Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-11
A LIVELY TOWN MEETING.
The Motion to Mako Alterations il
 City Hall Voted Down.

The Motion to Make Alterations In
 City Hall Voted Down.
 The district court room was crowded last evening when Chairman Frisbie called the adjourned town meeting to order. In the absence of Town Clerk White and E. G. Kilduff, clerk pro tenn, Thomas Jackson was appointed clerk.
 The report of the joint committee, ap- pointed to look into the matter of changes in City hall, was made through George A. Boughton, chairman of the commiteee. The report consisted of plans by Architect R. w. Hill for such remodeling, as follows:
 On the first floor the town clerks office remains in the same position, but is given the use of the whole vault now divided with the probate court. The | selectmen's office remains as at present, but is extended back to include the present chamber of the board of council men. The present police court room is given to the water commissioners. The district court room is divided, the west half going to the police court and the east half to the board of councilmen. The aldermen are given the present pro- | bate court room, and an ante room separates this board from the lower board. On the second floor, which is reached by elevator, is a large court room at the rear. The front hall is divided into offices. On the right are offices for the mayor and city clerk, law library and a judges and jury room. On the left is 1 the probate court room, two committee rooms and an office for the clerk of the court. The third floor, also approached by elevator, contained town hall TEX 40 feet in size, two offices on the front for the city engineer, an office for the fIp.0 hal The plans called for fire proof vaults for the town clerk, probate court, city engi- neer, water commissioners and clerk of the court. The estimates called for first class work in every particular and were as follows: Vaults, S3.525. A. ;; plastering, etc, S2,15S.55; woodwork, painting and changing old windows, $6,91S plumbing and heating. $2 1850 :; elevator, $1 ,459.56; total, 6,911.55
 D. II. Tierney moved that the report of the committee be accepted.
 James J. McGrath was on his feet in an instant and called for the reading of the call, claiming that any action on re- modelling would be illegal as it was not stated in the warning. His remarks were declared out of order.
 Chairman Frisbie, John l.. Sake and others explained that if the report of the committee was accepted, it did not mean an adoption of the report.
 Patrick Hayes offered an amendment that the committee be discharged. His amendment was made part of the original motion and 1t was voted to ac- cept the report.
 Councilman Fitzpatrick said that under the call it was proposed to rig up a court room and nothing else but that town meeting had power to order what it pleased. He considered the re- port very creditable one and if the proposed work did not cost more than $16,00O, it would be the cheapest piece of public work ever done in the city.
 Patrick Hayes spoke for twenty mln- utes. The debate was on the motion of Porter L. Wood, that the report be adopted MT Hayes vigorously opposed estimated cost of building City hall was S11O,OOO, but before it was completed the building cost S147,OO MT Hayes wanted to know where the balance went to. MT Hayes referred to the superior court judges as travelling judges, and ridiculed the idea that their health would be impaired by holding court here. He vigorously attacked Archi- tect Hill because the latter had been architect of City hall and had not pro- | vlded all the cOnveniences now re- quired. He also spoke about President Welton of the water board, because he had a life tenure of office.
 James McGrath then took the floor in opposition to the scheme. Every time he tried to explain, he was greeted with cries of ''sit down." ''question," and after a desperate effort to give his views, he retired amid the cries of question"
 John l.. Sake favored the rcmodeling of the hall. He said the plan was not to destroy City hall but to complete it.
 On division of the house on the adoption of the report, the motion was lost by large majority.
 WORLD OF SPORTS.