The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-22

rights to which he was entitled by law.
The councilmen responsible for the
present condition of the pavements
should be in Jail he said and taught
that there is a law
Mr. Sturges concluded his remarks
with the motion mentioned in the fore
going. 1t was seconded by score of
members and 'opted by an unanimous
rising vote. Mr.. Sturges sentiments
were later endorsed i'm remarks by w.
w. Watson, j. A. Lansing, select coun-
Gilman from the Seventeenth ward; r.
S. Williams, Colonel Il. l.. Hitchcock,
c. II. Pond and others.
THE SUPPER.
What had been previously announced
to be supper, was, according to the
menu, delectable dinner OF consomme
and vermicelli soup fried smelts with
tomato sauce and parisienna potatoes,
roast lamb with mint sauce, stewed to-
matoes and mashed potatoes; ice
cream, coffee and cigars. Nearly ninety
members and one applicant for men,
bership were at the tables, which were
arranged in the form of an open square.
The meal was purely informal and it's
finish witnessed the beginning of the
business session without any change of
seats.
Among those present were
A. N. Kramer, w. II. Peck, Grant Pei
ton. M. II. Holgate, Luther Keller, John
Proud, d. NJ Reilly. G. l.. Whittemore, J.
w. Howarth, William McClave, A. Il.
Warman, Il. b. Sturges, +. l.. Hitch
cock. George Sanderson, f. e. Platt, Con-
rad Schroeder, X. NJ Scranton, Ii. l..
Paine, w. l.. Henwood, Joseph Levy, =.
s. Woolworth, j. A. Lansing, Louis OF
finger, w. w. Watson, f. NJ Meyer, L.
S. Williams, w. II. Taylor, j. w. Carney
w. D. Kennedy, j. G. Reese, Ebenezer
Williams, X. w. Luce, J, c. Moffatt, Da-
vid Spruks, r. J. Kelly. G. IL. Pond, g.
r. Kinsley, Il. j. Moore, j. IL Phelps,
Charles Henwood w. E. Thayer. b.
Moses, Valentine Bliss, r. c. wills, J..
w. Guernsey, /. +. Megargel, F. d.
Watts, w. j. Davis, j. James Taylor, E.
III. Davis. j. II. Torrey c. Z. Jadwin, A.
l.. Collins, d. T. Yost, Myer Davidow,
w. II. Richmond, j. Fl. Ladwig, w. X.
Tracey, Franklin Henshaw, j. l.. Stelle,
T. ii. Dibblo, Richard O'Brien, NJ. L..
Jones, f. l.. Merriman, w. N. Brooks, j..
NJ. Kemmerer, G. ID. Brown. Arthur
Long, G. a. Fuller, w. a. May. c. J. Hub
bell, w. II. Pierce, Alex Dunn, jr., c. II.
zehnder, l.. X. Torbett of Chicago, and
Garrett Smith. secretary. and Mr.. Kirby,
of the WilkesBarre board of trade.
The transportation committee through
its chairman, j. NJ. Kemmerer, reported
progress.
An important report was submitted
by T. j. Moore, d. NJ. Reilly and Sam
uel Lebeck, of the membership COM
mittee. 1t was recommended that the
membership (now lS0) should be not
| less than 275, which would permit n re-
duction of the annual dues from S35 tc
| $40 and provide $1,000 annually for
| judicious advertising. The committee
| suggested that the secretary send a
personal letter to each member request
| ing each one to secure at least one ap,
| plication in the next ninety days. TC
| cover the suggestion that the annual
| dues be reduced, the committee recon-
mended an amendment to the bylaws
to read as follows:
REDUCTION OF DUES.
| When the membership of the board
numbers two hundred and seventy-tive OF
| more, regular members of this associa-
ton shall pay annual dues of twenty dol.
| lars, payable, ten dollars February /, tel
dollars September 1. When the member.
| ship of the board numbers less than two
| hundred and seventy-five regular mem
| bers of this association shall pay annual
! dues of twenty-five dollars. payable, flf
| teen dollars February l. ten dollars Sep
| tember l. In no case shall any one bt
considered a member until a membership
fee of fifteen dollars has been paid, the
| payment of such fee to apply on due:
| for the current year: and when the mem
| bership fee is not paid within three
months from the time of election, the
name shall de dropped from the rolls.
| The report was adopted. Under the
rules the amendment cannot be finally
| approved until the April meeting.
Captain w. A. May, for n specia
committee reported favorably on tht
| committees investigation of the Scran
ton atlas being compiled by Graves
| Steinberger. The committee had eX
amined seven plates and found then
| excellent and correct and were to eX
anime and pass upon future plates
on the committees recommendation
the board endorsed the work.
Arthur Long, of Jonas Longs Sons
was elected a member and the applica
tions of Valentine Beiss. F.. S. Peck
NJ. M. Ruddy, w. n. Brooks, G.
Fubbell, Arthur LanGerfeld, ]. B.Wool
sey and John L. Kelnmerer We're re
| CeiVed.
| INSURANCE PROPOSITION.
The Pittston board of trades propo
sition to form a cooperative fire in
Surance organization among thirty-fiv
| Pennsylvania board of trade bodies, wa
referred to a committee of five witt
instructions to confer with the Pitts
ton board. +. B. Sturges. G.. d. Brown
w. ID. Kennedy, Fl. T.. Paine and c. A
Fuller were appointed on the commit
tee.
The request of the Philadelphia mn
seums that Scranton's representative
in Washington be asked to support tn
Museums request for a government ap
preparation for a commercial exposi
tion in 1899 was granted.
Secretary Atherton stated that plan
for public baths on Roaring Brook an
to cost about $4,000 had been submit
ted to him with the request that tn
board forward some project for thel
erection. The matter was referred (
the committee on public safety.
A vote Of thanks to the relatives O
Lewis Pughe, deceased. the first presi
dent OF the board, was rendered. O.
motion of Captain May, for q large an
excellent portrait of Mr.. Pughe whic
had been hung during the afternoo
over the presidents desk.
1t was IL o'clock when the meetin
adjourned. The dinner occupied on
hour.