The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-15
OYSTER GROWERS MEETING
THE STATE Association HOLDS An
IMPORTANT SESSION.

The Business Transacted Yesterday-Unity
of Action Regarding Legislation Affecting
Oyster Growing Interests-OfficersfO for the
Ensuing Year Eiected--The Oyster Police
System, Etc.
The annual meeting Of the Connecti-
cut oyster Growers association took
place yesterday afternoon, January IA,
at the Mohackemo hotel in South Nor
walk 1t was largely attended and
harmonious meeting, all the subjects
before it being carefully considered and
in every case decided by a unanimous
vote.
In opening the meeting the president
briefly recapitulated the history of the
organization, and advised that all mat
ters should be considered carefully, and
with the absence Of all personal feel
ing, everything being done for the
good of the whole association.
The report of the legislative commit
tee and a. supplementary report of the
same committee were read and unani-
mously approved.
The following resolution was offered
and passed:
Whereas i. is essential to the sue
cess OF our association that it should
act in unison, and that unless it so act
our mutual interests cannot be protect
ed in accordance with article II of our
constitution now, therefore,
| Resolved, BY this association, that af-
ter officers and committee on legisla-
ton are duly elected, it is inconsistent
with the proper support of this assoc
citation that any member not elected to
such office or committee should assume
the duties or responsibilities of such
office or committee, or attempt to pro-
cure the passage of any legislation af-
fecting the general interests of all mem
| bers of this association until such leg
islation is first submitted to the asso-
citation or to the committee on legsla-
ton
| The association passed a resolution
unanimously expressing it's approval of
the efficient and faithful manner in
which the secretary of the association,
Mr.. David c. Sanford, had performed
his duties.
Officers were unanimously elected Cor
the ensuing year as follows: President,
Henry c. Rowe of New Haven; vice
president, Albert j. Hoyt of South Nor
walk; secretary, D. C. Sanford of New
Haven; treasurer, Henry p. Stage Of
Stratford
A nominating committee as follows
was appointed: Marshall e. Morris Of
Bridgeport E. Frank Lockwood of
1 Cos Cob, ID c. Sanford of New Haven,
who presented the names of the follow
Ing for the committees:
Executive committee-William l.
Stevens Of Rowayton, Thomas Cum
ming of Stamford, Richard w. Law, jr,,
Of New Haven, William j. Craw of
South Norwalk Harvey S. Lancraft of
New Haven.
Legislative committee-Henry c.
Rowe, chairman, of New Haven. Hen
| ry P. Stagg Of Stratford, Willis M.
Smith of New Haven, E. Frank Lock
wood of Cos Cob, Marshall f. Morris of
Bridgeport, Stiles Judson of Stratford,
4 Alden Solmans Of South Norwalk, D.
| C. Sanford of New Haven, Patrick Clark
of Bridgeport, Dumond P Merwin of
| Milford, George e. Lancraft of New
Haven, Henry J. Lewis of Bridgeport,
! Charles e. Palmer of Sound Beach, DR..
Jacob May of Bridgeport.
Auditing committee-Elwood II Smith
of New Haven, A. NJ. Prior of Stamford,
G. D. Parmelee Of New Haven
Committee on pollution of rivers--Mar-
shall E. Norris of Bridgeport, Charles
e. Palmer of Sound Beach, A. Solmans
of South Norwalk, Thomas Cmnrning
of Stamford, Henry J. Lewis of Bridge
port, Dumond p Merwin of Milford,
Henry C. Rowe of New Haven.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was accepted and the commit
tees unanimously appointed.
It was stated that the shell fish com
missioners were DESTROYS of receiving
recommendations from the Oyster
Growers association as to the system
of oyster police to be established. At
ter full discussion the following reso1u-
ton was unanimously adopted
"The committee on legislation Is d.
rected to request the shell fish commits
sioners to divide the money appropriate
ed under the oyster police bill in pro-
portion to the assessment upon oyster
ground within certain sections divided
as follows: First East Haven, New
Haven and Orange; second, Milford;
third, Stratford and Bridgeport; fourth.
Fairfield; fifth, Westport and Norwalk
sixth, Darien and Stamford seventh.
Greenwich, and the members of the
committee on legislation from each sec
ton shall suggest to the commissioners
of shell fisheries how the money shall