Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-24

above conditions a committee con
sistins ~ Mr. Luthy Mr whitlnr NJ
Johnston ami myself undertook Co raise
the necessary amount by subs rriptlon,
and mot with n1ttcrng success. and
now have over so 600 sahscrihed
ON October lt s pared an ordin-
ance providing for public library
commission of eight One b u.icuan an .
one lady from each ward O., bc appoint
"a by the mtyor every two years. the
mayor To- boz r. member sx .ofiicio. ON
the same day ! rendered to the mayor
Mr q. y Marion thc subscription list
decd aud Insurance policy together
with The proposed ordinance. stains 20 I
him chat DO would le necessary Tor the
council to pass the ordinance 10 cues
ton providing Tor the conduct and sup |
port " q public library in the bulliing I
60 br donated ana that The papers |
would not D. turned over io The city |
tntl the ordinance was passed. on the |
next day ! went Co Nj Mtrfnn's office |
and ROT the subscription papers. At
The time of the purchase ~ this build
Ing f0r Mr. Rayuolls. took 0ut In
urn.c in Dos name with Mr. pleck-
man with ihp understand ng thtt u tho
lofty did not comply With the conditions
Imposed within o. reasonable time ana
pay the insurance. l would pay 70 FOR
/ Mr. Reynolds ON November Z Afr
Dieckman told me be- could not walt
| longer f0r the city Go uk. action ana
demanded payment Of the premium l
went to .ir Marion and got the deed
land Insurance policy and PAID the pre-
Imium for Mt Reynolds. I was entitled
Co those papers az any time and the
Thought never entered my head that our
luldermeu should wish to hold thtm
without complying Win thu conditions
I imposed most certainly should not
lhayc prepared the ordinance in uu"s-
iluu aud delivered 10 t1 she mayor with
lih, above request had { NOT considered
Toe necessary prerequisite, Co the pass
ling 81 the decd. q o. the ordinance
lthat Mr. clancy objects 90 50 yigor-
lously think that the people should
bear my Out in the proposition that the
lpu.iic property ought Co br controlled
by officers chosen by. and representing
the people. rather than by % private
corporation. the member, 90 which are
not chosen by and DO MT represent the
lprOplc % ~ this same ordinance that
H
. tp dictate tp the city council how the
library shall be- conducted. I had all
ways supposed that the donor had a
b fright 90 impose cor 10 use Mr. Clancy's
word diciatnj the conditions or which
tho donations should b. made. on the
- ligfh inst Gre city council refused TO
- pass thr proposed ordinance ana re-
D. au,stcd thi. association 60 TAX. c1arg,
E the property
fail O. sore any reason why tuc city
p. uf Albuquerque Is NOT capable ~ CON
b. trolling its property through .ts repIcs.
81 tentative chosen loo legal way, with
c our turning % over to private cor.
lporation The action ~ che city c'un.
p zoo was .u Violation uf lhg condition
3 Imposed. for the following reasons.
o. g. 4 library which is owned by
Ipriytt, corporation is NOS public d.
.I briry. supn as Oh. ono mentioned 10
my c1mmuu. eltl1u o. the city council
% \ public library o. uU, owned and con
~ Quoted by "a, puhli. % 90 Is e.tly
!. owned or conducted hy private cor
'r p1rdtiou &, i- not public library, an.
a is violation OF the conditions uamcD
In Mr. Reynolds offer
~ J. while the city council has tho pow
n o. Co Great, commission % coniu.
li the city library by officers, either clrc
o. tive or aprointlvc 90 has not the puwe
D 20 delegate that function 60 a privat
] corporation
O. Taxes levied o. oppr prla'lor
Pc made Tor the benefit ~ private ind
lr v,lual. or private corporation r. ur
'r pucs tlouabiy Illegal
! wish the city council and all per
sons interested Co understand clcarl
that the passage 90 the ordnance Is
condition that must BE- complied wit
r. before the delivery ~ she deed and sub
srriptlon list Their failure 20 pass
o. Ism be considered definite and fins
= rrJcction of che orer and 10 viii ney'
Doc renewed Dno such experience
, ~. .ufiricnt Warrr -ubscr.l-r, have PAL
tLc money viii bo refunded by al
nv D.mmlttre 10 the donation is not con
.ll"trd
.r Every member 81 "a, city council vi
,b docs not believe thut th, people ~ 4
at |uuqucrquc are capable 90 ser govern
% |meut should vote against the ordinanc
Do, Iflr that b. what 60 means.
This question is too important 90
.r. settled on pcnouhntic. The city ar
~, the people know the condition ,
is which tho donation viii b' c'mplet'
ID. The question is with the city council
ALONZO n. McMiII.EN