Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-05
sAnnexation.

Special Meeting of the Board of Select : men-The Annexation of a Part Of the
 Borough and Town of East Haven
 red-Represehtatfves From East
 Haven Make Known Their Wants. s!
 A special meeting of the Board of Select men was held last evening. In the absence of President Andrew, Selectman Feldman was called to the chair. a
 MT. H. C. Rowe stated that the Selectmen of East Haven were expected to be present and express their views. So far as he under stood the matter, it was expected that if the strip of land proposed to be taken was so added to New Haven then the town of East Haven would be willing to assume it's portion of the debt proportioned to the grand list. At this point the Selectmen of East Haven entered and farther statements by MT. Rowe were suspended.
 After all were seated Selectman Forbes, of East Haven, said they had come to consult with the Selectmen of New Haven in regard to the proposed annexation. He said that the Board he represented proposed that if New Haven took the territory they should take the bonded debt.
 Mr. Chidsey said the bonded. debt was about $16O, ,OOO and of this amount about $24, ,OoO would be left for the remaining DOT ton of the town of East Haven to assume. MT. Chamberlain said the portion pro- posed to annex would be about three e-quarters of the town
 Mir, Forbes said if the Selectmen of New Haven propose to accept this proposition there would be no objection on the part of the Selectmen of East Haven.
 Mir. Rowe said: As is well known, East Haven has built bridges connecting the two towns and which benefit all the surrounding towns. like Guilford, Branford, North Hsteanr Wallineford and other towns. The Lewis 1 bridge, he said was of no advantage to East Haven it being used entirely by other towns. He thought the propositions made by East ! Haven under the circumstances were equl- | table. ! A. c. Chamberlain said that he did not think the citizens below and above the bor- | ough but are decidedly in favor of it. MT. Chidsey said it should be considered that over $1OO, 900 had been expended for | improvements on the land it was proposed to ! take. He said he lived in the centre of the | old town and very little improvement nao ! been made on that portion of the town, which ! it was proposed to leave out. He however, favored the scheme of annexation: William A. Woodward said he lived in thai | portion of the town below the borough, and \ they were almost unanimous in favor of the | annexation. Nearly all were in favor of it although they had but short time to thlnh | of it when the paper was presented to them | He believed it would be beneficial to PotE \ towns to have the annexation He thought however that there should be new and free bridge where Tomlinson's bridge now is | He said he thought it would be a benefit tt the old town to let the territory go to New I Haven, as they could run the town on tlv' | or six mill tax, whereas they now paid twelve | mills Again. they would not have to sen6 John w. filling to the Legislature every yea to fight New Haven at a considerable expens to the town.
 MT. Forbes said they did not come here t' dictate to the town of New Haven. The. had made proposition and in his section on the east shore everybody was In favor
 annexation. He said it was no wonder tha
 they should be so desirous, as many or tn property owners were New Haven peopi
 who had shore houses which they occuple'
 six months in the year.
 l Mir. Woodward read a communication
 from J. B. Sargent expressing an opinion
 stronglyi in favor of the proposed annexation
 In reply to Selectman Foote 1t was state
 as an opinion that at least four -ffths of tn
 taxpayers of East Haven were in favor o
 annexation MT. Foote also inquired If l
 would not be well to get an expression of tn
 town of East Haven in town meeting befor
 the matter was brought before the Legisla
 ture He was answered that there could b
 no serious objection to such course.
 Selectman Hart said he had heard no ob
 lection in New Haven to the projoct. Select
 men Cooper and Hugo expressed simila
 opinion. Town Agent Reynolds inquired of tn
 gentlemen of East Haven if they thought
 would be fair to place three-quarters of tn
 bonded debt on the shoulders of New Haven
 The reply was made that as New Ravel
 would receive three-quarters of the gran list they thought it would be no more tha1
 fair that they should take the debt wit
 them.
 Hon. James Gallagher appeared and fig lvored the annexation if it could be done O.
 an equitable basis in regard to the debt c 1 East Haven.
 l The Board informed the East Haven pal
 ties that they would consider the matter 8
 an early day and report to them.