Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-05

New nIembsEs-strsor signs ReoOm-
monded.
A ossditAbls numbsr Of the members
OF the BoAri of Trade, bnt not half 81
many - should have been present, msi
In tha cosy committee room in che
BuilderS' Exchange, Crosby Il Hill
BuildluRi last evening, President Taylor
In the chair.
After the reading Of the minutes oi
the preceding nesting. Secretary Van
Trump presented and read the follow
Ing;
Your secretary beRs leave to report thai
for the hrst time in q number OF years
he 10 able 70 announce that regular
monthly meetings, with one exception
have been held during the past year.
The membership has grown considers.
blyi. rs consequent result the attend.
anoa and interest have greatly In
creased. Your officers having received
an advantageous cffer OF the rooms OF
the Builders' Exchange deemed II foI
the intarest OF the board to Rooept 1t,
and trust you will approve their action.
The president will give the details Of
the Transaction. It 10 with great salts
faction am able 10 report that all bills
aud indsbsedness Of every description IL
paid. That We commence The new year
In our new quarters FREQ OF all liability
and with q surplus In the treasury"
Signed by Il. A. Van Trump.
President TAy lor, In referring TO the
Aotious OF the ofncers 10 making the
ohsnge, said that new and more oom-
m0dlous quarters were required by .
fast growing membership and the de.
mAnd for more accessible QnArteIB and
the community Of interests existing be.
tween the Board OF Trade and the
BulideEs' ExchNnRe suggested the PRO.
pEIety Of being CLOSE toSesheT. The
board by n unanimous veto approved
the action Of the ofacers OF the board.
This being the annual meeting OF thI
board the following officers were
elected:
d. W. Taylor, president; George W.
Bush, Jr., vice president; James Brad.
FORD, treasurer, and Il. A. Van Trump
secretary.
The following new members OF III,
board were elected:
Crosby b Hill, TalnAll BFotherp, Tn,
Hartmann and FehrenbAoh Brewing
Company, John O. FArrA, W. B. CLARK
Joseph stockle, Mullin q Pierson, JohI
p. DonAhos, and The Barlow Ant
ThAtoher Spinning Company.
On motion Of Col. Milo Locke the by
laws OF the Exchange we're amended ii
to the bmo Of meeting Of the Board
Hereafter the Board will meet on thl
arut Friday night inttsAd OF the hrs
ThursdAy night.
George W. Bush, from the OommitIe,
on Navigation, referred to the DANCE
| ~ yaana1a uRaatN NkWauah AhR n
Third street bridge, the guards being II
q very unsafe condition. Ths port war
ldena had notified the Levy Court Rbou
It, but no attention WAS paid TO IL. Al
accident he said was liable to ooou
there at any time. A motion made b.
him WAS adopted, insiTuoiinR the score
JaFy of the Board 10 write 10 the Lew
Court and request that body 20 attend
ID the matter Immediately.
Dol. Locks complained Of the Absenol
OF signs At the corners OF the street,
denotinR the names Of streets. Thil
was not only inoonvenlent t,
strangers visiting the olty, but ever
residents vera not aware Of the name
Of streets in their eWR vicinity. HI
could not now tell the names Of scarcely
any OF the GROSS strestB out DelAWhEl
avenue. Hs moved that tue secretary
call the attention Of the Street Ant
Saver Commisaion TO the matter, an
his motion was adopted.
A sign was ordered to be procured
and placed ct the entrance Of ths x
change on Market Gt.eet to deslsnast
the place Of ueeilng OF the Board o
Trade.
A OonmunioAtIou from the secretAr.
Of the National Board OF Trade va
read, requesting the Wilmington Boar
OF Trade to become D member OF thA
bCdy and send o delegate to the mex
annual meeting Of that body. The fe
for membership 10 $40. The Invitation
was Aoospted, and tne secretary was In
struotsd to notify the secretary Of tb
National BoATd Of Trade that = delegAt
would be elected At the next meeting Q
the board.
The board then adjourned.