The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-05-11

Arnolu u slgler, lumber ana hauling 3SC
Andrew Bright, work on streets 42C
Claim of Arnold & Sigler of $12.79 for
coal for engine house, referred to
finance committee.
Judge ]. w. Harvey being present the
council listened to him in regard to
assessing tax to maintain the public
library in case the town could get a
donation from Andrew Carnegie, he
having expressed himself as willing to
do SO in case the council would assess
the tax. The following resolution was
offered by Judge Harvey:
Resolution providing for the accept
ance of a certain donation of Six Thou
sand Dollars offered by Andrew
Carnegie for the purpose of erecting a
public library building in the town of
Leon, Iowa, upon the conditions set out
in the body thereof.
WHEREAS, Andrew Carnegie has pro-
posed to make a donation of Six Thou
sand Dollars to the Incorporated Town
OF Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, for the
purpose of erecting a public library
building in said incorporated town of
Leon as by law provided, on condition,
however, that said incorporated
Town of Leon shall furnish a suitable
site for said building and provide per-
petual fund of not less than six hundred
dollars per annum for the support and
maintenance of said public library.
THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the in
corporated town of Leon, Iowa, by and
through its town council duly organized
and assembled, that said proposed gift
and donation, and the conditions there
of, be and the same are hereby accepted
by the said incorporated town of Leon.
Be it further
RESOLVED by said incorporated town
of Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, by and
through its town council duly organized
and assembled, that in consideration OF
the donation Of Six Thousand Dollars SO
offered by the said Andrew Carnegie
for the purpose of erecting q library
building in the incorporated town OF
Leon, Iowa, that said incorporated town
does hereby agree to furnish a suitable
site on which to erect said library
building and to make perpetual annual
levy of two mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all taxable prop
erty situated within the limits of said
incorporated town of Leon, Iowa, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to
raise the annual sum of Six Hundred
Dollars for the perpetual maintenance
of said library in compliance with the
conditions stipulated herein.
1t was moved and seconded that the
resolution be adopted, and on the roll
being called it was declared carried,
the following the voted:
Yea-Landis, Caster, Foxworthy,
Gardner, Hurst, McGinnis.
Nay-Bedier.
Mayor McGinnis then offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted by
the same vote as the previous resolu-
ton. Be it
RESOLVED, by the town council of the
incorporated Town of Leon, Iowa, that
the foregoing resolution accepting a
donation of Six Thousand Dollars from
Andrew Carnegie, and the conditions
agreed to shall be in full force and
effect and operated upon condition that
a suitable site be provided and paid for
by private subscriptions and decided to
said town of Leon, Iowa, otherwise said
resolution to be void and of no force
and effect.
Harry j. Vogt was present and made
complaint of the public we'll at the
opera house corner, the same being in
need Of repairs, and on motion the mat
ter was referred to the street and alley
committee.
There being no further business, the
council adjourned to meet on Thursday
evening, May 11th.