The record-union., 1898-04-09
He CHAMBER OF COMMERCET
MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
CONSIDERED.
Action Taken at a Meeting OF tho
Board OF Directors EeAd
Yesterday.

A special meeting Of the Board OF
Directors of the Chamber OF Com
rnerce was held yesterday to consider
q report from the special Committee
on Weirs.
The committee reported that from
subscriptions already obtained from
landowners in Yolo and Solano Couh-
ties the chamber would be warranted
in assuring the Public Works Auditing
Board, at its meeting to-day that the
cuts or washes on the river bank VIII
be filled. as required by few or the
owners of lands above Elkhorn, before
they would agree to build their leVees-
The President and Secretary We're
given full power to provide for the
work, and the Auditing Board VIII De
80 advised.
AS showing the appreciation in which
the engineers to the Board or Punhc
Works hold the work done by the
Chamber of Commerce in connection
with the Improvement OF the river, the
following communication was read:
Sacramento (CaI), Feb. %, 1898.
q Coleman. Secretary Chamber of
Commerce. Sacramento-My Dear Sir:
The Engineer Department OF the COM
missioner of Public Works for Califor-
MIA notes with pleasure the active IL
terest your board is taking in the en-
couragement of river Improvement.
and realize fully the efficacy CT your
weIl-directed labors in securing con-
certed action on the part OF the land
owners along the Yolo basin, without
which the easement would probably
have been long postponed in construc-
tiCn, if not entirely lost
Accept our thanks for these labors
and the chambers general cooperation
in other proposed river Improvement.
Yours, etc,
NURSE and RANDLE, Engineers.
PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Director Enwright submitted the fol-
lowing from the Committee on Mem
bership and Grievances, and gave no
tice that he would ask for its consld-
Grafton at the next regular meeting:
Whereas. Applications have frequent
" been made to members of the Cham~
Der of Commerce by individuals ana
committees for subscriptions to So
called public enterprises the merits OF
which are often not understood; and
Whereas, 1t is incumbent upon the
members Of the Chamber of Commerce
to lend their moral support and nnan-
cial aid when needed to such enter
prises as are known to be for the pub
lie good.
Therefore, Be it recommended to the
Beard of Directors that special COM
mittee of five be appointed, to be known
as the Committee on Contributions, 20
which committee shall be referred all
matters involving subscriptions or con-
tributions to enterprises of pubic
character.
We further recommend that the mem
bers of the chamber be advised of the
creation of the special Committee on
Contributions.
STATE CONVENTIONS.
The following communication was re-
ceived from Secretary Wallis of the
Citizens Committee on securing po-
ltical State conventions:
D. A. Lindley, President Chamber of
Commerce. Sacramento-Dear Sir: At
a meeting of the Citizens Committee
on State Conventions held last even
ing, 1 was instructed to address you in
regard to the cooperation Of the Cham
Der of Commerce with this committee
for the purpose of securing the vari-
Gus State conventions to be held this
AS this matter is one of interest to
every citizen and for the advancement
of our city, we trust that you will give
the matter your consideration and this
committee your very valuable assist
ance. Very respectfully.
TALBOT H WALLIS,
Secretary Citizens Committee
In this connection the following res
olution was adopted:
Whereas. For some years past the
Citizens Committees on State Con-
ventions have been successful in in
ducing the various political parties to
hold their conventions in Sacramento,
and it is believed that the methods Of
the committees in handling such con-
ventions, when assembled, have made
such a favorable impression on the peo-
pie who have attended as to give hopes
of greater success in the future; there
fore be it
Resolved. That the Chamber of Com
nerce gladly accept the invitation of
said committee TO cooperate in the
work"
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.
A communication was received from
Louis f. Reeber Secretary of the Busi-
ness and Industrial League. extending
an invitation to the members of the
Chamber of Commerce to @ttend a
public meeting TO be held by the league
in the near future.
The invitation was accepted, and