The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-04
GETTING DOWN TO WORK.
The AIgiers Improvement Association
Holds First Neutrality-suspicious. Are
Adopted and Committees Named.


Adopted and Committees Named.
The first regular meeting of the AL
giers Improvement Association, after
a recess of perhaps two years or more,
was called to order at Pythian Hall on
Monday night by it's president, Hon.
John p. Vezien. This was a meeting
of the old organization and the pur-
pose of calling the old association to-
gether was to take in lot of new
members so that the charter of the as
ISOLATION could be continued by the
new blood that has just been injected
into the organization.
The officers of the association had
been elected at the last meeting, in
April, but on account of the desire of
the members to continue the charter
of the old association, it was necessary
that the members of the old associa-
ton hold a meeting and take the new
applicants in as members. After this
was done the officers elected at the
last meeting were informally elected.
After the meeting was called to or
der President Vezien offered his resig-
nation, as well as the secretary. The
election of officers was then held,
which resulted as follows: Jos. w.
Lennox, president; Peter S. Lawton,
first vice-president; Judge Peter S.
Clements, second vice-president; Peter
Muntz, secretary; Jules Bodenger,
treasurer.
The committee which had been ap-
pointed at the last meeting on bylaws
made their report and set of by
laws were adopted for the government
of the organization. The executive
committee, which consists of the Off
GERS and six other members, was then
finally completed by the appointment
of the following, to serve with the Off
GERS: Frank Henning, Geo. Herbert,
Frank c. Duvic, Geo. Koppel, Peter
Vezien, and Martin S. Mahoney. The
following finance committee was ap-
pointed: Robley S. Stearnes, Geo. w.
Foster, DR.. c. V. Kraft. After the or,
ganiation had been finally started
again, under its old charter, the mem.
bers got down to actual business. One
of the first things taken up by the as
sociation was the matter of the sta
tionary bridge now obstructing navi-
cation over the outfall drainage canal,
which prevents hundreds of large YES
sells from entering this port by a
short route. There was quite a dis
cussion on this subject and it was left
to the finance committee to take up at
once. Geo. Foster brought up the sub
ject of the differential in freight rates
TO Algiers. Eugene Dyer spoke on the
subject of the Lower Coast drainage.
Henry Acker pointed out to the asso.
citation the condition of the approaches
on either side Of the river to the Third
District ferry landings. Maj. Stearnes
spoke on having the executive com.
mittee take up with the dock board
the matter Of giving us a large dock
on this side of the river, and also
spoke of the new building code with
y reference to that portion affecting the
fire limits over here. All Of these
matters were referred to the executive
committee TO report back at the next
meeting which is to be held on the first
Monday in June. Applications fol-
membership We're then taken up and
seven new names added. There was
an attendance at the meeting of TWEEN
ty-seyen, which is very encouraging
as a beginner. The association is
composed, at present, of well-meaning
citizens who are working for our in.
terests here, and the association
should have the encouragement of the
business men.