The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
AFTER THE ARREARS.
Chamber of Commerce Sus-
ponds Delinquents.
AN ASSESSMENT ORDERED.
Jnvftafion TO Tacoma Exposition Ac-
cepted-Meeting Tomorrow Night to
Discuss City Charter Revision.

At the monthly meeting Of the Chamocf Q.
Commerce last night IL was voted 10 snsPsnd
all members delinquent six months ID gus VI
assessments. An assessment OF $40 was diiec'ee
to be levied on each share OF stock Inc INV
tation TO visit the Tacoma exposition vas nc
copied On Wednesday night there VIII oe
meeting TO discuss city charter amendments,
President jacob Furth said that the piooisin
Of collecting the dues and assessments LOT s.'e
expenses OF the chamber was becoming y sei'o"s
one: and be wished TO have some pian =,
gested by which the collections should pe MAJ
Secretary J. w. Dodge thereupon rsaa s'a.s
ment showing that of the second assessn ssh -
$250 were unpaid, of the thru w. aNe "
dues 81 ,e65-a total OF $3.50.
Judge J. II. Lewis gave bis opinion .no, q
member who would not pay was voith.ess. "a, ae
thought that man sixty days Deninu shouia " "
dropped-not suspended, but sbsoiulei! oioppeo
unless there were good reasons Io1 'onNa,
action, good excuse Judge Lewis hnsiiy moVea
that all members six months In arrears snou'u'
according to the By laws, be suspenueu-
Rees r. Daniels suggested that the members
could be either suspended or expelled. lie
held that the latter course would In some
instances be better, 30 he urged that the matter
be left to the trustees with Instruction elther 10
suspend or expeI.
After some discussion the motion was passed
in such form that all delinquent In dues ana as
sessments for six months be suspended ana
their stock sold
Juee Levi, then proposed an amendment TO
the by laws by which the trustees may suspend
any member delinquent sixty days in dues or
asxeEsmeutg This amendment was laid over
for a month for final action
In order to bring some money into the treas
urer the chamber directed the trustees to levy
an assessment of $40 on each share oil stock
A letter was read from the Denver Chamber OF
Ia bar at-F Ef
merce 10 support Thomas NJ. Patterson. OF Dem
yer, for the vacant place in the interstate COM
mcrce commission The chamber voted that 1t
would be inexpedient TO name any particular
man. though Seattle was in favor OF Western
man.
The invitation of the Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce for the Seattle chamber to visit the
exposition on Saturday was accepted. 1t is
expected that that day will be 'Chamber of
Commerce Day" The Seattle chamber win
meet on Wednesday night to make arrangements
for going TO Tacoma.
President Furth reminded the members of
the chamber that the city charter was about
to be revised; and he urged that suggestions for
amendment be sent in To the commission on
revision. Judge J. r. Lewis thought the
mayors salary should be go low that the
money In the Office should be no object. The
honor and influence should be the chief aim
of the aspirant to the office.
Dr. Samuel Ramsey heartily seconded the idea
OF meeting of the chamber to discuss charter
revision.
John f. Aver did not believe in making too
many changes, but he thought the chamber
should take some SETON
1t was decided that the question OF charter re-
vision should be set for the meeting on Wednes-
day night.
J. T. Robinson and Leo Daft were elected
members