El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-09
SEMI ANNUAL
REPORT MADE
THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHAM
BIER OF COMMERCE HOLD LAST
REGULAR MEETING.

The Report Shows That the ChambeI
| Is In Fair Financial Condition, and
| That a Great Deal of Good Has Been
| Accomplished During the Half Year
Just Closed.
The board of directors of the cham
Der of commerce met last night There
were present Messrs. S. ]. Prudential
C. r. Morehead. G. w. Emerson. w. c.
Walk. H. b. Stevens. C. w. Browne and
FELIX Martinez and Secretary Russell
The minutes of several recent meet
ings of the board were read and ap-
proved.
Financial Statement
The treasurer reported that he had
a balance on hand of sos. The secre
tary reported collections to the amount
of 1914 and an outlay of SAL. as fol-
lows: Stamps. SO; four typewriter rib
bons, $3.50; mop and stove polish. Al
messenger. school exhibit sign. Is
cents; labor, unloading Professor Car
rera's collection, 25 cents; scavenger.
81; postoffice box rent to April 1, so
cents; Ell Paso Ice company, S155:
owel Supply company, IS cents; Tan
ner-Pennebaker Hardware company.
pipe, 80 cents: International Light and
Power company lights to December 81.
$3.50; Telephone company. $3.50; jani-
tor. 81; Potter & White, purofax, 20
cents: News. printing. s9.O5; tele-
gram to Phelps-Dodge. New York.
S1.5O; Blakeley & Freeman. sundries.
15 cents. The following bills were un-
paid: Ellis Brothers. printing. 500 ap-
plications. $2.25: Southern Electric
company. labor and material, SIS;
Campbell & Grayson. letter book. 81:
Times printing, papers and advertis-
ing. $500; T. II. Springer. one cuspi-
dor. so cents; Blakesley & Freeman.
stationery. S2.1O; futile Paint and
Glass company. 81. Total. 5000.
Total amount due. $71.35
Semi-Annual Report.
following semi-annual report:
Ell Paso. Tex. Jan. s. 1901.
To the Board of Directors of the FL
Paso Chamber of Commerce:
Gentlemen have the honor to sub
nit the following semi-annual report:
The net receipts and expenditures of
the chamber of commerce of the thir-
teen months beginning December /.
1899. and ending December 81. 1900.
were as follows:
General Fund.
Receipts from membership
fees and dues 81 265 80
Expenditures for all pur-
PoSeS-- ---- $3.50 30
Bal. on hand Jan. l. 1901 SIS. 90
The building fund account stands
as follows:
Received sixteen loans of 800
Transferred from general fund 15s. 80
Total: ...--..... 81, 75s. 50
Paid j. l.. Whitmore on con-
tract ......$1 sos. 90
tras .- - 1880
Paid E. P. Mine. NJ. s. S.
House, wiring, ETC.. . IS 90
Paid E. Krause, architect. 25 90
Bills Payable
The account with the citizens who
loaned the money to the chamber for
the building fund is as follows:
Received from loans. 81 600 co
Paid 20 per cent on notes 400 IN
Bal. due on notes and int 81 .2SO. 90
These notes bear interest at per
cent per annum and mature July 1.
1902. The chamber is obliged by res
olution of the BOARD of directors, to
pay at least $50 per month upon these
notes. The payment of $500 last o.
tober fulfills this obligation for tn.
period from July 1, 1900. to January 1.
1901.
The receipts from membership fees
and dues from quarter to quarter. in
special subscription of SIS per
month each from the Ell Paso Smelling
Works. the Sierra Madre Railway COM
pany, and the Ell Paso and Northeast
ern Railway company, have been as
First quarter. Dec. 1, 1899. to
Feb. 2S, 1900. $3.50 90
Second quarter. March L,
1900. to May 81, 1900. .. sos. 30
Third quarter. June l. 1900,
to Aug. 81, 1900. . 61S. 80
Fourth quarter, Sept. 1. 1900,
to Dec. 81. 1900 lfour mos O44 III