Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-05
The SOLDIERS, Monument.

More Voices For It's Location ON East
Rock-Other Reasons Advanced-COn-
sideratfOns in View of New Ravens
Prospective Growth.
Your correspondent, G. II. t., gives good,
sound reasons for placing the soldiers mon
ument on the beautiful, conspicuous height,
our own East Rock. Besides the material
already on hand for the structure in the
stone walls left by the old tenant of part of
the rock, (Which now disfigures the summit)
enough more is close at hand to build it to
any desired suitable height. The breakwater
Improvement of our harbor will SO enlarge it
that it will rival, if not equal, the harbors
around New York. AS harbor of refuge, as
well as commerce, it will always be filled
with vessels coming, going, waiting, loading
or dischargiug The safety and convenience
of port SO desirable will make our city i'm
mensely to increase soon in size, in the num-
Der of inhabitants, in wealth and Importance.
The tribute which commerce pays to conven-
fence of location and to the intelligence and
enterprise of the resident population by en-
riching them will permanently improve and
beautify the place of our habitation. Our
nation widely regards utility of the first and
highest Importance in locating and building
a monument. The memorial will be no less
priced for its combining use with ornament
and enduring strength.
Now a word as to our State House. It is
lasting monument to the perfect good taste
and ability as an architect of our worthy dis
tinguished townsman, Mr.. Town. Its situa-
ton, it's classic model, its usefulness as
public building for free library and reading
room, its central conspicuousness, and in
every respect suitable location on our upper
To- oil diskl1rhaTooa0 ma
admires. Appreciates too as well as admires
in spite of the negligence and utter want of
care by our city and State. Too long
has the lazy, do nothing element pre-
vailed. Every true friend of our city,
permanent or transient resident doubtless
stands ready to petition our city authority to
act at once in repairing the edifce which
more than any other gives character to the
place we live in. The place is fettered by
little village and small town notions, good in
their day but now positively hurtful. No less
hurtful is the reckless extravaganza of those
who would destroy positive good to make
room for an imaginary new structure whose
cost would ruin the credit and shock the good
sense of all. The suggestion made by one of
our worthy citizens that the front and rear
ends can easily be made marble memorial
tablets of our martyr soldiers is
good one. The vestibule of
the Center church shows how perfectly a
record of these heroes can be made easily
accessible, fitted to endure to remotest gem
erations Wisdom and wise forethought is
shown by our city fathers in providing an
other city pump with drinking cups, to fur
nish good cold wholesome water on Congress
| avenue. This is grandly good common sense
action on the side of temperance. Certainly
more such pumps to furnish pure cold wa
ter to our people in every part of the city are
greatly needed. Richly will all the outlay be
repaid in saving multitudes from the intox-
icating cup. This great power for good
will lessen taxes and bring health and happi-
ness where now is suffering and woe. May
God bless and speed the good work.
An Or1 Hrrr71rNJ