The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-21
FOR LIBRARY ANNEX
SUITABLE QUARTERS FOR THU
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT BE-
ING LOOKED UP
SEVERAL BUILDINGS SEEN
me Fhoen1x Seemed to Offer Most
nearly What Was Desired
Mayor kiefer Comes to- the Front
With a Proposition That Ona -.
HIS Rooms and Two Others Re
Used.

AT g. meeting Of committees representing
the library board and the Commercial cIub
at the club rooms yesterday afternoon. the
oiier Oh the business men to furnish an an
mex 10 the library for the juvenile depart
a az was accepted, and plans were discussed
a. ~ ~ tne pest location of the department.
az Ihe conference, Messrs. Feldhauser Auer
Dach, Foster and Wright Represented ~
library board, while Theodore r Smith d
+. Beardsley John Caulield. F. w Rerp
cial club 04 'i4e OoiiLlier-
Dlnerent members Of the Joint committee
reported as to the expedtency of Establishing
ene annex IN the Phoenix building, Seventh
anu Ceoaf streets: the Ryan annex Sew
ehtn and Robert streets; the Germania Rank
building, Fifth and Wabasha streets and tha
Germania Life Building, Fourth and Min
HesoI Ia streets The general opinion favored
Ine fhoenlX building on account Of it's ac-
cesslple location and ample facilities for the
purposes desired. In a body the Joint com
f fa visited this building, and was more
taVorably impressed with the idea that II was
ment. '4i'9 u0p''it Z
The room that can be secured is on the
1ourth moor, facing west and south with
plenty OF windows for light and sanitary
ventilation. The space is twenty by forty
eight feet, which is considered ample for the
arrangements of the books and appointmen
for a reading room There ia an eiavs4oT
In the building and electric lights, This was
the only building inspected yesterday buf
eoaay the committee Will look over the other
available places. The space in the Ryan an
mex Is about twice as large as that of the
fhoenlX building, but this Is not considered
an advantage. as the Phoenix building fur
nlshes as much room as rs needed
In the Germania Life building there ara
three rooms on the ground floor which are
well adapted to the purpose Of a childrens'
library, though they will need to he some
what transformed The rooms In the Ger
mania Bank building are nicely located on
the third hoor The committee Will meet at
the Commercial club rooms this afternoon
at o'clock, when a final selection for the
annex Will be made. 1t is believed that a
choice today will give plenty Of time for the
removal of the Juvenile department from
the court house so that it will be III work
ing order the first of next week, as the re-
moval must not necessarily be made before
Saturday.
With the establishment of the annex the
library board will put two librarians in
charge so that the average of 200 children
VINO visit the department during each day
can be readily accommodated
Mayor Kiefer, who, In addition to being
chief executive of the city, is chairman Of
the city hall and court house commission.
oOes not agree with the committee from the
department of the library to vacate the rooms
now occupied and the building
In speaking of the matter yesterday after
noon the mayor said: II very sorry that
the trouble arose. I shall offer the room
now occupied by me as a private office to
the directors of the library. With the room
Corporation. Attorney Hall, and in addition
that occupied as a private Office by the
building Inspector, there will be plenty Of
room for the children's branch of the library
without going outside the building The room
have for a private office is not really
necessary and l can just as we'll use the
desk In the large parlor which is used very
little"
1t is possible that the offer of Mayor Kiefer
will be accepted as the directors are all Of
the opinion that the Juvenile department
should be as near the main library as pos
sible.