Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
LIBRARY SITE CHOSEN
TAKoMA BRANCH TRUSTEES BUY
BUILDING LOT.
Congress to Be Asked for Authority
to Maintain the Institu-
tion-Deal Closed.

At a special meeting of the stockholders
of the Public Library Association held last
evening a suitable site for the erection of
branch Of the Washington Public Library at
Takoma Park was decided upon. The deal
for the purchase of the property was closed
late this afternoon and deed for the prop
erty presented to the board of trustees.
The meeting was held in the waiting room
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, through
the courtesy of the station agent. Mr.. NIL
ton ". Phillips, and was called to order by
Col. G. c. Kniffin president of the Takoma
Park Citizens Association; Mr.. James A.
Martin recording the minutes. Mr.. Angus
Lamond of the board of trustees of the IL
brary was elected chairman; Prof w w.
Prescott, secretary, and Mr.. I. p Culey,
treasurer of the board of trustees.
The meeting was called for the purpose
of accepting the report of the special COM
mittee appointed Monday night to inveSti-
gate all of the sites and collect all data in
connection herewith, prior to making a
final report to the board of trustees of the
Washington Public Library this afternoon.
The appointment of this committee was
necessary in order to select a site at an
early date and a deed secured to the prop
erty that the trustees might go before Con-
gress and secure the necessary sanct on and
appropriations for maintaining the library
The committee was composed of DR.. H NJ.
Bennett. chairman; w. G. Plat, mayor
elect of Takoma Park; Mr.. w w. Dyar,
Mr.. Angus LamOnd and Mr.. James A.
Martin.
Sites Submitted
The sites submitted at the meeting last
evening were as follows: Thornton lot
owned by Mrs. Laura S. Thornton; situated
corner 9th and Cedar streets; s.ze S5x1SS.
including 1S-foot parking front and side;
price, S1,425. kinnear lot corner 9th and
Cedar streets, north side; size 57x157;
owned by Mrs J. b. Kinnear; price, 81 200
King lot, owned by Mrs. King. corner Piney
Branch road and Dahlia street; SIZE 50X160;
price, Sl.6OO. Follmer lot, owned by Mr.
w l. Foilmer. south side Carroll street be-
tween Cedar and Maple streets: size 75x20O
price. $l,IO0- Sunny lot, intersection East
ern avenue with Cedar street; owned by
Mr.. .. D. Sunny; size 95X200; price 81 100
The information was posted on a large
blackboard, and after a schort recess a
vote was taken as the roll was called by
the secretary and the number of votes al
lowed each shareholder recorded. The re-
suit of the voting was as follows: Thorn
ton lot. 1873 Follmer lot. 81; Sunny lot, 5.
On motion. the vote was made unanimous
and the Thornton lot was selected The
first payment on the stock was made last
night The total amount subscribed for
site amounted to nearly 81 500
Centrally Located
The site for the library is centrally To-
Gated in the residential section. on the
southwest corner of 9th and Cedar streets.
the main thoroughfare entering Takoma
Park. The location is considered a most
beautiful one, situated as 1t is. on a level
plot of ground surrounded on all sides with
tai trees 1t Is one square from the
Brightwood electric line. and along the
front of the property has granolithic side
walks, water and sewer. Adjoining the
property is the handsome residence owned
by Mrs. Laura S. Thornton, and less than
fz t1.a
School. The property offered by Mr..
II. L. Thornton of the firm of William H
Saunders & Co, who represented his
mother Mrs. Laura s. Thornton, owner OF
the property, in the transaction. After a
conference with the trustees of the Library
Association MIR. Thornton, who is DESTROYS Of
securing branch library for Takorna
Park. through his public spiritedness of
fered the property, which is approximately
valued at 5000. at 81 425, in order to come
within the amount subscribed.
Lot IL, Block g.
The property consists of lot 10, in block 8,
Grammers addition to Takoma Park. con-
tanning 1880 square feet, and strip of ten
feet from lot IL adjoining containing l, 100
feet, making a total for the site of II 800
square feet. In addition to this there is an
eighteen-foot parking along the front Of
the property and a similar number Of feet
along the side. The site has a frontage of
% feet on Cedar street and depth of 10
feet on 9Th street. The selling price of the
site &c the trustees was 12h cents while
property In the immediate vicinity is SELL
ing at l6 cents. The owner on the oppo-
site corner from the library site recently re-
fused an offer OF IS cents per foot The site
is considered most desirable and advan-
tageous one, in view of its location and
the character OF the land
feature Of the meeting was the I'M
-. H. Al
Prescott toward the residents OF Takoma
when the vote was being taken for the
site Prof. Prescott who represented the
Seventh Day Adventists of Takoma, con-
trolled sixty votes, and when he saw that
his votes would carry either the Thornton
or the Follmer lot he withdrew his votes in
favor OF the other voters and left Il to
them to decide on the location. The ac-
ton OF Prof. Prescott called forth hearty
applause and he was highly commended by
every one for his fair attitude in the