Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
AT LEAST A COUPLE.
Allegheny City Not Likely to Suffer
From a Lack of Libraries.
TWO OF THEM ALMOST ASSURED.
The Board of School Controllers to Hold on
to the Present One
If FROZEN OUT OF CARNEGIE'S GIFT

If all signs fail not, Allegheny City will
not be at loss for Libraries in the future. as
from indications they will have at least two
of them. 1t is pretty we'll understood that
the exclusion of members Of the Board OF
School Controllers from the committee will
result in the retention of the present library
in the City IIall. extraordinarily insti-
tuted for school purposes, the public being
only admitted by sufrage-will be retained
and conducted under the same management
and condition.
1t was thought at first that the libraries
would be solidated-in fact, no other
idea was entertained. But that was when
it was be eieved that the School Controllers or
a representative of them would be asked to
participate In the management of the "big
library" as it is called. But since Councils
have allowed it to be understood through
the informal meetings of their committees
that they will retain the entire control
among themselves, quite different feeling
has arise,.
THEY WON'T GIVE UP.
The School Controllers are of the i'm
preston that they are to be slighted. and
will, therefore, not yield up the library
they have gathered together during the IS
years Of its continuance, without some re-
muneraton. They also reason that the Civ
ing 0vercontrol OF the Carnegie institution
10 Coundls alone is placing it entirely un-
der the control OF political machine, who
will cert,inly permit their own schemings
to arise and take prominent part in the
management and selection of officers for the
institution.
The Councils side of the question, how
ever, takes just reverse view of the mat
ter. They argue that the Board OF School
Controllas may retain their own library,
and condlct it as they have done heretofore,
in the interest of the schools or the public,
as they nay choose; that they would not
have so much objection to having the present
library inculcated with the new one, and
include some of the School Board; in fact,
many members OF Councils seem to feel that
they should be numbered among the Direc-
tors, but they object to the demands which
the School Directors make, in return for the
books which they would turn over.
NO DEADwooD IN IT.
1t is not the intention, say the Council
men. to load themselves with any of the in
cumbrances connected with the old affair.
What the exact definition of the
term "incumbrance'' may be is not
x
1t relates to certain individuals at present
and for long time connected with it who
in the natural order of things, would eX-
pect to be continued in the same capacity
under the new regime. 1t is to this Coun-
ellis enter an emphatic objection. They
argue that the management of school
library and a public library, such as the
Carnegie will be, are two entirely different
things; that the new institution requires
management up with the times and, if pos
sible, ahead OF them in ideas.
However, there is no doubt that there
will be quite division of sentiment on the
question, even in the Councilmanic body,
on the subject, so that the meeting of to-
morrow evening will not be without its in
teresting features. The school controllers
are expected to be present, at least major
ity of them, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that considerable discussion will be
INDUCED in.
A GOOD SALARY EXPECTED.
It is the expressed intention of those who
are active in the preparation of the govern
Ing ordinance to provide for the payment of
q Librarians salary which will be an induce
ment to the best men in the country. 1t is
conceded that the judgment of librarian of
the widest experience will be an important
factor in the successful conduct of the
library.
As to Music Hall, the proposition that
the City Property Committee should be the
custodians and managers of that hall
is generally Endorsed on the North
side. The choice of officials to man
age the hall as an institution sep
arate from the Free Library section
of the building will also be vested in the
City Property Committee, and some public
spirited plans as to public entertainments
and education OF the masses by good organ
music, are already being canvassed by the
members of the City Property Committee.