Evening journal., 1902-01-03
DIR. BALL WILL
MEET COMMITTEE
Board Of Trade viii. Explain
HarbOr Necessities
WANT ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
Action Of Mayor Fisher in Refusing to
Sign Ten-Tear Lighting Con-
tract Endorsed
WANT ALL MEMBERS PRESENT

AT che meeting Of the Board OF
Trade last evening the first business
taken up was the question OF fulther-
ance of the Improvement TO harbOrs
and rivers In this State The discus
sion was in the form of a report and
resolutions from The delegates who at
tended the National Commercial Con-
gress, recently held in Baltimore. The
resolutions favored h8rbOr improve
ment and the improvement OF the
rivers and channels.
Gentlemen, we must do something
about this Wilmington harbor appro-
priauOn.' said Mr.. Lawton. "Dr. BAH.
our Congressman, has been to see me
twice within the last month TO know
what we are going to do about the ap-
preparation for Wilmington. l have
made an appointment with him for a
conference with the River and Harhor
Committee tomorrow night.
Probably, some of you gentlemen
are not aware that the harbor bill
which reached the Senate at the last
session Of Congress did net contain
any appropriation for Delaware, except
about $4,000 for some little canal work
down in lower Delaware. The bill
originally carried about 500 900 for the
improvement Of the Wilmington rivers
and harb0rs. Colonel Raymond recon-
mended an appropriation of $4,000
The secretary was then instructed to
notify themembers of the Riverand Har-
bor Committee to be present at the
Board Of Trade rooms tonight at s
o'clock TO meet Congressman Bali
Every citizen Who IS interested is in
vited to be present
The condition of THE Chriatiana
river was discussed at length. MT.
Lawton said that according TO the re-
port of tugboat captain, the river
had filled about seven feet in some
places. An effort wiz be made TO get
the $4,000 recommended by Colonel
Raymond to keep open the river until
rfe 500 600 appropriation can be Sc
cured
President Lawton impressed upon
the members the necessity OF meeting
Congressman Ball to discuss the need
of the city in the shape of a hnrboI
bill
6oAR0 ENDORSES MAYORS AcTicN
A. S. Reed asked The board if il
would be well to take action in the
matter OF the ten-year lighting con-
tract President Iawton said that
those matters were the business OF the
Committee of Fifty, and that such
things generally caused a fight
The members seemed to favor a dis.
cussion of the question
Then came a motion by Mr. Pickels
thar the Board Of Trade endorse the
action of the Mayor in having refused
to sign the contract for street lighting
for longer term than six years.
The motion was seconded by A. S
Reed, and after remarks by Messrs
Purdy and Woolley, it was passed.
Secretary Daniel w. Taylor reported
having received two tickets toWashing
ton and return for the use of the two
delegates from the local board to tn,
Injecting of the National Board o
Trade. which meets in the capital thil
month.
The question of rent to be charged
the Citizens Committee for the use o
the Board of Trade rooms was thei
taken up Mr. Taylor said that thl
committee was willing to pay So
month. Mr.. Reed Thought that th'
board should contribute that amour
90 the reform association. The mat
ter was not referred to again.
The beard then adjourned, to mce
again tonight when it VIII meet d.
Ball