The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-26
WILL HAVE FREE DELIVERY I
WEST H4TENERS DECIDED THEI
 NAMED ITIN TEN MINUTES.
ResoIntion Introduced by c. w. Adams Asking for It Quickly Passed Ques- ton Now is yViII They Get 1t or Not Appropriation May be Used Up.

Appropriation May be Used Up.
 It only took the citizens of West Ha-
 ven ten minutes last night to decide that they wanted free delivery in the
 borough.
 < The meeting in the town hall called
 for the purpose of voting on the ques-
 tion was very largely attended, many
 being obliged to stand during the short
 session. Warden Thompson opened the
 session at o'clock and after stating the call he called for nominations for
 a chairman. The warden was nomi-
 mated and unanimously elected. Af- ter Mr. Thompson made few remarks in which he said that he was very strong for free delivery in the borough
 and that he failed to see how any othe"
 vote other than for free delivery could be taken. Attorney George w. Adams
 introduced the following resolution: Resolved, that the inhabitants of the
 borough of West Haven, assembled in public meeting duly convened, hereby express the desire that the government of the United States establish free pos
 tai delivery in said borough, as already
 proposed and ordered by the postofflce
 department; and, that the secretary of
 this meeting be, and is hereby author ized and instructed to forthwith mail this resolution (duly attesteD to the Hon. N D. Sperry, our congressman at Washington, who is hereby re- spectfully requested to communicate to the postoffice department at Washing ton, the wishes of the inhabitants of this borough, as herein set forth, to the end that said free postal delivery may be established at the earliest date possi- hle.
 The first speaker on the resolution was Edward Hotchkiss. MT. Hotchkiss said that he was in favor of passing it and that he believed it was the sen timent of the great majority of the residents of the borough. He said that he had talked with great many men of the town and all expressed their de- sire for free delivery MT. Hotchkiss also said that he would be very much surprised if the offer of the United States government to give tte borough free delivery was turned down.
 A. F. Maher then moved that the vote be taken by exclamation. He said that by having free delivery the borough would be greatly benefited. He pointed out the fact that there would be two carriers, three deliveries daily and one on Sunday between 12 and 1 o'clock and that eighteen boxes for collection would be placed around the boruogh, MT Maher said that where ten suffer by the institution of free delivery one thousand would benefit
 After a few more remarks the ques- ton was called for and the vote for passing the resolution was unanimous
 It is a question now whether the resolution passed last night will have any effect as the petition recently sent to Washington stating that the borough did not want free delivery, and signed by a great number of the prominent people of the town will doubtless have some effect on the government appro- priations.
 A citizen of the borough said last | night that there was q chance that the appropriation for free delivery was used up by this time and that West Ha ven may not be so fortunate as she This chance is, however, small | and the vote last night will probably do what 1t was intended to do.
 Postmaster Kelsey will be retained as of the station, which | will be known as the West Haven sta ton of the New Haven district