The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-01
cHAMBER or COMMERCE..
First Meeting Since the Summer Adjourn


ment.
At the first meeting of the chamber
of commerce since the adjournment for
the summer in June held last evening,
the president, General Ford, in the
chair. j. Edward Geary Samuel A.
York, William A. Warner, and Theo-
dore Hagaman were elected to mem
bership. Henry c. Rowe from the
comrnitte on harbor presented the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved That in the opinion of the
chamber of commerce 1t will be valu
able service to the interests of the New
Haven harbor if all shippers or re-
ceivers of merchandise by water will
forward to the secretary of the COM
mite on harbor information the
approximate tonnage and value of such
merchandise for the year 1895. Mr..
Rowe also read memorial to congress
which he had prepared for the cham
Der.
The memorial stated that the cham
mel of the harbor of New Haven is en-
tirely inadequate in width and depth to
accommodate the present commerce of
this port; that said commerce Is stead
lily increasing, and unless extensive
improvements are made, it will rapidly
become more crowded, inconvenient
and dangerous. Other facts showing
the need of deepening the channel were
cited
For the committee on town and city
improvements Henry T. Blake report
ed in regard to the proposed extension
of Orange street, from George to Wa
ter street, and stated that the commit
tee concur in the recommendation
made by the president Of the chamber
some time ago in relation to the mat
| ter. Mr.. Blake exhibited a map, show
ing the route of the proposed extern
| sion and stated a street could be laid
out from the end of Little Orange
street to Water street at a point in
| proximity to the site Of the new sta
ton which is to be built by the N. Y,
| N. H.& H. Rr. RI Co., which street
would be about $50 feet long and over
| sixty feet wide.
| 1t will also appear that the land
either for a straight street, as shown in
the map, or for one having a slight
curvature by which much objection on
score of cost might be avoided would
| be almost free from buildings of value
| and that the benefits to adjoining lots
| by giving them new and valuable
frontage on one of the most important
! streets of the city would go far to rec
ompense the damages which must be
| paid for the property taken.
! President Ford read a communication
| from T. Attwater Barnes. secretary of
the state board of trade, stating that
| the annual meeting of the board would
| be held in Hartford October IA and
urging that the New Haven chamber
| of commerce have a full representation
present. Mr.. Ford then appointed the
| following delegates to attend the meet
| ing: James D. Dewell, Gen. Edward
E. Bradley. Charles s. Mersick, Angus
tus Fl. Kimberly, Redmond V. Beach,
| Wilson H. Lee, DR.. c. A. Lindsey, Col
N G. Osborn, and George B. Martin.
| S. A. Galpin, one of the directors of
| the Philadelphia museum for the pro-
motion of industrial progress held June
8 and 4, read an extensive report con-
corning the museum. The report is a
valuable one, and it was ordered that it
be referred to the committee on publ
| cation and statistics to publish and dis
| tribute to local manufacturers