Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Resolutions Adopted About the Fed
erRl Building

erai Building.
The Chamber of Commerce met yes
terday afternoon to take action on the
letters received few days since from
Representative Vandever setting forth
the intention Of the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury to suspend the work on
the Federal building at the top of the
first story.
Hervey Lindley called the meeting to
order and Secretary Higgins read the
letters, which have already been pub
lished in the HERALD. Captain Seamans
then offered some resolutions commend
ing the action of General Vandever and
of Supervising Architect Windrim, and
requesting the Secretary to apprise them
of the concurrence of the chamber with
their views. Before these were seconded
Colonel Oils offered some resolutions ex-
planning that the chamber had received
more light on the matter since its last
action and wished now to concur with
the opinion of the Supervising Architect.
There was in these resolutions also a
suggestion that the chamber had
contemplated the possibility of a
change of site, but that it was
now opposed to any such idea. These
resolutions were seconded. Objection
was Immediately made that the action
imputed to the chamber had not been
taken, and that the proposition to change
the site had never come up in the meet
ings. Secretary Higgins explained that
at a recent meeting the chamber had put
itself right in the matter, and that the
only record of their action which had
been sent was one which Mr.. Windrim
had practically endorsed in his PROPOSE
tion to stop the work at the second story.
A lively discussion followed, in which
Gen. Boyce, who favored Captain Sea-
mans resolutions, and Col. Otis took q
hand. The matter was finally COM
promised by the adoption of q resolution
offered by E. E. Hughes, which read as
follows:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors, on the 23d
day OF May, passed the following resolution,
to-wit: THAT this board has carefully and
ernment building now being erected in this
city, and 1t is the opinion of the board that
work on said building should be stopped and
an effort made at the next session of Congress
to obtain sufficient. appropriation to purchase
additional land adjoining the present SITE and
to enlarge the present building to
with a carefully prepared statement of facts,
wss forwarded to our Representative in Con-
gress, General VIM. Vandever, and to the De-
partment at Washington, D. c., aud which Is to
the present time the only action taken by the
Chamber of Commerce or its Board OF Di-
ectors;
WHEREAS The Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury in a letter to General Vandever has
said among other things that the Department is
OF he opinion that the exigencies OF the case
would best be met by suspending work on the
building at the top OF the first ttory until such
time as 1t can be ascertained whether Congress
will make further appropriation OF such sum
as may be needed to purchase additional land
and erect an extension or wing TO the building
as originally designed, constructing the now
omitted second story, thus having the three
story building originally designed; and, where
as, General vandever has said in reply thereto
that he does not hesitate to advise and request
the Department to make the recommendation,
believing it to be just and necessary: therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, By this chamber. that General VAN
dever be informed that his course in the matter
Der. and that the Secretary be instructed to
extend TO him the thanks of this body for his
prompt and judicious action in the premises.
Mr.. T. A. Lewis offered the following
resolution, which was seconded and
adopted:
Resolved, That this chamber approve the
report made by its honorable Board of Direct ors
commend 1t as the wise and thoughtful judg.
ment of practical business men.
This matter being disposed of, the
floor was given to Fred Engelhart, who
unfolded plan for a grand festival to
take place in this city next December.
He stated the advantages which would
accrue to the city through the presence
of such large number of people as
would attend the celebration. He in
stanced the good results to New Orleans,
st. Louis and st. Paul of their annual
festivals, and m maintained that similar
undertaking could be successfully carried
out in Los Angeles.
The chamber then adjourned.