Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-02
WIN Have a Monument.

The Summit of East Rock Park to be
the site of the sOId1ers' Monument.
The committee which has been consider
ing the proper means of disposing of the APP
preparation of $50, 600 for soldiers memo
rial of some sort last evening decided to have
a monument, and to put it on the summit of
East Rock park, east of the Stewart building
The committee was practically unanimous en-
the question There were present at last
evenings meeting, which was held in City
Hall, General Merwin presiding, Theodore
A. futile, Col. Tolles, James Reynolds,
Joseph d. Plunkett, John Mccarthy. Henry
b: Harrison, Conrad Hofacker, Col J. G.
HeaIey and Col. s. J.. Fox.
When the meeting was called TO order by
General MerWin, Judge s. A. York and E. s.
Wheeler of the general committee on free
public library were present, and were called
upon to state the claims of the library COM
mittee.
Judge York said '"The free public IL
brsry committee does not care to antagonize
this committee in any respect. This commit
tee has to find the best way to expend $780,
600 to perpetuate the memory Of the soldiers
NV impression is that this committee should
take into consideration the various wants of
the city and the ways suggested for commem-
Grating the heroic deeds of the soldiers !;
| whether it can best be done by simple
| monument or in some other way. The stu
alton that the library committee finds is this:
We find that there is in the Young Mems In
stitute a fund of $50, 900, the income only
of which can be used for the purchase of
books for library and which must be used
for that purpose. We find that there
is a clause in the will OF the
late Mrs. Morrell which devotes
one-tenth of her estates income to the use
of a free public library in New Haven. These
| funds would amount to at least 1920, 200,
and the incomes cannot be used for any
/ other purpose. Now the city has fund
sufficient to purchase all books necessary for
q public library, but the city is either SO poor
or SO negIectful that it cannot get place to
! store the books. We think we ought to have
q building where the books can be kept, and
we believe it would be great benefit to the
city and are unable to see how this $50, 600
can be expended any better than in provid-
ing house for the library which is almost
thrust upon us. It has been suggested that a
for the monument and the balance for a
memorial building. My own Judgment -
against that suggestion, as the amount Is
none too large if you are going to have
monument. But the question for you to de-
! eide is whether a monument will be better
educator and more fitting tribute to the
soldiers than q memorial building.
Mr. E. s. Wheeler was called upon and
spoke very earnestly in favor of a memorial
building He said that although he was
member of the library committee, he repre-
| scented Admiral Foote post. The wishes
both of the taxpayers and the soldiers should
be consulted. The object of the appropr1a-
ton is to commemorate the lives of those
who died while lighting for their
country and those who fought and sur
vived. Admiral Foote post had voted al.
most unanimously in favor of memorial
building that would show on its face what twas
for. The building should be distinctly memo
rial in its character. free public library
should be provided for the children of the
soldiers and their children's children; place
where records of the war and OF individual
achievements can be stored. ...E
Maier Zunder, one of the members of the
original library committee, was present and
made few remarks favoring a memorial
building
A resolution from Admiral Foote post G.
A. R., was brought in by Mr.. Fred Wall
dron, who made few remarks. He said
that personally he favored the monument.
The post wanted a memorial building in
which should be provided a place where the
soldiers could gather.
A resolution from a committee of MerWin
post, G. A. R., was also read. The commit
tee was E. M. Graves, CLARK Peck and An
tony A. Cliff 1t asked THAT monument
may be erected that will stand for all time
to hand down to posterity memorial of the
past, and monitor to the present and all
succeeding generations to inspire the people
with noble motives and heroic patriotism.
The representatives of the public library
committee withdrew and on motion of Thee
dore a. futile the monument committee
took vote on the question
whether the appropriation should be
expended for monument or
memorial building. The vote on the first
ballot stood six in favor of the monument
and two in favor of the building. ExsGov-
ernor English, Ex-Governor Bigelow and
Gen. F. D. Sloat, the members of the COM
mittee who were absent, all in favor of
the monument. After deciding upon the site
mentioned above the committee went into
executive session to consider plans for the
monument.