Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-06
Town Vs. City.


 sors' Office-He is Resisted By the
 City ORRicials-An Injunction Served
 on the Town.
 It is well known that for some time past there has been controversy raging between the city and town as to the rights of the dual government in regard to the occupancy of the rooms in the City Hall which are supposed to be the joint property of both. Committees from both governments have been appointed from time to time with the purpose in view to an equitable division of the rooms. No agree ment has ever been reached in all these con- ferences. When the Superior Court occupied the present .Adermen's chamber the clerk of the court occupied the room now the office of the Board of Road Commissioners. vault being needed, one was provided by the city with the assent of the town by erecting an iron partition in the assessors' vault, setting of small part of the vault for the safe keep ing of records. When the new court house was built the Road Commissioners took pos session and have since retained it. Yesterday morning at o'clock, under or ders from Town Agent Reynolds Robert Wilson, the Temple street iron worker, ap- peared at the City Hall with gang of work men and went earnestly to work to tear down the barrier. When Mir. Waldron arrived, about 8. m., he took in the situation at @ glance. Nearly one-half of the iron work had been removed and piled up ready for re- moval. Knowing that Mayor Bigelow was out of town, he sent messenger for Auditor Kimberly, who was soon upon the ground and gave orders to MT. Wilson to discontinue his work. Chief Webster was sent for, and under direction of Mir. Kimberly or dered eight policemen to the scene to protect the interests of the city. While this was being done Corporation Counsel stoddard was notified, and he was soon before Judge Culver asking for an in- junction restraining the town from further proceedings in that direction. temporary \ injunction was granted and made returnable the first Tuesday in March. The complaint \ sets forth that the city on the fifth of Febru- \ ary was and had been for many years in pos \ session of 8 certain room or vault in the City Hall and that the town against the will of the ! city attempted to enter the same and take possession of it. There is also an allegation | that many of the maps, records, etc, kept \ in the room or vault are in danger of be- I ing injured or destroyed if the town by it's \ workingmen proceed in their attempt. | The order embodying the temporary injunc | tion, commands James Reynolds, Town Agent and first Selectmsn of the town of New Ha- | ven, by its officers, agents and workmen, to \ refrain from interfering with any such vault | or room and from touching the maps, papers \ and documents or injuring or exposing them. The injunction was served on Town Agent | Reynolds by Sheriff Stevens at 10:30, and MT. Reynolds at once repaired to the vault and mo- ! tified Mr. Wilson and his men to cease work. | After this matters assumed their usual quiet and only general discussion as to the prob \ able result of the quarrel was heard This was kept up in the various offices about the City ! Hall during the remainder of the day. It was ! stated by one of the Selectmen that no action had been taken by the Board of Selectmen in ! this matter and that MT. Reynolds had acted
 entirely on his own authority, which he claims
 he had right to do as the representative of | the town. The matter will probably remain \ in stdtu 9aE0 until decision is reached by the courts, unless in the meantime some amicable | settlement is reached between the town and ! city.
 Horse ShOers' Meeting
 The Elm City Horse Shoers' Union commit
 tee held meeting last evening at Tynan'f
 shop in George street. They agreed on list | of prices to be reported next Saturday even. ing at Lawyer Kenyon's office, room 15 No | 69 Church street All boss horse shoers are | expected to be present to hear the report.
 The Come cticut Legislature. | HARTFORD. Feb. 5. | SENATE.
 ;t+en s I nnonoa I + tha iesar - hoI @ ! Petltions-Of the Municipal Gas Light Company ol
 The new % election biIi was tabled for calendar. ~ ' Allowing the Court of Probate of New Haven te H
 dith C. White, of Orange, deceased referred to Ju- dietary. ! MT. Buck for the payment Of the Board of Commis
 soners pointed by the Governor to examine and
 wise the joint stock laws; referred to Committee | Interpretations.
 By Mir. Hoyt, appointing David P. Nishols, of Dan
 bury and R. W. Farmer, of Hartford auditors of pub lIc accounts for 1880 passed.
 By MT. Colt, authorizing Gilbert Rogers and Delia
 M Rogers to sell lands in Waterford referred to Com | mittee Sale of Lands.
 | Bns for Public Acts-For law regulating the jus
 ces trials in the city of Bridgeport referred to the ! Judiciary.
 By MT. Buck, the alteration of an concerning
 taxation that the separate property of married wo
 men shall be settled in tax lists in their names iI | such manner as if they not married and such
 women shall be liable to pay all taxes legally laid upon
 such lists and subject to the proceedings for col lection as if such women were unmarried tabled. | By MT. Buck, an act giving eherifs the charge oi
 jails in their counties Ihe compensation to be fixed by the County Commissioners referred to the Judi | eiary.
 An act regulating trials in civil casss in the City Court of Bridgeport Judiciary.
 | By Mir. Brewster, act de employment of chil- dren, that any person who shall employ any child
 without certificate signed by school visitor, sta
 ting that such child has attended school according
 to the provsion shall forfeit hundred dollars tc the State.
 By MT. Pagan, act for the repeal of a public aci
 concerning minority representation in Boards of Re-
 lief, Selectmen and Assessors referred to Cities and Eoroughs Committee.
 resolution for Investigating the affairs of the At | las Insurance Company was tabled.
 At 1915 o'clock the Senate adjourned to Tuesday next.