New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-04
ass NETWORK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER d. 1852

tive the adulteraon Of cotton seuc forth that the
buyers and dealers in that article were much imposed
upon by receiving sand and dirt at the price Of cotton
ard that they were unanimously DESTROYS of adopting
some means 10 expose the guilty planters. He moved
that the President OF the Chamber be requested to ad-
dress the Chambers of Commerce in the various cities
OF the co'on-Towng districts in favor Of inviting the
Legislatures of their respective States to take measures
to trace authorizations 10 the plantations where they
originated; and 10 make il the duty Of every planter
to place tin card with his name and residence both
on' ana inside OF the baggng of each bale by making
II a mlsdemeanor 10 overlook such labelling. II was
now impossible to trace the Orgin Of bale of cotton
as he writing OH the bales became oblitera,ed.
MI. PHELPS moved TO strike ont the Last part of Mr.
Maury resolution, making this Chamber 10 express
It's opinion with the hope that something would be
done.
The President, Mr.. PERT, said this was an i'm
porni subject, and he thought Committee should be
appointed, instead of ntrusting the whole matter 10
him.
The resolution az amended was adopted and Messrs
Marry, Packard, Brewer, Austin, and Talcott were
appointed such Committee.
Mr.. IuEsToS read a communication from President
Occ of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, in rela-
ton to tee establishment of magnetic time ob5erya-
tory in this city, and offering furrsh the city daily
al MERIDIAN, with the correct time byteegraph stating
also that the Hudson River Railroad Company ha
offered to grant free of their wires for the pur-
pose at that hour each day. Mr. Tleston recommend
ed the acceptance Of the Offer and that the Merchants
Exchange be selected the mos, prominent place.
being in view from Broadway down TO the foot OF the
slip The ball should be six feet in circumference, and
so exhibited that every nautical man about leaving
port could observe when il elevated depressed
and thus regulate his chronometers. He had made
some estimate in relation to the expenses in consulta
ton with Mr.. Phelps, and confident that it could
not be more than few hundred dollars. If there was
any difficulty about the enterprise Mr.. Phelps had
offered TO bear half the expense, and he himself was
certainly willing to bear the other half
discussion followed in which the matter of estab-
llshlng time and weather observatory, which was
referred to a Committee of the Chamber some time
ago, and about the site of which the Common Council
had been making endless delay, was talked about
with some slight dissatisfaction by several members
Mr.. WETMoRE thought this was practical matter
and moved that the offer of Mr. Olcott be accepted and
the whole he referred to a different Committee from
the old one, as well as in anything else. The motion
was carried, and Messrs. Tileston Blunt and PERT
appointed.
A vote Of thanks given to Messrs. Tileston and
Phelps for Offering to bear the expense of the Obser-
vaOry
The PRESIDENT presented the printed Quarantine
report Of the Committee of the Chamber on that sub.
ject together with bill of 900 for the expense of
printing it. Adopted. Adjourned.