Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-24
BOARD OF CoUNC1LmEN.

Waiting For a Quorum-The Ere
 Public Library Resolutions Pas Without Debate-The Derby Rail
 road Report Concurred In-Th
 Everlasting State House Question
 Again Under Consideration.
 special meeting of the Board of Council men was held last evening, President Kleinel in the chair.
 The first roll-call revealed no quorum and 1 the venerable City Sheriff Hollis was sent l out to bring in delinquents. At 9:20 the roll was again called and a 1 quorum responded. Petitions were referred as follows: Of FL. Morgan for concrete sidewalk on the west side of Orange street between Edwards and Ed streets; of Charles A. Baldwin for 8 lib- erty pole on Broadway. Report of the Board of Compensation as- sessing damages and benefits for layout of Ellsworth ayenue was read and assessments laid as recommended.
 Report of the Board of Public Works de relay of walks on Chapel street from railroad tracks to drawbridge was read and accepted.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for the month of October was read, accepted and ordered on tile.
 Councilman Warren in the chair]
 The report of the special committee on the charges of J. B. Sargent against the Court of Common Council of 1884 was taken up. W Heu tl0 cleTk naO un1Sn0u the read ing of the report Councilman Hitler said that his portion of the report was not considered by him minority report as stated by the clerk, but was simply his views in regard to some portions of the find ing of the majority. He moved that the council concur with the Board of Aldermen in accepting the report and discharging the committee. It was so voted unanimously and without debate.
 President Klener in the chair.l
 The free public library question and the order establishing the same, as it came from the Board of Aldermen, was next taken up and unanimously passed without debate.
 Reports of the Committee on Sewers in fa- vor of sewer on Prindle street and refer ring the petition for a sewer Nash street to the next Court of Common Council were both read and passed.
 Reports of the Street committee extending time for laying sidewalk on east side of Greenwood street and laying out new street from Dixwell avenue to city lines was read and approved in concurrence
 Resolution asking for $5, 900 for appropriate ly dedicating the soldiers monument was re- ferred to the Board of Finance in concur renee.
 Resolution directing the Board of Public Works to repair sidewalks on Chapel street from the N. Y., N. H. 6 Hartford R. R. company's tracks to the drawbridge over Mill river, to be repaired at once, was passed.
 The 'tgreat" question as to what shall be done with the State House was the next mat ter to receive the attention of the Board It came up under series of resolutions offered by Councilman Winchell providing for re ferring the question of repairing or tearing down the State House to a vote of the peo- pie.
 Councilman Winchell was the first to speak in favor of the passage of the resolu- tions. He thought that the Common Council had disposed of one important prob lem-the public ibrary-it was now the proper time to dispose of the State House question and in the way he had indicated, by giving the voters of the city an opportu- nifty to decide what should be done with it.
 Councilman Hitler then moved to recon sider, so that the matter could be further discussed, and the motion prevailed
 Councilman Palmer moved that the reso- lutions be tabled for printing that the question could be intelligently considered at the next meeting.
 Councilman Burritt spoke iu favor of im- mediate action. He said there had already been time enough expended on this subject and it should be disposed of at once.
 Councilman Palmer then withdrew his motion.
 Councilman Winchell then explained his resolutions. He said that these provided for different votes; One in favor of removing tLe building; second, to keep the building and repair 1t at expense not exceeding $50 900 or tear it down; third, to tear it down and erect upon the site free public library building.
 The resolutions also provide for the way and manner of voting on the various propo- sitions.
 Councilman Hitler again advocated laying the question upon the table until the next meeting, and so moved. The motion pre- vailed
 Councilman Chillingworth moved that the resolutions presented by Councilman Win chell be printed and laid upon the desks of the Councilmen at the next meeting.
 Councilman Hitler moved to lay the mo t1on on the table. The motion was lost.
 Council Barnes opposed printing the res olutions on the ground that it was need less expense and entirely unnecessary. He thought it folly to submit the question to the people. as it was a matter the people had left with the Court of Common Council to decide. The people elected them to do their work and expected them to do it without going back to them for instructions in every matter that came before them.
 After further discussion the motion to print the resolutions prevailed and the