The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-29
New CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Building Committee is Named and
Work will be Commenced on the
Building at Once.

The Carnegie Library will be built
this summer. This fact is assured by
the receipt of a letter by Senator Mar.
ion F. Stookey from the private secre-
tary of Andrew Carnegie saying that
the money is all ready and will be re-
mitted to the building committee in in
ceipt of advice from the supervising
and assuring the library committee that
special meeting of the town council was
held Monday evening, at which all men,
bers were present, to take the neces-
sary action in regard to appointing a
building committee, and also to appoint
three members Of the library board to
take the places of Judge ]. W. Harvey,
Geo. W. Baker and Mrs. L. P. Sigler.
whose terms of Office had expired.
Mayor McGinnis announced the ap-
pointment of Judge ]. w. Harvey, |. N.
Beard and Mrs. L. p. Sigler to fill the
vacancies and the council approved his
appointments.
On motion building committee con-
sisting of five members was then ap-
pointed to take charge of the building
of the new library building, two mem
bers to be from the town council, one
from the library board and two from the
citizens at large, the following being
named as the building committees:
From the council, Geo. E. Hurst and
Morris Gardner; from the library board,
v. r. McGinnis; from the citizens at
large, Marion F. Stookey and w. G..
Stempel.
After the appointment of the building
committee the following resolution was
adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, BY the town council
that the building committee heretofore
selected for the purpose of selecting
plans, receiving bids, and looking gener-
ally after the matter Of the building of
the public library according to the
plans and specifications, shall have the
power to select plans and recommend
them to the town council for their
adoption, and to correspond with archi-
tect in connection with said plans and at
the time of submitting plans to the town
council shall make their recommenda-
tions as to the employment of an archi-
tect. That after the employment of an
architect and adoption of the plans,
then the committee shall advertise for
the bids for the erection of said build
ing under the direction Of the town
council, which bids when received shall
be referred to the. town council for their
approval as toewhat contracts shall be
made and with whom in the construc-
tion Of the building. Then the commit
tee shall have general supervision of
the erection of The btiiliasssig according
to the plans, specifications and con-
tracts, with the advice of the architect
employed, and that the money donated
for said building will be paid out from
time to time only upon the recommend
ations of the building committee and
according to the terms and conditions
of the contract entered into.
The building committee, acting under
the authority conferred by the resolu-
tion, will at once take up the matter of
selecting plan for the building and
employ an architect, Mr.. Carnegie leav-
ing this matter entirely in the hands of
the local committee. Just as quick as
the plans can be secured and adopted,
the contract for the erection of the
building will be let, and work will be
commenced, SO that the library will be
housed in home of it's own before win
ter which will be a credit to the city.
Everyone is feeling good over the
prompt manner in which the library
project has been handled, as all put
their shoulder to the wheel and pushed
the matter just as soon as Mr.. Carnegies
offer was received. With new library
building, the next thing needed is a
new modern court house, and unless APP
pearances are deceptive the matter will
be submitted to the voters this fall and
they will decide by an overwhelming
vote that Decatur county should have a
new and up-todate court house which
will be an honor and credit to all the
people of the county.