Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-29
Chamber of Commerce.

79th Annual Meeting-The Display Sta
 tfOn at the New Haven Light to be Com
 tinued-The Main Station Fixed Fact
 The Officers and the Banquet.
 The 18th annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held in the parlors of the Security Insurance company yesterday noon; present, Messrs President Thomas R. Trow bridge, presiding, Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., Captain Charles H. Townsend, George H. Ford, James D. Dewell, A. H. Kellam, 0. s. Mersick, Wm. B. Goodyear, L. B. Hin man, Harry Prescott, Loren Stannard and Sergeant Sherman of the signal service sta ton. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Secretary Prescott and approved.
 The president called upon Captain Town send, chairman of the committee appointed last year on the resurvey of the Sound, for report. Captain Townsend said that the government engineers commenced operations on the resurvey the first of last April in the eastern part of tn eSound. They were en- gagged with two steamers and two schooners for about six months, and had accomplished considerable work about New London, Ston- ington and Fishers Island, Block Island being their starting point. The work would be resumed in few days. Besides the resur- vey of the Sound bottom there is to be 8 land survey on both sides of the Sound ten miles back from the shore. This topograph- ical survey was in accordance with the rec ommendation of General Sherman, and would be valuable to the government for war purposes.
 Al letter from General Hagen, of the signal service, to Sergeant Sherman, was read by Mir. Trowbridge. It gave notice of the dis continuance, among many others. of the display station at the New Haven lighthouse after March next, owing to the nearly exhausted state of last years appropriation and the smallness of the appropria- ton made this year. President Trowbridge said the new appropriation would be avail able July 1st, and that the government would probably continue the lighthouse station af ter this date, provided it were kept going in the meantime. There had been 8 propo- sition that the chamber assume the expense of bridging over the interval, the cost of which would be about $50. He was heart fly in favor of this plan, as it might be diff cult to get the station re-established if it were actually discontinued. The station was a very important one for the navigation in terests of New Haven, there being sometimesas many as 100 sail in this harbor. He said there were funds enough in the treasury of the Chamber of Commerce to meet the deficiency. It would be unfortunate to have the station closed up because it was of great value to navigation.
 By the report of E. $. Wheeler, the sum of $477.96 was found to be in the treas ury, but of this $50 was appropriated for the purpose above indicated
 In the course of discussion Capt. Town send said reports were current that the main signal station in this city was to be discon- tinued. Such move was much to be depre- cated, and would be a serious loss to our commerce. The government engineers in locating the breakwater here were much as- sisted in their work by the record they ob- tained from the signal station of the prevail ing course of the winds during the three years previous.
 Sergeant Sherman being inquired of said it had been decided to continue the New Haven station, although the appropriation was short.
 A. H. Kellam, as member of the commit tee appointed last year with reference to en- couraging the location of new manufactories here and fostering those already established, reported that the committee had not been idle, but had had frequent meetings and ac- complished good results. The committee was continued for another year.
 General Ford, on the subject of the estab lishment of bonded warehouse in this city, remarked that it met want here long felt, but that it could not be made properly avail able until the transportation lines connected with the city were bonded so as to carry for eign goods, without their previous appraisal at the New York warehouse A foreign pack age consigned to him was delayed in New York some six weeks through this appraisal process. The following resolution was then offered by General Ford and was adopted:
 Whereas, The Chamber of Commerce in New Ha- has learned Of the establishing at this port of bonded government warehouse of the third clase now, in that the full benefit such convenience may be secured to the merchants of merchandise between New York and New Haven to provide the necessary facilities for the immediate transportation of unappraised foreign merchandise arriving in New York and intended for warehOusing at this port.
 Voted, That copy of this request be forwarded to the New York and New Haven steamboat line, Cap- tain Richard Peck, Hon. John H. Starin, New York, Haven and Hartford railroad, and that committee consisting oE Hon. H. G. Lewis, Hon. N. D. Sperry and T. Attwater Barnes be and they hereby ap- pointed to personally solicit these facilities from the transportation lines.
 Messrs. George H. Ford, A. H. Kellam, and Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., were sp pointed a committee to select and report a list of officers for the ensuing year. the re- port to be made at an adjourned meeting to be held next Wednesday noon.
 The committee appointed to arrange for the next annual banquet is as follows: 0. w. Scranton, G. H. Ford, T. Attwater Barnes, E. S. Wheeler, A. H. Kellam, Charles Peter son, Henry G. Lewis, F. A. Gilbert, J. D. Dewell, Charles T. Mersick