Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-04
THAT LIBRARY .pN1ER IN. DETAIL

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and no ohaseason. II. lssasd as %
painted and sh~ TaFassaas aaaenahesFm ae.
eepaed. ake l&saks scattered ahsssas The
city in damaged condition acre gmaAsT,
-. elssased. taEaigatss. PIT In place,
dUaaaatears of t@2sks solicited fnsssa thu
pesapie. and the library publicly In
stasasd. and ysa ua ~aalsefiaa. and the.
same has hsen maintained aud . es-s-
tain l&sgtaGaa II tbs exssenke paid by the
cts 10 the pFss*~ni time,
The aid city council without ours
ton assumed that 80. l.gal and moral
duty deF"lsang uIsoa IL required M
adequate atT,raTsg lsttssa of fun4s IN
NEST eaTT"aat expeHs#s, The present
city council referred the matter II
legal liability Ia the ra1l attorney who
repaired Ca the city ctsaaetI that n
was legally bound a. provide current
expenses far the maintenance og the
library ] Eeeite these undispuiea
facts 30 show that there In bath n
legal and moral obligation on the part
~ the city council to maintain the hon,
or and integrity of the city as pledged
I'm Ordinance No. $50. Personally.
] had nothing whatever 10 do In the
original creation Of the library. i'm
soliciting the donation from Mr.. Car.
nesie. or In the preparation or pass
age of Ordinance No. 100 providing for
Its maintenance I aIn only stating
Tor public information established
facts. - that the city council aud the
public may determine ghat honor and
good faith require. Recognizing this
the past city council, after
consultation with members of the
library board. In September, 1906, as.
the duty nf collecting the sub
and providing funds for cur.
rent expenses. appropriating from Sci.
t.'ilt'er To March Inclusive, the sum of
Ssas3s per month To meet library ~.
pense. and the present city council
followed with a like appropriation for
the three next months ensuing. and
with these appropriations constituting
n precedent on the part of the past
and present city council If the eleven
OF continuous approximation In
meet monthly current expenses. m.
library progressed and prospered. and
y vel doing a good work. August I'D
.1ty Clerk famine served upon the
board the following resolution;
Mr.. Bacharaeh moved that the
be Instructed To advise the
hoard that the city in ready at
my time 10 turn the anpua, nm.
preparation of two hundred and fifty
ioilars over TO said board, which said
amount the city agreed TO pay during
he first years Of the existence of the
library: the remaining seven hundred
ind nifty dollars which make IN the
thousand dollars pledged for the
maintenance Of the library must be
ooked after and collected by the n.
'rary board from the subscribers and
'ther citizens" The motion was duly
seconded by Mr.. Rogers. and carried. |
This Is the document served upup
he library board. Whether the two
hundred and fifty dollars mentioned
n the above will yet be paid or not.
he board has not been able TO ascer. |
but II understands the resolution
IS meaning that no further appropri-
ltton for 1906 will be made, and that |
I the library Is to continue open that
he board Of the members thereof, In
EDITION to the time. which Is consider. |
bic. necessary to be expended in look.
ng after the detailed interests OF the
must resolve itself into a
Of collecting agents and at such
i'd times as the members can COM. |
nand. collect up the subscription
lists. Members 81 the board have
devoted much time and at
to the building up Of the II.
rary and the volumes have increased
2,403 In the beginning in bad
ondition, to over four thousand. and
OF over $50 Of the expense Of this
Increase has been paid by the city.
n addition there has devoived upon
he library board the duty Of install.