Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-16

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The spoon and the Dish.
The above is the title of a neatly printed
| and bound little pamphlet for sale at 25
| cents at the New Haven bookstores which is
| issued under the auspices of the ladies of the
Congregational church, Cheshire, large
| number of whom contributed one or more of
the many receipts to be found in the work.
| 1t is a useful and valuable little work and
| the recipes cover quite a wide range of pal
| ataEle dishes in soups and meats besides
many varieties of tempting cake, buildings,
pastry, fancy pickles, etc. Each recipe is
signed by the lady furnishing it.
THE GRAND ARMY PETITION.
fer Their Use-Hear1ng Before the
Special Committee.
Last evening the special committee ON the
petition of the Grand Army of the Republic,
| who asked that quarters be fitted up for their
use in the State House, gave the petitioners a
| hearing in rooms 10 and II City Hall.
/ There were present of the committee Alder
men States and. Graves and Couneilmen
Benton and Knoth. Councilman Donahue,
the other member of the'eomHittee, was alb.
sent.
| Admiral Foote post was represented by
| Senior Vice Commander j. N. Coe, Past
| Commanders F. II. Waldron and D. W.
| Sharpe, Colonel G. B. Foster and others;
Henry G. Merwin post by Commander Will
| liam Gleason and others, and Won Steinwehr
post by Commander Charles Weidig aud
others.
The first to speak for the petitioners was
Senior Vice Commander Coe. He briefly
stated to the committee what the Grand Army
desired which was comfortable quarters for
the purpose of holding their meetings for the
trasnaction of business and without cost to
the posts He said that the Grand Army
had all they could do to care for the sick and
disabled soldiers, their widows and orphans,
and they felt that it was not asking 90 much
that the city provide them with suitable
quarters.
Past Commander Fred H. Waldron stated
to the committee that the time had arrived
when Admiral Foote post had got to seek
new quarters or release their present made
quate location. He said the Grand Army of
the Republic had never been burden to the
taxpayers of New Haven, but on the contrary
they had saved the city and town hundreds
of dollars in taxes by caring for their sick and
disabled comrades, who would otherwise
have become burden to the town. Other
cities provided for the reasonable needs of
the Grand Army in the prosecution of their
work and seemed to consider it q pleasure
ferring to the State House Mr.. Wal
dron said the rooms were there
and if the building is not to be torn down
then they asked that they be put in suitable
repair, heated and lighted for the use of the
various posts, the Womans Auxiliary Relief
corps and the Sons of Veterans, thereby
giving them the opportunity to use the mon
ey now expended for rent in caring for the
sick and distressed. The Grand Army did
not come as beggars, but they simply asked
that few at least of the promises made by
those who appeared to speak with authority
when the soldiers went to the war be re-
deemed.
Colonel G. B. Foster was the next to urge
the petition. He said the committee of Ad-
miral Foote and Henry G. Merwin posts
went over the whole ground of fitting up the
State House for their use many months ago. Al
that time it was thought that the only
changes necessary would be to repair and
fresco the walls of the old representatives
hall and put in steam heat and light For
the posts to do this work at their own ex-
pense was out of the question, and the mat
ter had dropped from necessity. He thought
the city of New Haven could well affsrd to
expend the small pittance required to fit up
these rooms and give the Grand Army
the use of them SO long as they exist, which
would be but a few years at the longest He
of what they were promised when they went
to the war they would be in a position to
help themselves now and would not be COM
PEELED to ask aid from the cities and towns.
Commander Gleason urged upon the COM
mittee the duty of he city to provide the
Grand Army with suitable quarters He
said the members of the various posts as
rule were poor men and they had heavy bur-
dens to carry in caring for themselves but
when the double burden of caring for their
sick and disabled comrades was imposed
upon them then they felt the load was great
er than thsy could bear and that it was the
duty of the city to tighten the load in SO far
as providing them with suitable quarters in
which to transact their necessary business.
Commander Weidig conceded with the
views of his comrades who had preceded
him, and urged that the prayer of the petit
TONERS be granted.
Ex-Judge Sheldon told the committee that
he thought the Grand Army should have
just what they asked for, and the city should,
not haggle about the cost for light and heat or
the fitting up of the rooms in decent shape
Past Commander Sharpe advocated the Pc
House rather than any others.
AIderinanGraves asked the petitioners If the
Grand Army would not be as well satisfied if
the city should furnish them quarters in any
other place, say in the Insurance building
or some other public building where annie
room could be provided.
He was informed that there was no doubt
but that any arrangement of this kind would
be satisfactory.
The committee then went into executive
session, and after free and full discussion
of the whole matter voted to recommend
that the prayer of the petitioners be granted.
Alderman Graves voted in the negative on
the ground that he thought the city should
not lay ont any money on the State House
until it was fully decided whether it was to
be pulled down OF be allowed to stand. He
was in favor, however, of providing quarters
elsewhere for the petitioners.
Before making their report the committee
will endeavor to get an estimate of the cost
of fitting up the rooms in the State House so
that they may be able to intelligently answer
any questions that may arise in relation