New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
HOSTILE TO CONSOLIDATION.
BROOKLYN MEN WOULD ACCEPT CAR
NEGIE PLAN, BUT WANT TO ADMIN
ISTER THEIR OWN LIBRARIES.

tion Committee of the Brooklyn Public Library and
trustee of the Brooklyn Library, in Montague-st.
said yesterday TO a Tribune reporter:
In my opinion a consolidation of the library sys
tenn of Brooklyn with the Public Library OF New
Bgoakiyn mn interests think it would almost GER
tainly result in subordraron of the brooklyn IN
sarily the dominant element in the admnlstratlon
OF s4G6 consolidation y would be foe nSfraT %
and without any intention on their part so to 70 90
sSe the to M ane Of They
Would IL be to do O. @ for e and c3 be WI fb Witch
they were most closely identihed and which they
h1s fas Of ha Of
and The Bronx This OF Itself consntdses gredt
'u 50 separated from SeW-York that think is n
PFdB BY and Dody Of T P1S an"
seems to me that in some combination between the
boards of the Brooklyn Public Library and the
of the Brooklyn general library system T. and the
application of such proportion OF Mr. pdg Carnegle
Brooklyn is entitled to. will be found the best dis
Of do his no g mean so By sF this ha Should
be complete harmony of action between the library @
governing boards. quite the contrary; But think
that library conditions in haye and are now
under such intelligent administration here that I've we
the of the Br9okyn Portt9n Of r1 this
work
Professor Franklin W. Hooper director Of the
Brooklyn Institute and a director of the BROOKLYN
Public Library, said:
The magnificent gift of Mr. Carnegie will have YEA
Of &eW-9ork The need for branch public Libraries
in every section Of sb is gSTeaeh libraries
throughout the various horoughs is most 5oghc com,
mendabe Their dstront9h tho aUm ty Brook
yn should have its full quota of branch noFaTlGS
iished ffteen branches in buildings rented for the
bra4S bunF They should be part
general Brooklyn library system with IN ah singIe sI
as already authorized by act Of legislature. Brook
lyn is so large and so individual In character that
Iyn already has the Brooklyn Museum Of Arts ana
Sciences in the Eastern PARKWAY & ana m bniS @ Is az az
greater New-York. y great public library building
brooklyn Museum The real estate interests lin In
BROOKLYN demand ;he erection OF adequ9TSS S Pnpg
educational nstitptons like me InstI,,ta
the Long Island College Hospital and the high
schools should have large reference nhTab: r. d tne
yp Is Se9inc to build public library building in
Manhatfan Iig'' Manhattan in turn should help to
build public library building in BROOKLYN
by outside parties but by the people whom they
serve and by whom Their real XaIne rs VII
doubtless find a way to cooperate with the Brook
he beneited bv The great benefaction of Mr.. car
negie. The BROOKLYN Public LihTary together WIN IN
an d o1 The :" e-arnegie branch libraries
Br3oKyn:, hl'e ;etirg ubrories which are not di-
Eectiy connected with schools or institutions should
an 6rar be b6aGG gnaT hf ny oher EPopoton
into CONSIDERATION BrookiynS inteGeTI N bat nf WaSor
Van Wyck and other city officers have express%%d
p ,neir ,Sst NAV be the outcome OF Mr. Caruegies
gift should be manased by ,3rooklyn organi[a ,
cnnsoIidation because the Central Board OF Edu-
cation composed Of n majority OF Manhattan resi-
dents does not appreciate the needs FOR education
in Bra0klyn. and does nor suppIy we ,tooI a5,,
buildings and equipments for common sch"o' ed"-
cation. A.. .,...-., ,,,,,5-o, g., Rrook
new school buildings IN Brooklyn since annex g1es
lyn school and school management
Alexander + orr a trustee Of the New-Nork
Public Library and OF the Brooklyn Library, IN
Montague-st. said last evening that 1t would he
a happy circumstance If all the public libraries
could be consolidated and be under one head He
had no doubt that the Brooklyn Library. I'm Mon
te,,ue-st would take the matter up and arrive at
some conclusion.
Ex-Mayor David 4 Boody. president Of the
Brooklyn Public Library said that he did not think
that any special advantage would he gained by
consolidation and that the two library systems
should be kept separate. Nothing would be gained
by union
william A White president OF the Board Of
Trustees Of the Brooklyn Library. in Montague-st.
said his home No 15s Columbia Heights that
the community greatly indebted 10 Mr.. Car
negie for his generous offer. and that the Board
OF Trustees OF the New-York Public Library were
the Of to he intrusted with such an
offer. The question OF consolidation was worthy
Of respect and careful consideration. Mr. White
said he inclined to he In favor of IT, The
Brooklyn Library had plant worth $4,000 which
had been given I'm the last forty years by people
who did DOT give il for charitable purposes, but to
build up a library of high grade II was good
working library of its size. Mr.. Whites theory
was that there should he n small central board, but
that il important to keep up local interest
and local control To certain extent libraries
should be regulated from the top. but there should
also he great deal Of freedom for the local
board. The subscriptions Of the Brooklyn Library
did not pay half the expenses The income from
| the endowment fund paid more than half the ex-
| penseS of maintenance.
Willis A. Bardwe. librarian Of the Brooklyn Lii
braTy, in Montague-st: said that he thought. IL
| the question of consolidation left with the
present board OF adminstra ton, they would be in
| favor OF it, 1t hard the library a
| subscription library II would be easier il
| a free public library. If it had large endow-
ments. free of all vicissitudes. The directors had
never objected 70 making the library part of the
| free public library system. If it had adequate
| means with which to do ii.