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The Olney-Norbeck Citizens Protective Ass. met with
Mr. & Mrs. Brooke Johns Tues. Mar. 14. The meeting was
called to order by the pres. Calvin Bready at 8.15 P.M.
Minutes read, corrected & adopted as corrected.
Brooke Johns reports that he has been to see the Public
Utilities Comm. of Md. at Balto. and had had a very
satisfactory talk with the sec. Mr. Harper. After stating to
him our troubles concerning the telephone and electric
light rates Mr. Harper thought it best he take time to
take the matter up commissioners, investigate and
report to us at a latter meeting. M. Johns also investigated
the matter of lights for Olney & Norbeck. The cost would
be 450 & 400 respectively. M. Sharpe said he would let us
farm the cost of lighting roads. We felt the matter of
traffic lights should be financed by Plates Road Com. Again
we have the matter of telephone-dial rates etc. There is
a decided opinion concerning dial system but the consensus
of opinion seems that if the matter of fire alarms
can be satisfactorly arranged then we are willing
for it to be installed. Mr Beane makes a motion the
pres. appoints a com of 3 to write a petition to be sent to the