101\BJN ·1[ OUBJ~SdQ UL{O[ N3AVH M3N .:IO All:) fireproof buildin. of New Haven a Hew Haven' on April 2, 1861, and apprentice t building's Victor in America were of the self-made It was aver:) the vigor and ex center. The 186( insurance comp Today, follo' Welcome. Enjoy masterpiece.~ Thank you to Jean RL the pemussion ofth e In Memory ofJos As a pennarn Amistad Affair," tr beginning in 1839 JO-foot-high bran Mende warrior in for freedom ; and t story of the Amist installed outside c Sections reprinted fro IT WAS OCTOBER 6, 1862. The address Mayor Harmanus Welch deliv­ ered at the building's dedication was reprinted in the newspaper, though no other news reports appeared. At the time the Civil War had just begun and war news engaged the public interest. All those who had watched the building rise up along side the marketplace, (or the Green as we know it today) complete with the 150' high clock tower of the city's tallest spire, NEW HAVEN CTIY lWL . greeted one New Haven's many firsts. City Hall, then called the Hall of Records, was now completed and would open the following day. This building was the first city hall in the modern sense, designed specifically for municipal government. Just one year earlier, a committee elected by the "inhabitants of the town" and a group appointed by the common council of the city met, as Mayor Welch stated in his dedication address, "to procure plans and to contract for the erection of a suitable, fireproof building, for safekeeping of the Public Records of the town, city and probate district of New Haven and for the public use of said town, city and probate district." Hew Haven's leading citizens raised $100,000 toward the building's construction. Then on April 2, 1861, Henry Austin, a self-made man typical of the time, an unschooled architect and apprentice to Ithiel Town, was commissioned to design and oversee the project. The building's Victorian Gothic architecture was the latest fashion in England though few people in America were familiar with the style. New Haven City Hall "celebrated the enterprising spirit of the self-made man" and took just one year to complete. It was a very upbeat time and the Hall of Records, new post office and jail all expressed the vigor and excitement of Connecticut's largest city. New Haven was a bustling commercial center. The 1860 New Haven assessment list showed 232 factories, 507 stores, 14 banks, five insurance companies and offices of seven railroad companies. Today, following in a rich tradition, city government returns to New Haven City Hall. Welcome. Enjoy the history and share in the pride of this, our own architectural masterpiece.~ Thank you to Jean Russell Kelley. The material presented here is from her thesis, "New Haven City Hall" and is printed with the permission ofth e author. In Memory ofJoseph Cinque As a permanent memorial to the Africans who unwittingly played such a major role in "The Amistad Affair," the nascent fight for African American civil rights, which took place in New Haven beginning in 1839, sculptor Ed Hamilton has created In Memory ofJ oseph Onque. This three-sided, I 0-foot-high bronze sculpture depicts Joseph Cinque against three tableaus of the revolt: first, as a Mende warrior in his native Sierra Leone; second, confronting his American jailers as he makes his case for freedom; and third, as he stands on a dock, waiting to board the ship that will take him home. The story of the Amistad revolt is engraved in the memorial's base. In Memory oJJoseph Cinque has been installed outside of New Haven City Hall and will soon be permanently unveiled for public viewing.~ Sections reprinted from New Haven Arts, court~ of The Arts Council ofG reater New Haven. Welcome CHUCK MASCOLA Proces.sional 'Voluntary" by Herny Purcell NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS Q UINTET Invocation FATHER JOSEPH M CCANN, SAJNT AEoAN's CHURCH National Anthem ALBERT LEE, JR. Musical Selections "Let There Be Peace On Earth" 'Ding Dong Merrify On High" TIMOTHY D WIGHT SCHOOL BoYS CHOIR atrium reaching to ti Certification of Election Results Because I take great SALLY J. B ROWN, CITY CLERK brated and innovatec Administering Oath of Office to City Clerk We've risen to each < and every moment v CAROLA. B ROWN, ESQ. Administering Oath of Office to Board of Aldermen Welcome and H THE HONORABLE JOHN A. KEYES, JUDGE OF PROBATE () .l (). s Musical Selection /7 ( ./ "My Soul Desire" John DeStejano . RUTH R OSA Mayor, New H(J' Inaugural Prayer REVEREND STANLEY JUSTICE John Destefano officer who worked Administering Oath of Office to Mayor John DeStefano Jr. undergraduate and LEON MEDVEDOW elor's degree in poli John started we Addres.s in 1980 to be budge MAYOR JOHN D ESTEFANO JR. named chief admin Benediction During the Nov of the votes cast. Reces.sional John and his wi 'Rondeaux" by J.J. Mouret NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA B RASS QUINTET Today, as we gather together on New Year's Day for this inaugural celebradon, I am filled with hope. It is a great personal honor to take the oath today as New Haven 's 49th mayor, and in the esteemed company of my peers on the Board ofAldermen and my friend and colleague, City Clerk SaBy J. Brown. In addidon, I am pleased to welcome you to this, our new seat ofcity JOHN govemment a building that has not heard the DESTEFANO JR. footfall ofNew Haven's cidzenry since 1977. Opening the doors ofthis beautiful and his­ 49THMAYOR toric building after so many years is just the CITY OF beginningofmycommitmenttoyou, ofmak- NEW HAVEN ing govemment work for you again on every level. It is, for me, a symbolic moment that represents my commitment to you and my convicdon: that our problems, however well-chronicled, are not intractable, that working together we can open the doors to any new opportunity and succeed. Let's allow our new City Hall -with its soaring cast-iron staircase and atrium reaching to the sky- be what it was designed to be in the l 860's - a powerful symbol ofurban pride. Because I take great pride in this city, and I know you do, too. We are a classic American city that has cele­ brated and innovated, overcome tragedy and adapted to rapid change, met economic challenges head on. We've risen to each occasion and we will do so again. As your new mayor, I look forward to sharing each and every moment with you. ~ Welcome and Happy New Year! ~o.L C} sc/\[G lz ( ,/!' CJ' John DeStejano Jr. Mayor, New Haven John Destefano Jr. is 38. He was born and raised in Hew Haven, the son of a New Haven police officer who worked in the Hill neighborhood. He attended the University of Connecticut at both the fano Jr. undergraduate and graduate levels (from 1977 to 1979 and earlier, from 1973 to 1977), and has a bach­ - elor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public affairs. John started working for the city at a young age, when he was recruited by the city of New Haven in 1980 to be budget analyst in the controller's office. He worked his way up over a decade, and was named chief administrative officer in 1986, and later, development administrator. During the November 2 general election, John swept all 30 of the city's wards, winning 80 percent of the votes cast. John and his wife, Kathy, have two sons, Danny, 9, and Jimmy, 7, who attend the public schools.~ Sally lived in the Newhallville section of the city until three years ago when she moved to the East Rock section. She resides at 33 canner WARD NN Street with her two children Whitney SALLY age 6 and Jeffrey age 3. She attended Ward 1 Sn BROWN, New Haven's Public Schools graduat- ing from Wilbur Cross High School in Ward2 OL CITY CLERK 1972. She has attended Albertus ( Magnus and earned a degree from Ward3 AN Grace Downs Secretarial School of l Long Island in 1973. Ward4 To Sally's involvement in politics began when her mother, a former Wards Jm City-Treasurer, first ran for chair-lady of the old 20th Dem. Ward Committee Ward6 Rn in 1969. Ever since, she has taken an active role in community affairs and politics. Some of her accomplish- Ward 7 Es men ts are board member of the Newhallville Neighborhood Corp ., served as a delegate to several Ward8 Lul state conventions since 1976, elected Co-Chairperson of the 21st Dem. Ward Committee in 19·s 1. In 1984, Sally Ward9 Jm was unanimously elected as Vice Chairperson of the New Haven Democratic Town Committee, and re- Ward 10 Ro elected it's Vice-Chairperson in 1992. Sally worked for many years as a Benefits Ward 11 GA Representative in the Personnel Office for Yale University. She was also Chief Clerk of the New Haven Ward 12 fR, Public Library for the City of New Haven for five years. Sally has received various community service Ward 13 SA awards and is entering her fifth term as City Clerk.~ Ward 14 Ro Ward 15 ED l \ NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN WARD NAME WARD NAME Ward 1 S1EFAN PRYOR Ward 16 RAULAVIlA Ward2 OLIVIA MARrsoN Ward 17 MATI NACIERIO l Ward3 ANrnONY DAWSON Ward 18 ANN PlscOTIANO ~- Ward4 ToMASREYEs Ward 19 GEORGE GAUO wards JORGE PEREz Ward20 RoNSMIIB -- Ward6 RrrAl<REvrr Ward21 REv.