The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
Quarterly Reports Made at the Meeting of Executive Com
 mittee of Associated Civic Societies.
GOOD PROGRESS MARKED
Committees That Are Handling Busi- ness Now Number Seventy-fye Members, and More Are
 to be Added Soon.


 executive committee of the Associated Civic societies met yesterday afternoon at o'clock and the following reports were made by the several committees:
 The civic committed, Prof. William R. Bailey, chairman. presented the fol- lowing resolution to the board of edu- cation:
 To the Honorable Board of Education,
 City.
 The Associated Civic societies through it's civic committee at meeting held recently adopted the following resolu- ton:
 Whereas, after careful consideration and investigation of conditions and in the belief that the adult, as well as the child, should have the opportunity for education by means of lectures and entertainments, especially in the con- gested districts of the city,
 Be it Resolved: That We respectfully submit to the honorable board of edu- cation that it IS our earnest wish and desire that all new grammar school buildings erected in the future should be provided with an assembly hall.
 The committee was represented by Prof. Bailey and MT. Warden. The committee received no reply from the board in. answer to the resolution but from the remarks of the members of the board they were led to believe that the board favored the resolution.
 The committee was represented be- fore the railroad commissioners on a hearing of a petition of the board Of aldermen for the placing of better fender or wheel-guard on the street cars in this city. The committee was represented by Prof. C. F. Kent, Mir. l.. F. Stoddard and MT E |. Warden. Prof. Kent spoke for the committee, bringing out the facts of the appalling loss of life In this city compared with that of other cities. in New Haven county showing that of twenty-seven Killed in two years, tweuty-three were killed by cars operated in the New Haven division He also quoted from reports of the Massachusetts railroad [ caulm lmlssioners. md citcd- the effective ! work done In liverpool with the Liver pool wheel-guard. In regard to that type of wheel-guard this, report states: During the time it has been in use for several years, 1t has a clean rec ord. having showed off from the track over 400 persons without a single loss of life" The committee asked the com missioners to consider this wheel-guard, but no definite action was taken, and we feel that no action will be taken until we are able to bring greater pres sure to bear and prepared to give more facts in the case.
 A subcommittee composed of Dear Henry Wade Rogers, Louis E. Stoddard and Rev. John D. Coyle were appoint ed to work for greater efficiency in different departments of the city gov ernment
 A special committee was appointed composed of Prof. Bailey, Senator Butterworth and Mir. Costello to study definite tenement district investigat- ing the plumbing, number of rooms and number of persons living Tn same, dark rooms, disposal of garbage and the general cleanliness of yards and courts.
 Publicity committee-Mrs AleXan- | der Troup, chairman.
 Two subcommittee have been ap- l pointed, one composed of Prof. Emery, Miss Alice Bacon, Mrs. Leo Herz, and MT. Preston, will tabulate facts regarding officers, budget and 1 actual work of the different civil and charitable organizations of New Haven to prevent duplication of the work Of the different societies, and to give general public information re- garding the actual results achieved by each The results will be published | later.
 A press committee was appointed l composed of Mrs. Troup, MT. A. E 1 Booth and Mir. Warden, whose work will be to convey to the newspapers 1 the work of the association. The committee is gathering clippings from different sources on various subjects of vital civic interest These will be published from time to time in the local papers
 Educational committee-Mr. c. S DeForest, chairman.
 The committee appointed tIf sub committees. one composed Prof Bacon, Prof Tracy, Mrs. Johr Schwab, the Rev. Dr. Phillips, ana 1 MT David Daggett, to arrange for lee lures to be given during the winter MT. Rudolph Steinert was appointed chairman of a committee to arrange the musical program.
 The following resolution was pre- sented to the board of education: To the Honorable Board of Education
 City of New Haven:
 Gentlemen: The Associated societies of New Haven respectfully petition your board for permission to use sucl school rooms or halls as may be avail able for the purpose of holding ire lectures and musical entertainments the details of which to he first sub mitted to your board for it's approval It would be our hope to provide il this way certain important education al advantages to those who are nov debarred from them, following. so ia as practicable. the plans adopted am in successful operation in numbers 0 leading cities of the United States wit the work of which you are doubties , familiar. and Greater New York bein our conspicuous example. For the present, and by way of ex pertinent it would be our intention {