Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-16
BoARDToF ALDERMEN.

The Old State House QuestIon-It Is
 Referred to a C0mmI1see-AIderm
 Bushneli's Motion sO Instruct the
 Committee 50 Report In Favor of
 Tearing DOwR the old State House
 Is Tabled.
 The board of aldermen had 0 special ses- sion last night for the express purpose of considering the State house question. A communication from Cooperative Counsel Townsend, was read, in which he said that in his opinion the term of office of the State house commission expired at the close of the year 1888, and that said commission has now no legal status. The following resolution was then submitted:
 Whereas, at the city election held December 6. lss1 q mMalorty of the registered freemen of the cty or New Haven cast their ballots in favor of the second proposition, submitted to the popular vote on that day, in accordance with the orders and council and approved November $, 1887. and. '"0n s;ov Maereas, c by virtue of said vote ; comnis- pairs to the building known as the 'sOld State aieoese, situated upon the public square of this
 Whereas, the terms of office of the city officials har Mno were appointed member. of said commission nave expired and said commission has not com pieSea sald repairs it is therefore
 city of Ne oy tHe eoart & or counsel of the tfspaired In accordance with the terms and condi-
 And it is hereby farther ordered, that com. mission be and hereby created to consist of tbe aldermen, two councilmen, and two citizens, who shall be residents and taxpay CTS of said citv with nominated by the mayor and confined by the board of aldermen and the members of which shall Eo9qme 1 to hSid their places in said commis others are chosen in their stead, which commis- eion shall have charge and supervission on behalf of the common council, rf the work and details of all such repairs of said buildings and for that pur importuned. on behalf of and in the name of the city in New Haven to make and exc arrangements for such repairing and to prosecute the same to completion as soon may be practica- ble at a cost not exceeding S3o,0Oo, and upon the make to the court of common council a full report of of gseh aesr wh aP The mazea shall be ex-ohacio president of said commission, point from it's own members or otherWise d1 compe tent clerk who shall keep permanent record of all by said commission in the discharge of the duties hereby imposed upon 1t, for which services such eompensason to be paid fixed S1 1Ss commission. Said commission shall meet when journ from time to time. A majority of it's mem bers shall constitute quorum for the transaction of business. All except adjourned meetings of said commission shall be duly warned by the clerk ln the same manner as provided in the case of
 And it is hereby further ordered that special tax be laid in accordance with the provisions of yen. fixed upon the grand list of the town of New Haven next last completed, sufficient to raise and for all other costs and changes connected charged E,r And 4 the n board d of hereby quired for said special tax. and of executing as soon S Ss may be necessary, such otker details as may DC required by law in the premises.
 On motion of Alderman Kent the resoln. ton was tabled for printing. The alderman called up the report of the committee on the mayors message on that part which related to the State House. This was indefinitely post poned. A motion to reconsider the foremost reso. lution was carried
 Alderman Bushnell had scheme to work. but he partially succeeded. At one time the whole board was all at sea, no one really knew now to get out of the difficulty. He began by making an amendment to the resolution to oo away with State House commission. ana nave 8 committee composed of two al- dermen and councilmen. He said the com mon council had for ten years boan tbe laughing stock of every body on this uues- tion, and he proposed now to throw the whole responsibility on the council. He stated that he proposed to give every alder way the other. '
 A recess of five minutes was taken, during which time the enemies of the Old State house told him that he was not taking the | course that would result in the end that he | was seeking. If he made the above amend- ! nent as an amendment, it didn't change the | resolution only so far as the make up of the committee was concerned. The resolution ! ordered that the committee when appointed Il begin the work of repairing the building. | This was what Alderman Bushnell was trying | o defeat. So he drew up the following:
 Voted, That the whole matter Of the State house nen and three councilmen to consider and re- 'ort.
 When this was introduced Alderman 3ushnell said it was a substitute resolution, md immediately Alderman Whitmore rose o point of order that it was new business. motion to indefinitely postpone was lost.
 Alderman kleiner carried point of order ie said that the substitute resolution was lew business, and read from the charter to ubstantiate his claim. The mayor did not ustain him, and his appeal from the chairs ecision was lost.
 The substitute resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Bushnell then moved that the to be raised be instructed to re- ort in favor of tearing the old State House l own.
 An objection was again raised by Alder len Kleiner and Whitmore on the ground nat 1t was new business and had no right to ! @ considered. The chair decided that it 1 as new business,
 His honor, Mayor Peck, was delegated to ! opoint the two aldermen on the committee !
 TRADES COUNCIL REsoLuT1oN's
 Il present called to the alleged unsafe condition of le Hyperion theater, and | WHEREAS, The city authorities are making a | eat hue and cry over the gallery used but once ! twice each year, and winking at the gross vic \ tion of the law of the state regarding the proper | fety of the buildings in the matter of fire escapes ! tenement houses, containing six families or ore and factories, thereby endaugeriug the lives ! hundreds of people. therefore be it | Resolved, That the Trades Council of New Haven I 'mand of the proper authorities that the humane ate laws regarding fire escapes be enforced and at said council shall held responsible the author es for any calamity that may occur through neg sence ! Resolved, that these resolutions be sent to the ard of fire commissioners and to the court of , mmon council. By order of the Trades Council
 JoHNJ. McMAHoN, Secretary,