The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-11
BELIEVE DEWEY WILL COME
- si a,ssf MATTER DISCUSSED AT CHALBEE OF COM1LERCN 1TEETING.

Conference Committee Appointed and
 Formal Invitation May be Drawn Up
 on Saturday Night-Chamber to Co-s
 operate With YaIe's Bi-Centennial
 Committee Othcr Business.
 Judging from the enthusiastic manner l in which the proposal for public re- ception on the occasion of the expected
 visit of Admiral George Dewey to this city was discussed at the meeting of the chamber of commerce last night that naval hero will be honored with one of the greatest demonstrations tha people of this staid old state of Con- ever participated in. That the visit is most heartily desired by all is undenied and the occasion will be a notable one in the history of the state. Commodore Wells of the Naval Vet- erans' association of Connecticut, of which Admiral Dewey Is regular mems ber started the ball rolling last night when he read several letters from the gentleman, in which he intimated that he would visit New Haven on his re- turn to this country. MT. Wells also said that several other things had res gently transpired which caused him to believe that if an invitation to the ad- miral were extended from all of the local military and other representative organizations and the city proper it Y would be accepted. He said that he was of the opinion that Admiral Dewey would come to New Haven by reason of the fact that most of the members of the Gideon Wells Naval Veterans as- sociation were shipmates with him from '61 to '65. He, in consequence, moved that committee of conference that would be representative be appointed, and President Max Adler named the following: William s. Wells, General B. S. Greeley, General George H. Ford, General F. D. Bradley, Mayor F. B.
 
 dent Adler
 General Greeley, speaking with refer- ence to the same subject, said that he was distant relative of the admiral and that he thought if he was approach- ed in the proper manner the invitation would be accepted. He said that the admiral was of such nature that if 1t were possible after the reception in New York he would take the first night train for his home in Vermont and refuse to- go anywhere else. He was never a man who desired to be lionized. General Greeley thought that the invitation should come from the city and 1t would then have more weight and do more in the way of persuading the admiral to accept. Commodore Wells suggested that in view of the fact that the de- sired guest would be overwhelmed with invitations to visit the various cities of the country that it would be wise for the committee of conference of the the committee from the Naval Veterans association and the G. A. R. to meet on Saturday night of this week and formulate an invitation and fOr- ward it as soon as possible.
 It was voted that committee be ap- pointed to render the assistance of the chamber to the committee of Yale uni- ,ersity in charge of the celebration of he coming bi-centennial of the univer- 'ity The committee will be announced ater. President Adler named the fol- owing committee on naming one of the M United States cruisers: William S. M Wells, E. V. Reynolds, s. J. Fox, F.-H. 'perry w. J. Trowbridge, E. H. Weaver md c. F. Evarts. An effort will be < made by this committee to have one of he cruisers named New Haven" Al ommittee to have the new lighthouse famed the 'Sperry Light was also ap- 'ointed, as follows: General George HI. ford, Charles H. Townshend, K. c. Bushnell, J. A. Sperry and N G. Os- orn.
 Mayor Farnsworth spoke at some ength on the street sprinkling question n which he said that the complaints 'ere exceedingly numerous and just s diversified as numerous. He has for ome time past spent several hou-s ally in discussing this matter with the itizens No one seems to be satisfied: nat which is pleasing to one, is obnox- JUS to the next one that comes along.
  prnkling. and thought that the best 'ay to solve the problem was to per- lit each one of the property owners to ay for the sprinkling of the street in 'ont of their own property at the rate 25 cents per week. President Adler sked if it would not be possible to ave the legislature pass a special act the city to expend some ortion of the $100,000 which will be re- eived in taxes over and above the mount anticipated by the board of nance for street sprinkling. Mayor said that such might be ossible. He agreed to appear before le committee of the court of common ,uncil and urge that that body take 'me action With reference to the ,eedy adjustment of this matter, hich is of so much importance to the tizens of the entire city.
 Mir. Fross, representing the New Eng nd Magazine, spoke for few min- ,es with reference to an article which
 being written by Walter Allen of is city, and which is to appear in the agazine. The article treats of the story of New Haven from it's incep- 1n, traces it's growth and development