Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-13
TABLET IN HONOR
OF Mr.. PACKARD.
Lasting Acknowledgment Of Free
Public Library to be Made
To the Donor.
IT IS NOW ON EXHIBITION.
VIII be Placed In Building as Soon a.
President Spencer Returns to
The CITY,

A bronze tablet prepared in honor of
John q. Packard, IL to be placed IN the
city library, and until the return of
John ID. Spencer, president OF the Ii
brary board, the tablet viii be on ex-
hibiton In a Main street jewelers. win
dow. The following resolutions and
names appear on the tablet in raised
letters:
Whereas, John O. Packard has made
and executed and offered to deliver 10
Salt Lake city corporation a warranty
deed conveying clear ana unincum-
bered title to said corporation Of the
following described premises to-Wit.
"A part of lot five, block a. plat A.
salt Lake City survey, beginning Sih
feet south of the northwest corner of
said lot. thence running south along
the street 100 feet. thence east 10 rods,
thence north 100 feet. thence west to
place Of beginning: excepting and re-
serving to the grantor the exclusive
possession of said lot for period of
time not exceeding FIVE years from
Oct. 2, 1900 (being the date OF the exc
cutlon and acknowledgment NJ said
decd and the right TO make and sub
ments T. said corporation will accept
said deed upon the following condition
and trust
That In case the grantor on or before
the expiration Of five years from the
GATE or said deed shall expend in the
Improvement of said lot not less than
the sum OF $4,000 at the reasonable
cost thereof In lot improvements and
IN erecting thereon building with Ak
lures and appurtenances suitable for
a city library building with library and
reading room or rooms, and n hall
suitable for lectures on literary, sci
en'iiic and educational subjects, that
the said grantee shall perpetually main
tam the property and keep open at
reasonable hours, free to the resi-
dents Of the city. public reading room
or rooms In said building.
And whereas, The city council OF
Salt Lake City greatly appreciates the
inestimabe benefit which will be con-
ferred upon the citizens Of this city
by said gift, now. therefore. be it re-
solved,
That the city council. In behalf OF
all its citizens and OF the corporation Of
Salt Lake City, does hereby accept said
grant and consent and agree to the
trust therein contained and accept the
conditions thereof. and does hereby
agree to perform the conditions impos-
ed In said grant. and be IL further re-
solved by the president and members
or the council, the mayor also concur
ring therein.
That In behalf Of the citizens OF Salt
Lake city, present and hereafter We
do signify unto the said grantor our
sincere appreciation Of the great bene-
lxy At -. 4
tend TO the said donor our heartfelt
thanks for said gift and do hereby pro-
mise OF behalf OF ourselves and our
successors.
That the trust imposed shall he
faithfully kept and performed and be
II further resolved that an engrossed
copy of the foregoing resolution be by
the recorder transmitted TO said grant,
or.
Passed the city council OF Salt Lake
city. Utah, Oct, 9. 1900. and referred to
the mayor for his approval.
George Buckle. president. George
Charming, F. 5. Fernstrom, f. II. Hart
enstein. Charles Cottrcll Jr.. j. J..
Thomas, A. A. Robertson Theodore b.
Beatty, Charles r. Howe John n. Reid
w ]. Tuddenham. Edgar Howe. r. h.
Whittemore. Il. G.. Gemmel City re-
corder, raymond .. Naylor. city attOr-
ney, Frank p. Stephens. By j. .. Ny
strom deputy.
Approved this thirteenth DAY Of Oc-
tober. 1900, Ezra Thompson. mayor
Mayor. Richard p Morris city at
torney, Charles c. Dey; city recorder. J..
S. Critchlow.
Frank j. Hewlett, president r. Y.
Black. A. f. Barnes. A. j. Davis. f..
X. Davis. George ID. Dean, +, s. Fern
strom, e. A. Hartensein. Thomas Hob
day, l.. d. Martin, e. Nj. Neuhausen.
Joseph III. Preece. w. J. Tuddenham,
Rulon $. Wells, Lorin j. Wood
John D. Spencer. William j. Bate
Wan. Mary T. Clawson. Elizabeth NJ.
Cohen. Elizabeth A. Haywood, irwin NJ.
Jennings, Alfred Lambourne. Agnes G..
Nincents, William lgleheart.
"Johana IL. Sprague Assistant IL
brarlan, Julia T. Lynch Supervising
architect. Fred A. Hale"