The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
BUSINESS MEMS Views
Important Matters Discussed Last
Night in Willard Hall.
The Mercantile and Industrial Needs
OF the District Considered-Pin"t-
ing of Factories strongly Urged
The street Lighting Problem ana
the Question of boulevard

! The regular monthly meeting oil ihe
H,,r;pess Mems Association Of Washington
was held in willard Hall last night. MI
w. $. Knox. President of the association
presided. and business Of an Important
character was transacted.
The report of the special committee ap-
pointed to confer with the Bar Association
of the District of Columbia, regarding the
bill Introduced in Congress to abolish the
office Of Justice of the peace IA the DIS
trict was submitted and adopted. IL was
reported that the Bar Association agreed
fully with the Business Mems Association
in the view that the Office should be re-
tanned. The report stated that the pending
law would not only work hardship to the
men who now hold the Office and who de-
pend upon it for a livelihood. but would do
business men harm well.
A communication from Benjamin F.
Miller Chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce of the Washington Board OF
Trade. was read. in which corporation
was asked to secure the establishment OF
manufacturing plants in the District. AS
matters stand there is not sufficient en-
rloyment for the people, said the letter,
and what is needed in Washington is fac
tories and Industries of various kinds TO
provide work for the idle hands OF the
population" Thu communication was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. and the secretary
was instructed to frame an answer setting
forth the sense of the association that it
should cooperate with the Washington
Board OF Trade in efforts to establish in
dustres in the District, suited to the To-
cality and the wants of the people.
Mr. Lawrence S Nicolai caused to be
read a communication which he ha, sent
to the Commissioners of the District with
reference to street lighting. The letter
proposed that the present naphtha outfit,
which supplies 1 .200 lamps. should be ac-
CURED by the District government, and
that standard burner should be adopted
The subject OF hanging poultry and
meats in front OF grocery stores and mar
kets was discussed at some length, re-
sulting in the appointment of a committee
OF three, consisting of Messrs Nailor
Goddard, and Woodland. to visit the Com
mssioners of the District and to protect
against the present laws. II was brought
out in the discussion that grocefs and
markets have the right under the law
to occupy a s., >ee four feet from the build
ing line for the rurpose OF exposing the
goods they have for sale, except that no
carcasses or parts thereof OF any animal.
fowl or fish. shall be so exposed outside
Mems Association will represent that such
exemption should be removed in cold wea-
Their. 1t was further shown that Louisi-
ana Avenue was wholly exempted from
the operation of these regulations, and
the committee was instructed TO press
home upon the Commissioners OF the Dis
trict the Inconsistency OF the law as II
now stands. This committee was also
empowered to employ counsel and to as
certain TO what extent the District Com
missloners had right to impose prohib-
tive restrictions upon business along this
line.
The special committee on the revision
Of the constitution submitted its report
which was adopted practically without
discussion. Several amendments TO the
preamble and constitution We're included
In the report as we'll as the appoint |
ment of the following standing commit
tees:
An executive committee to consist of
the president. the two vice presidents. and |
six members of the association. the latter |
to be elected by the board OF directors. |
Ii shall be the duty Of the executive COM
mittee TO consider and make prompt re-
port upon all matters referred 10 IL by |
the board of directors 1t shall be consid- |
cred an advisory committee OF the board |
of directors, and may from time TO time. |
make such recommen dations TO the board |
of directors looking TO the Advancement
OF the interests and objects OF the asso-
citation as II may deem proper. commit