The sun., 1900-12-07
UNABLE TO BID
ON BATTlESH|PS
AND CRUISERS
Harlan and Hollingsworth Go.
Greatly Handicapped by
Market Street Bridge.
THE BOARD OF TR ADE ACTS
Adopted Resolution at Its Meeting
Last Night Urging Either the Re-
moval of the.Centre Pier or
the Erection of New
Structure.

Much routine and special business
marked the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Trade which was held last
night. Mr.. w. ID. Alullin acted as chair
man in the absence of President William
Lawton.
A communication was read from the
Commercial Club of st. Paul, Mimi.
extending the courtesies of their club to
members of the Wilmington Board of
Trade visiting their city and asking the
same courtesy in return. The secretary
stated that he had acknowledged the
communication and thanked them for
their courtesy. a communication was
received from the Consulate Of Paraguy,
stationed mt Philadelphia, acknowledging
the recommendation by President Law
ton of Theodore a. Leisen for vice con
suatc and stated that he had forwarded
his name and would notify Mr.. I.ciscn
OF the appointment i'll due time.
Two communications were received in
regards TO the Cullom Senate bill No.
1439 One from the Interstate Com
mcrcr Law Convention recently held at
st. Louis, asked that the Board take
action on the bill. There was also one
from the Louisville Board of Trade
stating that they had examined the mat
ter carefully and asked that no action
be taken on the bill. AS none of the
members of the Board knew what the
bill was the secretary was instructed
to get IL copy of the bill and refer il tc
the Legislative committee.
On motion Harry q. Swain was elected
Il member of the Board. Two Specia
committees reported progress. the In
duStrial Delaware and Torrens Land and
| Title. The committee on the new city
charter reported that the bill was nearly
ready for the printer and that the prcsi
dent of the Board would probably call /;
special meeting to act on the bill.
| The following resolution offered b,
| William De w. Dimock. secretary of tn,
Harlan \ Hollingswortli Company, wa
adopted:
| Whereas. the centre pier Of the bridg'
over the Chrstiana River ut the foot o
| Market street. has been decided by tn,
engineers of the War Department 10 b
IN imprdiment to navigation, and order
| for its removal have been given by th
Secretary of War; and
| Whereas. our industrial facilities al
advantages are such that such con
structions as the new hattleships. cruiS
prs. &c.. bids for which will be opened
L
home plants provided sufficiently induce
mrnts were afforded them; and
Whereas. certain of these same in
dustrics are partly prevented from bid
ding on such work ON account of thci
inability to deliver the vessels through
the aforementioned draw; and
Whereas, it is for the benefit of tn
whole community that our industries b
protected and developed to the fullcs
jcxtcnt; therefore be it
Resolved: That this Board of Trad
Earnestly recommend that the Lev
lCourt of New Castle county use ever
effort toward obtaining the proper legiS
luton and the raising of the neccssar
funds to remove the said centre pier o
said bridge, or TO have said bridg
wholly replaced by such structure a
they may deem best suited to meet til
future expansion of navigation on th
Christiana, and this action should
taken ut the earliest possible date.
In discussing the matter Mr.. Dimoc
stated that the bids to he opened by til
government today would amount to h,
tween 40 and As millions of dollars. Iii
company he said, We're able and prepare
in every way to do the work but woul
be unable to bid on il aS they could NJ
guarantee to deliver the boats throug
Market street bridge. Including in I'll
bids to be opened today are five 15.0C
ton battleships and six $4,000 ton crui'
crs.
The followin resolution offered by !
S. Reed was also adopted 10y the Boart
Whereas, it appears from reports snl
mittcd by the proper officials to I'll
: United States Senate now assemble
that the war revenue act can be mod
fled and in many ways reduced: therefor
be ii
| Resolved, that il is the opinion Of II
, Wilmington Board of Trade that in Il,
dition to the removal of stamps fro1
tel, grams and express receipts u
stamps should also be removed fr01
checks and drafts and that Il copy of tn
csolution he sent tn our members i'll Col
greSs and also to the chairman Of Il
ways and means committee Of the Unite
= States Senate.
! On motion the resolution was adoptt
+ by the Roard.