The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-13
BRONZE TABLET
FOR Mr.. PACKARD
His Gift of Public Library VIII Be
Commemorated In Perma-
nent Form.
WILL ADORN THE BUILDING
CONTAINS NAMES OF CITY OFF,
GALS WHO ACCEPTED GIFT.

The bronze tablet to be placed I'm the
Salt Lake public library in honor of John
O. Packard, the donor, is on exhibition
in the Leyson jewelry store windows.
The tablet is a handsome affair and the
most perfect ever seen in this city. John
ID. Spencer, president of the library d.
rectofs, is out OF the city and until his
return no date for the installing of the
tablet will be set. In the meanwhile
the tablet will be kept in Leyson's win
doWs. The following resolutions and
names attached appear on the tablet in
raised letters:
Whereas, John Q. Packard has made
and executed and offered to deliver to
Salt Lake City corporation a warranty
deed conveying a clear and unincum-
Dered title to said corporation of the fol-
lowing described premises, to-wit:
"A part OF Lot Five Block Seventy
four, Plat A, Salt Lake City survey, be-
ginning eighty-four and One-half feet
south of the northwest corner of said
LOT, thence running. south along the
street one hundred feet, thence east ten
rods, thence north one hundred feet,
thence west to place of beginning; eX-
ceptlng and reserving to the grantor the
exclusive possession of said lot for q
period Of time not exceeding five years
from October 2, 1900 (being the date of
the execution and Acknowledgement of
said decd and the right to remove pres
en- improvements ana 10 make ana SUD-
Stitute other buildings and improvements
If said corporation will accept said deed
upon the following condition and trust:
Ihat in case the grantor on or be-
the date of said deed, shall expend in
the Improvement of said Tot not less
than the sum of seventy-five thousand
dollars at the reasonable cost thereof
in lot improvements and in erecting
thereon building with fixtures and ap-
pGrtenanceS suitable for a city library
building with library and reading room
or rooms, and a hall suitable for lee
lures on literary, scientific and educa-
tonal subjects, that the said grantee
shall perpetually maintain the property
and keep open at reasonable hours, free
to the residents of the city, a public
reading room or rooms in said build
ing.
"And whereas, the city council of Salt
Lake City greatly appreciates the inesti-
mable benefit which will be conferred
upon the citizens of this city by said
gift now therefore, be it resolved,
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 imposed in
said grant, and be it further resolved by
the president and members of the coun-
Gil, the mayor also cOncurring therein,
THAT in behalf of the citizens Of Salt
Lake City, present and hereafter, we do
signify unto the said grantOr our sim
cere appreciation of the great benefit
by him conferred, and we do extend
to the said donor our heartfelt thanks
for said gift and do hereby promise on
behalf Of ourselves and our successors,
That the trust imposed shall be faith
fully kept and performed, and be it fur
Their resolved that an engrOssed copy of
the foregoing resolution be by the re-
corder transmitted to said grantor.
Passed the city council OF Salt
Lake City, Utah October 9, 1900, and
referred to the mayor for his approval.
City Council.
cha Gs P PoFe F President 6 George f.
HaTtenstein. Charles COttrel jr., j. ].
Thomas, A. A. Robertson, Theodore B.
Beatty, Charles R. Howe, John B. Reid,
NJ j. Tuddenham, Edgar Howe. r. B.
WhittemOre, R. c. GremmelI. City re-
corder, Raymond c. Naylor; city attor-
ney Frank B. Stephens. By ]. o. Ny
strCm, deputy
Approved this thirteenth day of Oc-
tober, 1900 Ezra Thompson, mayor.
City Officers A. .. 1905.
Mayor, Richard P. Morris. City at
torney, Charles c. Dey. City recorder,
J. S. Critchlow.
City Council.
Frank J. Hewlett, president; T. R.
Black, A. Z. Barnes, A. J. Davis, z.
+. Davis, George D. Dean, F. S. Fern
strOm, z. A. Hartenstein, Thomas Hob
day, L. D. Martin. c. NJ. Neuhausen,
Joseph H. Preece, NJ. J. Tuddenham, Ru-
Ion S. Wells, LOrin J. Wood.
Library Directors A. D. 1905.
John D. Spencer, William ]. Bate
man, Mary 7. ClawSOn, Elizabeth NJ. Lo-
hen, Elizabeth A Haywood, Irwin NJ
Jennings, Alfred Lambourne, Agnes c.
Vincents, William Igleheart.
Librarian.
Joanna II. Sprague Assistant Ii
brarian, Julia T. Lynch. Supervising
architect Fred A Hale"