Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-11
BOARD or TRADE MEETING
Report of the Committee on
County Tax System.
THE NEW STANDING COMMITTEES
Resolution on the Death of E.
A. Van Trump.
The Board nf Directors of the Street and
sewer Department TO be Requested TO
Repavs Market street Between Fourth
and Eleventh streets With Asphalt.

sewer Department TO pe heuueh'oo ~
Repavs market street Between Fourth
and Eleventh streets With Asphalt.
After Secretary Daniel W. Taylor OF
the Board of Trade had concluded, at |
Thursdays meeting of that body. the |
reading of the minutes of the previous |
meeting, A. S. Reed remarked that
the minutes were incorrect where they |
him as a candidate for presi.
dent. Then it appeared that MIR. Reed
had sent note to Mr.. Taylor with:
drawing his name, but the note had
not been received by the secretary until
the day following the meeting on which
the election took place., so that Mr..
Reeds name hid gone before the board.
William Lawton. who had been re-
elected president at the previous meet
ing, presided Thursday. Those present
received handsome pamphlet from the
press of George A. Wolf, which con-
tanned the annual reports of the board
for 1898, together with the standing
committees for the current year, as
appointed by President Lawton; These
appointments were approved by tho
board. They are as follows;
Arbitration Thomas H. Savery, Will
liam W. Lobdell, H. +. Pickels,. Will
liam d. Mullen, Jr., A. S. Reed, L.
W. Brosius.
Education-S. II. Baynard, P. ].
Ford, Daniel Ross, William Belts, j.
d. Carter.
House and Social Features John NJ.
Rogers, John B. Martin. W.. II. Ken
worthy, John S. Mullin, james i.
Blrnie. -,
liam Berl, Joseph l.. Carpenter, DR.,
Frederick Pyle, Jesse K. Baylis.
Manufacturers and New Enterprises
David Snellsnberg, John j. Satterth-
wait, John G. Hartman, A. E. Kruse,
John a. Lengel, Angus Almond.
Membership--M. P. Satterthwaite,
DIR. +. E. Smith, Q. G.. Purdy, Charles
E. White, Harry Hough:
Municipal--John s. Rossell. A. j.
johnson, Elmer Mitchell, John G..
Gray. Richard Patzowsky.
Transportation "A. G. McCausland,
f. I. Warner, John G. Farra, Charles
Fl. Smith, Jr., Capt. Horace II. Will
son, f. NJ. Hopes.
Trade and Extension--A. ID. Warner,
| Mllllatn ID, SltThs Itahh Lhtiot
Howard d. Wallace, Harry j. Stoecklei
George S. Allmon.
Statistics-Josiah Marvel, William
F. Sellers, H. L. Evans, George w
Todd, Henry X. Miller, L. 2. Bush.
Navigation Samue X. Smith, Alvir
r. Morrison, Capt Willard Thompson
George W. Bush, E. Il. Warner, Charle
W. Pusey, Capt. Edward Kershaw
Washington Hastings, George B. Moore
Thomas j. Talley.
Ways and Means--John III. Dandy
James Megary, George Rhoads, II. M
!, Taylor.
Consulting Attorney = George A
Elliott.
FOR COUNTY TAX REFORM.
. The committee appointed by tn
D Board of Trade to investigate tn
] system of collection of county take
reported that upon examination the
9 found that in their judgment th
d system which now exists, being co
D lector for each hundred, as we'll a
S special collectors for road and po
t taxes is much more expensive than
!, necessary. BY direction of the boar
+ and arrangement with j. Harvey White
, man, Esq, a bill was prepared whic
s by dividing the county into three co
j. lection districts outside the city,
Q collect all taxes, the cost would ha'
IS been greatly reduced. The bill ";
]. placed in the hands of Senator Kno
j. with favorable prospects of its passag
k but from the unfortunate oonditic
which existed during the session
> the Legislature as well as its sho
r, duration, the bill was delayed, in Il
D. early part Of the session, and W
% smothered by the rush of business
J. the close.
s. "The committee ask for their di
charge, but recommend that the matt
| be kept in mind until the next sessio
J /; when vigorous measures should
); taken to obtain tho passage of the la
?. "The expense of the draughting
7. the bill is $50 for which the commit
$; respectfully ask for an order in favor
j. ]. Harvey Whiteman, Esq.
le George w. Bush,
j. N. Gawthrop,
Patrick Neary,
William D. Mullen, Jr. y
or The report was adopted, the co
as mittee discharged, and an order pass
te for $50.
a. Hiram Yerger, the Wilmington G
of | TlbCbF1C SD,s ny toduiupi W. liuh
NJ president, l.. E. Brooks, manager
,le II. G. Dun & Co., and NJ. d. Cross
of tho real estate department. of
Equitable Guarantee and Trust {
we're elected to membership.
:. At present the boards meetings
az, being held in an Office in the Equita
:. Building. Other quarters are desir
~, and the committee on house and soc
~ features is to report on the matter.
'oo was said that the old meeting pl;
10 would cost the board $3.50 year, VIII
was considered too expensive for
board. Previously it had sub-ren
the room from the Builders Exchan
Josiah Marvel offered resolut
~ to ask the city authorities to rep
~ ~ Market street between Fourth ;
o.. e' Eleventh with asphalt. The resolut
ns; tn5 was adopted unanimously after differ
'ou members had expressed themsel
favorably towards it. The use of aspl
had been recommended by commit
!. of the board year or so ago. Al
la' I,' from the additional first cost of asph
-, one question was raised as to whet
,sn on it can be secured here in so sma
lay guan gant ra as mes w tbo,,gbt @ that ~ II n co,
A resolution on the death Of e.
Van Trump, who was faith
efficient and trusted secretary"
adopted. Sympathy was expressed
the sorrowing family, and after
resolution had been adopted the bc
adjourned.
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