The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-02-14
TO HAVE A LIBRARY
City Council Accepts the Proposition o.
Mr.. Carnegie for the Library
Building.
a Chicago Newspaper Gives South Da-
kota a Splendid Setting Forth on
Stock and Grain Products.
Lady MaCCabeeS Give a Member a Fare
we'll Party and Present Souvenir
Of the Ledge.
ACCEPTS THE DONATION
ACCEPTS THE DONATION
City Council Passes Unanimous
Vote on Accepting the Came
gle Donation.

Mayor Van Alstine called special
meeting of the city council Monday
evening for the purpose of taking
some definite action OH the public
library proposition recently made
by Andrew Carnegie of donating
SlO,O for the erection and main
tenance of the same There were
present at the meeting besides Mayor
Van Alstine and City Auditor McCor
mick, Aldermen Stout, and Perry,
Koch, Beckwith and Miller, Alder
man Mclaughlin coming in lust
after the business of the evening
had been completed.
At the regular meeting a week ago
Alderman Scriven presented a reso-
luton which had for it's object the
acceptance Of the donation and the
appropriation of $1,000 a year for
the maintenance of the library
building. AT that time "a majority
of the aldermen wanted. "a petition
clrcula ted among the taxpayers for
an expression as to the wisdom OF
making the. appropriation Petit
tions were circulated throughout the
city during the week and. "a large list
of names was secured among the tax
payers. the instances being very few
where anyone declined to sign, it.
The list presented at the council
meeting contained the names of 39l
people, which represented big ma
joritya of the heaviest taxpayers in
the city and was sufficient evidence
to the members Of the council. that
the people Of Mitchell were in strong
sympathy with the movement to ac-
icept this donation not only for the
library itself but for an incentive. for
other buildings of a public OF private
nature to risesu in our, midst.
+. The Scriyen resolution was read to
the council and on motion of Alder
man Stout, seconded by alderman
Koch, sthe resolution accepting the
donation and appropriating 81, 600 a
year for the maintenance of. the
library building was unanimously
passed. To show that the thought
fullness and prompt action by e. S.
Johnston, editor of the Gazette, in
bringing the matter to the attention
OF Mr. Carnegie's private secretary
was heartily appreciated the council
passed a. vetesof thanks to him. 4sy
IS Nothing further was done along the
line Of library matterssan the coun-
ell took an. adjournment. -.,s ,.,.
M There was some informal talk about
the physicians hospital building with
reference to the donation Of. the, site
for the structure. The commit ttee
appointed by the mayor had been. in,
consul ltation. with the officers of, the
hospital and they had practically
agreed upon the SITE This matter
will be settled at future, meeting
of the council.
The action of the council in accept
ing the Carnegie donation was one
that will be fgreat benefit to Mitch
ell. The erection Of this building
Will doubtless be an incentive for
more work along this line. Mitchell
is bound to grow, it has every reason
to grow, and the people in the city
must work in harmony to make it
grow. No town in the state is better
situated for Il good substantial
growth than is Mitchell, and with
the united effort Of the people five
years hence will see a town that will
be no comparison to the Mitchell of
today.