Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-01-13
AGAINST CONSOLIDATION.


The Meeting of Taxpayers Last Even.
! in. in the Annex Decided Action
| Taken in Opposition to the Project
| The Proceedings.
The meeting of the taxpayers of the Four
| tenth and Fifteenth wards of the town OF
New Haven to oppose the proposed consoi-
| dation of the town and city governments was
| held last evening at the engine house in the
| Annex. The hall was crowded. The meet
ing was called to order shortly before s
o'clock. Mr.. Fl. G. Rowe was appointed
chairman and G. A Bray was elected clerk
of of the meeting. The call as already pub
lished was read; also the notice of the ccrpo-
ration counsel to the legislature for the con-
solidation of the town and city governments
was read. Mr.. H. G. Rowe made state
ment of the doings of the committee last
year and the result of their work. He also
spoke of the victory accomplished He also
gave o report of the proposed bill He was
followed with brief remarks from the COM
mittee, Deacon Willis Hemingway, D. w.
Shares, G. B. Grannis. G.. A. futile pre-
scented few remarks in favor of bill to
the legislature to abolish the borough and
consolidate with the city government of New
haven. A mOJ1On was maze GlaG the OLD
committee of last year be reappointed to
work before the legislature. G. A. Bray and
II. D. Russell spoke in favor of
unanimously carried. Mr.. futile offered
again the bill for consolidation and
that H. H. Strong, DIR. H. E. Stone, Romanta
Wells and F. F. Brown be a committee ap-
pointed to carry through the bill. The bill
was declared out of order. The subject of
paying the expenses of the committee was
brought up. A motion was made
that a committee be appointed to
solicit funds Cor the necessary ex-
penses to oppose the consolidation bill. Re
marks were made on the question by Fl. G.
Rowe. D. W. Shares, Fl. D. Russell and others.
Mr.. G. A. Tuttle again addressed the meeting
with much eloquence, but was declared out
of order, but still continued speaking, much
to the disfavor of the larger portion of the
meeting. Mr. Tuttle then retired from the hall.
The motion presented preceding Mr. Tut
ties remarks was unanimously carried, the
chairman to name the committee whom he
announced he would appoint hereafter. G.
A. Bray stated that he had the notice which
was served on the borough regarding the
consolidation bill to come before the present
legislature and made a motion that this
meeting pass vote requesting the officers of
the borough to call a meeting of the board of
warden and burgesses and of the
citizens of the borough to en-
ploy counsel to oppose the consolidation
bill, which was carried The chair announced
that Willet Hemingway, FL. D. Russell, w. l
NJ. Lancraft be the finance committee
Voted, That when the meeting adjourns it
90 SO subject to the call of the chairman A
motion to adi ourn was carried. G. B. Gran |
Miss moved vote of thanks to the officers of |
the fire department for the use of the depart |
inent headquarters for the meeting; passed |
amid hearty applause
Allen Hnntley, Edgar Page, |
Miles Allen, E. S. Dayton, D, W. Shares, g. |
A. Bray, H. G. Rowe, Willis Hemingway,
e. Edwin Hall, Dan Parmelee, c. B. Gran
Mss, Samuel Thomson, W. w. Lancraft, c. |
A. Tuttle, Calvin Kelsey, Jared Wedmore,
James Huntley, Frederick Mansfield, S. NJ
Brown, ]. o. Clogston, w. P. Niles, B. N
Rowe, D. H. Granniss.
Masonic Installation.
The animal installation of officers and ban
Iuet of Connecticut Rock lodge No. 90, f.
md A NJ, occurred last evening in their
ooms in the Masonic Temple. The officers
we're installed by Past Masters Charles War
Ter and Paul We'll. The following officers
we're installed: Charles Schenck, W. M; H
S. W. H. Fisher, J. W; Will
lam Stahl, treasurer; E. Buxbaum, secreta-
y; Frank Maurer, S. D., and j. Goebel, J.
J. Following the installation came the ban
uet. Speeches were made by ex-Mayor
.ewis, P. G. NJ; Eli S. Quintard, P. G. NJ;
red .Waldron, David Clark, L. Feldman, NJ
under, j. w. Pond and P. NJ
colt, of Watertown, Connecticut
he lodges represented were Adelphi
,dge of Fair Haven, Annawan lodge of West
[aven, Hiram, Wooster and Trumbuu
,dges of New Haven, and Day Spring lodge
{ Hamden.
The napkins were very unique, composed
japanese paper with flowers in the cor ,
ers In the center was the Masonic emblem
nd above the emblem were the figures 1864
nd 1885, showing the dates of the institu-
on and of the present installation, making c
lie lodge 81 years old. A very enjoyable v
me was had by all U