Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-03-28
ORDINANCES Considered.

Grocers Out in Force i'm Favor OF
Proposed Ordinance de Licensing
Huck sters-Groce nTaylorTells
why the Ordinance should be Adopt.
ed-Other Business.
The COMMITTEES on ordinances held q
largely attended meeting in rooms 10 and
II city hall last evening. All the members
of the committee were present. The first
business considered was the petition OF the
several burial associations of the city. The
petition sets out that these associations are
organised for . public and charitable pur-
pose-:he burial of the dead with no
idea of profit, and asked that an ordinance
be passed for the relief of said associations
from assessments and demands on the part
of the city for expenditures for improve
ments in the streets adjoining the ceme.'
teriss. Messrs. N. q. Sanford and B. R.
English both strongly favored the proposed
ordinance.
Some twenty five or thirty grocers were
present to advocate the passage of an
ordinance relating to the Issuing of licenses
to vendors of produce, etc. The proposed
ordinance provides that all vendors of
meat, f.h, CLANS, shellfish, fruit, berriss.
vegetables or other farm produce. except
milk, shall obtain q license from the may
or during the month of January, and to
remain in force until tho next February.
1t also provides that the fee shall be 50,
and that each license shall be numbered
and contain the full name and residence of
the ncensee, and the wagon shall also have
the words Licensed Dealer" on them.
Farmers, however, selling the products of
their own farms, may obtain Q license
from the mayor without paying any fee
upon making application to the mayor dur
ing January.
The advocates of this ordinance were
represented by Attorney Gallagher. j.
Henry Taylor of the firm of Taylor, Ever
EFT & Co., was the first speaker. he
strongly advocated the passage of such an
ordinance on the three grounds of health,
protection to local dealers and revenue to
the city. Mr.. Tsylor claimed that the
health of the residents of the city was seri-
! ously impaired by the bringing into the
city and peddling about from house to
house of bad meat and decayed fruit and
vegetables, etc. He also said that the city
was practically dumping ground for such
| unhealthy products and vast deal of dis
| esss generated. He also advocated the
passage of the ordinance on the grounds
of protection to the local dealers.
Others WHO were present and favored
the passage of the ordinance were Charlel
e. Hart. F. 8. Bushnell, Walter Leigh
Casper Ktpp, Robert Stevens, L. D. Chid
| sey. A. F Beers.
John Collins. an insurance agent, resid
ing on Warren street, appeared in oppo
sition to the ordinance.
In executive session the petition of tn
grooers was tabled until later so that sew
eral changes might be made in its phrase
ology. Tho petition of the several buria
associations was referred to the corpora
ton counsel with instructions to frame al
ordinance on the general lines set out Il
| the petition, also to embody the restrlo
lions that the associations waive the righ
to petition for any improvements and Il
the event Of the city laying sidewalk
around the cemeteries the association
shall agree to keep them In good repai
and clear of snow. The committee wi
meet again Friday night.