The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-31
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
Proceedings of the Neutrality-suspicious.
of Directors Mr.. Kelsey Dropped
Court Decision in the Fair Haven d.
WestviiIe Company's Favor.

WeStVIlle SOmp0hy's FnVOE.
| At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Winchester Avenue Rail-
road company, held at the office Of the
company in West Haven yesterday af-
ternoon all the members of the old
board of directors of the company were
reelected with the exception of Israel
A. Kelsey James S. Hemingway of
this city was elected a new director in
his stead. At later meeting of the di-
rectors Henry S. Parmelee was re-elect-
ed president, Samuel Hemingway vice
president, Henry r. Spencer secretary
and Albert e. Pond. treasurer and su-
perintendent
The election Of the board of directors
was unanimous. About twenty-five
stockholders were present and many
more were represented by proxy, but
there was not dissenting vote.
Attorney S. C. Morehouse, of Alling,
Webb & Morehouse who was present as
Mr.. Kelsey's representative, arose and
on behalf of the latter entered protest
again voting the 1854 Shares Of stock
on which Mr.. Kelsey claimed to have
secured an option He claimed that
any elections made through those votes
would be Illegal The protest was plac-
ed on record but 1t had no bearing on
the election
The directors elected are the follow
ing: Henry S. Parmelee, S. Harrison
Wagner, Albert r. Pond, Henry #.
Spencer, Samuel Hemingway, John B.
Carrington e. Hayes Trowbridge,
George y. Watrous, James S. Heming-
way
The dropping of Mr., Kelsey from the
Winchester railroad directorate was
preceded by the announcement yester-
day of the dismissal Of his petition for
an injunction restraining the New Eng
land Street Railroad company from dis
posing Of its stock to any party except
himself as agent The bill was dismiss
ed by Chancellor Stevens at Jersey City,
the decision being given from the bench.
In the event of this decision standing
on appeal to the New Jersey court of
the United Gas improvement
Of Philadelphia will have lost
its fight against the George A. Fernald
This is the Boston broker
age house which afterwards procured
the controlling interest in the New Eng
land Street Railroad company, for the
benefit of the Fair Haven and Westville
Railroad company, and blocked the
Kelsey deal
No discussion Of the courts decision
a. WinchaCtAr roads
meeting yesterday.
The first announcement Of the courts
decision was received by the firm Of
Alling, Webb & Morehouse who repre-
sent Mr.. Kelsey In the suit. Mr.. More
house, when enquired of last evening
regarding the decision, said that this
merely related to the petition for tenn
Injunction. and that the rear
fight would come on in the fall, when !
the case would be tried upon its ner- !
It's.
Attorney s. Harrison Wagner said |
asst evening that the meeting of the |
and subsequent meeting |
If the directors yesterday was charac-
.erized by nothing unusual. The drop
ping of Mr.. Kelsey from the board was
/ foreeone conclusion. AS to the courts
1eeision In the Kelsey case, as far as he
lad heard of the matter, 1t was merely
defeat In the first round In the case,
or Mr. Kelsey, and that the case
would now come up for hearing on it's
merits, probably in the fall. Mr.. Wag-
Ter said that the Winchester road was
great property and had a great flu
ure. It was carrying vast number
# passengers and if the Fair Haven
md Westvile company won In the final
ontest it would have prize and big
money Garner. The growth of New
faven was continual and great, but no
art was growing more than that tribu-
airy to the Winchester's main road and
is branches.
OF .he total of $4,000 shares of VIM
hester avenue stock 26,315 were repre-
ented at yesterdays meeting, and In all
his representation there was not dis
enting vote