The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-06-15
new court House WANTED
FAVOR SARGENT LOT.
Report of Committee Accept
ed by Attorneys at County
Meeting Yesterday.

The New Haven County Bar associa-
fion held one of the most largely at.
tended meetings in years in the super.
Tor court room yesterday morning tc
act on the movement for a new court.
house in this city. The committee APP
pointed to consider the matter present
ed its report through Attorney John
e Beach. The report favored the
building of new court house on the
Sargent property at Elm and Church
streets. Attorney E. P. Arvine presid-
ed at the meeting yesterday. States
Attorney Williams, the association
president, being absent.
Immediately on the reading of the re-
port Attorney John w. Alling, one of
the Oldest members of the bar, arose
and offered resolution that the report
be accepted and the committee in
structed to use it's best endeavors to
procure the Sargent property for the
new court house. The report was ac-
cepted in full as follows;
40 the Members of the New Haven
County Bar:
Your committee, appointed in Janu-
airy last, TO present to the attention
Of the members Of the general assem-
bly, from New Haven county the urg-
ent necessary for enlarged and i'm
proved court facilities and accommo-
dations, and to do what they reason
ably can to secure favorable action in
the premises" respectfully report as
follows:
That they have conferred with the
members of the general assembly
from this county, and especially with
the advisory committee appointed by
the county delegates, with the county
commissioners. with some of the
judges and many members of the bar,
have examined thoroughly the present
court building, and have considered
the advisability of remodeling said
building and Of constructing an addi-
ton thereto on adjoining land owned
by the county;
That after due consideration they
are of the opinion that it is not ad-
visable to attempt to remodel the
present court house or to construct
an addition thereto on adjoining land;
that as the present site is in the mid
die of the block it is already difficult
to secure for the court rooms sufficient
light and air; that this difficulty would
be aggravated by any additions to the
present building, and this site may in
the future be still more unfavorably
affected by the erection of high
'sssAisaihssy that the present location
cannot be so used as to accommodate
the growing business of the courts
for more tina ma short time, and If SO
used, the question referred to your
committee would have to be taken UP
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That since the present court house
was erected in 1872 the population of
the county has increased from about
10000 to about 100000, and that during
This interval the only additional court
rooms provided in New Haven have
been the criminal court room and the
inadequate and unsuitable supreme
court room;
That In providing new court facilities
1t is essential that the business Of the
courts should not be interrupted or ser
iously Inconvenience: that it is de-
sirable to look forward for a period of
at least thirty-fve years, and to the
probable increase of population, which
seems likely to continue at a rate not
less than in the interval since the pres
ent court house was built and that the
court house should be so planned and
located as to allow for future enlarge
ment when necessary.
That the probable increase in the |
number of jury trials in vivew Of legis- |
lation passed since your committee was
appointed emphasizes the necessity for |
better jury accommodations, and for /
%tAV NSiAAlQ1L VI WIlHGSSGS COIlDelie0 TO |
remain in attendance.
That the present building is to-day |
lacking, not only in the particulars lust |
referred to, but in number of court /
rooms, in library accommodations in |
judges chambers and conference rooms
In vaults for the preservation Of court |
records, in suitable clerks offices, in ell
eYator service, and in proper quarters
Tor the county commissioners.
That the only way to meet the re-
quirements of the county in an adc-
quate and economical manner is to ac-
Quire new site for the court house
and erect a new building thereon. and
Your committee are of the opinion that
the present site can ultimately be sold
for q price at least equal to the cost
of new site;
That the best place available is that
on the northwesterly corner Of Elm and
Church streets; that this site Is in
every way suitable and desirable and
that building could be erected upon
1t which would meet all reasonable re-
of the courts for as long Il
period as it is now advisable to provide
for, which could be economically en-
larged when it becomes necessary, and
which in point Of dignity and architec-
lure would be worthy of the largest
and wealthiest county of the state of
Your committee therefore respectfully
suggest the passage Of a resolution re-
the securing of the pre-
Misses on the northwesterly corner of