Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-03
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
Meeting of the Executive Committee at
the Board of Trade Rnnms.

the Board OF Trade Rooms.
The Executive Committee of the Sacra-
mento Improvement Association held a
meeting last evening at the Board of Trade
Rooms, where, under invitation of the Sec
rotary of the Board, the meetings of the
Executive Committee of the Association
will hereafter be held. President w. H.
Beatty presided, and c. w. Baker was
Secretary.
After reading and approval OF the min
utes of the lasT meeting, the report of the
Committee on Permanent Exhibition was
read, giving the action of the committee,
heretofore published, concerning the change
made in the Exhibition Superintendent,
and the election of 0. S. Flint TO fill the
vacancy. The report was accepted and the
action OF the committee approved.
The same committee also reported that it
had appointed q sub committee to draft
rules under which the Exhibition is to be
conducted, and another subcommittee TO
consider what publications, if any, are de-
sirable for the Association TO procure for
distribution. The reports of these SUBJ
committees are to be submitted to the Ex-
executive Committee for It's action.
The matter of continuing the employ
ment of lad to assist the Superintendent
Of the Exhibition, as also the subject of
needed supplies at the Exposition building,
together with arrangements for receiving
contributions for use as exhibits, was re-
ferred to the committee in charge of the
Exhibition, with authority to act.
The President announced the following
standing committees:
On filling China Slough and repairing
wharves and sheds on the city front: Frank
Miller Ebairrnap- Thomas Ii
Hubbard, d. S. Parker, A. Avian VOORHEES,,
William Geary, James Mcclure, B. Nc
Creary, S. Lavenson, David Lubin, w. F.
Knox, Charles McCreary and A. c. Sweet
ser
Committee on Waterworks and Machin-
cry, and Plans for Supplying Clearwater for
Domestic Purposes and for Motive Power
for Machinery-Dr. 6. l.. Simmons, Chair
man; w. ?. Coleman H. c. Wolf, H.
Weinstock, DR.. w. A. Briggs. George w.
Chesiey, C. X. McClatchy, H. Wittenbrock,
w. +. Chamberlain, A. Walters, l.. L.
Lewis, DIR. Z. w. Huntington, DR.. 4. E.
Bruno and John Eiiel
The President stated that the other stand
ing committees would be announced at the
next meeting.
A communication was read from T. 3.
Hall, President, and William Ingram, Sec
rotary of the Sacramento immigration AS
ISOLATION, notifying that said association
had by resolution turned over the balance
OF its funds remaining on hand, amount
ing to about $50, to the Improvement Asso-
citation.
The Secretary was, upon motion, in
structed TO make suitable acknowledgment
to the immigration Association. of The
same.
Communications from the State Board of
Trade were read urging that an exhibit
from Sacramento county be prepared, to be
forwarded with those from other counties.
by the State Board to the National G. A. r.
Encampment to be held at Columbus,
Ohio, and to be subsequently, transferred
to the Ohio Valley Centennial at
Cincinnati, in September next. After dis
cussion of the subject, A. S. Hopkins f.
X. Alsip and c. II. Hubbard were APP
pointed committee 20 wait upon the
county Board of Supervisors and present
the matter to that body with the view of
getting 1T to make the necessary small APP
preparation to have the materials for an
exhibit collected and forwarded. 1t was
stated that there would be no expense be-
yond collecting it and sending it, properly
prepared, to the State Board of Trade,
which body would take charge of and for
ward it, paying all expense after its receipt
at San Francisco. The cost of collecting
and preparing the exhibit it was thought
would not exceed 500.
The Secretary was, upon motion, di-
rected to notify all members of the Execu-
tive Committee that the annual memb er-
ship fee of s. is now due for the second
year, and also that the section of the by
laws which imposes fine of 81 for each
absence from the meetings of the commit
tee, unless away from the city. or q salts
factory excuse is filed prior to the meeting
would be hereafter strictly enforced.
An appropriation of 500 to pay the As
sociation's dues to the State Board of Trade
for the past four months, was made.
The committee then adjourned.