Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-25
BOARD OF TRADE.
MONTHLY MEETING MONDAY
EVESlNu. ..

Treasurer's Report-The City Council
Urged to Establish a Board of Health
The Project of Public Building Dis
cussed,
Board of Trade was called TO order by
First Vice President Moses.
The roll was called and the following
members were present: G. w. Moses,
w. q. Lewis, John II. Waters, James NJ.
Walters, George A. Hager, P. L. Carpen-
ter, p. S. Fisher, E. Zang, DR.. G. G. Con-
rad, DR.. A, N. Wakefield, Chas. Griffith,
DIR. G. w. Wagner, S. d. Canaan, L. D.
Woodruff. Jacob Fockltr, p. A. Cobaugh.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Report of Standing Committees called
for.
Committee on Manufactures had no re-
port.
DIR, G. E. Conrad, as Secretary of Com
mittee on Real Estate, reported as fol-
lows
.. JoHNsTowN Pa, April II, 1890
Committee on Real Estate met at Board Of
Trade rooms April 1, 1890, at O'Clock. Members
present: President Geo. W. Moses, Herman
Banner, j, II. Waters and G. E. Conrad. L, Il.
Felt being absent, on motion of Herman
Banner, 1t was resolved that G. E, conrad act
as Secretary during term.
There being no applications for locations
from any manufacturers 1t was resolved to be
in readiness to assist corporations, asking as.
isUance.
Subjects discussed Draining OF our streams,
free library, over head bridges, Pennsylvania
Railroad, at MorTellvllle and brl1ge to Prospect
and Hospital, also asking council to pass ordl-
nance prohibiting trains from running faster
than five or six miles an hour in city limits until
over head bridges are built.
Meeting adjourned to meet at call OF Pres-
lent. G. Z. CONRAD, Secretary.
Mr.. Waters moved the report be re-
ceived and filed.
Dr. Wagner moved that the Committee
be directed to prepare resolutions en-
bodyiag their views on the different sub
iects mentioned in their resport.
Committee on Finance had no report
Mr.. Fisher, Chairman of Municiral
Committee, reported that his Committee
met and organized by selecting II. w.
Storey, Secretary, He also reported the
committees action on the different turn
pike routes to Munday's. as follows
JHHNsTowN. Pa, April 2I, 1890.
To the Board or Trade:
Your Committee on Municipal Affairs to
,,-bn,o rafarrnd "a nrnnncad turnnlya rnut a
to Munday's, beg leave to report as follows
The Committee on Municipal Affairs met puT-
suant to notice, at . p. NJ. March 27th, to meet
all persons interested In any projected road to
Johnstown, and especially those interested in
the Hinckston's Run and Conemaugh routes to
Munday's, connecting at that place with the old
State road.
p S. Fisher, Chairman, Geo X. Shryoek, Scott
Dibert, and L. D, Woodruff, OF this committee,
were present.
The meeting was called to order by the
Chair and the objects stated. Mr. p. f. custer
of Vinco, Jackson township, made some remarks
in reference to the Conemaugh route. but was
not able to state how much the road would cCst
per mile. Mr.. B. Benshoff one OF those in favor
of .Hnckston's Run route, stated that Mr.
VIM. Sick had been employed in making sur.
| vey OF that route. Mr.. Slick produced a survey
| he had made. He said NIunday's could be reached
by distance of nine miles and 1872 perches, thai
| he grade in no place would be over two degrees
| that only three bridges would be required anC
| that the cost per mile to build the road woull
not exceed over s., 500. There are on this rout,
two straight lines of about half a mile each, ant
| that the prosed road would be q fine one 1T
whole length.
Your committee, after careful delberatlon
| think that the Hinckston's Run route would b.
a good one, perhaps the best one leading to Nun
| days and from the facts we have so far Learned
| as to the proposed routes, your committee fee
safe in recommending the Hinckston Run route
Mr.. Canaan moved that the report be re
ceived and filed. Seconded and agreed to
| DR.. Wagner moved that this BoarC
concur with the committee in their judg
ment as to the practicabilitY of the Hicks
toms Run route. Agreed to.
Mr.. Canaan, Chairman of the Committe
on Statistics, reported the committee hat
organized by the selection of John M
Rose as Secretary. He also stated tina
the matter OF subscribing for papers hat
been referred to those i'll conjunction wit
the Secretary.
DR.. Wagner, from the Special Com
mittee, reported that they had subscribe
for fourteen journals through Ramp
Horan, at cost of $50 per year, and tina
the papers were being delivered promptly
Mr.. Walters moved that the report b
received, filed, and the action of tn
Special Committee approved. Agreed tc
Mr.. Walters, from the Committee o
Publication, had no report to offer.
Committee on Arbitration no report.
The Treasurer's report was read a
follows:
DR.. TO amount on had at our
| last meetlng ..............-.. Fl,oOh'
DR.. TO amount received
from the Secretary"............ 49,
Total. l............................. S1,3lG,'
CT, BY amount paid O. II.
| Frazer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., eJJUU
Cr. BY amount paid w. j.
KOSe q son. 49,. ................. O'J1
or. BY amount pa'l 4. Blaln 93
swank. ............,........... 49,. 11.37
CIR. BY amount paid Herald
Printing Company ..... f,OO 76,
Balance ON hand ............... $1.27O'
GEO. A. HAGER. Treasurer,
The report was received and filed.