The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-19
AND THERE WAS LIGHT
THE CONVENTION IS DOING GOOD
 WORK.

A Busy Day Interspersed With Consider able Jollity-A Permanent Organization Will be Formed.
 The first street lighting convention held in the United States is in session in the aldermanic chamber in the city hall.
 The delegates, who represent the cit ies of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Cincinnati, assembled yesterday at 12 o'clock and were wei comed by Mayor Hendrick and Chair man Lambert of the lamp committee. The room was especially decorated for the occasion with palms and bouquets of cut flowers. The Stars and Stripes draped the rear wall, and the pillars were wrapped with the same emblem of the light of liberty.
 Standing amid the stately palms, Mayor Hendrick in few chosen words welcomed the convention to New Ha- ven.
 Alderman B. l.. Lambert, chairman of the lamp committee of the court CT common council of this city, was elect cd chairman of the convention. lie made an excellent address, explaining the object of the convention and relat- ing the events that led up to it.
 The Hon. Walter Clarke, superinten- dent of the United Gas Improvement company of Philadelphia, spoke on the subject of Street Lighting" demon- strating the advantage of Welsbach burners. .....
 At the close of MT. Clarke's remarks an adjournment was taken for dinner
 The program for the afternoon was changed to suit the convenience CT some of the delegates, and the Hon. T. B. Persse read paper on the "Munlcl- pal Ownership of Gas and Electric Light Plants"
 The paper was an exhaustive treatise upon the subject and was listened to by the delegates with much attention As Allen R. Foote, editor of American Exporter of New York city. who was to support the negative side of the question, was not read with his manu- script, as it was not expected that the paper would be read until to-day, some one suggested that as MT. Persse would be unable to be present day it would be better to have MT. FoOte read his paper in the evening, so that discus sion could be had on the subject. It was so voted.
 F. P. Morrill,, manager of the Wels- bach Street Lighting company Of America, Philadelphia, Pa, read pa per on the system he represented, and answered several questions asked by members of the convention.
 Just prior to adjournment the chair appointed the secretary, H. A. Night, and nine delegates a committee on permanent organization, to report to- day.
 The convention adjourned and the members were taken to Lighthouse Point for a shore supper. They left the green at 4:30 D. m. on special cars over the State Street Railway company's line.
 The time until o'clock was spent In enjoying the cool air from the sound. The supper, was spread in the new ball room and covers were laid for one hun- dred Mayor Hendrick explained that the occasion was an informal one, and he wished every one to enjoy himself. The supper was furnished by J, w.. Taylor, proprietor of the grove, and it was voted by all present to be an eX- celent one. At 7:15 the party retnrn- ed to the city and reassembled in con- vention.
 The program for the evening was an interesting one; The negative of the municipal ownership of property was presented by Allen R. Foote, after which James H. Macdonald, president of the New Haven board of aldermen, spoke on the Lights of the Future"
 This was followed by talk by Colo mel N. c. Osborn, editor of the Register, upon the Relation of Lighting Corpor- ations to Municipal Corporations.
 J. D. Dewell, jr., president of the council addressed the delegates on Flights for Residential Streets" after which the convention took up the dis cussion of Municipal Regulation of Gas and Electric Lights
 T. D. Hunter, jr., of Allegheny City, Pa, favored the affirmative side He was opposed by MT. Clarke of Philadel- phia, MT. Brown of New York and sev- eral more of the members.
 Just before the adjournment the chairman of the committee on perma nent organization reported that the committee had attended to it's duties and reported-first, that a permanent and national organization was neces- sary; second that a president, three vice presidents secretary and treas urer and an executive committee of nine be appointed; that the matter of bylaws and constitution be referred to the committee to report at the next meeting; that the time and place of the next session be determined before this convention adiourns.
 The report will be adopted to-day.
 The delegates will meet at city hall this morning at 8:30 o'clock and will take a carriage ride.