Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-07-20
! THE LIBRARY SITE.
The Board Agree to Accept a Lot
From Carson City.

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Of the Board of Capitol Commission 9
ers to discuss the site for the new ,
Library and Supreme Court Building. 4
At the last meeting Controller Davis
offered a resolution to the effect that
the citizens of Carson be allowed to !
donate a lot outside the Capitol
square as site for the building.
The consideration of this motion
being postponed until there could he
full board, and they being all pres
ent, Mr.. Davis renewed his motion.
1t was seconded by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Allen.
This brought out discussion which
TASTED nearly an hour.
Secretary of State Douglas held that
the capitol square was the place for
the building and that other counties
as we'll as Ormsby had right to jolr
in a selection of the site. He opposed
the motion and argued that if it were
left to the people of Carson there /
might be several sites Altered and a
general wrangle would result.
Further he thought the appropria-
ton inadequate for building which
would be set apart by itself and that
forty thousand dollars could only
build somthing which would be an
annex II there had been larger
appropriation he would have favored
a site outside the Capitol square.
Treasurer Ryan opposed the motion
on the ground that it was not the in
tent of the law to build it on the out
side and he did not think it was the
intent of the law to place the State
in a begging attitude and ask the citi-
zens of the town of Carson to dig
down in their pockets and help the
State out. He felt that the Board had
selected site once and had no power
to recind. their action.
Gov. Allen said that he had talked
with a good many people and they
favored a place on the Main street
and he had stated then that he would
wanted the building bad enough to pay
for the site on the Main street. He
would only vote for the motion when
that part of it was settled.
Governor Sparks thought that
there was considerable talking and
tk5Gght that the party who made the
motion ought to have a chance to ex-
press himself Mr.. Davis stated his
motion as allowing the people of Car
son thirty days in which to donate a
site subject to the approval Of the
Board He believed it was a mistake
to hide such a building behind a lar
ger building as it would hide it from
view.
Strangers visiting the Capitol city
of the State would get better impress.
sion if they saw fine building on the
main street.
He admitted that the Board had
Originally chosen another site but he
believed that the wishes of the citi
zens and taxpayers should be consid
cred as well as the business interests
of the city of Carson.
AS to the intent of the bill he reat
the section which provided that the
Board had the right to select the site
away from the square if they say
proper Carson was called the cit!
beautiful all over the State and 1t.
natural advantages should be aug
mented by imposing structures on tn
main thoroughfare. tWr
As for outside counties having any
thing to say about it he CONSIDERS
that the people of Carson were tn
most interested and that outsider
cared little where it was put
Governor Sparks believed the PEG
pie should be consulted in so impor
tant a matter and deplored the fac
that the appropriation had been s,
small. The money came from out
side sources, from the corporation
coming into this State, and was no
GQming from the taxpayers pockets u
aiM
He believed in identifying Carson.
Mr. Davis asked for roll call, ant
the vote stood:
For the motion, Sparks, Allen ant
Davis.
Against the motion, Ryan AM
Douglass.
The architect was then asked Il
change the plans SO that the Su
preme Court Room would be next tn
Judges chambers and the meeting &C
journed until August 10Th at whic
time the Board will be ready to cor