Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-03
BOARD OF ALDERME ZEN.

Report on the Free Public Library
 The old State House Once More-The
 Naptha Lamp COntract-Other Mat
 ters of Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Alder men was held last evening, His Honor Mayor Holcomb presiding.
 Immediately after the reading of the min utes of the previous meeting, Alderman States stated to his honor that he desired to present the report of the Committee on Pub lie Library.
 The report was then passed to the clerk, who proceeded to read the same. The report rehearsed the history of the several efforts made to establish public library and con- cluded by recommending:
 First-That free public library be es- tablished in the city of New Haven under special authority to be obtained from the legislature, by an amendment to the city charter.
 k Second-That the generous offer of the Young Mems Institute and of the memorial ists as modified at the conference above re- ferred to be accepted.
 Third-That the library be, for the pres ent, located In the building of the Young Mems Institute on Chapel street, until such time as it may be thought advisable to re- move it to some more favorable place. Fourth-That His Honor the Mayor be respectfully requested to continue in exist ence the committee of thirteen and it's sub committees, and when, in his opinion and theirs, the time shall be favorable, to direct a canvass of the city for subscriptions for a public library as originally proposed. Fifth-That all further steps necessary for the organization and establishment of l the library be referred to a joint com nittee to be raised.
 And your committee further recommend l the passage of the following resolutions in pursuance of the above recommendations: Court of Common Council of the City of New Haven
 Voted, That the city of New Haven will enter into the arrangement with the Young Mems Institute reported by it's committee. Voted, That committee of four, consist l ing of the Mayor. the corporation counsel, one Alderman and one Councilman, shall be appointed by the Mayor, who shall be agents 1 Of the city and as such have the power to ex- ecute and deliver in behalf of the city with the proper agents of the Young Mems 1 Institute contract to give effect thereto. l Voted, That said committee be instructed | to present to the Common Council draft of l bylaws required and such amendments of 1 the city chsrter as shall be deemed proper I to carry the said contract into effect the lat l 1 of the Board of Aldermen. l Voted, That when said contract shall have | been duly executed, the library thereby es- l abolished shali be and remain a free public | library of the city Of New Haven under the l laws Of the State of Connecticut. 1 Voted, That the Board of Finance be re- | quested to include in their estimates for the l year 1886 sum of six thousand dollars for l the purpose of defraying the expenses ot l the library during the year. | Then follows the plan for establishing a free public library upon the property of the 1 Young Mems Institute.
 | After the reading Alderman Kennedy
 moved that the report be accepted and the
 recommendation of the committee adopted l Alderman Daley opposed action at thi: l time. He said that the report should b. l printed and placed in the hands of member | of both boards, so that they could have tim
 to read and thoroughly understand the who'll
 matter before voting upon it.
 In concluding Alderman Daley moved
 that one hundred copies of the report b
 printed and that special meeting nfs of tn
 Der r, to consider the report.
 Alderman Kennedy withdrew his motion
 for immediate action and the motion of Al | derman Daley was then passed. \
 When this matter was disposed of Alder
 man Spreyer called up the report of the com i nittee on repairs of the old State House. H |
 but was opposed in this by several othe l members. After considerable discussion tn matter went over until November IT, wher
 it will be considered with tho free library question.
 Petitions were read and referred as fol
 lows: Of Richard Bradley for sewer ol
 Winchester avenue; of Samuel w. Hurlbur
 for electric lights the corner of Chape
 and High streets, between College and Yorl 1 streets and between Elm and Crown streets
 of James A. Rosten for appointment a | special constable; of c. w. Hine for permis
 sion to lay flag or brick walk on Arthu
 street instead of concrete
 Resolution authorizing the auditor to pa,
 the salary of the late City Clerk Timoth, | J. Crowley to his widow until his successo
 is elected was passed.
 Petition for an appropriation for zoologi 1 cal garden on East Rock Park was referred
 to the Committee on Appropriations. The contract for lighting the city witt
 naphtha where lamps of this kind are used l as made between the Lamp committee ant l Thomas Brennan of this city, which is fo l three years, was read.
 l Alderman Hill moved to amend the con | tract so as to make the time one year instead l of three.
 This motion created considerable discus
 sion, most of the Aldermen being in favor o | leaving the contract as it was drawn.
 The motion to make the contract for on l year was lost and the motion that the Mayo
 be authorized to sign the contract draw l was passed.
 There being a largs number of papers o
 the table to be acted upon and it being afte 10 o'clock it was voted to adjourn subject
 the call of the Mayor.
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