Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-07
The Carnegie Library Assured
City Council Votes Unanimously for its
Support and for the Franklin
Street Site.

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Judge Blair, L. Matthews, q. G. Pierce
and W. ID. Hoyt, reported that they had
unanimously agreed upon what is
known as the Glover property on Frank.
lin street, as the best site for the library
building, that they had taken MIR.
| Thorpe's written agreement, good until
July 1st, that he would sell the property
for library purposes for $4,000 and that
they had procured subscription pledges
sufficient to pay for the lot and several
hundred dollars more which could be
used for other library purposes. Mr..
futile, in his report for the committee,
briefly and forcibly reviewed what has
already been done in connection with
the undertaking.
The mayor and all the members of
the council were present, and the fol-
lowing record of the proceedings, by
City Clerk Robinson, shows the action
that was taken:
0"Mr. II. w. Tuttle az chairman of the
committee appointed ata citizens meet
ing held in the council room, A pril 18th,
1902, to select site for the proposed
Carnegie Library, and to collect the nee
essary funds for the purchase of the
same, reported that the committee had
selected as such library site Lots 26 and
q in Manchester. Iowa, situated on the
west side of Franklin street, and known
as the Glover property, and that the
committee held an option in writing,
good until July LIST, 1902. for the pur-
chase of this property at the agreed
price OF twenty-three hundred dollars.
Mr.. Tuttle further reported that the
necessary funds for the purchase of this
site had been subscribed.
That the valid and binding subscrip.
tions now in the hands of the COM
mittee amounted to a sum sufficient
to pay for said site and, in addition
thereto, to leave few hundred dollars
as the basis of contingent fund to be
used by the city in the preparation of
said site, and in the maintenance of said
proposed library.
Mr.. Tuttle then, on behalf of his com.
mittee, rendered to the city said site,
and the balance of the subscribed funds
in their possession, after the payment
of the purchase price of said property;
subject only to the condition that said
Carnegie Free Public Library should
be built as proposed.
Councilman Hoyt then offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, the Honorable Andrew
Carnegie has offered, under certain con-
ditions, to erect Free Public Library
at cost of len Thousand Dollars in
Manchester, Iowa, which offer, made in
writing through our townsman, Judge
Edward p. Seeds, now temporarily re-
siding in Washington, d. c., is as fol-
lows:
Hon. L. p. Seeds,
War Dept, Washington, ID. c.,
Dear Sir:-Responding to your com
munications:-Ift the city of Manches-
ter. Iowa, pledges itself by resolution
of Council to support Free Public Lii
brary at cost of not less than One Thou
sand Dollars year, and provides 6
suitable site, Mr.. Carnegie will be glad
to furnish Ten Thousand Dollars fol
the erection Of Free Public Library
Building.
Respectfully yours,
JAS BERTRAM,
z. Sec.
And, whereas, suitable site 115x13.
| feet, facing respectively on Franklin ant
Butler streets, Iots 26 and 27) has beer
secured upon which to erect said librar.
building, and
| Whereas, by the terms of said offer
1t is necessary to provide for the per
manent maintenance and support o
said library, therefore
| Be it resolved: That the said city o
Manchester, Iowa, recognizing the gen
erous offer of the great industrial leader
the Honorable Andrew Carnegie, on
who is doing SO much for the cause Q
general education, and the spread Q
knowledge throughout the world, an
fully approaching the great benefit
that will be derived from the establish
ment of the proposed Carnegie Ere
: Public Library, hereby pledges an
binds itself, by this act of its legal
constituted Council, to appropriate al
nually for the support and msintenant
of such library, Should the same |
' built), sum not less than one thousar
: dollars.
0 After the presentation Of said resol
9 ton, and the reading of the sam
r Councilman Storey moved that IL
rules requiring the reading of resol
! tions on three separate days be waiv'
!, and dispensed with for the purpose
taking final action upon the matter
J. the resolution relating to the propos
public library at this time. Ay'
:. Councllmen Davis, Adams, Dure
8 Hoyt, Brown and Storey. Nays, mol
The said rules were declared duly s,
:, pended by the mayor.
81 Councilman Brown then moved t
20 adoption of the foregoing resoluti
" concerning the location and iinanc
u support by the city of the said Fl
10 Public Library.
's The mayor then ordered the I
to be called on the motion to ad,
said resolution, which vote result
as follows: For the resolution, Co,
A. cilmen Storey, Brown, Hoyt, Du
49, Adams and Davis. Against the !
lis olutioD, none.
or The mayor then declared the resc
ed ton unanimously adopted. The {
IS. council then, by resolution, requea
nd t1e Library Gemmittee to continue
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