Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-04

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pafsg - ihs pahlic library.
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tract asAade by The city af Iax VEGA
with Andre. Carnegie Ta.sn fulloxi
y copy a the SabseHipfhnn llSa. Til
u not = contract ies@esn - cit,
md mr.. Carnegie. N does NIT pur
fssEi 10 he u d not The ~ins'Tarnsml
aEMsn which h. relied M am Induce
merit 10 danaie ten thousand saollass
IN construct ahe library building nuw
tn the Isatlle paEk, That huElalng Re-
presents ten thousand dollars ~ Mr.
CasaeEts's saaossy, placed there nlssn
tae solicitation N the cir, and viii
the concurrence u the people ~ Las
Vegas, Induced nat by The ssalsserip
ttsgn Ilsf referred 10, bur by Ordnance
lss. Mr., Carnegie dld net PAY hin
money based ~ shr subscription list.
but IN the faith q The ordnance. The
subscription list In express terms h.
PAYABLE m QUARTERLY IN
STAiI<MENTs TO THE CRY
CLERK II h In all respects o legal
and binding contract between The city
council on one side md the ~saissnFIh-
ers On the other. and the subscriptions
therein mentioned ean be collected BE-
yond doubt by suit In courf. frpsn the
respective subscribers. II n more
than a contract. N II a moral obIiga.
tion. for upon the good faith implied
In thai contract the city itself oiligas.
I'D itself 10 pay the necessary expenses
10 properly maintain tho library. This
subscription list was n generous of.
feFing in the part Of the various sub.
seribers for three years. TO the extent
NJ their several subscriptions. TO MD
the city council In making good rs
guarantee" and there IL no reason
10 believe that any man whose name
10 on that list win so back upon his
word and his obligation. The suhscrip-
ton list being both q moral and legal
obligation for three years. II only re.
mains for the city council. or lis ap.
pointed representative. to press upon
the subscribers the duty Of payment.
Some Of them may be q little slow. hut
they are not the men To deny honor.
able and legal obligations. The city
Its honor and good faith To
secure the ten thousand dollars.
Ordinance No. 1919 creates an obIi.
cation On the part Of the city 10 main.
tain the library. and shows that the
ten thousand dollars was paid by Mr..
upon the express condition
that the city council would enact mn
guaranteeing annually one
thousand dollars for taxation fnr the
support Of the library. ! hand you
herewith that ordinance and ask for
Its publication that the public may
understand exactly both the legal aud
moral obligation Of the city Ia Mr..
and the library. II will be
observed that after certain necessary
preliminary recitals. Ordinance No.
1899 Gays:
The said city council for itself and
Its successors add for the city Of
Las Vegas. New Mexico. HEREBY
AND 0BIIGATES ITSELF to
annually appropriate from the gen.
eral funds Of said city. derived from
the sum Of one thousand dol.
lars for the maintenance and support
o ia free public library to be H. :
in the building hereinbefore In |
his ordinance mentioned, and Piled.
GES THE FAITH AND CREDIT OF
SAID CITY THERETO: and further |
shllgates. binds and pledges itself 10 :
a site upon which 10 erect /,
said building"
This ordinance was enacted May Is, |
sos. spread upon the records Of the
lily council and published In The Op-
ic for the Information Of the people
II Las Vegas. A copy thereof was
under the seal Of the city
md delivered to Mr.. Carnegie. There
vas no word Of objection or protest
o him by the people. They stood by !
With fun knowledge that he was ask
d to construct this building upon the
honor and legal obligation Of
his city. Under these circumstances
'e responded and furnished the money
the public was fully notified.
The Optic. that plans were
contracts being entered in