The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
THE MAYORS, Association.
Annual Meeting Held Here Yesterday
Mayor DriscuII Elected President.

The State Mayors association held its
annual meeting in this city yesterday
afternoon and elected officers, as follows,
for the ensuing year: President, Mayor
Cornelius 7. Driscoll of New Haven;
vice president Mayor Cyrus &. Beck
with of New London; treasurer, Mayor
Lucius FL. Fuller Of Putnam; secretary,
Mayor e. l.. Heath of Rockville; eXecu-
tive committee, Mayor Kerr of DAN
bury, Mayor Stirling of Bridgepor, and
Mayor Webster of New Britain. Mayor
Driscoll of this city, the newly elected
president of the association, is the most
recently elected mayor in the organlza-
ton.
The visiting mayors met in Mayor
Driscolrs office at IL o'clock and from
that time until 1 o'clock they renewed
acquaintance and held informal discus
sionS.
At 1 o'clock they adjourned to the
Tontine hotel and took lunch there as
guests of Mayor Driscoll At 2:9O the
business meeting was called to order III
the aldermanic chamber in city hall by
Mayor Barlow of Waterbury, the retir-
ing president of the association. The
meeting lasted until $50 and during
that time municipal matters generally
were discussed. EXMayors are MEM
bers of the association for one year after
their terms Of office expire and ex-Mayor
Farnsworth of this city and ex-Mayor
Taylor of Bridgeport were present yes
terday Both attended the last conven-
ton Of the League of American Munich
palities held in Detroit and spoke highly
yesterday Of the value of membership in
the league to every city, especially on
account of the valuable information on
all the subjects relating to city govern
ment which is furnished to members OF
the association by papers read at con-
ventions, statistics, etc. 1t was the
unanimous opinion expressed by those
present that all the cities of the state
should join the League of American Mu-
inequalities, the next annual convention
of which will be held in Syracuse in
August.
Although various matters of munich
pal business were discussed action was
taken in regard to only one matter and
that was concerning the collection OF the
military Communication tax. The mayors
present expressed themselves as In ia
vor of the passage of the bill providing
for the collection of the tax by state
officers and passed the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved by this association that the
substitute bill now before the committee
on judiciary of the legislature, relative
to the collection Of the military commu-
tation tax, receives the hearty endorse
ment of this association, and we ask that
the legislature take such action as will
relieve the several towns of what we
consider an unjust tax on property hold
ers.
On invitation of Mayor BeckWith of
New London it was voted to hold the
next quarterly meeting of the associa-
ton, which occurs on September 10, in
that city Before the adjournment
vote of thanks was passed to the retir-
ing officers of the association. The gen.
tlemen present at the meeting We're:
Mayor Driscoll, ex-Mayor Frederick B.
Farnsworth, Mayor E. S. Chaffee of
Derby, ex-Mayor Thomas p. Taylor and
Mayor Hugh Stirling of Bridgeport,
Mayor Tannor of Willmantic, Mayor
Ives of Merden, Mayor Barlow of Wa
terbury, Mayor Coburn of South Nor
walk, Mayor Kerr of Derby, Mayor
Weeks of Middletown, Mayor Glover of
Norwalk, and Mayor Beckwith of New
London.