The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
SOME OF YALE
 LAND TAXABLE
fcontinuaa from FIrst PaEel

" ADIlFliiNIft NIll IilTA ' Nf1'.rf
  given authority to hold exempt from taxes property outside Of that used for colleGe purposes providing the Income thorcfrom dld not exceed S6, 00O, Hut that any held beyond that would ho subject to taxation The committee claims that this property valued at oyar q million dollars is bringing m an Income very largely In excess Of S6,0o0 year and that t should hc taxed
 The plan which Is to be tried if the committee report k accepted and fol- lows ont enc line virtually agreed un- on last night is to have the assessors tax tho property which tac city he- lieyos to he taxable under Che law and 10 sand Bills for tho same lf tho bills arc moi paid the city will then take the matter Go court for a settle ment The committee IS desirous of bringing about the result amicably tf possible and to do so will hold a mcet- tn 10 over the matter and later will try to arrange meeting with the college officials to talk over the mat ter and to present the argument of the city,
 fhe report on inc matter will mol ha made 10 tho board at the meeting next Monday uieht Alderman Miller, Whn x chairman of tho committee, declared last night that the proposi. ton oven if it had to go to the egia- latme would not have to be advcr tsed as had been published and 90 was not tnn late He snid it eould bo sent to the legislature any time before thn date sci for tho limit of receiving new business as it aocs not in any way effect the charter of thc city of New Haven and is not charter amend ment. From tho present look of things, however. the matter will not go to the legislature al least until af- ter tho new scheme worked out in outline last night and concurred lu it as stated by the corporation counsel | has been tried
 On fine petition that thc public | squares Nf tha city he placed under the charge of the park commission bring | Ing all parks lands under their con 1 trpl was discussed by several parsons, | who took each side Of lhe question General E E.. Bradley was the first l1 1 appear in favor of lt He said that ns a former park commissioner he felt interested in the matter and thought lt was an excellent plan on the score of economy, and to prevent divided in l tercsls, SO th4t ull the parks could be developed in harmony
 Tx President Timothy l.. Dwight Of | Vale. who was the first sgner of thn petition, said it seemed to him flo b6 very desirable that the parks should all be under ono commission The mat l fer, he said. was mora important fuf the future of the city than for the pres ent as In the future the city would have tu lock to it's beauty in large measure, The placing of the cehtTa green under the park board he thought would be a step in the right direction Alderman Loos and Clarence pemInl also spoke In favor of the plan
 William J. Gronin, sperintendent oI streets, opposed the petition. He de fendcd the present arrangement. say ing that the green was, in his opinion as well taken care of by the director of public works IS it would hc by lht park, commission lIe referred 10 tn, statement attributed iu au evening pa DOT to President Henry T. Blake of thl park commission that with SlO00o th commission could do a great deal f. boaptify tho central green. and state, that with that sum or even n grea deal less, the department oC puhli works could beautlfy lt rIc took it q a criticism of the director of pulpit works and those under him that Rucl u petition had been presented, and sai, that he considered the greet for plac of lls nature in good condition, an taat lhere was no change needed.
 Director or Public Works Foley als defended the condition of tho gree under his charge He said The spo where there was no grass that he con sidcred was complained nf was th right of way which had been given tl tho park commission 10 carry stone fo the Bennett fountain and that it ha uot been regroWn. He said that as tn, condition of tho spot was caused b. the park commiseton if there were an, criticism of lt it was uO tO the parl commission at tho least to fix lt ul some He aatd the department of pub lie works was better fitted aud cuuip ped tO take care of ,hn 4Tnrn and care for tbe trees tha1 tnn park com miHslon aud he saw no reason for { change,
 The committed adopted report 10 h submitted next Monday nlght glvini the petitioners leave to withdraw th petition.
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