The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-18
ANOTHER CITIZENS MEETING.

Anthony Carroll the Principal speaker
 New Organization.
 The second mass meeting of citizens to protest against the signing or the contract with the New Haven water company. in it's present form, was hela at the call of Anthony Carroll In Au- rora hall last night. Every char ln the hall was occupied and although the meeting was of over two hours dura- lion very few left before it's close, thus showing the interest that is being taken in the matter.
 On calling the meeting to order MT. Carroll stated it's purpose, as above, and then read a set of resolutions and asked for action on the part of those present looking toward the organiza- ton of what he termed "A Society TOT the Municipal Ownership of Public Franchises He recommended that the society have as officers a president, a. secretary and committee Of f1Ve ana stated that the principal objects or the organization would be to defend the citizens of New Haven against all cor pora tions which show disposition to rsurp rights On motion 1t was decid- ed that this organization be made permanent one and in consequence Wil- liam H, Boyle was elected president and Joseph l.. Reilley secretary. The committee was not appointed at the meeting last night principally for the reason, as MT. Carroll explained, that 1t is a hard matter to tell just who IS in sympathy with the movement to the extent that they will take 1t upon themselves to represent the organlza- tion and thereby the citizens at the fu- ture meetings of the water committee of the common council. He said that many speak in favor of the movement and declare they are in sympathy With 1t and then when the time comes for action they are not to be found.
 The committee will however be nam cd by MT Boyle in a few days, On talk ing charge of the meeting MT. Boyle made a. few remarks all bearing on the general line of protest against the pro posed new contracts On request, Hen ry w. Vail, the editor of the new paper
 "Our Plain Duty read an article which is to appear in to-day's New York Poet written by Garter H. Harrl- son, mayor of Chicago It is entitled Public Property in Private Hands' and is a lengthy and well written ar- ticle on municipal ownership. The secretary of the meeting, MT Reilly, also read a resolution from the Trades Council which was to the effect that that body endorses the action being taken by various gentlemen of the city against the New Haven Water com pany and believes in their efforts to have a fair and just contract made be- tween the city and the Water company and reserving the right to purchase the Water company at any time. Thefe was also a communication from A. A. Rothenberg of Boston, in which ne etated that there a similar fight was being waged and that an organization similar to the one proposed by MT Car roll was making a hard fight along the same lines as those of certain New Haven citizens.
 Mr Carroll made the principal ad- dress of the evening and in it he en- deavored to show and claimed to prove by printed documents just how the pub
 lie was being deceived by the Water company not only as regards the pay
 ment of taxes on their property but also III HldHy OIueI ways NItoiI thCJ
 had contract with the citizens. He
 urged that the people take the matter in their own hands and by their pres ence at the polls next election day put . men nthe offices of the aldermen whom
 they know to be in sympathy with
 their movement and. as MT. Carroll
 said, ''to be one of them" He said
 that men are sometimes elected to these , offices who seem to be on the right side and then when they have their seat they forget any promises they may s have made and disregard the protest of their constituents. He urged that r they form a platform on which the [ workingmen, who, he said, are the bal ance of power, can stand and control } the election to all municipal offices and t thus crush out all the rich corporations
 who are menacing the public rights. 1 In substantiating many claims made MT Carroll produced the City Year books from which he read numerous extracts of reports bearing on the sub l iect under discussion and which seem- l ingly were contrary to the claims ct Q the officials of the Water company. t l At the conclusion a vote of thanks
 was unanimously rendered MT. Carroll ? and his associates for their efforts. = On leaving the hall each man receiv- . ed small hand bill which urged all <, citizens to be present at the next meet ing of the board of aldermen on Mon- l day. January 20, and protest against ] the adoption or signing of any contract !. which exempted from taxation any tax I able franchise property. including | e,,a, ,,,I,;p ole 1SIT Tn6 ] port those aldermen who are on the | peoples side in making a contract with
 the Water company.
 The expense of the meeting having been borne by MT. Carroll the hat was jpassed and liberal sum donated.