The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-22
NO SUNDAY ADJUSTMENTS
SPECIAL BOROUGH MEETING SO DE-
eide List EVENING.

The Session Was Stormy One and the
Vote Shows an Almost Equal Division of
Sentiment-The Result of the Vote Oc-
casioned wild Excitement.
special borough meeting was held
in West Haven last evening called upon
a petition of twenty citizens, among
whom were Charles r. Miller, proprie-
tor oe the pool room at the Shore to
act upon resolution to repeal the pres
ent ordinance which provides for the
Sunday closing of the pool and billiard
room, the shooting galleries, photograph
galleries and bowling alley, and which
makes the owners of buildings liable
for violation. There was a large crowd
present and it was apparent that the
meeting had been packed in the inter
est OF the repeal movement owing to
the fact that there were many New
Haveners present who, together with
habitues of the shore resorts, a number
Haven residents identified themselves
on that side. Dennis A. Kimberly was
chosen to preside, and Adrian Hartman
was elected clerk.
The ball was started rolling by Rob-
ert w. French, who introduced a resolu-
tion favoring repeal, making an address
| in support of it. c. E. Thompson, who
was an adherent of the ordinance, spoke
| In opposition, and he was followed by
James II. Peck, who was the leader of
| the repeal faction, and who urged re
peal with all his might
| John Wilkinson for the ordinance ele-
| ments moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the resolution and this started
bit OF excitement which found vent
| in cat calls, cheers, shouts, hand clap
| ping and Kisses. The motion was de-
| clared out of order by the chairman af-
| ter consultation with Cushing, and
| the debate on the original resolution
was resumed, John Mackrille taking the
| floor in opposition to the resolution.
| Matters had resumed their normal
condition when pandmonium was again
| ~.
| that he had noticed the name of Charles
| Miller on the petition. He said HE
asks for the repeal of this law while
| last Sunday he kept his place open in
defiance of it. He is present, and I ask
| him to stand up and say what he has to
say"
Miller jumped to his feet in an in
| stant and replied: Il don't think IT is
necessary for me to answer you. / am
acting under good advice
| 1t was some time before order was re-
| stored when ex-senator Graham made
a speech against the resolution. This
closed the debate and the chair put the
| resolution to viva voce vote. Both
| sides. extended their lung power to the
utmost, and the chair being in doubt
| called for a division.
Those who voted in favor of the reso-
luton We're found to number 1862, and
when it came to counting those oppos-
| ed the latter got mixed up in the count
and showed that over 300 had voted
| against. Without announcing the vote
| the chair called for a second division.
Those in favor taking one side of the
hall and those opposed took the other.
| This vote resulted as above stated in
144 voting in favor of the resolution
and 149 against.
| The vote was taken amid great ex-
citement, and the result drew forth
| cheers from the victorious side.
| A motion to adjourn occasioned
| another contest of lung power, the
| chair declaring the motion lost This
| created another outburSt but it was
| brought to an abrupt close by the chair
| changing his mind and declaring the
meeting adjourned.