The sun., 1901-03-16

OF Over " o'n' po ..,,.. "a, "a, oan,.
OF ABOUT o-v n,-' =. n.-.r
on the asse'u 80 a.. a,Ia a., hr.,oh
'n'o"so "S .,I,,s.~ .,a,,or. bs.,d..
libraries anu hAV u"'''' -
stations IN .ne puo"p ..,,n.. hs,n.
pna'oe s1os.ov' ,.., haaa ~ ronula-
nv "s ra'o " " k,,,a..1,hs q, per cent.
"V", ""u .1, IL, ., ,,ror.rtv
VI VI. 49,, 70 "a, ,v- ,,oonI. and annronri.,es
puma,o I,,s i1s.-,. o,,,,o,.s hsIng At IN. rate
siso' 500 w ~, h.nI ., ,o,nlation and Nv,
VI - =, nor c.r, on m. sssesssa
.,,
'.u' " 80 ,p.,,.h ~, Manhattan
Nr" rO.N TX & o.o aco ror,,Io,Ion and
anu ino n .,oa 90, ,,r lu,,ary nurposes.
spp'op' n n N cant, pey head OF
oe'ns ~ Wv .a 70 rdred,hs Of /
popu'a,'o" 49, as..d y,Iu. ~ nroper,y.
pe. ven, o' NJ, ~ h.. .s- 90, nonul,-
r,.,.. e,oo sas FOR library
ou 80 =, ,hs r,,s y, s.lo cents
na,rIs,,o, and 10 on.-hrn-
20, ~, oan, ON ,h. assessed vaIu,
" ,-
-Th. 80, M, ,o.ds bv the CITY Of Buffalo
IN ,h. pr1oIo Public Library under the
:, ohan,.r "a ~ IN. avs NJ 1897
~. o,... ., ~ yorl In worth careful
.,,,.,Inr IN oonnec,ion With the uues-
,,o. =, ho,. hast % proyide for maintenance
30. o.. nnhlic ,ihrarv svs,em for New York
- an, v.ry resnsc,,,,llv your.
"a l. Rlyxs-
c,.. WI a, IN. Inv. of 1897 referred
o.. o. ~. i.,,., N tho Navor proyides that
,h. o,,, a, p,salo ia authorized nv it's Mayor
% .r,.r int n contract with the Buffalo
,yh,.ry ,or m. nroner care and maintenance
=, ~. r,h,,c l,brarv opd reading rooms
ana ~ rats all necessary appropriations
"a, a.. .ane and the Common Council of
~. oitv of Rutralo for the purpose Of carving
A., ~. nrovi.,on. n, tho act. Ia authorized
- r.ds annually a sum not less than three
ons- hundrodtbs OF 1 per cent, and not more
49, A.. on.-bundrcdths Of 1 per cent Of
m. total tsuabls assessed valuation Of the
~..,..,v =, 81. o,,v ~ Runnlo
In an interyiev last night Mr.. Rives init
n.,.a ,,a, ,h.r. mioh, h. some lepal OBJ
.t.a,s IN thu vay of accepting the money
or...A hy NJ Csr,.oio Uc said
-Mn CaYner,s's proposal, | take it. looks
:. an .srs.m.rt be,ve.n three parties.
nsndv. Mr.. Carnegie himself. the New York
prh,,o yIhrsrv ana m. government Of the
CIV Of New York. MIR. Carnegie has said in
NJ. ,.t,.r WIN, h. would do The trustees
Of the New York Public Library will give
their aid to the plan. 30 far as. they can,
although n II Is carried out through their
agency. n viii involve very great additional
labor and responsibility on their part
I'm particular II would be very diricut
for them TO manage Libraries in Brooklyn
or Queens and as the~ are already excellent
library organizations In those boroughs. !
should think IL would prove better 10 arrange
TO have these organizations administer any
branch libraries that NAV bo esta abli-h"d
there The same IL true Of Richmond. The
New York Public Library under itS present
organization can, II desired, attend 70 any
new branches that may be established IN
Manhattan and The Bronx
"As 10 the city. We have secn IN" Mayor
and he authorizes IA 10 saw that H. is most
heartily in favor OF the plan and will do all
in his power to carry ont Mr. Sarnegies
views There are. however, several trouble
some questions AZ to the cty's power TO
mako the agreement proposed Under the
present charter, the Municipal Assembly
has very general powers for acquiring sites
for public huldng' Whether tho courts
would hald that this extended TO procuring
sltes for libraries seems 10 me very uncertain.
The same powers are continued. under the
propo.ed revision oi the chanef, IN the Board
OF Aldermen
ar the mower 10 acquire sites Is doubtful.
as I think il is. then. Of course. II would be
nacassary II the plan ~ to he carried out.
% rrocu,e further legislation Anot her point
a. ,hot under the present charter. or the pro-
ro.sd revision OF II, the city, 20 far a. re-
,n.r,h.,. has no authority 10 bind itself irrey-
no.hlv NV a contrnct 10 maintain the pro-