Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-15
The Soldiers. Memorial.

Green, the Park, etc.-Pay Your Money and Take Your ChO1Oe.
 Reporters of the JoURNAn AND COURIER yesterday, as they went their rounds. asked | some of the gentlemen they happened to meet the following questions: 1 1. Do you favor a soldiers monument 9 Do you favor a memorial buildingp B. If we have monument where should it be placed?
 A. Should the State House be turned into memorial building?
 5. Should the State House be torn down The answers obtained to these questions I show what "a state of mind" the public is in. We give them for what they are worth, merely remarking that in our opinion 1t will l take at least one flown meeting" to settle l the matter:
 Hon. N. D. Sperry-To questions l and I answer that should prefer a memorial building if the affair could be started afresh. If we are to have monument should like | to see it on the site of the old State House. I think tine old State House should not be turned into memorial building, but should be torn down.
 D. S. Cooper-Question l, no 2, yes; 8, on the Green 4, yes 5, no. l Dr. Robert Crane-1, no; 2, yes; 3, on the East Rock Park; 4, yes; 5, no. George B. Bassett-1, no; 2. yes; 3. on the Park 4, undecided; 5, no. E. M Reed, vice president of the Consoh- | dated railroad-1, yes; ?, no, 8 memorial building would cost too much; 3, on the Green 4, yes, if we are to have memorial building 5, no.
 George L. streeter-1, no ?, yes 3, on l the Park i; 4, no; 5, yes.
 Alderman Townsend-1, no; ?, yes; no | opinion to express about 3, and 5. E. P. Arvine-1, no; 2, yes; 3, on the l East Rock Park 4, no; 5, yes. 0. c. Blatchley-Nothing to say about l and 9 8, on the top of East Rock Park {; 4, | no 5, yes.
 s. Harrison Wagner, no; ?, yes 3, if l it must be monument put 1t where the old State House stands but no building should | ever be erected on the Green, even for me 1 morial purposes. Would suggest that the State House be used to test the new explo- l sive compounds.
 l C.B. Mathematician 8 monument or a memorial building on the site now oc- l cupied by the State House.
 J. H. Keefe-Memorial building on the l present site of the old State House. l Professor W. C. Robinson-A monument | in the form of memorial building. If we
 have a monument it should be placed on the lower part of the central Green. Have little choice between the flag pole spot and the l space once granted by the Common Council. The State House should not be torn down. l Colin M Ingersoll-Yes, tear it down. l Look across the Green in the direction of the colleges and how improved the prospect
 would be with that unsightly pile removed. | Yes, like the idea of 8 memorial build | ing but have not reflected upon the subject l where it should be placed.
 Charles H. Farnam-I favor decidedly the tearing down of the old State House. l do not favor a soldiers monument except in the shape of memorial building l would have | but 1 have not reflected on that matter. The State l House should not be converted into mem-
 orial building, but should be demolished.
 Massena Clark-I have not given the sub ject much consideration, but think memor- ial building in part devoted to commemora ton of the soldier dead would be the most | useful and equally, if not more appropriate, than monument. As to where the memor ial building should stand have not thought. l am not decided as to whether the State | House should be torn down or converted in- te memorial building.
 George Wykes, jr., of W. T. Hatch & Sons-To No. l answer no, with this pro- 1 viso, except as it might mean a memorial ] building. To No. }, yes. A memorial build | ing would be useful. To No 3, all can answer is, make the location central To No. 4, yes; provided the State House can be repaired suitably. To No. the answer IS
 contained in No. 4.
 William T. Bartlett, of Union Trust Go. To No. I answer with the proviso that l favor No. 2 as memorial building which
 may in part commemorate the soldiers, and
 in part serve as public library. To No. 2
 answer yes, and make it fine building, one | which will honor the city. As to No. 3, I am not
 decided as to location, but think the Malley building where Barkentin, the caterer, is,
 would be an excellent spot. At any rate
 the site should be central, or say next to the
 Center church chapel. The building should
 have a room for memorial hall with tablets and mementoes and trophies of the war. If
 the money appropriated is not enough, build
 the hall with reference to it's future enlarge
 ment It might cucumber the proj-
 ect, but favor free library in the build
 ing. Probably the Institute would part with
 I would like to see public library building
 such as there is at Lee, Mass.
 Judge Hollister-To No. l, no. To No. g. yes I favor decidedly memorial build
 ing such as there is at Easthampton, Mass.
 To No. g. the location should be central. To
 Ne. 4, yes. To No. 5, yes.
 ! Ex-Alderman William B. Pardee-To No. 1, no. To No. 2, yes- To No. 3, answer that the location should be of the Green.
 The city should never allow another building erected on the Green. To No. 4, yes. Re- pair the State House. I am told by builders that it can be repaired for $20,0 ,000 so as to stand a great many years. To No. I say no it would be great mistake to throw away the State House it would be an out rage to tear it down. If any public man ! should make gift of such building to the city of New Haven it would thankfully take it. Those who are determined to have it l pulled down should take the job. They | would find it sturdy, strong building. Make | it into a memorial building and make it into 8 1 public hall for the city. We have not 8 decent hall for town meetings. As to damp ness, it is absurd to say that building like | k1ok 0k ha r1wy drained and ventilated and heated.
 Evarts Cutler-To No. 1 yes, to No. 2 yes, to No 8 make the location on Chapel street, say where Malley's or Barkentin's is. To No. 4 no, to No. yes.
 Captain Crafts, the brick manufacturer- To No. I say no, to No. 2 yes make it 8 useful building and 8 commemorative build ing; to No. 3 the site should be the State House to No. yes.o convert the State House into the memorial building; to No. no.
 Ex-Police Commissioner Wooster, firm of Durham & Wooster-To No. no, to No. 9 yes, conditionally.
 Rev. John c. Oollins-To No no, to Mo-
 2 yes, to Mo- the location should be where the State House is. No. 4, yes; No. 5, no !!
 make first class public library and memor-
 ial building of it.
 Silas Thompson, West Haven-To No. 1
 no, to No. yes, to No. 3 on the Green, to
 No. 4 no, to No. yes-I would like me
 morial building such as there is in Springfield l and in other cities.
 l George A. Root-To No. yes To No. 2,
 yes. The monument in the form of memo rial building with hall for commemorative
 purposes. To Mo- 8, on the Green. To No. 4,
 yes. if it can be properly repaired To No. 5 l no, not if the State House can be rebuilt. H. N Whittelsey, jr.-TO No. l, yes. To
 No 2, no To No. 3, on the Green. To No 1 4, yes if practicable. To No. 5, no, if it is
 worth preserving.
 Frank W. Fellowes, of Whitney avenue-To
 No. l, mo- To No. 2, yes. To No. 3, on the
 Green if it is a memorial building. To No. 4, yes. To No. 5, no.
 M. Zunder of the Board of Education-To
 No l, mo- To No. 2, yes. To No. 8. un-
 decided. To No. f, yes. To No. 5, no.
 William H. H. Hewitt-To No. l, no. To
 No 2, yes. To No. g. on the Green. To
 No 4, yes To No. 5, no.
 Professor Clark, s. s. S.-I doubt if the
 State House is safe. I am informed it is not
 by a competent judge. Idoubt if under the
 appropriation anything else could be built
 than a soldiers monument. To get me-
 morial building another meeting would have
 to rescind the action of the first meeting and
 vote for a memorial building.
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