The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

ven,. Henry P.}Stagg of Stratford, Du- mond F. Merwin of Milford, Albert J. Hoyt of South Norwalk, David c. Sanford of New Haven, Stanley Loundes of RoWayton, Marshall E. Morris of Bridgeport, and George E. Lancraft of New Haven.
 Executive committee-E E. Ball of New Haven, John L'Hommedieu of Rowayton, H. D. Pausch of Port Ches- ter F. l.. Homan of New Haven, and Thomas Cumming of Sound Beach.
 Nominating committee Stanley Loundes of Rowayton, Henry P. Stagg of Stratford, and David c. San ford of New Haven
 Auditing committee-C. D. Parmelee of New Haven, c. F.; Loundes of Row ayton, and Harvey B, Lancraft of New Haven.
 Committee on pollution of streams Marshall D. Morris of Bridgeport, Du mond F. Merwin of Milford, Henry J. Lewis of Bridgeport, Harvey B. Lam craft of New Haven, c. w. Bell of Rowayton, Louis S. Morris of Bridge port, William H. Hoyt of South Nor walk, Dr. Jacob May of Bridgeport, and P. Frank Lockwood of Cos Cob.
 A communication from Mir. Mathew son, clerk of shell fisheries, was read, in which MT. Mathewson proposed to make a revision of the oyster laws, and to submit the same to- the Oyster Growers association for it's approval, at some later meeting
 After the reading of the communica tion, the president introduced MT. Mathewson to the association, who ad- dressed the meeting, eplaining why he thought g. revision desirable.
 After full discussion by Messrs. Rowe, Judson, Hoyt, Cook, Merwin and others, the following resolution was unani- mously adopted:
 Resolved by this association, That we approve of the compilation of the oyster laws, whereby the sections applying to each subject are grouped together
 Also. That we are gratifled that the commissioners and clerk of shell fisher les recognize the propriety of submit ting to this association for considera- ton, any proposed revision or change of laws affecting our industry.
 We authorize our committee on Iegis- lation, or a sub committee appointed by the chairman thereof to examine any such revision as may be proposed, and to call meeting of this association to give the matter further consideration, before it should be presented to the general assembly for enactment.
 Reports were presented by the chair man of the committees on the manage ment of the oyster police from each sec tion, as follows:
 By Henry C. Rowe from the section of New Haven East Haven and Or ange; by Dumond P. Merwin for the section of Milford; by Henry J. Lewis for the section of Stratford and Bridge port; by Marshall F. Morris for the sec- tion of Fairfield; by Albert J. Hoyt for the section of Norwalk and Westport; and by Charles E. Palmer for the sec ton comprising Darien, Stamford and Greenwich.
 All the chairmen reported that the present system of oyster police Is a complete success, and meets with the approval of the oyster growers in gen. eral.
 The auditing committee, through its chairman, MT. c. D. Parmelee of New Haven, reported full examination of
 
 that they were correct.
 The report of the committee on pollu- tion of streams was made through it's chairman. MT. Marshall E. Morris of Bridgeport.
 A unanimous vote of thanks was ex- tended to the Bridgeport board of trade, and to the president thereof, MT. zal- mon Goodsell. for the use of the com fortable and commodious hall of the Bridgeport board of trade.
 The president called to the chair Vice President Hoyt of South Norwalk, and offered resolution as follows:
 Resolved, That the Connecticut Oys- ter Growers association heartily ap proves and endorses the memorial to congress of the chamber of commerce of New Haven asking for extensive im- provements of the harbor of New Ha- ven, and
 That the Connecticut Oyster Growers association requests our senators and representatives in congress to use all suitable effort to procure such appro- priations as may be necessary to carry this project into effect.
 "Resolver, That committee of one be appointed to represent the Connecticut Oyster Growers association before a committee of congress or elsewhere, in advocacy of this memorial"
 On motion of .Dumond P Merwin of Milford the resolution was unanimous ly adopted.
 On motion of Stiles Judson, ST., of Stratford, the president Of the associa- ton, MT. Rowe, was appointed such committee.
 The president of the association stat ed that when the so called board of health bill was pending before the legis- lature, meeting of the oyster growers in Fair Haven took place, at which a subscription was raised to provide for opposition to the bill
 Although the state association took the matter up and defeated the bill, those who attended the meeting in Fair Haven are disposed to aid the state as- sociation, and have voluntarily raised an amount of money, which the com- mittee offers to the state association in appreciation of the associations work in this matter.
 The president called upon Nelson A. Ludington of New Haven, chairman of the finance committee of the Fair Ha- ven organization, who reported that the amount of the subscription was $325, and that 15 per cent of it had been called in, which he then handed over to the secretary of the state associa- lion