Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-13
THE CHAMBER.
The Meeting of the Members
Last Night.
A Directors Meeting in the
Afternoon.
Interesting Facts Selected From the
Reports.
Secretary Willard's Splendid Work in
Advancing the Influence of the
Chamber-Features OF
the Meeting.

The board of directors Of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon.
There were present Directors Wells,
Lankershim, Hughes, Baker, Forman,
McGarvin, Hellman, Hazard, Klokke
and Jevne.
@. M. Wells acted as president; G. D.
Willard acted as secretary.
The secretary rendered financial re-
port, showing balance OF $561 20.
Bills to the amount OF $l19.S0 were
audited and ordered paid.
The statement was made that mis-
apprehension had arisen to the effect
that the funds remaining over from the
entertainment of the Press clubs and
not called for were to 60 to the chamber
of commerce, and the board being de-
sirous of correcting any such mistake
passed motion requesting the COM
mittee having the matter in charge to
send back the checks through mail or
by messenger for the 40 per cent rebate,
instead of waiting for the individual
subscribers to call.
of commerce of Eureka, Humboldt
county, enclosing a memorial to con-
gress praying for improved harbor facil-
ities at Eureka, was read, and on mo-
tion of Director Forman, the board in
dorsed the memorial.
The committee on law and legislation
reported favoring the ordinance which
provides for police inspection of pawn
brokers' establishments, and the board
decided to request the council to pass an
ordinance covering that ground.
Director Forman moved that the
membership list, which is now being
prepared for the printer, be arranged
alphabetically. Director Klokke moved
that committee, with the president of
the chamber as its chairman, be ap-
pointed for the purpose of raising a
guarantee fund for the citrus fair. Both
motions were adopted.
The following names were reported as
the committee to visit the soldiers
home and ascertain whether the cham
Der of commerce could be of service in
securing large appropriations for that
institution: Charles Forman, 9. M.
Wells, +. F. @. Klokke, w. E. Hughes,
A. HI. Denker.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting OF the Los An
geles chamber of commerce occurred
last evening.
The first business done was the cleo
tion of new members. The following
names had been proposed for member
ship in the chamber and were recon-
mended by the committee on member
ship Arthur E. Olshausen, F. E. Fay,
George Munroe, S. G. Marshutz, q. G.
Wickerson & Co., Busch & Harmon,
George Fl. Bixby, G. T. Paul, M. @. Neu-
ner & Co., Goodwin & Thomas. All
were elected.
President G. M. Wells, in his report,
said:
During the year the membership has
been nearly doubled; resting on jan
uary 1, 1892, at 563 members; while the
financial status has risen from deficit
of $4,000 to surplus of 5000. The ag-
gregate receipts during the year 1891
were $9773.28, and the aggregate ex-
penditures for the same period were
$9066.73. The regular monthly income
of the chamber is $645, and the monthly
fixed charges, or regular expenditures;
are 1890. The average monthly incl
dentals, or unusual expenditures, are
$100.
OGu0TWlb0 tuc IcpOIb 10 al 6AudubblV6
discussion of the chambers affairs. In
conclusion, Mr.. Wells had the courage
to pen violent attack on the "open,
notorious, brazen houses of prostitution
on Alameda street." He says: Let the
chamber pass suitable resolutions asking
the proper authorities to abate this evil.
1t can readily be done. Make this thor
oughfare by night as light as day. Sta
tiOn policemen on the street--sO MANY
as may be needed-scrutinize closely
every visitor until he feels uncomfort-
able; close the windows and doors of the
apartments, and the street will be de-
populated of it's unsavory denizens in a
month.
Secretary Wizards report opened
with tribute to the memory of HI. J.
Hanchette, the former secretary of the
chamber, who disappeared 80 mysteri-
ously last year. He then pointed out
that during the year, through the ener-
getic efforts of about fifty of it's mem
bers, the chamber has paid in full
debt of nearly $2500, and has doubled
it's membership and it's income. The
remainder of the report reads in part as
follows:
have the honor to submit herewith
statement of the finances OF the cham
Der OF commerce during the period from
March 10Th, 1891, to January 1st, 1892
Balance on hand March 10Th ....$ 90 90
Receipts;
limitations. .............-.. l4IO W