Evening journal., 1912-04-06
TRADE
BOARD FOR
BOULEVARD
DsplOre Opposition to Road,
Believing Project Of Great
Benefit

ltS annual meeting last night, again
favored the construction Of the dupont
boulevard in a resolution. a copy of
which will be sent to General dupont
the donor of the road. The resolution
was introduced by John S. Rossell, fol-
lowing an address by President Purdy
Mr.. Purdy said the board had been in
favor Of the ro ad and as considerable
opposition had cropped up against the
project. he would like TO hear the
members discuss the road Thomas
S Doherty suggested that a committee
Of three be appointed TO prepare a re-
solution. John S. Rossell took the
floor. and said he was glad the ques-
ltion had come up and he road the
resolution which appears on the first
page Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Discussion of the resolution disclos-
ed the fact that the boulevard project
had many friends in The Board OF
Trade.
Mr.. oRssell said he did not believe
General DUPONT would allow any man
TO suffer property loss by the building
of the road.
william d. Mullen said the question
of the constitutionality of the act was
before the state judges and he asked
III IL would not be better for the
board to withhold action on the reso-
luton until the court had passed on
the constitutionality Of tho act.
Mr.. Rossel said II the road act was
declared unconstitutional. il was all
The more reason why a special session
of the Legislature should be held TO
make the act legal Mr. Mullen said
he was not opposed to the road. but
thought Il best for the board 20 wait
before acting ON the resolution.
ahe annual dinner. and Mr.. Rudolph,
no doubt that majority OF people
want the road. What was TO be done
i'm the matter should be done now, he
thought
Tho motion to pass upon the resolu-
tion was then called and Thomas ;.
Dohcrty. John S. Mullin aud John ;.
llossen were named as committee 10
prespare the resolution.
ONLY two members OF the board
failed 10 vote for the resolution. lhey
nreferred not to express themselves
ON the subject
Mr.. Purd, Again President
O. Curtis Purdy. retiring prcsiueh'
of tho Board was unanimously re-
elected TO the office. The nominating
oommittoe had placed the names OF
president Purdy, Lewis 7. Bush ana
William p. White for election. Messrs.
white and Bush asked that thoir
names be withdrawn as also ala Jo-
eiah Marvel. nominated for first vice
nresident. William c. Murgatroyd for
= second vice-DfesidNrt and John ;.
Roesell as one of tho directors. Ihls
reouest was made by J. H. Mehahes
who read a communication from the
members The requests of MT. Nnit'
and Mr. Bush we're granted lh'
election was then entered INTO WI
. tho following results o. 9. fuioy
president; Josiah Marvel. hlst vice
nresident: Thomas S. Doheriy. sec
ond vice-president: Frank j. vii
liams. treasurer; directors, william
n Budd. Charles A. Rudolph, William
ID. Mullen, Edgar l.. Haynes, an'
John S. Rossoll.
Mr.. Purdy at FIRST refused to ALLOW
his name to be voted ON for presi
dent as he had Informed the nom
mating committee that he could no
serve owing to business pressure.
was finally agreed that MIR. Purd.
could withdraw from the othce II N
found be could not serve
Auditors who will serve for th
wear were elected as follows; r. II
punham. Robert d. Kemp and VII
liam II Gibbons.
Following the election Howell S
England asked what had become O
the annual dinner and Mr.. Rudolph
chairman of the house and socia
feature committee. said the affair ha
been held on until efforts could b
made TO secure President Taft as
speaker. The committee had been IN
able to get the President to com'
however
The committee will meet this mont
TO fix date for the dinner.
W Frank J. Williams, treasurer. re
ported the finances as follows: Cas-
in hand April 6. 1911, S15S.44, receipt
S2.935.3S: total S4093.S2; egpend
tures. S4,034S4; cash balance in banl
$5S 9S.
Chairman Mehaffey. of the industri'
committee submitted a report in whic
attention was called to the securing
views of tho city from the duPor
building and the elvator of the Philir
Thompson Company in East Fourt
street. The committee stated that th
taking of these views and their er
craving 10 be done by a local pripte
would cost about $500 This sum wa
n hand and it would not be necessar
% touch any money received from IN
members for dues.
John S Roseell submitted the 70
lowing resolution which was adopted
Whereas, The government Of th
United states has signed at Washing
ton with the governments Of Mics
raEua and Honduras, respectivel
conventions for the placing Of loar
in the United States secured by ii
--s::ssts> ems revenues, which are 10
administered by a collector generi
approved by the President, Of Il
United States; and
Whereas. These two sister republii
will thereby be enshled 10 refund the
public debts. discharge their oblig
tions. construct railroads and 9TH
needed improvements. assist in esta
fishing their finances on a sound bas
and prepare the way for more INF
mate commercial relations: thereto
be it
Resolved, That the Wilmingtl
Board of Trade endorse the said Mic
raeuan and HondnraH convention
and respectfully call for their a
provai by the Senate Of the Unit
States: and be IL
Resolved, That copy Of the
fresolutions be transmitted 10 {