Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-10
WILL BOOM THE CITY
The Board Of Trade VIII Issue
Neat Leaflets
70 SEND TO The WORLDS FAIR
8s,Asd of Public Works Prt,ssos.eS1 to
De Mose strict wnh Contractors
and fiumhrss.

At the MAJ meetins Of the diEectsrs
Of the board q trade held ia-t night
sDme tseaty directors were present VI
>. Crosby xas chosen Ia preside m Pres
id-at Briggs absence. liz was decided
T. get up some convenient advertising 81
the city to be- distributed from the fur
Iiture exhibit al the worlds fair.
The secretary reported si3 dues due
the national board II trade provided
membership vas continued therein. 1t
wss decided rot 10 continue H.
William kspus. consul 10 New South
Wales. seat a communication asking for
q directory u Grand Rapids manuisct.
urers. The secretary Vas directed 20
forxar,i IT,
The Nl!lers association was granted
permission Ia hold meetings fcrtnlshtly
II the board rooms.
IA invitation o. send Delegates to tho
s~cond international reciprocity conyen
ton al 81 Paul. June . and q. was ~
cetsed. and the president was directed
- aanis delegates ALSO u name dele
gates u Tic sorlts congress AUXILIARY
an thicago during tie week II June 70.
4. j. Paul. announced that he WAS
about d execute a autograph Il the
clty ~ three colors..t8d asksd the boards
cooperation IA the work. an the way u
statistics AMI information. to he printed
on the margin relative Ia the Industries
az the cities Prices were quoted. but
the directors decided that the beard -
not nov IN a condition 20 purchase
hi. +. O-good. Victor r. Wolf. NJ. 4.
FIRST Is. by .iaa. Peter Ner flage. James
4 Van Hculen. j. ". Hammer and III.
". S,ebbins were admitted "a members.
The secretary was instructed Ia pro
cure blanks Tor obtaining the annual
statistics prepared for the board.
For Bestcr STREETS.
+. r. Sweet offered a resolution. con
derunsng the practice ~ contractors and
plumbers IN leaving the streets in bad
condition after their work and asking
the board n public works to establish a
rule that whenever majority OF rrup-
erty owners on the street and within 80
feet asked the revocation 81 plumbers
licenses for that reason that the license
tc revoked.
/. ID. Gilbert thought that leaving the
streets IA the condition as commonly
found was utterly needless. He and
others thought AZ the city marshal has
81 little authority in such mattera and
the street comm issioncrs so large dis-
tricts 10 attend 10 that some improve
ments IN the present system as an
urgent necessity.
Joseph Houseman called attention to
the excellent condition Ut some Il the
gravel roads running out u the city and
-aid they we're ~ maintained at trifling
expense.
The secretary said Mr.. Shelby ~ the
hoard 81 public works had told him that
the lives ~ the streets were shortened
nearly enc half by the neglect Of
plumbers md contractors Tho trouble
Vas that the machinery Is too cumber-
come. Three notices had To be given
and by the time the machinery got
around 20 work the street had often
settled down into fsir condition again.
Alderman Ball -aid a large part 10 the
high vay funds were exhausted every year
N making repairs 'o bad places left by
pigmn@rs and contractors. The r,.solu.
ton Vac adopted.
small manual or folder - the city
and - advantages being suggested for
distribution az the worlds fair. 4. III.
Leonard said that the furniture exhit,
iiors would tc very glad 10 Distribute
such folder II the board would provide
n Mr. Sigh said the furniture men were
eVrending $500 o. 10000 m exhibiting
their furniture IN the trimming AMI care
- the space. which would contain al
hast s1uso worth q furniture There
va no individual exhibit. I, was IA
Grsnd Rapids exhibit. and now II the
hoard would provide the advertising for
The town the manufacturers wogld dis
tutute a. II was referred To the com
mif'ee- on printing and statistics. and
The secretary 10 report at a special meet
ing = the directors. after which the
board adjourned subject o. call The
committee viii attempt 10 have the rail
rpatS 30 operate by telling IN the circular
- way 70 get 70 Grand Rapids from
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