The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-09
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The Unitarians Will Not Give I'D Their
Property.

The Unitarians Will Not Give Up Their
Property.
1t seems to have been settled beyond
all peradventure Tuesday evening that
the Unitarian society will not consent
to the use Of its property for public
library purposes. The vote when
taken on the resolution which had been
pending some two or three weeks,
turned out 20 to 2, with two not voting
against the proposition.
The arrangements for the meeting
which was held Tuesday evening, had
been made some time ago. Since the
time of the first meeting held about a
week before Christmas, the greatest
activity has prevailed among the old
members of the society. When the
first vote was taken there was a great
deal of hesitancy on the part of many
to vote either way, while u large num-
Der seemed to favor the idea Of devot-
ing the property to library purposes.
Those who were opposed to it, how
ever, stirred the matter up in every
quarter until those who hesltated came
to the conclusion they would hesitate
no longer, and so the meeting was
made up of twenty -four voters who
were decided.
The meeting was not called TO order
until fully half hour later than the
time set for it, but when once it was
called the business before the members
was very shortly attended to. c. A.
Dewey was again elected temporary
chairman. This done f. G. Hannahs
requested that his resignation as sec
rotary be accepted and that Norman
Baker be elected in his stead. These
matters were acted upon favorably,
and Mr. Baker proceeded with the
reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing.
The object of the meeting then being
stated as being to vote upon the propo-
sition TO dispose of the church property
to the kenosha Public Library, DR..
Saunders remarked that the resolution
as read in the minutes called for the
turning of the property over to q free
public library. AS he understood the
new corporation known as the KenOsha
Public Library, it was not intended as
free library, since q membership. fee
was required to entitle anyone to the
benefits Of the proposed library. Hence
the resolution would not relate to the
present corporation.
There seemed to be no disposition on
the part of the other members to do
any discussing, so the voting was at
once proceeded with.
At this point couple of members
offered proxies for members who could
not attend, but who desired to vote on
the matter Norman Baker objected
to the reception of these proxies, as he
stated, on legal grounds, as did his
father also. The matter of receiving
them was laid before the meeting and
and it vas unanimously voted not to
admit them. The vote then taken re-
suited as stated above.
After the vote had been taken the
secretary of the public library stated
that he did not wish the members of
the society to understand that the new
corporation has made any request for
the building concerned in the resolu-
tion voted upon. The corporation had
not made any such request.
A general consensus opinion seemed
to be that, now that the society had
become so stirred up over this PROPOSE
ton, it was made entirely possible for
tito re- organize in order to hold regular
services hereafter. This matter was not
voted upon, but it is believed that
action will be taken upon it before very
long.