, 1874-12-12
rl'I:HE1 CITY.
EOARD OF TRADE.

3CARD VI lHHpE'
ypnrueEp AMENDMENT TO TIE RULES
The 1;oa.g of Traao huld speclal nestlns
ycs.urJav Afternoon in the l}oara-ro0'n OF the
,,rox,nion trade, to connitcr proposed n,nena-
,ueu, to tho rules md by-lnws. The room was
dcntely crowded, the gra.u nud pork sncn being
rrc,,nfortabv ea.,eczod togothor. Criea Of
II Adjourn tn tic largo ln'l" wcto raiBod, but
1cre ovetsuled.
George Al. How Troaidont Of tho boara OF
lrRdc, called tie muot1uE to order. Alter OK
p,u,uing the object for which they were RAthofea
iooct her. lo referred to tho action taken ny tao
roa-el a1ny Is, 1874. In prescribing 1hat no.lee
of nm Y intended alteration or a'nolidmehe ~ tne
rules or by-ln,s should DO given at feBt'a'
mceti ug. md subsequently rosted IN coIsl,e"~
nus plnco in tho 13nardroom for zen aays. .'l w.o,l
t, thnll be considered at Il meeting a"un'ono"
aor lAat purpoHe
=, Ia c,,rs,i1orof by tho meeting could only DO
ajH.rert Il by thgr aud would be Foteu upon oae
week he nee. llo ti'tn fca":
In ,c.1 .n,,nts md aAJu.licaions occurring under
+, r,,ien II titH or member Einl! t he!tl ab,e
tr ,,"u ,tous CT excessive dMaycs for tue osl'tnl,
i}ln,vt any contract, hut ouly 10y sT 5us. sn1
eaans sssgt mi + snses ny &C n sc Il @ @ o
i"tsl Tic estimated actual value Of tho properly
sorei tho dsfl:ta e Wsts t0'tFsst II rowner II, G. Ran
nv Il ~ NogrrA, Jr. Mirry Ncls9n F. u. bAl"wln;
q H. C,iJ 1leUH, Kulcrt Warren, j. u. fFeaou, Ill"
q. n. Gaifer.
A. II. WRIGHT,
onn of th.. eiCner. to tho amendment. then ad-
messed tLs meeting. lilo taid TINT 1t Was not
cnnten, lau ID by nly oil tho nignors TINT tho
en,ouuttcn. would be adopted ns It was prosont-
rd. Sucal.n & for hnltof aud fnr tho other
a;rnera tbe.. ileA WIS rather to bring tho Sub
iot., ,-mattcr l. cfuro tho BuarC. It wan fur from
thcir inteutio to atteupt to pass any amend.
n,o,t to the i ues aud bylaws which might tend
to Icscen tia binding cllaractcr OF contracts:
lint tho eater ienco Of tho pnBt two yoarH hau
dcmouutlutct: tl,at practices to be Vo1y inl1ch
condemned i.,A nriacnt--cornars anu other
ionbjua srar sHt .,ionH.-nnd 1t waB with view to
nrnyeuiiur ;iier recurrence that this 1nnttcr Was
31noo;ca, liz would yeld tho door to Nr.
lfAnney.
concdcd with a!r. Wright in saying TINT tho
mn, nlulnont vau proposed for tho purposo OF
clicit1us al etprc sston Of public oriEiou. They
had found out thilt tho rules OF tho Board would
not stand tho ,eB. Of law; and. tn his opinion 1t
yn, uayi-allo thu; entire revision OF tho 1ulsB
should ,,s made. o therefore took leavo TO tre-
sent tho following.
Ef70,rfd That Ill amendments and resolutions now
befurc tue Beard lc Il frrred to committee 81 en
Wrigut, hurry .Stleul,, T. n. AItt.he, r. r 0tlsf-
rhnw, H. ii. Low, u. Nj Ford i. Warren, and y. A..
Erau und ~ consultation with the lAwyeIs o. 1hs
ou:d to rcyae lie rf ea and regulations VI tne outa
ct 1ralu uf he ety OF Clcago: anu .t. sn t !, u a,
utter 10 rcIucsd to eprdip thctr relort nt u may
como 1 Tor acio nj thu a1ln1al nj Gne o. '4a 9a.
Tho resoluttC'n Eaa seconded pY II. Il. loas
md, npon being put to tho meeting, was unani-
,nonslv ss.ontetl. ..--,
The meetlng tllon ndlonrnou.