The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
PRESIDENT ". D. SHERRY REFERS
 TO EX-M4YOR SARGENT.

OccaSIOn tO speak Sn2ntInBly oi the Chamber-Some Much-Needed Reforms Judge Sheldon Invited to Answer the Views of Edward Atkinson on the silver Question.
 The regular meeting of the chamber
 of commerce was held last evening,
 Hon. N. D. Sperry, the president, being
 in the chair. MT. Sperry made an ad-
 dress, this being the opening of the
 new year with the chamber. He spoke
 in part as follows:
 I have few thoughts in my mind which I wish to present to you tonight,
 although have not prepared any writ
 ten address. Last year we performed
 certain acts and proposed certain
 measures which, if completed by the
 legislature will rebound to our credit
 and to that of the city. I refer to the
 matter of better streets and better
 street pavements. The common eoun-
 ell last year did all it could to vie with
 this body when any matter of public
 interest was proposed. This body
 recommended that new trees be set out
 on the green, and that when new trees
 were set out along the streets that elm
 trees be used. The common council
 passed an ordinance covering this lat
 ter point. In reference to the trees on
 the green I think that young trees
 should be set out there immediately.
 For in my opinion in thirty years three-
 quarters of the trees there now will be
 gone. And it is most necessary that
 there be others to take their places.
 Another matter has been presented
 to me-that of our street signs and awnings. Last winter they became wet and frozen and hung down and hit the hats of the ladies and gentlemen when passing by. 1 think an ordinance should be passed by the common coun- cil to remedy this evil.
 'I think we ought to do something to remedy our building laws also. There are no laws at present sufficient to require proper protection in case of fire. This fact was illustrated in the case of the high school building, al though that has now been remedied, I believe.
 Another matter before us Is what to do with our dust, and how the streets shall be sprinkled. Merchants will tell you anytime how their goods are dam aged by the dust blowing in on them. It is also most injurious to health if | what the scientists tell us Is true, that | all dust is filled with microbes. But | aside from the question of health, there | is the economic question. I am told l that every wind storm does thousands | of dollars damage to the city streets | We should endeavor to protect our paved streets, especially which have | been acquired by us at such a cost
 "There is still another matter which | much regret to speak of, and that is | in reference to an utterance made by | our old friend, ex-Mayor Sargent, up | before the state of Connecticut. If he | is reported correctly he spoke of this | body as insignificant of little import | ance and of limited use. I don't think | 1t is right to attack this body, which | holds the place 1t does in New Haven, | which has been connected with the his tory of the city for over hundred | years and which is an honor and a cred 1t to 1t. MT, Sargent Is good friend | of mine, and he formerly was mem Der of this body, and supposed he was fully in accord with it. I am sorry he has alluded to our distinguished body In this way. But we should not be too hard on MT. Sargent. He has changed his opinions before"
 T. Attwater Barnes made the motion that $1OO be appropriated to help de- ray the expenses of the twenty-second national conference of charities and 1 which will be held In this 'ity May "A to 30. The convention was 1eld last year in Nashville and the year before in Chicago. There will be dele- gates from bodies similar to the Organ zed Charities in this city from all over he United States. Many of these off, 'ers are appointed by the governors of he states they come from, SO that the onference will be semi-official. General ,. 10. Bradley also made few remarks ] n support of the motion. It was then 'oted that the $100 be appropriated
 Judge Sheldon was invited by the hamber to make an answer to the jews on the silver question advanced | { " Edward Atkinson in a recent lecture l t Warner hall. He accepted the in -itation and will announce the date or his address later
 The following are the standing com- i nittees for the year, which were ap- I ointed by the president and confirmed y the chamber:
 Ways and means James D. Dewell, :. Wheeler Beecher, George A. Butler, Eerbert c. Warren, N Easterbrook, tr, V. w. Buckingham, M. Sonnenberg.
 New enterprises-T. Attwater Barnes, C Tax Adler, Henry F. Peck, Benjamin a " Brown, Edward D. Bradley, James D. V Jewell, Lucien Sanderson. Railroad and nsportation-William a
 Wells, John Henney, jr., Enos S. Kim I erly, Charles F. Bates, Joseph Porter, r Hermann D. Clark, George F. Holcomb. a Harbor-Charles H. Townshend, N. I . Sperry, James D. Dewell, jr., George h . Chamberlain, John c. Gallagher, l, urtis F. Evarts, George B. Martin. a Publication and statlstics-Joseph b heldon, Isaac Thomas, John T. Man. s 'n, J. Rice Winchell, Harry w. Asher, 1hn C. North, w. w. Price. L Real estate-Benjamin R. English, dward c. Beecher, Leoni w. Robinson, lillian H. Beecher, Sidney B. Oviatt, IT dwin M Clark, George F. Newcomb. Municipal reform-Charles L. Bald D in, Russell A, Belden, Burton Mans T Id, Henry c. White, Franklin H. Hart, T