The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-08
Merchants Are Split On
 Plan to Enter Board
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(continied from Pod 1l

aE it would seem that we would do bet ter tot remain apart. This is eerp tainly true if the plan to collect $1o dues from individuals in place of the present $5 dues is carried through. 'iA
 An inspection of the Introduction and bylaws as drawn by the joint committee shows that the narne Board of Trade is taken from the present organization because of the feeling That this organization has done much to incfease the material prosperity of the city, and that it's widely known name and powerful charter are assets of such value that the community. could not afford their loss.''
 Exception by some of the mem bers of the Busin Mems 5Associa- ton has been taken to this statement, as it is pointed out that the Bus. mess Mems Association has had a. farAreaching influence, possibly as great as the other organization
 Among. the projects for which the new organization is to stand and pledged to foster are the following: tzIt must study every phase of the community 1ife-industria1 and civic
 in order that it may lose no oppor- tunity to capitalize the strength and eliminate the weakness of the com munity. It will find ready at hand for completion much important work already started, such as:
 'Comnission form of governrnen "*; carrying out of city planning g *@ <; providing better conditions of living through better housing, sanita- ton, recreation <; strengthening mercantile conditions by better credit protection, stimulus of home trade a''
 In the bylaws framed to replace those of the present board of trade | s&s %1N -<.F% mem bershtp: Corporate, costing $10o per year and entit1ing the holder to nominate five men to represent such m member; business, at a cost of $50, and entitling to representation of three member firm. at a cost of $25, .entttling the holder to two members; and individual at cost of $10.,
 The government as planned shall be vested in a board of directors, consist ing ofza president, two vice presidents, treasurer, secretary and seven direc- tors, elected annually. They may em- ploy a general secretary and fix his salary and may employ such other assistants to the secretary as may be deemed necessary. The president, treasurer and secretary shall be7chos7 en by a, nominating committee com posed of one member~from each subsi- diary organization
 The finance committee shall be com posed of members elected from each individual body represented and Eshall have charge of moneys, making ap- propriations in budget form. F The departments as planned consist of the following; Department of in dustries;- department of business men, or merchants. department of manufac- turers: department Of civic improve ment; department of public health or sanitation department of charities; department of finance; department of publicity; department of municipal af- fairs. At the annual meeting the vice presi- dents and directors shall be elected to Individually have charge of the different departments. The first vice president shall be in charge of the de- partment of industries and the second vice president shall be in charge of the department of business mems as- sociation. There shall be one direc- tor for each of the other depart ments.
 The vote is cast by membership to one or more departments and while meetings may be open to all .mem- bership the vote is to be restricted, to aflliation by mem bership to the ir- dividual department.
 It is believed that at the meeting