Daily Republican., 1883-02-10
THIRD EDITION. v, N. KennaId ( Co..
BOARD OF TRADE.
Special Meeting Considering the
Amendment Of Port Wardens.


A special meeting of the Board OF
Trade was very largely attended last
evening, the announcement having been
made that an amendment to the City
Charter would BE- under consideration.
Amongst those present were President
Oft Board jackson, J. Taylor Cause,
George G. Lobdell, Charles Il. Fritz, K.
T. Warner, H. T. Cause, Allen Speak
man, Captain f. b. Cotton, Captain
Willard Thompson, Captain E. ker-
shaw, w. G. Gibbons Eli Garrett, Pres
ton Lea, William 7. Porter, George w.
Bush, L. A. VanTrump and others.
After the Board was called TO order
Captain Cotton, from the committee ap-
pointed at a previous meeting to pre-
pare a bill providing for the appointment
of Board of Port Wardens to have
control Of the navigation on the Chris
tiana. Brandywine and Delawarerivers,
reported bill for that purpose, prepared
by j. H. Hotfecker, Esq, which will
be found in another column of the RE-
PUBLICAN.
Mr.. Cause, was Of the opinion that
this was quite too important matter to
be fully discussed and determined at
one meeting. He had his doubts on &C
count OF the irregularity of the meetings
of the Board of Trade whether it was
the proper body to have charge of such
an important matter. He thought it
would be we'll to have the bill printed
and distributed amongst the members
for their consideration, and that a spe-
cial meeting be called some time next
week.
Mr.. Warner stated that the legisla-
ton asked for was very much needed,
and hoped there would be as little de-
lay as possible in getting the matter be
for the Legislature. 1t was necessary
that lines be run, as the old ones had
become obliterated and could not be
found.
Mr.. Lobdell denied that the lines run
by Major Sears, some years ago, could
not be found. They could be very east
ly traced and would be found to be in the
main correct. If the present plan was
adopted, operations would commence
where Major Sears left off, Mr.. War
ner said he had no intention of rejecting
upon the former action of the commits
sion, but he had been informed that the
lines could not be found in some places
and would have to be re-run.
Mr.. Lobdell still insisted that the gem
tleman had been misintormed, and then
he gave detail of what the Commits
siOners had done The fault lay in a to-
tai disregard of the old lines, and as
there was no law to entOUe the orders of
the Board nothing could be done.
Mr.. Warner said that it was hot the
intention of the Board OF Port Wardens
to change the lines that had been run,
only where they were found to be mae
curate
After other remarks by different mem
berS, a motion to instruct the Secretary
of the Board to have 100 copies Of the
bill printed, was adopted, and further
motion providing for another meeting
Of the Board on Thursday night next
was adopted.
Mr.. jackson presented and had read
a bill which had received "A second read
ing before the Senate, the title Of which
was: AN act 10 further secure the
freedom of elections" IN" full text
of the bill is given in our editorial col
umns. Mr.. jackson said he was i'll
formed that there was Il strong proba-
bility Of the bill becoming IA law, and If
it did, every manufacturing incorpora-
ted firm in the city might as well sur
render their charters, rs they could not
be legally held two days during heat
ed political campaign.
Several members Of the Board de-
nounced the bill as Infamous, and on
the motion Of Captain Cotton a com
mi,tee, consisting of Mrserr> Gausr,
Gibbons and Lobdcll was appointed to
draw up protest Oh behalf Of the
Board to present to tn" LEGISLATURE
against the passage Of the bill. The
meeting then adjOurnpa