The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-15

help and improve the material welfare
of New Haven has been allowed to pass
unnoticed. The chamber has never
been, | believe, more living force for
the citys good than it is to-day. If
New Haven fails to continue to grow
and to advance, the fault cannot be
laid at our door.
l had hoped that by the time of this
annual dinner l should be able to re-
port that trolley line was running,
or would soon run, to the summit of
| East Rock for the benefit of the masses
who cannot now enjoy the natural adj
vantages of our unique park, but | am
sorry to be obliged to say that no prog
! ress has yet been made in that direc-
! ton. This is a matter which the cham
Der should continue to agitate until it
has become an accomplished fact.
| A matter to which | shall allude to
| in passing is that of the reassessment
| Although the superior court has prac-
/ tically sustained the assessors and
board of relief in the cases thus far
| tried, l am still of the opinion that the
assessment is in many instances unjust
and inequitable. In the present ener-
| gency there is but one course left open
for the chamber TO pursue and that is
to seek some relief at the hands of the
general assembly. Failing this and
even if relief is had, we should keep a
sharp eye on city expenditures, so that
the tax rate may be kept down to the
lowest possible point compatible with
an economical and yet liberal conduct
of the affairs of the city.
There is yet one thing more of q local
nature that ! desire at this time to sug-
gest for the future work of our organi-
cation. l do so now because | believe
that this is a most opportune time in
which to call attention to it, and that
is that an effort be made to secure for
New Haven a new federal government
building. When the present structure
was built New Haven had half the
population it has to-day and its re
ceipts for governmental purposes were
in proportion. The business of the gov
eminent has long since outgrown the
present quarters True it Is, that adj
ditions have been made In the endeavor
to keep pace with the demands for
more room; but such additions have
bCCIi iellllCl III tilO AittllC VI PtbtSii7
work" New Haven deserves and ought
to have building commensurate with
its size and Importance, 1t should nat
urally occupy the entire square from
Center street to Crown and running
back to Gregson street. | would COM
mend this thought to the chamber for
it's consideration, and more especially
to the representatives of Connecticut in
the national halls of legislation, whom
we have with us tonight
SO much then for the work Of the
chamber.
We are meeting to-day, gentlemen, at
an suspicious time in the history of
trade. For the past year the business
of the country has continued to grow
and to expand. The mill is busy, the
farmer is prosperous, and the workman
is employed. Our trade with foreign
countries has reached the highest point
in our history. The world is rapidly
becoming our market Our people are
seemingly happy and contented. Peace,
except in the Philippines, reigns over
our land. The future looks bright and
encouraging The financial question,
long a source of disquietude to the bust
ness world is no longer question. The
people have definitely, and let us hope
for good, determined it, And they have
also determined another question, and
that is that where our glorious flag
once flies there it shall forever remain
flying The problems arising out of our
occupation of our Pacific possessions
will in due time be settled and settled
in accordance with the spirit of Ameri-
can institutions. Let no one fear i'm
peria1ism, so called. No man will be
slave to the United States. The Fill
pino need but have respect for our au-
thority and he will have shoWered upon
him such liberty and such blessings as
can only come to him who lives in a |
land where the glorious stars and
stripes, waving proudly aloft, proclaim |
to all the world that there freedom
reigns
And now, gentlemen, the voice of the |
political orator being once more hush
ed. and men and things having again !
assumed their normal conditions, | con- |
fidentially look forward to a year full |
of the greatest blessings and of the |
highest prosperity to all of our people.
The first speaker introduced was May
1r Cornelius T. Driscoll, who spoke to
he toast "Our City" Mayor Driscoll |
spoke as follows:
MAYOR DRISCOLLS REMARKS.
Mr.. President, invited guests and fell
ow members OF the Chamber of Com
low member OF the Chamber of Com
There Is little that can be said about
he uast history and development of
,ur city with which a New Haven au-
Hence is not already familiar; and, as l.
responded to substantially this same
cast at YOUR annual dinner last year
will not ask you now 10 listen to a
epetition Of the ideas | then expressed.
What little | have to say will not be of
he past, but of the present condition
nd future needs OF the city. We find
hat at the opening of this new century
Jew Haven is by far the largest city
4 Connecticut and one of the largest in
Jew England. 1t is remarkably Or
erly city, and is universally conceded
} be a beautiful and in every way de- ,
irable for a residential city as any in Ii
ne whole country. The matters need II
lg most attention at the present time 7
re the preservation of our trees for {
hich the city has long been famous {
he proper paving of our streets, the |
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