about  4  o'clock  this  afternoon,  a  child  was  run  upon  and  in-
jured by  a  traction  engine.  Thereupon,  by  unanimous  consent
of  all  members  present,  Messrs.  Custer,  Lockhart  and  Seward
were  constituted  a  committee  to  at  once  make  all  necessary  in-
vestigation of  the  condition  of  the  child  and  its  parents,  and
render  all  proper  aid;  and  Mr.  Seward,  Superintendent  of  that
department,  being  absent,  Mr.  O'Neal,  with  Messrs.  Custer  and
Lockhart,  proceeded  to  discharge  the  duties  imposed.
FIFTH  DAY.
MORNING   SESSION.
Friday,  September  29,  1882,  9  o'clock  a.  m.
The  Board  met,  President  Custer  in  the  chair.  The  mem-
bers all  present,  except  Messrs.  Hargrove,  O'Neal,  Kirkpatrick
and  Lockhart.
The  minutes  of  yesterday  were  read  and  approved.
The  proceedings  had  at  the  informal  meeting  held  at  the
Grand  Hotel  last  evening,  were  reported  and  made  a  matter  of
record.  On  motion,  the  action  so  had  was  approved  and  con-
firmed, and  the  committee  so  appointed  was  constituted  the
committee  of  the  Board,  and  instructed  to  complete  the  work
assigned  it.
On  motion,  the  protest  of  W.  O.  Canaday  and  S.  F.  Gray
received  yesterday,  was  taken  from  the  table  for  action;  there-
upon.
On  motion,  it  was  ordered  that  the  action  of  the  Awarding
Committee  be  approved.
The  protest  of  L.  W.  Hasselman  was  taken  up  for  further
consideration ;  thereupon  Mr.  Quick  reported  that  he  had  con-
ferred with  the  parties  and  failed  to  make  an  amicable  adjust-
ment, and  that  neither  gentleman  is  willing  to  have  the  show
repeated.
On  motion,  his  report  was  received  and  the  award  sustained..
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On  motion  of  Mr.  Mitchell,  it  wm  ordered  that  Mr.  Ragan
l>e  authorized  to  select  the  Committee  on  Book  II.
