The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26
THERE WAS NO QUORUM.
CounciImcn Fail to Gather Enough
Members to Hold a Meeting.

special meeting of the board of
councilmen was called for last evening.
but there was no quorum, and after
| waiting until 9:45 Chairman Miller, on
a vote of those present, dismissed the
| councilmen until Monday night, when
| all the unfinished business will be clear
| ed off the table before the new board
takes possession, providing there is al
| quorum.
| 1t takes twentythree members td
make a quorum, and when Chairman
Miller called the meeting to order at S:15
there were only twenty present They
were Councilmen TIillman, Beecher.
Rice Mead, Knollmeyer, Chase, Maro-
ney, Maley, Miller, Gerner, Walsh, Hol-
llday Dawson, Cronan, Greenfield.
Bradley, Mcclure, Keeler Doohan ana
Douglas.
Councilman Wash, after the roll was
called, and as soon as he knew or their
being no quorum, moved to adjourn.
the motion being seconded by Councils
man Chase. Councilman Rice said it
was the duty of the chairman to see to
1T that enough members of the board
We're brought in to comprise a quorum.
and accordingly moved that the sheriff
be instructed to secure warrants on
three or more absent members. The
chairman said he would have to recog-
nlze the motion to adjourn, and a vote
on the motion was lost. Chairman Mill
er then made out a warrant, and thes
city sheriff started for the democratic
city convention prepared to bring back
with him three ors more councilmen.
There was also a warrant made OUT
by the mayor but this one was not
used. Trouble was doubtless anticipat-
ca by some of the farseeing members Of
the lower board, and they were on the
lookout for him when he appeared at
the convention hall, where number Of
,ouncilmen were delegates The word
was passed around when City Sheriff
iunie entered the convention hall. and
some of the councilmen hid in the gall
cry. The sheriff caught Councilman
cartier, however, and read the warrant
o him. Mr.. Cartier was a delegate, and
he sheriff agreed to wait until the con-
'ention adjourned before compelling
lim to go to the councilmens meeting.
'he city sheriff stayed in the hall about
fifteen minutes, and having captured
% more of the lodging councilmen, re-
urned to city hail.
While the sheriff was out on his SEARCH
he members of the council who remajn-
in the hall had a merry time, and
very five minutes motions were made
adjourn the meeting, to have one
londay and to do hundred other.
1ings. Councilman Chase was given
1e chair and kept things lively by his
its on different people present, An
lony Carroll, ct al. He and several
her councilmen threatened a dozen
mes to "go home" unless the sheriff
turned in few minutes, and finally
$3.50 O'Clock time limit was set bv
ounc1lman Miller. If the sheriff didn't
'me with his men by 945 all was to be
'clared off Nine-thirty was finally
ached, and a few more minutes were
ven Just for luck" as one gentleman
1t in. AT 9:45 someone out side the
I'll saw the sheriff enter city hall with
thing to show for his hunt. and in
ead OF reports to Chairman Miller.
rted in the mayors office and remain
there for ten minutes. The sheriff
en- went up to the chamber and an
unced that the number of men neces-
fy for quorum had been found, but
~ would have to be arrested by some-
e else besides himself