The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-11
In Caustic Report to Board, Ask ResOlu- tiOns Sent to Opposing: Body, Insisting on Co., operation in Locating Station Near Bennett Fountain.

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 Incensed at the arbitrary atti- tude of certain members of the Board of Park Commissioners of New Haven, who obstinantly re- fuse to give their sanction for the erection of the proposed con- fort station on the Green, the al dermanic< committee on sewers and squares which has had the matter in charge for some months, at the regular November meeting of the aldermen on last Monday night, filed "report of progress" " in which the, attitude of the park board is cleverly and clearly set forth and the aldermen requested to go record as a board in de- manding the location of the sta tiOn on the site selected by the committee. This is near the cor ner of Church and Chapel Streets, about where the Bennett Fountain now stands.
 The report declared that though the committee had waited pat iently for reply from the Park Commission, none had been re- ceived other than oral statements that certain members of the board would not agree to the station on the Green. The report was tabled under the usual procedure for printing in the Journal of the board and will come up for final action at the next meeting. If the Park Board does not then comply with the request of the aldermen, which but voices the general feel ing throughout the city, it is un- doubted but that other means will be taken to compel the park board members to withdraw their opposition and give the public what 1t wants. The Park Board is by no means unanimous against the proposition, only one or two of the controlling members being said to be opposed.
 The matter was scheduled to come be- fore the aldermen on Monday night in a resolution to be presented by President John w. Murphy, who is also dele gate to the Trades Council from the cigramakers union, i'll which the alder man was to request formal demand for action on the comfort station. The co1n- mittee however had i'll. itself become wearied with the attitude of the park commissioners and their lack of cour- tesy in not even making a formal reply to the request for cooperation and had decided to put the entire matter back to the board again in a report of progress. As this in substance covered the intent of President Murphy's resolution, the latter was not offered and the contro- versy will be scrapped out on the cop- mittee's report. The Aldermen as a whole are in favor of locating the stat ion on the Green, where it will be con- venient and there is therefore little doubt but that the demand made in the report will be unanimously complied with at the next meeting The report of the con- mittee, is self explanatory and is as fol- lows:
 To the Honorable Board of Aldermen, City of New Haven:
 Your committee on sewers and sani-
  ion of Alderman Murphy concerning the location of a comfort station, and to which was also referred the communi- cation from His Honor, the Mayor, con- corning the same matter, begs leave to make this as a second report of progress in addition to a similar report of July 7, 1921.
 Your committee HAS PATIENTLY AWAITED, BUT HAS NEVER RE- CEIVED a deflnate, written answer to its request as outlined in. .said earlier re- port of progress, in regard to receiving sanction of the Park Commissioners to place said comfort station on the central Green, BUT HAS RECEIVED ORAL INVITATIONS THAT THE COM MISSION WOULD NOT SANCT- ION SUCH A PROCEEDING.
 Your committee still persists in its opinion that the proper place for said comfort station IS some location on the central Green, near the corner of Church and Chapel streets, preferably about where the Bennett Fountain now stands Architectural advice has been received by your committee to the effect that Q very pleasing and unobstructive struc. ture can be erected, mostly underground on said site which would in no way be a feature detrimental to the appearance or traditional use of the Green.
 Your committee therefore recommend: the passage of the following resolution: to be transmitted to the Park Board anc the Proprietors' committee of New Hay. en in an effort to secure their cooper ation in so establishing the said Comfor station.
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