Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-30
STANDS BY HOME ARCHITECTS
Commercial Club Makes It's Wishes
Known TO the Library
hoard,

II the trustees of the public library en-
ploy any but Council Bluffs architects to
draw plans for, or supervise the construc-
ton of the Carnegie library building 1t will
be against the wishes and sentiment Of the
representative citizens and taxpayers OF
the city as expressed in the unanimous
adoption Of the following resolutions at the
open meeting Of the Commercial club last
night:
Resolved. BY the Council Bluffs CONNER
and the Judgment of its members that in
the construction of the new public library,
which is to be built on ground puTenaSeH9
by the taxation of the property or Council
citizens have burdened themselves with a
BSiISinT should be designed. planned and
supervised by Council Bluffs, architects;
and that It e also the sense OF IN. this do oinS
business in Council Blufs are entirely
competent and thoroughly qualified to de-
sign, plan and supervise the construction
resolved further. That the board of trus-
tees of the free public library OF Council
Bluffs be and Il is hereby requested and
urged to employ as the architects for said
building residents OF Council BUNS to the
world that any public body representing
the citizens and taxpayers OF this city,
for the advancement OF whose interests
and good name this club has been organ
ICED, Is unable to find among our own clti,
Gems men of SUFFICIENT ability to plsn, and
whose total cost Is limited to $4,000.
Resolved further, Tha a copy OF these
resolu lions be sent by the secretary, OF this
club to said board of trustees In order that
said trustees may know and have. oppor-
tunity TO consider the wishes of the tax
payers and citizens who are members or
this club.
These resolutions were introduced by At
torney John M. Calvin and the applause
with which the reading of them was re-
ceived indicated that they represented the
unanimous sentiment Of the large gathering
of professional and business men present.
I'VE have brains in Council Bluffs as we'll
as brick and mortar" was one OF the per-
tinent statements made by Mr.. Calvin in
a short address in support OF the adoption
of the resolutions. Lucius Wells also spoke
in support of the resolutions. which were
adopted with much enthusiasm.
President Bender said that speaking as
a member Of the library board he believed
there were enough members of that board
who we're also MEMBERS OF the Commercial
! club to see to It that the contract for
furnishing the plans for the new library
and supervising its construction was
awarded to Council Bluffs architects. He
was, however, he said. thankful for the
support and the expression OF sentiment
contained in the resolutions.
The meeting. which had been announced
as open TO the general public. was, de-
spite the inclemency Of the weather, well
attended, and the large ballroom of the
Grand hotel was almost taxed to its ca
Iacity. The adoption of the resolutions
introduced by Mr.. Calvin followed the
reading by Commissioner Loomis of the
work the club was doing for the advance
ment of the city.
Attorney Glenn r. Kimball. on behalf Of
the local lodges Of knights Of Pythias,
made an appeal for financial assistance to
entertain the Pythian grand lodge, which
will meet in this city In August. He stated
that the local lodges would have to ask
the citizens to subscribe from $1,000 to
81 1900 for this purpose and in return he
estimated that the meeting OF the grand
lodge and the encampment OF the uniformed
rank would leave from $40, 900 to $50, 900 in
the city. He estimated that the meeting
would bring to this city between 5000 and
1900 members Of the order.
Ex-Mayor NJ. F. Rohrer called attention
TO the fact that the Terminal company's
bridge, which Is in course OF reconstrue-
tion. was closed to pedestrians and wagon
trahic, although trains were run over II
daily, He wanted to know by what author.
lty the bridge was closed to such trahhc
and at his suggestion the secretary was In.
strueted to take the matter up with the
railroad company and also call the atten,
tiOn of the mayor and city council to the
matter.
These matters we're brought up and dis
cussed before the regular program. which
consisted OF the following addresses:
Railroads and What They Mean e
Council Blufs." Colonel w. j. Davenport
Citizens Duties and What They Owe I,
the Commercial Club as a Business organ
lNatton; Urging Loyalty and Benefits TO 81
Derived from Concert Of Action and
Long and Strong Boost by Every Citizen,
c NJ. Harle.
The Implement and Jobbing Trade AM
the Benefits Council Buns Derives by Hav
ing II Known as one OF. II Not the Great
est Implement Center on the Missouri
River" Lucius Wells.
The General Wholesale Trade OF Council
Bluns," ex-senator william Groenweg.
Base Ball All In the Air.
The meeting Of the base ball magnateI