The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-15
FOR NEW HALL OF RECORDS
LAW JUST PASSED ON sAEETY
 VAULTS DEMANDS IT.

Project Sprung at Meeting of Finance
 Hoard Yesterday Attracts Much Att
 tention-Nearly Every Town and City
 in the State Interested in It's Require
 ments--Other Matters of Moment Dis-
 cussed by the Board--F -Fixing salary
 of Building Inspector.
 This city may have a new hall of records built on the plot of land in front of fire department headquarters in the near future, if plans talked over at the board of finance yesterday after noon received from Town Clerk Whit taker was the cause of the discussion. The communication called attention to the law which was passed at the last session of the legislature to the effect that all public records must be kept in non-comb bustible vaults to insure their safety. The town clerk states in his communication to this more space is needed in which to keep his books. He suggests that if the finance board au- thorize the fixing of his valuts that they also be enlarged at the same time.
 The communication was the cause of a length discussion on the part of the members. It was stated that in con- junction with the town clerks office all the other public officers in the city hall would have to have similar valuts, in cluding that of the probate court, The expense of making the necessary re- pairs would amount to from $6O00 to $20,00O and Attorney O'Meara suggest ed that the same amount with maybe a reasonable addition, would be enough to build hail of records in which all the books could be kept and thereby provide more room in the offices in city hall, where every inch of space is now utilized. It was suggested MT. O'Meara that the plot of land owned by the city in front of fire headquarters might be used as a site for the new building. After discussing the subject at length the board voted to table the matter for a week.
 Attention was called last night by prominent citizens in discussing the proposition to the disastrous fires which have lately occurred in the town halls of Meriden, Springfield and Stamford, where valuable records were | destroyed. For many years now there has been more or less discussion as to why the city did not take better means to en- sure the safety of valuable records The building of a f1re-proof hall, as suggest ed, would provide plenty of room and l insure safety. The controller was authorized to is- sue bridge, sewer and floating indebt- edness bonds and to advertise for bids, | in accordance with the vote. passed at the last meeting. The bridge bonds amount to $S5,0OO, sewer bonds to $100,000, the floating indebtedness bonds | $253, ,000.
 The matter of paying a city building inspector a salary of S2,5OO was inform ally discussed. Several of the members thought the amount too much and that a salary of $1,5o0 was sufficient. Fixing the amount is left entirely in the hands of the board of aldermen.
 The police department was given a sum not to exceed SLIGO for new boiler in the police building. This does not include anything for new pipes, so the old will have. to remain. The boiler was recently condemned by the boiler inspector 50 a new one had to be pro- vided. The commissioners were also authorized to draw on the controller fol money for polling places for the Octo-
 Der election.