Daily Republican., 1882-05-05
BOARD OF TRADE,
EvEnIN0-VERY LITTLE BUkI-
y Eh d II Il A N . A u r ED.

Tho regular monthly meeting of th
Wilmington Board of Trade was hel
at their rooms last evening, with Pres
dent Buck in the chair.
The secretary read . communication
which he had received since the las
meeting from the chief Engineer Of tn,
Water Department, stating that City
Council had engaged Prof. Albert r
Leeds to make An analysis OF tn,
Brandywine water on the 2Sth of las
month, and inviting tho com mittee OF
Water Supply to meet wi tn him.
fhs secretary said that he had hand
cd tho communication to the commit
tee, but on account OF tho weather the
analysis was postponed until tho Sth
or 9th Of this month. The Board in
structed him to communicate with Col
| Mclntire, and ascertain the exact date j,
and notify the committee.
The Secretary reported that the com
m unication which had been read at
previous meeting from the Baltimore
Board of Trade in reference to the Del
aware and Chesapeake ship canal, had
been endorsed, and sent to Representa-
tive Martin
There was also communication read
from George M. Porter, Secretary of the
Baltimore Board of Trade, in reference
to the same matter.
The New York Board of Trade and
Navigation Company sent a communi-
cation calling the attention of the Board
to the two bills that are now before
Congress, elating to the bankrupt law,
and requested the Board to ask this
Senators and Representative from this
State to vote in favor of the "Lowell
Bill. " Accompanying 1t was AL ana.
lysis Of the two bills and also petition
for the board to sign.
j. Rodmond Smith thought that the
board should act carefully in this mat.
ter, and suggested that copy of each
Of the bills be obtained before any &C
tion was taken. He laid that he had
examined the Lowell Bill and thought
that it was too cumbersome and intri-
cate and should be simplifed. He
gave brief explanation of it aud
showed how if it became law it would
transfer the business from the Courts to
the Register. He did not think that
the Courts were so crowded with busi-
ness that they were unable to attend to
bankrupt cases.
The speaker said that law such as
was proposed, might be needed in the
large commercial centres, but was not
needed in ties like this.
On motion Mr.. Smith was instructed
to procure copies of the two bills for ex-
animation, and on motion of Mr.. job
jackson the matter was referred to the
Committee on Legislation, and Mr..
Smith added to the committee for this
special case.
Mr.. Smith called attention to the uae
protected condition of property on the i
Eighth street hill, in case of fire. Ht !
said that Rodney street basin was bu |
a few feet higher than the houses on the
hill and the greater mum Der Of residents
in that vicinity could not get water on |
their second floor. He thought it was
the duty OF Council to make every pro-
vision for the protection of property
and suggested the erection by the city Of
a stand pipe, to secure the desired pres.
sure. At the suggestion of one of the
members, Mr.. Smith offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted
Resolved. That the question of erect
ing a stand pipe adequate for the pro
lection of the houses now building and |
20 be built on Eighth street hill be re
erred to the Water Committee OF the
BOARD for investigation.
The board then adjourned