New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

...,..,nn.l Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday George W. Lane ths sec of pRsh-
cock, who declined TO run again; James NJ Brown
was neglected first vice-prcsid:nt; Wiiiiam ~.
chosen second vice-presldcnt Scion Hum
nhrcys treasurer and George Wilson, secre-
tary The executive committee chosen Is MAGE
up of Oliver Hartman, chaiIman Bsnlam'n Vi VI
Arnold Charles s. Smith, Morris X. Jesup; ana
Henry lIcntz the Committee on Finance ana Cur
rency of J. Pierrepont Morgan chairman, uep rS
s. Coe Cyrus ". Field, Joseph NJ. flske aIn Ed-
mund W. Corlics A. A. Low and William r, Dougc
were elected trustees for three years William "
Morgan was elected con ms osrc lOr Of Nautical
School will be Thomas r. Ball, charmnnu, E !h
Spicer IT, and james II. Winchester Inc othet
committees the same as last year. excep'g rc
Mayor low retires from the Committee on f1Tc, ,
Commerce and Revenue Laws, ana Nsgo Ss u Y
succeeds him; John 1. Agrew succeeds MoiaS and
Jesup on the Committee on ihteInui A'
improvements ~. attention
MIR Ba bcock made address, calling a1 az, pnt
TO the efforts of the Chamber to secure VA nc
Onic. site for the purposes Of new bulIulnp' nc
Coyernm,,t absolutely refused, he said to buy the
IN. property until $4,000 was contributed TOWARD
IT, This the merchants dld IN conslu n aavs
promise that that the Government woulu alMaAs
keep the Post Office there Yet Wltnln zen Se a..
the Post Office removed elsewhere DuIiig 'Ilo
seven wears that inc had been president OF the Cha
Der 2s7 members had been added TO It's Tolls anu
there had been H. deaths. ,,... J..
The following letter IRON congressman ho"i'' W
H. onestiou of dsposing of the Navy Yards is again
before the Committee on D.,
recommended that the yard at ChafleSloWh, ~
sold and the questions TO the yard AT roohn -,
whether n shall be abandoned and sold OF whether "a
additional sums Of money shall be expenueu upon ~ ~ ~
order t m Az for the demand Of the new Navy III aP
near thorthe dry dock not sufficiently large 10 TO
reive the new that the gates are OUT OF oiue
that Tho approach INSTRUCTED by deposits OF s
and that tine sewers from Brooklyn must be very nate
ria la cnanged In order 10 protect the dock from @psoc
destruction. so far | know, this yard Is OF put
little advantage to the commerce OF new oIh "niIO
the property occupies II exempt from ti1atlui anu III
terfercs seriously with the growth oi the Cy Oh
lVn The committees have ssked luc 10 procure tne
oiinion OF the Chamber OF Commerce AZ 10 lne cA-
pcdency of disposing Of tins property ana OF estd5
Inc fcwhere possibly at New-LondOn, new aIu 4tu
olate To the requirements Of modern shlps ~
honor therefore, TO request that you WIN VI a"S
matter 10 the consideration Of the Chaiutr anu
nit 10 mo submission 10 the committee the cooi
A resolution was offered 10 refer the subject 10
The Committee on IIarbor AMI Shipping Ambrose
Snow directed and a special committee compose oA
Gustav Schwab, James w. PInchot, trahkhh Eu-
son William II. Webb and j. :. /. StraliaDan, was
Amounted to consider the matter aud IcpOr, AT tnc
next meeting. Resolutions were adopted tIal the
Chamber ulge the Legislature 10 pass thc Dill en-
Lodvluc provisions tor the reduction oi pOtage ices
AT this port by way OF sandy Hook. IL was also re-
solved 20 appoint "a committee OF hNe 10 invite tnc
cooperation of other commercial bodies lOr ihe pnI
rosr OF securing the ratification 10y the people OF
ths state al the next election Oi the ConsutuuOhal
amendment abOlishing canal tolls.