Evening journal., 1915-02-16
CHARTER BILL Goes
over FOR TWO Years
Chamber of Commerce
Adopts Joint Committee
Resolution
WILL WORK ON
NEW MEASURE

Members Of the Chamber OF Com
merce, at their noon-day luncheon in
the Hotel DUPONT today. adopted the
report Of the special committees Of
the chamber and Of the Wilmington
Civic Association, recommending that
the charter measure be amended and
that no effort TO made to have the in
strument adopted until 1917. at the
last luncheon of the Chamber OF
Commerce. that body objected TO the
new charter draft, as it was thought
Wilmington had not yet reached the
point where non-partisan government
was desired. The business men also
objected to the election OF commits
sioners at large, fearing that the plan
might give one party control of the
city government The business men
favored the present city charter. with
amendments.
Today's action on the charter ques'
ton was taken after receipt Of the
following report:
February IL, 1915.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Membership Council of the Cham
her of Commerce.
Gentlemen:-
Your special Charter Committee to
whom was referred their report of
January 25th for a further joint con-
ference with the Charter Committee
of the Wilmington Civic Association,
begs TO report that William G. Tay-
lor. chairman. Thomas +. Bayard and
Rodney Thayer of your committee
met this date with Irving Warner,
Jerome b. Bell. George II. Dole, Will
liam f. Kurtz and Francis /. dupont.
of the Charter Committee of the VIII
mington Civic Association.
After extended discussion on the
reports OF the respective committees
as submitted at the last meeting Of
the Membership Council the follow
ing resolution was adopted with one
dissenting vote:
"That the two committees recon-
mend to their respective organiza-
tions that each appoint a committee
the two committees TO act as a joint
committee and work to the end that
the charter measure drafted by the
Wilmington Civic Association be
amended to present to the 1917 Gen
eral Assembly for enactment"
Your committee would therefore
recommend that your honorable body
adopt the above resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. G. Taylor,
Chairman.
Jerome B. Bell,
Thomas +. Bayard.
w. J. McCorkindale presented re-
rort for a committee which has been
acting with representatives from the
Ministerial Union, Socialists and Cen
tral Labor Union i'm the matter OF
securing relief for the unemployed.
He stated that an employment bureau
was to be opened in the store room
in the Ford Building. Delaware ave-
nue. and Shipley streets, tomorrow,
and would be open from 9 to -
o'clock daily His report was
adopted.
General Secretary Sinclair said ar
langements we're being made TO have
speakers OF note at luncheon in the
near future. The first will be ]. 5.
Williams. vicc-president Of the r..
Blumenthal and Company, on "Most
Nation Favored Clause in CONNER
cial Treaties"
Alfred B. Moore said that the as
sessmont bill had reached an acute
stage in the Legislature and was IN
danger OF not passing.
Mr.. Sinclair read a report from the
Trade Extension Committee favorine
a public or private warehouse COM
frr affr 81.
facilities. The report referred "a
the board of directors.
The mercantile section will meet
at the Hotel DUPONT tomorrow night