Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27


which had been referred to the executive
committee by the directors, were referred to
n committee comprising Mcssrs Lindsey,
Kirkendall Reed and Bruce to report at the
noxt meeting OF the executive committee.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS Is HELD
Rector Succeeds Wakefield on tho
Board.
a meeting OF the board OF directors OF the
Transmisslssippi and international Expo
sition association was held at the CONNER
cial club rooms at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. There were thirty-nine directors
present.
The resignation Of John A. Wakefield as
a member OF the board Of directors was read
and accepted and the board proceeded to
fill the vacancy by ballot Nominations
being In order. |. w. Carpenter nominated
George w. Liz niger G. +. Weller nominated
Allen T. Rector. w. ". BabCock presented
the claim OF South Omaha for representa-
ton on the board and placed Thomas Hector
in nomination. +. VI. Youngs made an APP
peal for further representation OF the labor
ing interests and nominated William Bell,
one OF the three men selected by organized
labor.
Messrs. Wharton and Bruce were APP
pointed telers and the ballotng commenced.
The vote stood as follows: Lininger, 4;
Rector q; Hector, II; Bell, 2; j. w, Hartz,
Council Bluffs. L. Allen T. Rector was de-
clared elected
Secretary Wakefield requested that a COM
mittee be appointed to audit his books ON
motion of j. G. Wharton the chair APP
pointed cen mittee of three, G.. II. Payne,
A. 7. Rector and l. w. Carpenter.
Tenders of rooms for the use Of the EXPOSE
ton association were opened and read These
were as follows: Thomas l.. Kimball, the
third floor of the Strang building at Tenth
and Farnam streets at $50 per month, the
board to place the rooms in repair and
make such alterations as may be necessary
w. a. Paxton, jr., ten rooms on the fifth
floor Of the Ware block at $3.50 per annum
w. A. Paxton ten rooms on the sixth floor
OF the Paxton block at 81 200 per year, in
GLIDING heat and janitor service: j. j. Brown,
the entire third floor of the Brown block,
Sixteenth and Douglas streets, consisting of
sixteen rooms, at $3.50 per month; Thomas
Swobe. manager of the Mercer hotel as
many rooms in the Mercer hotel as may be
necessary at $500 each per annum; N p.
Fell for The Bee Building company, seven
rooms on the fourth floor OF The Bee build
ing at $50 per month, with the privilege OF
additional rooms at specified prices The
tenders were referred to the executive com
mittee.
The bylaws prepared by the executive
committee were read. They were amended
to provide that regular meetings of the board
OF directors shall be held on the Friday fol-
were then adopted.
Allen 7. Rector, the newly elected direc-
tor, was introduced and made brief address,
plodging his support of the exposition.
J. c. Wharton introduced a resolution pro-
vdlng that the president, secretary and
chairman Of the executive committee be made
a committee to devise plan for extending
the exposition throughout the transmssis-
sippi states and report the same to the board
at lis next meeting. The resolution was
adopted.
T.. NJ. Soungs the labor representative on
the board, introduced resolution providing
that "all questions of paramount importance
and the letting of all large contracts for
buildings, grading, etc. shall be submitted
to the board of directors before final action
Is taken by the executive committee The
resolution was generally discussed, the con-
sonsus of opinion being against it,, on the
ground that 1t was too sweeping and would
simply servo to hamper the executive com
mittee, A motion to defer action was voted
down and the motion was lost by an over
whelmng vote.
The board then adjourned until January
.. when tenders of an exposition site will be
opened.