Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-23
MADEA GOOD START
The New Board Of Trade Holds
It's First Meeting
AND ELECTS IT'S OFFICERS
w. III. Kinsey Is 10 Be the Secretary
Colonel Briggs. - Usual, Declined
10 Serve as President.

@t0 H-se A-rutt1k Va 80 az" $500
or directors OF the board Of trade Was
held last night, ana new set OF
officers were elected. ii. ID. C. Van
Asmus, VITO has served the board ~
secretary since &c was frst organized,
stepped out. and W. III. kinsey Was
elected TO take ma place Mr.. klnsey
has served as secretary of the Grand
R4pids Improvement board for one
v,2r. and now that the boards have
eoE. lidated ne will be secretary of the
new board. Mr.. Van Asmus under
stood that this was 10 be the arrange
nsent aud has rented an othee OF his
own under toe y. NJ. a. A. rooms on
Pearl street. The meeting MAS one of
10 largest ever held BY the board Of
trade
Report ON Finaness
The treasurers report Was satisfac-
tori, showing 4 balance of so cash on
hand. IL Was accepted and nled.
W. ;. kinsey made . report of the
standingof the Grand Rapids Improve
ment board. showing That there were
s29.73 On hand. The resources we're
shown AZ sl44.36 and tho liabilities ~
<825.5I.
A petition to congress for the sstab-
hshment of a road department similar
10 the agricultural department IN Wash
ington MAS read, and . communication
from Albert A. Pope 4 Boston, urging
the members OF the ASSOCIATION to sign
the petition and forward il To congress-
The petition was received and the men,
bers we're asked, If they saw ut, to
sign it.
Next Years Onicsr~
The election OF officers MAS next
taken uus Walden smith and Charles
K. Sign were selected as tellers. As
the balots were being collected COL
George e. Briggs arose anu DECLINED q
re-elseticn. tie said he had served
five pears and as he was firm advo-
cate OF rotation IN Office he would like
To rotate out OF the position. W. X.
Shelby nominated o. A. Ball. but Mr..
Bali declined to run. The result was
that Colonel Briggs received seventeen
of the thirty three ballots cast and was
declared the unanimous choice of the
board.
/. NJ. Turner, L. II. Whitney and s. A.
Lemon were elected first, second and
third vice presidents respectively. A.
=. Musselmaa was chosen treasurer by
acciamatlon.
Fred A. Maynard moved to
proceed to mn informal bal
lot for secretary. Mr. Maynard
was allowed TO cast 10 in accordance
with Mr.. Fletcner's directions. There
were "a ballots cast, of which W. II.
Kinsey received %, and Mr.. Van
Asmus s; Blank /. Mr.. Kinsey was
declared elected. He thanked the as
ISOLATION for the honor, but said he
could not say whether or not he would
accept until he knew what the emoIu-
ments would be.
No Change Of Locasien.
Fred A. MAYNARD said ne thought the
board WAS paying too much rent $500
per year. He moved that committee
OF three be appointed TO look up other
quarters The motion was voted down.
4. +. Sweet moved to renew the lease
OF the present qusrtera Mr.. Maynard
was on bis feet again In .
moment and by his eloquence tried
to persuade the gentlemen that be was
night and that they were wrong. He
tried TO persuade the board 70 take the
rooms recently vacated by Smiley,
Smiti. a stevens. William Alden Smith
unfit for the purpose. Mr.. Sweets
notion prevailed.
Secretary kInsey made little speech,
IN when ne said he had confidence IN
the board and WAS sure that his salary
would be fixed At fair figure, and be
would therefore accept the secretary
ship.
VIII Begin work ae Once.
Charles K. Sigh said that there were
many matters which should receive At-
tenLon Immediately. aud he moved
that when the board adjourns IL ad-
Journ for one week. when the commit
teesshouid be announced. tie said many
persons IN the city thought the city
should be bonded for $3.50, 900 for the
purpose OF improving the river. To do
this Il would be necessary to amend
the city charter, which could only be
done by the legislature. Work should
be begun At once II tney expected TO
accomplish anything. Mayor Stuart
SAID the committee on charter amend
ments would meet Wednesday evening
and ne would like to see some of the
board present at that meeting.