Evening star., 1898-12-17
The Washington Board of Trade Of
fcials in Session.
EXTENSION OF CITY BOUNDARY LINE
Communication Proposing nterna-
tionaI Treaty on Commerce.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES

A meeting of the directors of the Wash
lESton board of trade was held yesterday
afternoon at the rooms of the board. 14O
G street northwest. Mr. Theodore w
Noyes, the president of the board. presided.
and Mr.. George H. Harries the secretary
was in his place. letter was received
from Henry b. LOCKER, the city surveyor
setting forth the Importance of providing a
| hre-proof room in the District court build
ing, where the office of the surveyor is To-
Gated, for the better care and preservation
of the land records of the District Mr.
LOCKER stated that an appropriation of
5000 would be sufficient for this purpose
On account of the urgency of the case it
was referred to the committee on buildings
with the request that the committee con-
slider it Immediately
letter was received from Mr. John B.
| Wight. president of the board of District
Commissioners, stating the commissioners
would be glad to have the opinion of the
board as to the advisa blity of extending
the city limits. The attention of the Com
miSsioners. it was stated. had been called
to the matter of the present boundary lines
of the city. and the Inconvenience occa-
stoned in many ways by having the city
limits restricted, as they are at present.
This communication was referred to the
committee on streets and avenues, NJ. M
Parker chairman.
letter was received from the Business
Mems Association of this city, through the
secretary, W. S. Mexican, transmitting a
resolution adopted by its board of directors
informing the board of trade of the organ
iaztion of the association and Offering the
active assistance and cooperation of this
association in all matters of business upon
which the board of trade is now engaged"
resolution was adopted that the
Washington board of trade, through its di-
rectors, accepts the proffered cooperation,
and the officers and appropriate commit
tees of this body will utilize such assist
ance whenever occasions for cooperation
may arise.
International Congress.
Resolutions were received from the cham
Der of commerce of New York favoring the
calling of an international congress for the
framing of treaty to secure the freedom
of private property on the sea in time of
war, and asking the cooperation of the
board in urging Congress to enact such
necessary legislation. The communication
was referred to the executive committee.
The subject of express company rates
was referred to the committee on mercan-
tile interests. the matter having come be-
fore the board through a letter from the
Merchants Association of New York City.
II was stated that printed copies of a
code of laws for the District, which has
just been completed by Judge Walter S.
Cox, would be available for consultation in
the course of a few days at the rooms of
the board.
Standing committees for the ensuing year
were elected, as follows:
Executive Committee.
Alexander T. Britton chairman; Beriah
Wilkins, Samuel Ross. Charles J. Bell,
Charles b. Church, George Truesdell. o. T.
Crosby, ". V. Cox, NJ. l. Weller, Henry L.
Biscoe. William S. Thompson, Frederic l..
Moore, Chaplin Brown. S. w. Woodward,
James l.. Norris and George T.. Emmons.
Charities and Corrections.
Bernard T. Janney, chairman; F, L.
Moore, William b. Gurley, II. 3. L. Mac
farland, G.. W. f. SwartzeI, Aaron S. Cay
wood, Milton {. Barnard, Lawrence Gard
ner Simon Wolf, Norval w. Burchell,
Samuel w. Curriden, James E. Fitch, Chas
f. Foster. Alexander Britton. Walter w.
Burdette. Charles +. NesE t. w. NJ Snuster
jr.; Charles King, WE. Doowney and Cuno
II. Rudolph.
Bridges.
r. Ross Perry. chairman; Beriah wilkins.
Frank Hume, Frederick c. Stevens, Fred
erick B. Mcclure, Charles w Needham,
Joseph E. Willard, Albert l. Sturtevant
Thomas X. Jones, Marcus Baker, William
Baker. William Gettinger, James T. Petty
and NJ. B. Harlow.
Commerce and Manufactures.
Ward Thoron, chairman; George G. Bote-
Ter, George II. Dana, Wilnam H. Moses
Robert n Harper, II. II. Twomby. Her
man Gasch, Edward A. Oldham. William S.
Knox, George Z. Hamilton, Levi Wood
bury Robert l.. Franklin, Christian Heu-
rich. William ]. Wallace, a. a. Birney
Somerset X Waters, Gustave Lansburgh
John l.. NewbOid, Walter \, ilkins. H. "
Fuller, l.. ,. Brown. Joseph Crawford Colin
{. Studds, NJ. b. Harlow j. B. Lambic JO-
seph II. Crawford, T. X. HoIbrook and j. f.
LlDbey.
Insurance.
w j. Newton, chairman; S. W. Wood
ward, Richard N.Tyler, David S Hendrick
Oscar W. White, Rudolph Kaufman, John
ii. Magruder, Max Cohen, William +. Guide
Frederick l.. SiGdons, f. w. W. Griffin.
NilHam II: Saunders, William II. Veerhoff,
Peter GroSan, w j. Ieh, Simon Wolf Mat
thew Trlmpie, Clement w Howard +. B.
smith ". J. Ellis ana w. II. Walker
Membership.
w 7. Van Wickle chairman: W. A Hun
gerford, George T. Keen, Emil c. Schafer
Daniel j. Macarty, Marion Dorian. Henry
W. Twombly. Edward Graves, Nicholas H.
Shea, Charles Kramer Frank P May, John
ii. Small, jr., Harris Lindsey, T NJ. Tys-
sowski, William f. Roberts. Basil B. Earn
shaw, j. Wesley Bovee Levi Woodbury.
Charles W. Fairfax, William Hahn, Chas
e. HodGhin. II. II. DarneiIle Thomas p
Morgan. William A. II. Church, Thomas w.
| Buckley Allison Nailor, f. E. L. Taylor
George j. May. E J. McQuade j. l.. Par
sons. j. Il. G. Gusts, MD, and C. A Lang
Icy
Mercantile Interests.
Isadore Saks, chairman; S. Kann, r. Har-
| ris, b. B. Earnshaw, D. ]. Kaufman, A.
I-isner, M Dorian, William Gettinger. w.
J. Zen. William Muehleisen, Peter Grogan.
| ". F. Hart. Isaac Cans. II. w. Offutt, Rob
| ert +. Tenney S. G. Cornweu George r
! Keen. p 7. Hall, Charles Kraemer, An
| dreas Lcefler. c. j. McCubbin Wolf Nord-
| linger. Samuel 2. Palmer. John L. Prosise.
| Bushrod Robinson, George J. May E. j.
| McQuade and W. y. Hungerford.
| Parks and Reservations
| Henry +. Blount, chairman; Julian c..
| Dowcll, Daniel Fraser, Henry B. LOCKER,
:. Harrison Johnson, Ward Thoron. James
| 3. Winner, Alton W. Malery, William "
! Cox. Charles $. Eundy. Joseph H. Crawford.
| William L. BramhaH, Frank H. Thomas,
| w \. CroTutt, L. G. Rutherford j. l..
| Parsons, Christian Heurich. H. Randall
! Webb. Charles Jacobson ard s. T. Brown
Public buildings.
| 3. II. Warner, chairman; John w. Ross,