The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-04
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Board Of Trade Discuss an
Issuance Of Bonds.
FOR THE RIVER AND HARBOR
StOp.Ovcr Privileges AMI Cheap
Excursions are Now Assured
Things.--Thc l.icbig Conn
pany Again.
r THE RIVER AND HARBOR

! At the Board of Trade meeting Ia,
evening, the river and harbor stop
over privileges and cheap excursions
were discussed and progress reported.
In reference to the bill bef,re tn,
Legislature to pay ten per cent Of tin
amount to be appropriated ny Congress
committee will go to Dover next Tues
day in interest OF the bill.
Some changes have been made in tho
bill, the substance OF which were that
City Council issue bonds for the ont
hundred thousand dollars, payable a!
Council may direct, not over twenty
thousand dollars to be paid by the cit,
year.
Chairman Sattlerwaite of the stop
over privilege committee, who w,rr lc
lookout for the stop-over OF through
travel, reported that both the Joint
Traffic Association and the Trunk Line
Association had refused to grant their
request The committee was discharged.
George II. Hollis, Chairman Of the
stop over privilege and cheap cxcursi, Il
committee reported that stop-overs had
been granted from all points on the Del
aware Division of the F., W. Il i. X. r.,
at Wilmington on all tickets leading to
Philadelphia; also that a reduction in
fare from Delaware Division points to
Wilmington hsd been made OF from
twenty five to forty cents according to
the distance from Wilmington.
lie also reported progress as to the
cheap excursions saying that four would
be given,the first one about April ).
4 committee from the Board of Trade
waited on the Board of Health in refer
encc to the Llebcig Company. AS the
company are not running at the present
time further action was deferred until
the firm starts operation.
A communication was received from
the Government Authorities at Washing
ton, saving that nothing had been done
toward building an armor plate will as
yet. In the event OF such action being
taken, the Government would no doubt
build same on their own ground, and a
committee would be appointed to make
such purchase. The Board of Trade will
keep Il close eye ON this and make an
effort to have same the locate here.
Alvin X. Morrison, chairman OF River
Ailu lItl Dpi t''IiIilit'N: iNI'pi'Su v''S
ress, stating that the committee went /"
Washington a few days ago and were
cordially received ty ongrssman
Handy. lie read Il communication from
Senator Gray in which he stated That a
Special effort would be made to get the
bill through this Congress; if not now, at
the short session in December.
4 motion was made by J. G. Farra
that the Board OF Trade officially thank
Congressman Handy for his cordial treat.
ment to the B ad of Trade committee
on their trip to Washington.
A communication was read referring
to the anti-scaIping bill now before
Congress. Same was approved by the
Board OF Trade.
The following joined the Board OF
Trade last evening: Preston W. icager,
W. T. Medhodt. Jr., Nathan W. Baird,
I. n. Layton, George II. Hollis. Resig.
nation of Porter 4 Company were ac.
ceDtrd.
Dr. Frank l.. Smitl, made motion that
IL committee of three be appointed to ar.
range for tie convicts and tramls Of
lhi. county to be used in improving the
roads Of New Castle county. This mo.
ton was heartily approved by the
Board.
The committee is to arrange for proper
legislation that will be required to carry
this out.