New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12

have made a bold claim upon the city. do not
know Tor what purpose other than theirs. such !!
mint have been Justified II made for the cathedral
% people who were OF one fath' t.dt wa hich
uis.ines IN, giving up OF one foot Of pubic
bark is that upon the ground - given there Is TO
Wavor Mat your de- SION may be upon this point
know not. but never heard OF any cause ,, '2r
ground that could be used as one OF the lung OF
,he city except FOR thu one prposs ana no, loI
the library OF he future for New-f9rk pace mrs,
I'm Importance the free circulating department OF
books for the masses OF the people AMI recsate 10
n second place the COLLECTION OF rare ana curious
books for the purposes OF the scholar No foot Of
public park should be given FOR library for the
rich The only reason that woull justify The city
in wing up the ground asked for j. because there Is
To- be erected thereon central library to serve as
he headquarters OF the six circulating branches
br,r.es scattered throughout the city.
II look forward TO the union OF the branch IL
brarics OF the Free Circulating Library and other
circulating libraries throughout the city, with this
building the central library. and for this purpose
| should vote to give the necessary part OF Bryant
PARK ami for none other
public property for the purposes OF great library
Collections such have In the Lenox and the
Aston brares We sh2nn henn p ,o 90 80 on the
for the conversion OF our good friends the Jews
themselves" This Library Commission. with us
funds Is rich enough 70 provie Tor the wants OF
the bndns from the city it should be rst for
Dnnlsr and public and only secondarily for scholar
~ purposes
THE CONSOLIDATED LIBRARIES.
Iohr L. Cadwalader who spok" next. was intro
duced by the Mayor the man 10 whom was chiefly
Attributable the union OF the Lcnox the Astor and
IN. Tilden Libraries Mr. Cadwaadcr. however In
Mis- openlng remarks mOlrstly dIscldimed the ful,
respons bility for the union, and said he had only
ACCOMPLISHED a small share therein. Continuing. he
s,id. Nav so far as the New-York public library
go for not having great extensions OF the public H.
Rrary system | am not sure that after all New
Ynrk ia 40 much to blame. / say this because
hoJ, has ever asked LEI IL have pubic Libraries.
body has ever Invited her 10 public feast OF that
Kind and nobody has ever laid before her Il pro
gramme theory IN TINS direction OF WhIch she
would not be ashamed
Proceeling Mr.. Cadwaladcr said that however
rre,t was the excuse for the dormant public con-
science I'm the past the conditions at the present mo-
ment were very different The three Libraries which
had become united If they had three times the
amount OF money AT heir command that they now
had could not into touch with the general
public or attract greater public Interest than they
DID now After speaking OF the dlnicuites which
had attended the union Of The three libraries, the
sneaker said that at any rate the union had been
attended with excellent results. and had been con
ducive TO the general benefit OF the reading public
In closing. Mr.. Cadwalader said: FINALLY.
venture TO say that II. result Of this meeting
or IT, as a result Of any revival Of this subject
His Honor Mayor shall assist to establish these
public libraries Of reference on one part, ana cir
culat,on libraries Another he will do more for
the administration Of which he is at the head than