Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-08
WHAT rHsmAYon SAYS

bout the Memorandum Which Was Handed by Him to the Selectmen-t The Paper With Its Suggestions in | Full. rothe Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: The harmless memorandum handed by me to one of the selectmen as they were about to assem ble Tuesday evening has been returned to me, which enables me to hand to you fac simile copy. It was in- tended by me to be mere suggestion ot points that, 50 far ss was aware, had not been considered by them. I did not in- tend to put any dynamite in it, and re- gret that there was a suspicion that there was dynamite in 1t.
 It was typs-written quite late in she day, and I cannot say whether I did not con- sider 1t worth signing or forgot to sign 1t.
 J. B. SARGENT.
 MAYORS OFFICE,
 NEW HAVEN, CONN.,, March 6, 1894. To the Board of Selectmen of New Haven:
 Gentlemen:-On account of the peculiar position in which am placed in relation to the proposed removal of the mayors office from its present locality, at more or less expense to the people of New Haven, and to my doubt Of the wishes of the peo- pie as represented by the court of common council of the city, and especially desiring to avoid any controversy between the se- lectmen of the town and ''the chief execu- town, I have heretofore refrained from any interference in the subject of the re- moval of the mayors office, except to re- port 'snotices to quit" to the court of con- mon council, that body having sole and exclusive authority over the subject in be- half of the city.
 The grand tax list of the whole town. in cluding the city, Is estimated at $54, 500, ,- GOO; the grand list of the city only is estt- mated at $52. coo, 900; the grand list of the town outside of the city is estimated at $2, 500, GOO.
 Under the law you care for the general interests of all those who pay taxes on $54, ,500, GOO, and you are presumed, by the law. to take as good care of the interests of that portion who pay taxes on $52, ,000,- 900 as of the interests of those who pay taxes on $2,500, ,000. It is presumed that many of those who pay taxes on the small CT sum are residents of the city and pay more taxes on the larger sum than on the smaller sum, or in other wo,ds they have more "city" property than town" prop erty.
 All taxpayers in the town outside the city are as much interested in the prosper | ity and growth of the ''city" as of the "town"; because, without the "city," tn. "town" part would bs mainly dreary waste.
 Considering that the taxpayers on tn, | $2, 5OO, ,0O0worth of property derive so muol | bsneft from their close proximity ant close relations with the city as one .fiftl the tax cost of city taxation, Is 1t un reasonable and negotiable to ask them t, drop in their mite toward the cost of re l moving the mayors office from the localit, dedicated to it when the city hall wa planned and built at the common costa
 To prevent the eviction of the mayor it is proposed to build suited annex t. tha city hall building for the purpose o enlargiDg the room of the assessors. T. proposed that the city erect the annex fo the town on land owned by the town a the expense of two thousand (2,OOW dol lars to the city, or to that portion of tn town and city, on $52, COG, ,O0O, netting owe $850, ,O0O, and releasing from any psymen the taxpayers who pay taxes on $2. 800. % at a town tax of mills, netting only $l0 900, and giving them most of"5the advan tsges of city life.
 The proposed cost of the annex to tha part of the town outside the city limit will be less than $10O.
 Under the circumstances is 1t not bette that the seleotmen shall erect the anne for the uses Of the town, ,as the town want ] 1t, over the land of the town, and pay th whole $2,000 out of the money of the whol town rather than have mixed commissio of town and city 'bossing" so small jot and let the town outside the city, pay i, share, amounting to $91 77a
 Are the selectmen aware that althouQ the city hall was built st the expense ( the town and city and intended to be occr pied for town and city purposes, part C the building is occupied by the probat court. and that the probate district has n title whatever in the premises that, uude the circumstances. might entirely satisf the wishes of the citizens as locality fo tho mayors ofice2
 Are the selsctmen aware that suitabI quarters were provided by the county fo the probate court when the last cour house was erected, and that they are read for such occupsnoy9