The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-12
LEASE TO ART SCHOOL
1T STIRS UP BITTERNESS IN L.
RRARY BOARD.

After a long discussion and some acri-
monious debate the library board last
night tabled the report of the committee
that had been entrusted with the respon-
siblity of deciding upon what space the
art school should occupy in the new Ii
brary headquarters.
The committee recommended that the
art school be permitted to occupy
eighteen feet of the long room on the
Wabasha side of the building, furnish its
own light until the library lighting plant
is ready for operation and fit up the
quarters so occupied at its own expense.
1t was also recommended that the art
school sign a lease for the payment of
nominal rental of 81 per year.
1T was over the fact that the duration
or the proposed lease was to be fixed by
the attorneys for the board that a fight
on the whole proposition arose, in VIII en-
MeSsrS. Richa, dSOn, Mum, Schurmeier
and FeldhauSer were the principals. Mr..
Schurmeier called attention to the fact
that the art school had the promise of
the board to provide quarters for it. The
lie of the school depended upon its abil-
tty to secure accommodations without eX-
pense, and he would rather pay the
amount needed cut of his own pocket
than permit the board to s;utify itself.
Another member called attention to the
fact that the city had donated the build
ing and grounds to the library for no
other purpose than to enable the library
to have a permanent source of revenue.
The brary should consider well before
WaiVing o. disposing of any rights or
privileges it possesses as a source of rev.
enue, and the rental to be secured from
the hall which it was proposed the art
cradle.
Mr. Fe.dhauser said that the privileges
proposed for the art school would not
only deprive the library of hall rental,
amounting to $500 a year, but it would
cost the library an additional $1,000 per
year to maintain the quarters occupied
by the art school. He thought it would
be better for the library to give the art
school $1,000 per year as2 a ydona on, or
hx up the attic Of the building for5its Oc-
cupancy. -.. - ~
Mr.. Richardson thought the proposition
would result in the loss Of a source of
revenue and that, all things cons 'dered
1t would be better for the whole matter
to be left to the next board, which must
by law succeed the present board within
thirty days.
Mr.. Mum said it would be cowardly on
the part Of the board to decline to act.
He was in favor of taking acton.
Early in the discussion Mr. Richardson
mad moved to lay the committee report On
the table, and when the vote was taken
and ammo unced it was carried, four of the
members present voting in the affiTma-
tive, three in the negative. One member
was absent and Mr.. Schurmeier declined
to vote.
While the debate was in progress
MessFs. Mum and Schurmeier said they
hoped the newspapers would not make
extensive or prominent reports Of the pro-
ceedings of the board Mr.. Schurmeier
said he meant particularly that the papers
should not state that Mr.. Feldhau eF was
running the beard
The board then received a committee
from the Commercial club comuosed of B.
f. Beardsley, j. w. Shepard, r. A Hoyt,
E. S. Chittenden, c. P. Slime, E, B. K ri
and e D. Monfort. AS chairman, Mr.
Beardsley offered the assistance Of the
work n inf r
the juvenile book reception to be given
next Saturday.
The management of the removal of the
library from the old to the new quarters
was left in the hands of the adm nistra-
tive committee.
A letter from the secretary of the new
Century club, inc,osing a check for $910
the clubs contribution to the library w&s
received and read, the secretary being
ordered to reply with the thanks Of the
board for the generosity of the members
of that club.
Adjournment was made until next
Thursday evening.