Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-09

The monthly meeting OF the Board Of
Trade Thursday evening was fairly we'll
attended and much interest was mani
tested. Three principal subjects before
the board were the improvement of the
Christiana harbor, the question Of stop
over privileges and the report of toe
gunboat presentation committee. Presi-
dent William Lawtun was in the chair.
This report of the river and harhor
committee, as transmitted by Alvin Il.
Morrison, chairman, was aB follows:
In The letter Of chief of engineers TO
your board. which was referred to the
river and harbor com I'm ittee, it 10 stated
in paragraph five, that the department
can do nothing further toward making
a project for the ChristiaDa River
unless ordered to do 90 by Congress,
We would suggest that the matter be
properly laid before our representatives
in Congress, with copy of the engi-
neer's letter.
After the report had heen read Presi-
dent Lawton declared that something
needed to be done for the Chriatiana;
one firm had spent 50. 600 to 81, 500
dredging along its wharf in the spring
and it is about filed up A project was
needed for presentation to Congress. A.
S. Reed moved to refer the matter to
the river and harbor committee. as
being directly Interested. Samuel II.
Baynard moved, as an amendment, that
it be referred TO the chairman Of the
river and harhor committee, with power
to act. Speaking of tine needs Of the
Christiana, Capt, Willard Thomson
favored the modified project, to ask for
a survey and an estimate for Is feet of
water at low tide, the same TO be taken
TO Washington and pushed. Mr.. Bay
nard's motion to refer the matter to the
navigation committee was carried. In
the course of the discussion, it was
stated that when arrangements were
being made to have the gunboRt come
to Wilmington the captain found that
the Christina was not on his chart and
said he could only go as far as the
lighthouse and the vessel would have
to be piloted in. 1t WAS thought the
government might take more interest in
the stream if it appeared on the charts.
Later in the meeting the matter OF
the Christiana was again discussed.
Capt. Thomson spoke of the trouble
from sewage in the stream and said
that at Baltimore the city dredges the
basin. Several instances were told OF
tine rapidly with which dredged
place fills up again in the Christiana.
NJ. Z. Satterthwaite wondered il the
government might become more inter-
ested in the Christiana in case the
horseshoe bend near Philadelphia be-
come frozen up in the winter and pre-
vent communication betweBn Fort
Delaware and Philadelphia. Mention
- 10 10. Hat rs, nf
1925, 600 which had been secured for tho
Christiana, but which never became
available on account of a decision.
In the matter Of stop-over privileges,
ii is desired to secure a concession
from railroad companies whereby pas
sengers from points below here, who
ride on excursion Tickets may have the
privilege of stopping over in Whining
ton without having to pay any extra
fare. On through ticsets, good for
the single trip, a stop-over privilege
may be secured by having the con-
ductor mark the ticket, but those who
use excursion tickets passing through
Wilmington are not allowed TO stop
over on them. II was decided to ap-
point special committee OF three tu
look into the matter, with power to act
President Lawton named Morris p.
Satterthwaite, James Megary and John
G. Farra on that committee. ~
Chairman Morrison of this committee
to present the punch bowl TO the gun
boat Wilmington, reported that the bowl
was presented November 23d. Receipts
and expenditures were announced as
follows:
Receipts-From contributors. 81, 97l,
of which s52 was turned in by Samuel
II. Baynard; sale of seats at tho Grand
Opera House, $s0 souvenir history,
S64. IS; souvenir buttons, $40, So; cash
from Samuel II. Baynard, Sl4S; total,
81, 800. sc.
Expenditures - Lemonade howl,
$1,000; two small howls, sl60; Hyati's
Military Band, 500; First Regiment
Band, 500; cleaning Opera House, sl5;
b. & D. fare for Delaware College
cadets. $40. so: Giebel Decorating Co.,
$40; chairman's expenses, two trips TO
Washington and one to Norfolk, postage
stamps and stationery, 500. IS: Audi
torium, Sc: Thanksgiving dinner for
the crew. 4106. o.; Capelle Hariiwar,
Co, Sc. 10; J. Writ Villa. $3.50; meals
for guests at Clayton House, SIS, 30;
towing ship IN and out of Ohristiana,
500; building pontoon and gangway,
$40 10; secretary'5 expenses, stamps,
ST.. 81; printing, 1888. %; hire of chairs,
81; sandwiches for N. c. D. and cadets.
$50; cigars, for same, 81; use OF cupe
and saucers, S. treasursr's OK.
penses, stationery, So; W. s. Tanguy,
carriages, Si6; postage stamps, sending
circulars, $25. 30; services OF collector,
four days. S2c: Van Fleet Il Son,
badgee, Sl3. 80; g. 9. Whitenan, two
horses, Sc; S. +. Wier, buttons, $50;
total expenditures, 81. 42T. II; leaving
a deficit of S127. IS.
Tho committee asked to be continued
until the amount is collected. On
nation the report was received and filed.
President Lawton announced the APP
pointment of Gen. J. Parks Postles and
S. X. Smith as delegates to the National
Board of Trade, which will meet in
Washington ON December 14th.
The following, proposed by S. a.
Boothe were elected members: James
Ii. Iiarkins,, Frank II. Alcott, Garrett
S. Smith, Joseph Zimmerman, W. j.
johnson and j. Harper Carver.
Communications we're received from
the Bureau of American Republics,
the American Warehousing Association,
the Nav York Chamber of Commerce
and the Chicago Board of Trade.
Senator Gray sent note of thanks to
the board for electing him an honorary
member.
President IIawton announced that
since the last meeting the Wilmington
Industrial improvement Co. bad So.
cured one new industry for tho city,