Arizona republican., 1901-03-30
OUR IGNORED DEAD
Last Will and Testament of the Phoe-
 nix Library Association.

The Phoenix Library association full filled its mission, performed work for whichit will always be remebered with honor and praise. ami fast night about g o'clock passed peacefully away and is now numbered among the things that were.
 Many infant libraries have been given life in this city. A few of them of moro or less private nature are still living and doing good work to the extent of their resources. but most of them have been weakly and short lived. The Phoenix Library associa- tion is the only one that has accom- plished It's whole object and died a natural death. That object from the first has been to provide this city with pubic liloary and place 1t on a sub stantial basis.
 Two years ago a bill was passed by tha Legislature authorizing the city to acquire and maintain a public library and the Twenty-flrst legislature passed a bill amending that law and authoriz- ing the city to levy tax of not to ex- ceed one-half mill for fits maintenance Last night meeting of the directors of the library association was held the secretary and librarian rendered their final reports. and by resolution the library and all property belonging to the association was turned over to the city council. that body agreeing to care for 1t tenderly in the future. Pre- vious to the adjournment of the meet ing there were a number of short speeches by the directors in which they thanked each other for mutual aid in the past and hoped for the best wishes of the library in the future. As the days go by those who have worked so hard to make this enterprise a success will ba remembered by the appreciative people as among the public benefactors of the city
 The property turned over to the city is as follows.
 Fiction. $50 vols, estimated to
 have cost, average. $1 per vols $50 co Philosophy, IF vols. estimated |, have cost, average. 75c per Vol.......... ........ .......... % l Religion. 23 vols, estimated to have cost. average, sl per vol. 23 % | Sociology, Il vols, estimated to have cost, average. soc per vol 6 50 Language, 6 vols, estimated to
 have cost, average soc per vol 3 % Science, vols, estimated to | have cost, average, 8 per vol. 27 co Useful arts, 20 vols. estimated
 to have cost, average, soc per l vol. ......... ............ ...... 1 5J Fine arts. 20 vols, estimated to | have cost, average sl, per vol. 20 00 Literature, 140 vols, estimated
 to have cost, average $l.25 per NOi......,... .......-.... 1lo Vt Biography, 90 vols, estimated i to have cost, average. g per
 vol...... ............. ...,... 30 OC History and travels, 120 vols. estimated to have cost. aver
 age, s1 per vol 120 0C Bancroft's Histories, cost per set 97.5C Harper's Magazine. 23 bound
 vols, average cost g per vol. 46 0C Ladies Repository. 6 bound vols, average cost $50 Der ' Vol.,...... ........ ............ Ot Dewey's Decimal System of
 Classification, vol. 0t Reference book. Who's Who, vol. ...,.... .............. ...... l 7t Four Bible Commentaries. ries...... 10 O Two sets Brlttanica .u.,..... 100 Ot Scientific books, stlll undellv-
 cred. ....... .......... ...... 20 OC Century Dictionary, 10 vols... 60 Ot Unexpired subscriptions to
 magazines and papers. ..... % 0( Lippincott's Gazetteer of the I WOfld ............. ........... Ut