Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-18

 of New Haven, feel deep interest in the appropriation for the repair of the State House. We believe that these repairs ought to have been made years ago and that they should be delayed no longer. me building is a valuable piece of city property and well arranged for public uses. Ii 1t were to be pulled down it would not be many years before it would be necessary to put up another building of equal size TOT municipal purposes such as our City Hall IS already becoming too crowded to give proper accommodations for.
 We ask your attention to the two letters printed below as fuller expression of our ideas. That from General William P. Trow- bridge has special weight as coming from the expert whom your special committee employ ed officially to inspect the condition of the State House and to estimate on the repairs
 NEW HAVEN, Nov. IF, 1885.
 Welch, George W Curtis, s. H. Moseley, Charles Henry Townshend, Alphonso Thill, William K Townsend, John c. Gallagher, Horace Day, Maier Zunder. ',
 The letter of General Trowbridge referred to was printed in the COURIER yesterday morning and the other was one by Eli W hit ney published in the Register of last evening.
 Another letter not printed with those ot General Trowbridge and MT. Whitney be- cause it was not received in time was as fol- lows:
 THE STATE HOUSE.
 Captaiu Charles H. Townshend:
 Dear sir-I agree with you that It IS perV eTsIon of words to cali the State House the "od State True is elder th than dea of Ewing tha preposteroqs In my opinion if f the ap 1u1ldl i ing destroyed which dent oeeVe % te eyer ore m1 than $aoO, coo for another building It would o pc an everlasting disgrace to our city to des5f1y m sdcn don
 Yours truly, ,
 D ink name $25, GOO for repairs If the city would appro prae $1OOO0 for steps and Tepafs % Gq1saHs bst another dollar would be requreo ior E"en'S n years IL |.
 After the minutes of the last meeting of the Board had been read and some routine busi- ness was disposed of, the report of the com n,ittee on the free library was reached. AS is we'll known, this report favored the ac- ceptance by the city as gift from the Young
 Mems Institute of all their books and other property under certain conditions, and also involved the outlay of S6,00O per annum by the city for the purchase ot books ana run ming expenses connected with a free library.
 The discussion opened with brief state ment by Alderman States regarding the at
 tention the committee had given the free library subject and the culmination of their
 labors in the report placed before his col
 leagues.
 posed the adoption of the report of the com
 mittee, which he characterized as being like
 the handle of jug and that handle in the
 hands of the Young Mems Institute. He op-
 posed any appropriation on the basis agreed
 upon by the committee.
 Alderman Benton took an opposite view
 from his colleague (Dailey) and warmly urged
 the acceptance and adoption of the report ot
 the committee.
 Alderman Hughes said that while he was
 in favor of g. free public library he was op- posed to the city making any bargain with the Young Mems Institute. He thought the city should start free public library with out bargaining with any other corporation ol society for their property.
 or AldSEn tld g RFewn eSy9cetsd 5 the adoption
 and as the best plan that could be adopted
 under the eircumstapeess~=1aass=a -~T- s=aazAiderman States again spoke in favor of the committees report and Alderman Hughes again opposed the committees scheme.
 Alderman J. c. Bradley opposed any such arrangement as was proposed. He said that he presumed that some of the fifteen thous and volumes in the Young Mems Institute were old musty volumes that had been there ever since he was boy.
 Alderman Spreyer said he was strongly in favor of a fine public library, but was decid- ely opposed to this proposed partnershlp business. The city should have line libra " and without making any bargain with the Young Mems Institute or any other society or organization.
 Alderman Graves said that he might be considered an interested party so far as the Young Mems Institute was concerned and he might feel obliged to be excused from voting on the subject. The Alderman then stated the position of the Institute, which he said was to turn over all their property to the city, only reserviRg the right to recover the same should the city fail to carry out it's part of the contract in keeping up the library by annual appropriations for it's support. He thought that six thousand dollars per annum was entirely too small to keep up free pub 1 lie library in sha that would be credita 1 ble to the city. However, while he differed from other members of the Board in this re gard, yet he felt that the offer made by the l Institute was a very liberal one. l Alderman Kennedy said he was in favor l of a free public library and always had been l but he could not see his way clear to vote for the proposition of the committee. l Alderman Munson thought the offer o1 1 the Young Mems Institute was very ibera l one, indeed, and he thought it the duty oi 1 the city to accept it. He believed that if the
 city accepted the proposition they would 1 free public library.
 l The motion to accept the report of thf | committee and adopt the resolutions wal l lost by vote of 3 yeas to Is nays. 1 Alderman Benton said that as he under l stood the question as it now stood the repor l had not been disposed of, although their ap pended resolution had been rejected. l He asked that the report be referred bacl | to the committee to draft some other plaI 1 that will be acceptable to the Court of Com 1 mon Council.
 He was informed that the motion rejected both the report and the appended resolu l tions.
 &o i1a | the vote and afterward withdrew it, and Al l derman Benton moved to recommit the re ! port to the committee. The motion passed unanimously.
 The adverse report of the committee on tn resolution appropriating twenty-five thou | sand dollars for the repair of the State Hous | and recommending that it be torn down wa next taken up.
 Alderman States said that while he wa 1 opposed to making any appropriation for re l pair of the State House this year, yet he wa l opposed to tearing it down and should con 1 tinue to oppose it until he received nor ! light than he had at present. | Alderman Benton said it was absolutel, ] impossible to appropriate twenty-five thou
 sand dollars for this purpose this year ant | keep within ten mill tax, or near it. Aldermen Graves and Daley spoke in op l position to any appropriation at this time.
 The following offered by Alderman State I was Luou duOpGeO: l Resolved by the Court of Common Counci I of the city of New Haven, That it is inexpe 1 dient to make any appropriation at this tim | for the repair of the old State House. I The above was substituted for the recon | mendation of the committee and left the ole | State House in precisely the same position | that it was in when the resolution for repair ! was referred to the committee several month 1 ago.
 ] When this matter was decided Alderman l Daley introduced resolution providing fol l q vote by the people on the subject
 of repairing or destroying the old State House at the next city election ! The resolution provided for the purchase o ! twelve ballot boxes, the printing of ten thou sand of each kind of ballots, etc. Alderman Daley advocated his resolution, as did also Aldermen Hughes and Benton. Alderman Brown approved it on th' l ground that the Common Council had the power to decide what should be done, anG they should not delegate their powers to tht people.
 Alderman Trowbridge moved to indefn itely postpone the resolution of Alderman Daley and it was carried without dissent ing vote. The Board then adjourned. A wealthy gentleman said after the ad l journment of the Board that $10,0 would make all needed repairs to the State House, | and he had no doubt that this amount could