orleans Cotton Exchango. New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciafion Orders sollcited for the pur. ellase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery Special attention and liberal terms given foe e0nsEEumenfs of enot cotton foe oos livery. Corrsspondsnee invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Weekly Naval Stores Review

Savannah. December 21.--Turpentine and rosin for the week were firm. Fur pentine closed today d 3SA as against 40hc last Saturday. Sales for the week were 4010; receipts for the week were 4531 as against 3452 last year for the corresponding week. Shipments were 1114, all domestic, against 7Stl last year. Stocks increased 4446 during the week. Rosns were weak during the week. the closing prices today eein 2 for grades below K, declining from 25 d421zc. Sales for the week were 19.- 215. Receipts for the week 22,s35 as against 16.3SS for .he corresponding g week last year. Shipments 17.52f. do- mestic. as against ss92 last year. Stocks are 157,022 as against 13s,f3s last year. Stocks increased during the week s3i.
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Nayal Stores

Savannah. December 20.-Turpentine firm, sssc; sales. 53s; receipts. ssl; ship ments. 3s; etock. s5.6sl
 Rosin. firm. salss. aso; receipts. 4s0s:
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day. 396.I0
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-19

o.. Wednesday the Illinois Supreme
Court denied the motion OF Joel NJ.
. Longnecker Of Chicago for leave to
file petition for mandamus to com.
pei the election commission Of Chi.
'cago to print his name on the official
election ballot as a candidate for as.
sociate Justice OF the Municipal Court,
to succeed Max Eberhardt, deceased.
The court holds that to grant the writ
would prohibit the political parties
from making nominations, and would
work more harm than good.
Appeals of Chief of Police Nc
Weeny, Judge Owens, Sheriff thinner.
ct al, from the fines imposed upon
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-19
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oFFices-NEW CITY NALL
City Architect

CITY Archtect.
zenith floor. South end.
Board Of Election Commissioner.
Third floor. south end.
Charles H. Kellerman.
Anthony Czarnecki.
Howard s. Taylor. rs
William II. Stuart, chief clerk.
Charles H. Mitchell, attorney. "
Board Of Examiners.
Motor vehicle operators. 10th floor.
North end. .
Moving picture operators. 10th floor.
North end.
Plumbers, 10th floor. North end.
Stationary engineers. 10th floor.
North end. .....
Board Of inspectors OF public We.
hicles, Sd floor. North end.
Board Of Local improvements.
General Offices. I'd floor. South end.
Public hearing rooms, LIST floor.
North end. ..,.
Law department. I'd floor. South
end. ..
Boiler Inspection.
Sixth floor. South end.
Building Department.
Seventh floor. North end.
Bridge Division.
Fourth floor. North end.
Business Agent.
Vault floor. North end.
City Attorney.
Sixth floor. North end.
City cierk.
First floor. South end.