The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Enlargement Of the Erie Canal by Congress
sional Appropriation-The Sailors Boarding
Heuses-How District Attorney Sullivan
Stumbled Commissioner Who Wanted
Offenders Brought to Trial.
The regular monthly meeting occurred yester-
day, Mr.. William +. Dodge In the chair.
rRorEorIos OF EMiGRANrs.
resolution was passed requesting the chair to,
name committee OF three to report upon two
bills now before Congress, entitled in both cases
"To promote emigration" The author OF the reso-
luton, Mr.. Bierwirth stated that the object Of the
bill was to do away with Commissioners Of Kmi.
grafton and place the emigrant alter his ARRIVAL
under the care Of UAited states commissioner.
Messrs. Biervirth, A. Low and Mr.. schwsb were
appointed a. such committee.
sai sa1H p sAILORs' BOARDING HOUSES. f
Captain c. G. Duncan, Commissioner for licensing
saiIors boarding houses in his annual report says
that in January last there were about one hundredI
sailors boarding houses in the city, nfty.six OF
which complied with the law and took out licenses.
The others remain defiant. Forty OF them were ar
the Grand Jury and held in $500 bail. He states
that he mas endesvored to bring the cases to &C
hearing, ana scarcely week has passed that hex
has not visited the District Attorneys ONCE.
where promises were made but, he AYERS, no action
was taken. ION very recent VISIT" says the re-
port, permission was requested from Mr.. Suli-,
van, then Assistant District Attorney to employ
special counsel to conduct these cases. If his de-
paltment could not find time to do 10. Your cOn1-
missioner was accused OF grossly insulting that
officer by such request, and forbidden ever tV
reviews the law under which he and his assocateS
act, and expresses the hope that the new District
to the wSo abe bs the aw a, e
sss aySa @ na esaPH
that he give it his earliest attention.
ERIE CANAL ENLARGEMENT. .
Congressman D. $. BENNETT OF Bufraio, ad'
national work, as contemplated ~ his bill INTRO.
for the appropriation Of $4,000 by Congress for
the enlargement Of locks, on certain conditions
bennett read a long paper in support Of giving ld
the work national character. He was satisfied
S the state Of NEW " YORK woa ss its
Kanawaha Canal would be abandoned, the Midland
Canal enlarged and the Erie lanai so improved
for Iuei I'm the West for the want
OF transportation, which was being driven into
shipments from the port OF Montreal were nearly az
great as those of New York. He submitted the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which he asked
might be adopted.
they were moved by Mr.. Henry and unan-
m0usly adopted
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q IN a 70
Tho Hudson RIVER and The Atlantic work Of public
aps Tsen
& s @ r.
s Of Erie
men, and threw r. work which ought 70 have been
Re State New wSsIeas Since eSassTus.
per cent Of 1S
s Af ns rSs
sa :::Ss AZ saS & sS
y sds ns s. 8 %S
recognizes the national character and national import
s it, sSa
Of .s.m r.
Tie he ana s1 city new sn
whereas the improvements ntemplaed by the said bin
rnpting nayigaon VIII .npsrsede and render unnecfs
Of the Welland Canal by tho Canadian government and
opening, on the other hand from Lake Erie and Lako
for boats equal 10 the mil capacity of the Delaware ami
Be- BY 600 roS
II 1sr f sSa' ssys steG as sa.SS o$
inland lakes; and whereas tho traffic and travel OF an
'f @
and light indiIerc 10 time or perishspe and which
tive trade; therefore
Resolved, That earnestly recommend TO tho Legs
sion OF en- act accepting the provisions 81 The b hsfe
proyemeni OF the Erie and oswego canals and pledgp
that the traffic OF the canals question shall subjected
to no tolls exceeding what are required TO reimburse e
c1 es o, % @ 'e W sD1h reP% Of tho
States the Substitution OF hc bill for the improvement q
the Erie and 0swego canals 10 place OF ali other mcas
transportation between The West and the senhol ri as
being the one which will most fully aud satIsac
Rcsoyed, That the secretary OF this Chamber be IN.
strueted TO transmit copy OF these resolutions 10 tia
Shairmen Of the Committees On Commerce in the two
tees on Canals IN the two houses OF the Legislature OF The
State OF New York.
AMERICAN COMMERCE.
A resolution was offered asking Congress- TO re-
wise the laws for the protection OF American con-
mii zee. aud the Chamber adjourned until Tuesday,
at holfpast two Z. M.
CHANGES IN THE COR0NERs' OFFICE.
with the year Just passed out OF existence tho