Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-08
FOR CENTER CHURCH.

Board of Councilmen Vote to Grant
 Permission to Erect the Memorial
 BuildIng-Good.bye old State House
 -It's Friends Not Heard FrOm-Thc
 Second and Tenth Wards Want Some
 thing More Than POOrhouse and a
 Jail.
 The old state house seemed bereft of all it's friends in the council chamber last evening when the report of the committee and the order passed up the Aldermen that the build ing be torn down came before that body. The subject had worn itself out, and no one cared to be heard against or in defence of the venerable structure. The motion to concur with the Aldermen and order the removal of the building went through with a rush and was declared unanimously carried. Later a friend or two seemed to regret it's fate, but they made no effort in it's behalf.
 The resolutions adopted by the Board of Aldermen June 3, on the death of the late passed in concurrence by rising vote. The board also concurred with the upper board in ordering new exits for the Hyperion theatre.
 Everything went smoothly until the rec- ommendation of the mayor concerning the layout for the proposed new part of the city along the West river, with the accompany ing orders, came up for consideration. Councilman Wardell objected to Councilman Hamilton's motion to concur and pass the orders, raising the point of order that it was new business. Mess1s. Moran and Hamilton contested that it was not new business, but the chair ruled that it was, explaining that in doing so he did not want to be understood as opposing the park.
 Mr Hamilton appealed from the decision of the chair and the chair was not sustained. Thereupon the councilman from the Second strenueusly urged the board to concur in passing the orders. He insisted that it was time the Second and Tenth wards had some- thing more than poorhouse and a jail. The matter was finally referred to the corporation counsel for an opinion whether the passage of the orders would bind the board to the layout of the proposed park.
 President Chandler called Major Lee to the chair when Clerk Futile began to read the report of the committee recommending that the petition of the Center church for permis- sion to erect the proposed new memorial building on the Green be granted. The al- dermen had indefinitely postponed the matt ter President Chandler spoke in favor of accepting the report of the committee and Councilman WardeH opposed placing any more buildings on the Green, especially as
 the board had just voted to remove one. MT.
 Moran thought the church should be allowed to erect the building inasmHch as it would be but 8 slight incumbrance. MT. Kelly opposed the granting of the petition, while MT. Son. nenberg warmly urged that the church be given the permission desired, believing that | the proposed addition would be an ornament | to the city and an attraction to the Green. A lengthy discussion followed, from which | tue Center church people came forth vietori- ! ous A yea and nay vote was taken on the | motion to concur with the aldermen and the board refused to do so by vote of 19 to 13. | The motion to accept the report of the com mittee and grant the petition of the church I was carried. Here is the way the members voted:
 Ayes-Chander. Chamberlain, Lowe, Loveridge born, Haury, Bromley, Sennenberg, Kirchon .An thony Gaffey, Dyer, Stevens and Chipman-19 ! Noes-Coffey, UlIman, Peat, Martin, Asher. kel- ley, Dickson, McNamars, Wardell, Beers, Falsey. Connors and Lawler-13.
 Before voting, Councilman Martin ex- | plained that he voted without any prejudice | as to creed, which he said gentlemen on the \ other side had imputed as being the animus | that actuated the objection to the building, | Major Lee, who was in the chair. discredited ! the thought that anyone had imputed any such motives.
 Petitions were referred ss follows: For an electric light, corner of Winthrop avenue and Oak streets; for concrete sidewalk on the east side of winthrop avenue, between Oak street and Sylvan avenue.