Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-28
Board of Aldermen.
What Shall be Done with the Old State
House-Report or the Commtttee-The
Matter Faliy Discussed.

What Shall be Done With the Old state
HOuse-Report or the Comm tttee-The
Matter Faliy Discussed.
special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held last evening, His Honor Mayor Robertson pro-
siding. The following petitions read and re-
ferred: of Mrs William Island for the abatement of
a'lien of John A. Rowland for lamps Whalley ave-
nue. and Hudson street.
The Board of Finance regarding the de-
struction of Derby railroad and City Hall bonds res
ported they had attended to the duty assigned
them, and their report was accepted and ordered
Ale.
Adverse report of the Committee Claims de pc.
tition of Charles W. ski for abatement taxes was
read and ordered on file.
Adverse report of the Committee on Sewers de
sewer in Elliott street. between East and Wallace
Report of Committee ON Sewers in favor of the ex-
tension of the Derby avenue sewer to the bridge;
passed.
Report of the Street committee for a concrete walk
Reports of the Street committee were passed as
follows In favor of the layout of street from
State street westerly between Bishop and Edwards
street for curb and cobble gutter CLAY street.
tween James and Haven streets in favor of relay of
sidewalk Hamilton street, west side, between
Grand street and railroad bridge in favor of con-
crete walk the north side of snue
tween West Water and Meadow streets adverse to
o%rbing of she
| street, between Foster and Anderson streets.
House up on a motion that the order passed at
the last meeting, which ordered the Chief Of Police
| ments ordered were carried out be reeonsidered.
Alderman Townsend moved that the order be de-
ferred until July 1888, in order to give Mr.. CARL
| time to make the needed improvements.
| The motion created considerable discussion, in
| which Aldermen Burwell, Lan5ers Weld, Law, Mix
| and others participated.
Alderman Townsend said that he only desired that
order of the Board, ana he moved that amend
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| A yea and nay vote called for and the resolu-
tion was passed by vote of 10 to 8. [This in the
face of an order already passed and signed by the
| The report of the Committee the State House
was then read by Alderman Sheldon the chairman.
| [Report published elsowhere.l
| After the reading Alderman States moved that the
| report of the committee be accepted
| ton in the report that there was a design on
the part of those who wanted the building removed
which he said was not the case He said that the
had spent several months to ascertain who
were in favor of retaining the old State House. but
they had not had time to find out who in favor
of its destruction He said that account of this
report he thought the whole matter should be post
1 poned to the next Court of Common Council and he
Alderman Law seconded the motion and made 8
speech in its favor He said that the committee had
the people whom he had talked with in Of
retaining the building
of the building stated by the Communicable said he
would like to see the old barn-lke structure removed
| and IN this he believed two-thirds of the people
| agreed. He thought the people should have some
the whole subject would be referred to the next
| Court of Common Council.
! Alderman Langley spoke in favor of the removal OF
the building and in opposition to repairs the old
| structure.
| Alderman Townsend deprecated the idea of submit
ting this matter to the people. He said that PEG
pie apt to vote such matters without stopping
| to consider the consequences of their acts. He
| thought the matter should not be referred to thu
body of the people and that it should referred
! to the next Court Of Common Council. He though
| the old State House needed all public use
and it should be repaired and retained for publi
| uses.
Alderman Faulhabsr opposed the pulling down o
| the old State House. He said that he had been in
| formed by prominent builder that it could be re
| paired for from 81, 600 to $1,000.
l Alderman Armstrong inquired If the societies VIII,
| now occupy the building were not the strongest oh
| isctors to the pulling down of this old building.
Alderman Sheldon replied. He said that lie was
fact that the societies now occupying the buildin
| had not only strong moral but also legal claim OF
| the old State House. They had expended larg
l amount of money there and course they had
l claim and right There He thought it was the hes
| thing for the workingmen that the building shout
| be retained for the purposes of education.
| Alderman Tiesing objected to the tearing down O
the old State House, and said he would never vote 70
| carrying out such project.
= Alderman Studley urged that there reaso
for hasty action and sincerely hoped that matte
| would be continued to the next Court of Commo
, Council
yea and nay vote taken aud the motion
continue to the next Court Common Council r,
= suited in tie vote of to 8.
On motion of Alderman Law the Board adjourn 81
\ the Mayor not dissolving the tie The question no
| remains in Stdtn