Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-09

any action taken by the city. The first question presenting itself to the trustees, in case the city accepts, is to whom shall the money be paida The city of New Haven has no right whatever in it's charter to hold trust funds or administer an estate any more than it has to run hotel or to sail ship. Cities must hold themselves strictly to their charters. No attitudes are allowed in this. To whom shall the money be paids There are no proper authorities. The mayor, the court of common council, has ne power. We must go to the courts to find city "ss% sso.p.s to ws p'' .hai o.rt.ia1s s1s take this course. One of the reasons why private funds are 50 successfully administered Is that they can be distributed among whom the trustees choose. They can give % to A and none to B. although may be equally deserving. With public funds 1t is differ ent. You must trea. all alike and this h well nigh impossible. In looking at this matter in . practical common sense way, there seems great many risks in admins. teripg this fund. In the first place you would have to have paid commissioners to administer it. In time these would take great part of the income. Again, believe 1t would be injudioious, because these public funds tend to diminish the amount of private charity. It is all we'll enough to eulogize the common council, but we know how 1t is la large cities, and we are fast becoming large city. Rings and political circles cannot but exist, and we risk the funds being bodily administered in days to come. Surely, MT. Marett would say, if there is one likelihood of this proper ty being misused by the city, that it should go by all means to the other most estimable charitable institutions of our city.
 Attorney Simeon E. Baldwin replied that if the city chose to accept the fund, Rev. Dr. Beardsley and mysely, as residuary trustees, would not question the right of the city to hold the fund. Those who represent Philip wishes in the matter. are determined to dc what they can to carry out these wishes. Philip Marett was the president of the com mon council for ten years. He was re elected and reelected. Whys Because he was the right man in the right place. Heexamined the system of government of New Haven and became convinced that his decision wal a wise one.
 MT. Baldwin said if he was the committed he would vote to accept the fund and direct the corporation counsel to go to the trustees and demand 1t. They would undoubtedly pay 1t over to the city.
 The following petition was presented bJ MT. William H. Conklin:
 1s to committee on Philip Marett bequest and member the goT0n .snSad sounc 05 NsM Conn
 ass ociation of the Church of the Messiah helt Tuesday evening, May 6. the following resolution l were unanimously adopted, and in accordance witl 9 vote then taken are hereby presented to you honorable body:
 | mittee having in charge the consideration of th bequest of the late Philip Marett to ths city of Nev Haven, for the purpose of supplying fuel and othe necessaries to deserving indigent persons not pau pers, to report favoraby on the acceptance of Eaf l fund.
 Resolved, That we most earnestly urge the com mon council of New Haven to accept such beques ! without delay and provide means of administering the same according to the benefcent purpose of tn generous giver.
 Resolved, That William H. Conkln be appointed @ committee to bear our friendly greetings to tn committee and to the common council and to pre- sent these resolutions in behalf of association l R. M SIBERIAN, President, WILLIAM z. BARTLKTT, Secretary, REV. L. H. SQUIREs, Pastor.
 The committee adjourned subject to tn | of nh