The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-26
RETAIL MERCHANTS MEET
IMP ORT4NT RESOLUTIONS ON CITY
 AND STATE AFFAIRS ADOPTED.

l Name of the Local Association Changed to Business Mems Assooiation-By- Laws sAdopted-NIerchants Want Puh-
 lie Street Sprinkling-No Moro Advcr- Using in Programmes.
 The spring meeting of the New Ha- ven Retail Merchants association was held at the Republican hall last even- ing, President Henry H. Guernsey pre-
 siding. The meeting was one of the
 pleasantest in the history of the asso-
 citation. A large delegation from the
 Bridgeport association attended, but
 letters were read from the other asHo-
 citations regretting their inability to att
 tend. The business meeting commence
 ed at o'clock and many Important
 matters were discussed and voted upon,
 The committee on bylaws made its req
 port, which was accepted. The name
 of the association is now changed to
 the New Haven Business Mems asEocia-
 tion. In accordance with the article in
 the bylaws instituting the office of as-
 sistant secretary. c. F. Southland was
 elected to the position. The following
 resolutions indicative of the position
 taken by the association in the matter
 of street sprinkling, etc., were unani.
 mously adopted:
 Resolved, That as street sprinklng Is alS public and not z private matter, and as the benefits accrue to all alike, the work should { be done by the proper city department and should be paid for by assessment in the same manner as is provided for other mu-# nicipal improvements.
 Other resolutions passed were:
 Resolved, That New Haven, the commer- cal metropolis of Connecticut one of the oldest cities of the republic, and one of the best known centres of commercial and edn- cational interests, Is entitled to recognition in the naming of the new cruisers of the
 Resolved, That New Haven, which early nourished the spirit of patriotism and free- dom and whose sons have. always been foremost In the service of their country should be remembered at home and abroad by cruiser bearing her name.
 Resolved, That the senators and represen> tatives from this state urge the early nanl- ing of cruiser after New Haven and that these resolutions be transmitted to the sec. retary of the navy and to the president Of the United States.
 heSOlNeu, 1ndC an eCOuOullCdl eXpeQQIlQF01 of the states money is the concern of every man interested in the welfare of the commonwealth and that wastefnl extrava% gance Is detriment to good government. Mems association urges careful revision and curtailments of the states expenses along the lines recommended by the special legislative committee and that the business ment of the state work together for the con- summe ion of this end in the selection Of legislators for the next session of the gem eral assembly. ,ss' ss'
 One of the questions that came up for discussion during the evening was that of the advertising by the ner- chants in fair and church programmes, This question has been discussed at length by the merchants on numerous occasions and all agree that 1t is nuisance. A resolution adopted some time ago by the board of directors held out against this and it has since won the favor of all the merchants. It is aS follows:
 the advertising by merchants in fair programmes of fraternal societies. churches and other organizations, and the giving of merchandise as prizes and for { sale In such affairs is an improbable ana # demand upon the mercantile )ubic and that discontinuance would work to the benefit of all, and would quick sray in vogue that this association hereby requests all members to discontinue this form of advertising and the donation of money and articles for such purposes.
 The motion was made that this be adopted by the association. In discuss- ng it number of merchants gave tes- .imony of the beneficial effects such a resolution would have upon their bus- ness. After it's adoption c. F. South- ard proposed an amendment to the eff 'ect that when such canvassers ap- oeared they should be referred to q committee to be appointed by the asso- ,iation to handle the matter, and that 10 merchant should heed their appeals until they had been so referred. This vas also adopted.
 Another question which came up for discussion was that of holding another carnival but as a motion to have such l thing again this year met with no econding voice it is not probable that here will be one After the business meeting collation. was served for which Sparks catered While the re- reshments were being served several elections were rendered by a stringed rchestra. MT. Perkins, the we'll known lumorist, set everybody laughing with lis witty anecdotes. Later pipes were gain filled and speeches were listened 0 from President Guernsey of the To- al association, and President Gabel of he Bridgeport association. The com nittee in charge of the affair consisted f Clarence P. Wilson, c. E. Hart and ames B. Earle.
 lCCIDENT TO 4 WOMAN BICYCLIST.