Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-17
COMMUNICATIONS.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 There seems to be no necessity for decid- ing immediately and exactly what of numer ous uses it may be best to put this grand old building to. The first thing to be done may best be to repair durably and handsomely it's exterior, taking care to make it to appear as beautifully as it ever did and actually to be as to it's outside surface material great deal better than it ever was As to the question what to do with it, it will soon he discovered that the population of our city is not so largely of fools and blind that it will be i'm possible to get fair answer to such ques- tion. The gentle slope of @ little hill form ing the site of said building seems to some body so good for surface draining that he wakes up to the thought of turning the build ing into manufactory. Others think it all very well to let the entire structure go to wreck. Either of these ways of disposing of this property might make more enduring laughing stock than their authors. But so- berly now let us consider, please. Here is building a gift from the State to our city. Pass through its stately rooms; look at it's massive walls within and without; consider it's classic outline, it's most eligible location, and all open and accessible to the free air and sunlight of heaven and always can re- main so. Is it not worth keeping, citizens? Do the simpletons who answer no believe that the large majority of our citizens are simpletonsa Demolish that building and you throw it away-worse than throw it away. Is it not worse than thata For what right has even large majority vote to do this? What would it be but stealing from the mi nority and then throwing away their plum der? And remember also there is the site which said building occupies. It is throwing away that, too. The destruction of the building robs the city of that site of the present structure. The retention of the IL. ..% forever. Who does not see the folly of such 8 premeditated acts Who could buy such a building sitea and if he could buy it what would it cost? And again, are taxes such a trif1s in New Haven that such pull down and wanton sacrifice of values is of no conse- quence2 To every poor man who owns cot tage or hopes to do so taxes are something. Does it lessen taxes to throw away valuable city property9 Some properties are exempt from taxation. Sometimes there seems to be reason for it-not always. There may be very wealthy men who do not care a cent whether city property be wasted or not. It may be thought by our college friends that our State House obstructs the view from their red brick walls. But have citizens any moral right Cor any legal right by popular vote to sacrifice the rights of their neighbors by any such waste of property2 Who in such 8 case as this has any right to say and to act out the declaration that they don't care a cent neither for themselves nor for their neighborsa Up to the height of their bad emi hence they make mock at-sin. But is it too severe trial of our own forbearance to plead in behalf of the dear old college that they are now shutting out from our city's view their dear old front, their little park, their grand old elms with their carpet of green and all the glorious play of sunlight and of shadow there, and would it not be generous now in the city to step in and the whole city join, nabobs and bobs and fool bobs-all give to the college another open front by removing our old classical State House2 Neigh hof The thought expresses me. But must say that the people are not agreed as to this and many of us are just ready to cry out
 And sing, o let the State House stand
 So beautiful, so classical;
 To pull it down, lose house and land,
 Would simply be jackassicel
 OBSERVER