, 1874-01-13
THE, CID p0ST.0FPICE BUILDING.
The Board Of Education nnd the
Public Library.
Letter from the President Of tho Board
Of Education.

10 7t@toa taae' IhoFo had boen another talk |
4' "al'n6 ~ o't5 "aa county oiao'a!a oonoothang
4no n'iila1ue u COURTHOUSE. or providing hot-
W Iaatsuie ~, ios suo oaty ana county dovofh-
n'.,,su u,s, 4ne olu LoSso!hce, ana cussom-4oaso
Du.u"S wa esale nuuor ul'cpa1'on' anu 'no
t., ~. y. WIS ruote 10 put
~ a s.,. ~ wv 1no n'tv ana
ano esae "a"., @ "o..u ,ososnol apout 9zoo'-
wv, mose op'a'noo 1iom congress ana tho doa-
plea that they wero wanted for d Public Libra.
nv, The pronorty. instead Of being doo1oa tn
tho civ of Ch;coc, for a pr,A,o IS3,xa~. - !.
sae S,sy VI oa'o"se ioA faoao e'otatyi ~ II
snoaia haso peen' was conveyed 10 tne Board
OF Education; and that Board has ever Bpco
boon prating loudly about tho 1out it should do
mond from tho library for tho uaa of itu nron.
ortvn pNNe
Wy; T. T., zo,. ,,n.. =, H.. ,,.,. .,,. :. ,.,
that WIS in attendance, BY request, ut Joint
moatlue of tho Oouucil Committoo an pnbc
nn;ldinoa MI tho n,o~a ~ n,,l,,,s ,va.1.s ~
49, 1o4 ,aat ant .a' noala ., iupnu WofAs, on
pairing tho old Post Ofnce building and utiliz-
ing it Tor Temporary cours-11ouae.
And nm renortoa In vour 1anor ,u 1oot,r
said at that mcotinr tlat arho oard @ Of m Eucn, ds
tion had not yet secured q complete title to tho
Post On1co property from tho Government.
Whom tint cano into its poanoss,on. Il would
to1., viii, I'm c,ty ohont tha ~ ran.nI, ~ " amas.
I'M haa 40 Wy "poas ~ a., to1t al eno,t
ilad been mado to rent 1T to tho Library Doard;
but tho Inter body wont elsewhere because it
could not stand tho expense, The Board Of
Education now thoncht Of imnroyinr t,,o h,i1d-
~. ~ soa,, ss ~ r.. ~ o".
,ng 80 soon as tho tltlo camo' and using ono Of
tho upper noora for ltB own use. 1t would then
re mt the lower floors for business purposes. Ii
tho city yautcd tho building, however. tho uoar1
Ind m ohiect,nn ~ rant;n1 Il than, e.. tI ni
Of tho nnblro.S Nv Innrnara % was ~ misnh;ior.
stood by your reporter.
Dy s,cciaI rouilost. attenlo1 Tint moetinp.
aud. WHOM ashod by momhur Of TINT f. uammiff..
taa s],ctLer ii1o 13onri of Encot;on wouiI 1aaso
Bhould bo joafrod for that purnnae. nnswored
Bubstautially that tic title to the prouerty was
not yot vested IN tho city that tic Board Of
Education would not, IN ny opinion, etltortaii,
other parky thau tie DIRECTORS OF tic Public Ii
brary until Ii should bo ascortaucd that to mid
Directors do not desire Tho property :. that. n-
though other " M rooms 1 may hays boon procured for
| only temporary that q nroposltion lad boon
1nutlo by Gommittoe af tia aaiI D;rcctnrs
to q COMMITTEES Of tho Board of Educa.
| tion, Offering rental of $4,000 per annum tor
| the TWO uppor floors OF tic building til TIM
| year 1880, and that they would advance
| to tho Board of Education tina ann of sin nm
toward tho cxpenyo Of fitting IN the building;
! t!,at two estimates Of tho cost Of fitting m liz
cost at S58, 900 and ono at s5o. .0O0 that Conc
| mittoo Of tic Doard Of Educatlon Ind bccn M
pointed to ooufer with commjtteo Of the Com
mon Council in roforouce to obtaininr tho nee.
IN the bn{idinr: tint Il eas tn oxnTcssed doa;re %
| of tho Board nf 1IIucotjon In occ,1nv t,o wild
! ing, Jointly. or Otherwise. as may ba arrcod
upou, with tho Public Library that. in nv 1pin-
| iup tho otrcr Of tho Committee would ho aeoont-
abe to tie Daard Of Edncaton Int t. that tup tna
| Board Of Education did not feei euthorizoJ tn
| taka deilu;to action in tho nromises nnt;l II
| shall have control OF tho property:
| that tho Board OF Education would not assume
that the Directors Of tho Public Library did not
ecaue hey ay have onrored otor snpy
| which might DO only temporarily; aud that,
WHOM tho Board Of Education Hhall liayo control
Of the Public Library shall not desiro tbs IRON
orty. or INV part thoroof. entertain nronos{tiona
from the ctty, county, q from individuals.
inst to state is yo do IN vnnr eitnriG tns nf ho M
l2th inst. that :'Tho inevitable Doatd Of Edaca
ton was there to p}lt in ts inoyltahla fon,and fn
ront2"
viii you p1ease name tho time and place whon
stances, nut in auy demand for % rent? viii ro,,
please name tlo timo and piaco whon any Cam
mttce Of the Board OF Education, or any mol,-
bsr t, of h,a TINT Board, attended , any ,mosng Of
Committee Of such Directors. Or n Com,n1ttce Of
tle Common Council. or othsrwise: in ralation
to tho old Post Ofica building. axnsnt by snscal
roqueBt? know that hive noyer a attsudad
any such moet,nc' oxc,nt at nnch rooucst
WIether. M VII st,rTast +,1a nranartv aro,1a
bo conyoye,l to the ctv fnr'a Isnblin I,;5brnrv
will not iow discuss hut viii norely a1oSaaat
tint. as tho property Which IN tn ha cnnveve1 Far
tue ol Poat Oltice nronorty heionrs IN ths scon1
Funa ii wouid snnnr mn ,,rus},roi ti,.t ti,a
nrounrty rocelved thcro,or shnni, ,aa. sts y, IT,
sane Tund. It yo, have nv nronerty n ~ vonr oM
nonseaaion md tro5o !, 1or a..as II. 5. @
would hnrTj,v content1 tlot to rr,or, ,y,;o yo
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