The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
MANY APPROVE
 CITY BEAUTIFUL
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 he had heard many others speaking in favor of attempting to carry it out.
 Ex-Mayor Driscon considered the plan a very important one and espec- tally appropriate at the present time. He thought 1t deserving of great con- sideration.
 Col. Norris G. Osborn said the mat ter presented two phases for considera- ton, one suggested by Mir. Seymour, that of beautifylng the city for it's own sake and another far deeper, and of greater importance, the effect such action would have on the education of the inhabitants of the city. Of these, he said, he was informed that 72 per cent were of foreign parentage and this would do much for developing the Am erican ideas in them.
 James T. Moran was called on by the mayor. He said he was heartily in fla vor of the idea and was willing to do all in his power to help it along.
 Carleton E. Hoadley spoke on the value of enhancing the beauty of New Haven in making it known in other places. Tt is really surprising" said he, "on travelling about the country to find how many people do not know of the city of New Haven. There are many people wo do not know of us be- cause we have not been progressive enough in the past for the common people. Lots of people would like to come here but we have nothing to make us proud to invite them. With tho beginning of this plan and then perhaps better hotel accommodations, a better layout around the railway station and our lake we would attract more people,
 Rev, Dr c. Brinley Morgan thought the beauty of the city should not be confined to one spot "We call New Haven a beautiful place It.is so in spots. Yet it is very ugly in others. Take away our beautiful trees and a few of the college buildings and what have your
 pr Stewart Means pleaded for the value of taking expert opinion on the work and the insuficiency of the lay man in the matter. He warmly favor ed recommending the taking of profess sional opinion and advice.
 Architect George D. Seymour in open ing his remarks said that when he first handed out his idea for publication he felt very much afraid he would wake up the next day and find the whole -city laughing at him. He declared him. self much gratif1ed at finding how earn estly the matter had been taken up. Continuing, he stated that he had writ ten to Architect McKim, the great New York architect, to get some idea on the cost of obtaining plans from the best experts in the country for the improve ment. He considered that 1t could be done for S10,000 at the utmost and that the plans could be prepared in year and half and two years.
 Ex-President Timothy Dwight of Yale said: q came here to show my svmpa- thy with the plan. It seems to me, however, that 1t is desirable to enter into this movement without conamitl ting ourselves to any definite plans at first. My own feeling is that il is not desirable to carry around the green a succession of buildings entirely in colo nial style of architecture and I should be sorry to see such an action. We are building for the future and should not be bound to the past. believe no cit izen living here is more enthusiastic for the general plan that I am"
 Prof John F. Weir of the Yale art school took the other point of view, and considered plan absolutely necessary from the start He characterized the plan of MT, Seymour as admirable.
 Among others who spoke was Edwin 5 Swift, Paul Russo, Lewis Fl. Eng lislt, James P. Pigott and others.
 The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the mayor.