The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-03-21

THE BOARD OF TRADE.-The Board Of
Trade Of this city, held its first annual meet
ing at their rooms, on Wednesday evening of
last week. The Secretary, Mr.. Joseph Smith,
presented his annual report as follows:
This meeting is, stgictly speaking, the first
Annual Meeting of tile Lambertville Board of
Tradn although it is Some two years since the
figst attempt was made to organize such aiIas-
s0ciatipn in this place. The first effort had a
spasmodic existence of few months, and
then ceased to be. A little more than year
ago a few gentlemen, mainly of those who
had been identified with the first movement
to the number Of elegen agreed among them
selves that they would eaeli pay SO much and
submit to whatever additional assessment
might be necessary, and start anew a Board
of Trade, on somewhat different basis
Not in single instance has this agreement
been departed from.
Several preliminary meetings We're held,
constitution was framed and adopted
and one year ago Tonight, being the second
Wednesday in March, the time fixed by the
constitution for that purpose, the first officers
0fthe association were elected. ;vizls
President Samuel Lilly, NJ. D.
Vice President--Richard Mcdowell.
Sec'y and Treas.--Joseph Smith.
At the same meeting a contract was closed
for the rent of house for the use ofthe Board
of Trade, the parlors of which were fitted
carpeted and furnished in neat and COM
Portable manner at an Immediate expenditure
of over one hundred and fifty dollars, besides
mourning rent obligation of fourteen dollars
per month,
As soon as the rooms were IN order, the
Board took possession of them, giving on the
occasion modest reception, at which were
present some forty or fifty of the prominent
citizens of the place. L WAS J most agreea-
BILE and happy affair AHj the Impression
seemed to prevail among thnse present Thy in-
vitation,) that the purpose to carry the enter
prise through was determined Que, and the
usefulness of a Board of Trade properly con-
Quoted, was beyond question. This was the
first introduction to public notice, and in adj
dition to being pleasant, social occasion, re-
suited in substantial benefit s -
In less than six months from our hrst meet
ing. we had doubled in memberships, aud now
at the end of one year from the organization
of the Board we have just three times the
number of members that first resolved a
Board Of rade should be established in this
city. 5l4HgJ91 g8
To undertake complete recapituation of
what has been done during the past year, is
not the purpose of this brief paper, made up
as it has been at the last moment, but it may
not be amss to say that during the year there
I N
,a,I attan5ad and ths.sh;eots ntro
duced taken hold of with much spirit
Among other topics to which the attention
Of the association has been called, has been
oil ne Ol Al
Works, Paper Mills, Rubber and Spoke
Works, &c. Municipal Government, Taxa
tion-City County and State improvements
of Streets. Water Works and Sewerage, Pau
perism, &C., were also considered On most
of the subjects committees have been appoint
cd and large amount OF labor expended ns;t IN
s Snv sa n ,,, a. h "a annsar At
once from these efforts, but that the inquiry
once started will bring forth fruit there here, can
cnmn,;tteas bava also bean in confarenco
with the @susgsr sv Of the RR. Coin re-
gard to reduction IN Fares and Freights, and
with some success, as those VINO srave Ivy, VIII
more ~, las: in, nortant efforts Of nnblie inter
est it is perhaps not too much to say that
our ASSOCIATION has done well during the past
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