Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-28
LAST NIGHTS TOWN MEETING.
The Matter of Providing Superior Court
-Accomm odations Under Way.

The Matter of Providing Superior Court |
OmmodatiOns Under Way.
The special town meeting last night
was called to order by Town Clerk
Madden, and DR. F. F. Cook was ap-
pointed moderator. After the call for
the meeting was read the following vote
was offered by Deputy Sheriff Fay:
"Voted, that the town of Waterbury
procure a site for and construct and
build court house for the use of the
superior court, the district court and the
police court of Waterbury; also
"Voted, that committee of seven be
and the same is hereby appointed and
constituted, consisting of the selectmen
of Waterbury, Frederick B. Rice, DIR J.
F. Hayes, Ellis Phelan and Charles G.
Root, to procure the site for and con-
struct and build said new court house,
the same to be paid for by this town by
orders drawn by the selectmen upon the
town treasurer.
Voted, that the plans and specifica-
tions for the new court house building
be submitted by said committee to at
least four responsible carpenters and
four responsible masons to secure
figures before the contract for con-
structing it is given out and that it shall
be given to the lowest responsible bid
ders."
.. w. hellOSS Sdlu lie ldNOIeu IHc
resolution, except that part relating to
the police court. He moved to amend
by striking out amy reference to the
police court room. Mr. Kellogg's
amendment was seconded, put and de-
clared carried.
L. l. Munson was opposed to any new
court house. There was no motion
made concurring the original vote.
Deputy Sheriff Fay said that there
was need of additional and better court
accommodations. He said: "Last Friday
107 witnesses were brought to the Wa
terbury superior court at New Haven.
1t cost each of them at least So. Wit
nesses get a mileage fee of 10 cents on
the first day and if they have to appear
on succeeding days they get nothing.
Ali this money should stay in Water
bury. We must have decent court
room accommodations. You may look
at it as you like but this measure is in
the interest of poor people. l do not
think that the building of new court
house would add a cent to anyone's
| taxation.
Messrs Kellogg and Munson spoke at
length on the matter, the former for
and the latter against the measure.
| James Coyle of Kingsbury street took
the floor in opposition to court accom-
mOdatiOns.
| ID. II. Tierney spoke at length saying;
| This meeting was called to get the eX-
preston of the people on the necessity
of providing better accommodations fol-
some of our city and town offices
Land records, court of probate records
city engineers maps, sewer records, in
short many valuable documents fol
which we have paid heavily, have nc
safe place to be kept. Let US take the
matter up as we should and talk in q
sober, sensible way. After speaking al
length on the need of some change MI
Tierney moved to appropriate $50, O0(
for new court house.
G. G. Root offered as an amendment
to the several preceding it, the follow
ing:
Voted, that a committee consisting Of
the selectmen and three others APP
pointed by the chairman of this meeting
be and is hereby appointed to confer
with the county authorities and ascer
tain how much money can be obtained
from the county toward providing suit
able accommodations for the superior
and district courts in Waterbury, also tt
ascertain what sight is available for ;
new court house, also to estimate the
total expense to the town of construct
ing a new court house or of furnishing
in any other manner suitable accOmmo
datlonS Tor the superior, district ant
police courts and to report at an ad
journed meeting to be held at City hal
on December Is, 1891, at 8 p. m; also,
Voted, that when we adjourn, we ad
journ to meet in this hall on Decembe
10, 1891, at s o'clock, p. M"
Mr. Root spoke in favor of the amend
ment. Mr. Coyle thought that conser
vatOr ought to be appointed over tn
committee. Mr. Roots amendment wa
put and declared carried. On tn
question being doubtful the house wa
divided, but big majority decided TO
the resolution. Chairman Cook the
appointed as the committees, F. B. Rice
) John O'Neill and C. NJ. Epson. TIL
: meeting adjourned to December Il
} when the committee will report.