Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-14
WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS

About the Re-Division OF the City
Hall - what City Auditor Lake
Says.
Mayor Sargent said when asked last
evening to express an opinion in reference |
to the decision said: II have just returned
from New York and have no idea as to
what the decision was in the matter"
Here copy of the decision was handed to
his honor, after he had read which he re-
sumed: "Well, do not care to say any
thing in reference to the matter at present.
cannot say that am surprised, but still
I am satisfied. For several years past the
city has been using more of the city hall
than belonged to them. I do not think
that the division could have been more in
convenient than it will be under the pres
emit re-division. It does not seem very
good taste to put the chief official of the
city up on the third floor. but then the
elevator is handy. suppose my Office in
the future will be in the room now occu-
pied as meeting room by the board of
public works and which adjoins the room
occupied by the city auditor and city
clerk. am decidedly of the opinion that 1t
would have been much more satisfactory
had the committee allowed the city to re-
and aldermanic chamber on the
second floor and given the
councilmanic chamber on the third floor
to the town, thus compelling both the
boards of aldermen and councilmen to
meet in the present aldermanic chamber,
which is awarded to the city by the deci-
sion of the committee. However, the de-
cision has been made and both sides will
have to abide by it."
When asked when he would move and
where to the mayor replied:
"Well, have not decided as yet wheth.
| er shall make formal application to City
Auditor Lake for an Office in the morning
or not"
| With this parting sally his honor left the
hall and departed for, his home evidently
in no very disturbed frame of mind ovel
being obliged to vacate his present very
comfortable Office in the city hall.
| WHAT CITY AUDITOR LAKE SAYS.
| City Auditor Lake, when asked hi
| opinion last night, said: cit seems to mt
that the committee who had charge of thu
matter have acted very unwisely in the ap
portioning which has just been completed
eft certainly is not as it should be whel
the Office of the highest city official is pu
in an inferior room on the third floor
For the support of the dignity of the chic
Office of the city the mayor should be give1
the very best Office, which is the one b
now occupies.
.'The present division gives the YER
best of the Offices and vaults to the town
which has practically no use for them
while on the other hand the city is crampe
for room al things now are.
"That the committee composed of me
of such supposedly good judgment shout
have made the division this way seems ez
| ceedingly strange. They spent about 81
days at it, however, for which they receiv
5000
"The present arrangement will crow
out the lamp inspector, the board of con
pensation, the road department and
number of committees, leaving them will
. out any, or at leAst any suitable accomm'
I dations."
, When interrogated as to the result {
the effect which the action would have
: said: "The thing for the court of COL
mon council to do is to Immediately vo
to pay to the town the $751;, 500, or the ha
9 of the value of the building and ground
the full value being estimated by the col
mittee at $175, 1000. This would give Il
city full and entire control of the buildin
, and make the towns position arbitrar
g To have the city thus crowded out is
A palpable unfairness.
s'The town officials, before going t.
far, should have considered that in (
,, probability consolidation between tov
aud city will take place as soon as the ne
a legislature meets.
''This decision, however, is final, al
L whatever is done will have to be done wi
reference to it."