Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-10
TRAMps avn F04D BUILDISa.

a Committee of the iiuarh of Trade to Con-
slider ths ACCESSIBILITY of Asking the Leg
iNintura to Act IN the MRTter.
Tho Board of Trade held an interest
ilg meeting Thursday evening. ons OF
tho most Important features being the
adoption OF motion directing the
president to appoint committee uf
three to ronsider the advisability OF
drafting bill icr presentation TO the
Legislature providing that tramps and
shnrt-term prisoners in this county be
con pallad to work ON the road batwBen
this city and New Castle. 1'hs subject
WIS brought up by DIR. Smith ana on
his motion tue action was taken. l'Tesi
dent l4awton said be would appoint tho
committen later and will piobahly an
nUunce tho names in day or two. Dir.
Smith stated, in support of the nation.
that his idea was 10 utilize tramp labur
in direction that il would be bens-
fetal to the people and Mt tho same time
not interfere with other labor. lie
thought the plan cuuli no carried out
and several other members agreed with
him.
President Lawton made report OF
the visit of the harhoF committees to
Washington, and stated that in all
probability the appropriation for the
Wilmington harhnr would ho provided
for in the sundry CIVIL hill. lie OK
pressed much satisfaction over the re-
suit OF the whit and said that the pros
poets for harbor improvement were OK
tremoly bright. incidentally, he said
the committee had heen courteously
treated by Congressman and Mrs.
Handy during it's stay in Washington,
and, on motion Of John G. Farra, the
secretary was directed to write Mr.. and
Mrs. Handy letter expressing the
| thanks Of the hoard for the kindness
shown.
W. ID. Mullen read the bill now he
fore the Legislature authorizing the
city to borrow a sum of money to assist
in the work of hhrhor improvement pro-
videa sufficiently large appropriation
ia made 10y the Federal government.
The hill met with the approval Of the
members and it was agreed that the
board should uss every effort to have ii
passed.
A report having been in circulation
recently that the government contem-
| plated erecting a plant for the manu-
facture OF material for use in the ord
nance department, a letter was written
| w tJbIIObhEN VI blb ShNT lluHS buHBHhI-
ing that in the event of such STOP
being taken, the plant be located in
this city. ana last night q reply was
read from Secretary Long. in which he
stated that should the government ever
decide to have such a plant it would
be located on government property. He
did not intimate, however, that such a
thing was in contemplation.
| On motion OF DIR. Smith, the board
accepted and endorsed a set of reaolu
lions favoring the passage Of the bill
now before Congress prohibiting ticket.
scalping,
President Lawton reported that a
delegation from the Board of Traiie had
met the hoard Of Health in regard tc
the plant of tho Leibig Chem ical 90
which had been discussed at previous
meeting, but, as the plant is not in
operation 1t was deriped advisable II
defer tine visit 10 the place until il il
running The report was accepted.
John B. Martin spoke of the matter
of children running about the streets al
night, ana thought something should
be done to compel small children to be
indoors after dark. There was much
talk on the subject, but no action wal
taken.
Preston Yeager, Willinm Medholdt,
Nathan W. Byrd, George II. Hollis anc
Thomas n. Stsyton were elected Nom
bers OF ths board.