The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-23
THERE WAS NO ELECTION
LINCOLN STILL IN THE FIELD-TJyO
BALLOTS CAST.
Davis Receives Five Votes and Carberry
the Support of His Party-A Resolution
Affecting Bankrupt Clothing Dealers
Passed

Passed.
Councilman Corcoran delayed the ses-
sion Of the councilmanic board last eve
ming. The eighteen republicans We're
on the ground at o'clock and ready for
work. but the democrats waited for the
belated member from the Third ward.
When the council came together the
matter Of a sealer of weights and meas
ures was brought up.
Major Lincoln was nominated by
Councilman Isbell, and Peter Carberry
was nominated BY the democrats.
The first ballot resulted as followss
Lincoln IS, Davis and Carberry is. The
second was q repetition of the first. Bal
loting for the sealer Of weights and
measures was then discontinued
The matter of assistant city clerk was
then taken up.
Edwin A. Street was nominated by.
Councilman Beers and Sylvester Chase
was nominated by Councilman Com
pertz.
Three ballots resulted in a tie, each
candidate receiving IS votes.
Councilman Charles Pickett offered
the following resolution. which was
passed unanimously:
Whereas, New Haven is frequently
made the temporary headquarters Of
persons who pose as vendors Of goods
bought at half value at a bankrupt sale"
or as agents appointed to dispose od
clothing that can be sold at prices bare
ly covering the cost of MATERIAL also
Of other persons who make every pos
sible effort to obtain the patronage OF
the people of this city and vicinity for
a brief period and then depart as sud-
denly as they arrived; and,
Whereas, These transient dealers pay
absolutely nothing toward the support
Of the police, fire Or any other depart
ment, and under existing laws cannot
be compelled to do so; and,
Whereas, These transient dealers, by
reason of being able to escape all tax
alton and all financial burdens Of pub
lie nature, can and do enter into unfair
competition with the resident merchants
and dealers who are, by law, compelled
to use large percentage Of their profits
in the payment of taxes; therefore
Resolved. That the corporation coun-
sci be requested to furnish to this court
of common council answers to questions
as follows.
First-Can the court of common coun.
Gil enact an ordinance that, will give ID
an officer of the city government legal
authority to collect tax or license fee,
or to enforce payment of any money
whatever into the municipal treasury
by transient dealers Of the kind speci-
fed?
Second-If authority to enact an ordi-
nance that can be legally enforced to
compel transient dealers and merchants
to pay a fair proportion of the expense
of maintaining the government, the
benefits of which they temporarily en-
joy, is vested in the court OF common
council, please draft such an ordinances
as in your opinion can be SO enforced.
Third-If authority to enact an ordi-
nance that can be legally enforced for
the purpose named is not vested in the
court Of common council, what action
is necessary to confer upon that body
such authority?
A vote of thanks was passed to ).
Gibb Smith company for the gavel
which they presented to the council.