Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-17
BOARD OF TRADE.


 resentative O'Neill for Union De- pot Favorably Received.
 Over one hundred of Waterburys rep resentative citizens assembled at Music hall last evening and organized a board of trade. General $. w.. Kellogg was chosen chairman and G. w. Beach secre- tary. General Kellogg upon taking the chair said that a board of trade was es- sential to this city. ''I know of no city that can offer better inducements to manufacturers to come into it's midst. Our sister cities have such organizations and they have met with good results City Attorney Terry believed that progress should be made and moved that a committee of five be appointed by the chair to draft constitution for board of trade and nominate a list of officers. The motion was carried and F. J. Kings bury, D. B. Hamilton, H. A. Matthews, A. $. Chase and E. c. Lewis were ap- pointed.
 On subsequent motion two more members were added to the committed George E. Terry and F. B. Rice. Mir Chase not being present the name of H. F. Baker was substituted and the con- mittee retired.
 Representative O'Neill said that the board of trade should do something 
 union station and unfolding large bundle of blank petitions circulated them among those present. MT Kellogg said that Mir ONeills petition for such station should have the unanimous sup port of the people of this city. Those petitions when filled out are to be re- turned to the office of Webster & O'Neill and will be presented to the general as sembly. Mir O'Neill suggested that the board of trade select a committee to ap- pear before the legislature and urge the passage of the petition. It was also sug- gested that the committee consist of cX- members of both branches of the legis- lature and accordingly the following were chosen H. A. Matthews, E. T. Fur ner, J. $. Elton, D. B. Hamilton, J. R. Smith, E. l.. Frisbie. Sr., A. s. Chase, F. J. Brown, E. T. Root, A. $. Blake, H. H. Peck. c. Maloney, c. B. Webster. E. c. Lewis and others.
 The committee on constitution and by laws offered the following articles of as sociatiOn:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this association shall be the board of trade of the city of Water bury.
 ARTICLE II.
 Its object shall be to aid in pro- noting the extension and development interests of the city.
 ARTICLE III.
 The officers shall be president and two vice presidents who shall be eX-officiO members of the board of directors. a sec retary, a treasurer and fifteen Q5) direc- tors, all elected by ballot at the annual aat h11tt tn hold are elected in their places.
 Five directors at any meeting duly called shall constitute quorum. The secretary shall be secretary of the board of directors.
 ARTICLE ".
 Any citizen of Waterbury may become member of the association by subscrib- ing his name to the articles of association and paying into the treasury the sum of So, and S3 each year thereafter.
 ARTICLE V.
 The first annual meeting shall be held on the second Monday of January. 1890, and on each succeeding second Monday of January thereafter.
 ARTICLE VI.
 Special meetings may be called at any time by direction of the president and shall be called upon request in writing of five members of the association.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The board of directors shall have the power to appoint such standing and special committees as the interests of the association may in their judgment re- quire.
 ARTICLE vIu
 All annual and special meetings shall be called by notice. giving the time and place and published in two daily papers of this city at least three days before the time of meeting.
 ARTICLE TX.
 These articles may be altered or amended at any meeting duly warned for that purpose.
 The articles were adopted and the fol- lowing list of officers presented, not how ever, before Nh Kingsbury had stated that the committee had been impartial by nominating themselves, because out of couple of hundred competent men it was very difficult whom to select. Fol lowing are the officers chosen Frederick J. kingsbury, president: D. $. Plume and A. 5. Chase, vice presidents: Guern- sey 5. Parsons, treasurer: J. B. Doherty. secretary: D. B. Hamilton, $. w. Kel- logg, E. C. Lewis, Chas Miller, John Ry- an, Geo Panneton, H. l.. Wade, H. A. Matthews. E. T. Turner, F. B. Rice. H. Ii. Peck, Martin Hellmann, E. D. Steele, George w. Beach, and O. II. Stevens, directors.
 On motion Secretary Beach was in structed to cast a ballot for the election of the officers.
 Messrs H. F. Baker, J. B. Doherty and C. M. Upson were appointed commit tee to consult with the business and pro- fesslonal men and invite them to ioin the board of trade. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of Presi- dent Kingsbury.
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