Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-09
Care in Preparing Plans for
s Takoma Park Library.
MONEY WAITING IN BANK
Andrew Carnegie Has Deposited
: $4,000.
LAND HAS BEEN DONATED
Librarian Bowerman Gives Archi-
tects the Benefit of His 1nspec-
ton of Cleveland Libraries.

Plans for tine erection of the Takoma
Park branch of the Washington Public
Library are rapidly progressing and it
is expected the architects soon will have
the detailed drawings completed. At its
recent session Congress authorized the
acceptance of gift of money and land
for the institution.
Andrew Carnegie has notified the Ii
lrary commission. composed of the Dis
trict Commissioners. Charles j. Bell,
chairman of the committee on branch Ii
| raries of the library trustees and
George F. Bowerman. librarian of the
Public Library. that lie has deposited
st0.OOO in bank at Newark, y. j., from
which they can draw for the erection of
the building.
The library commission has held sew
eral meetings and plans submitted by
several architects were examined and
finally Marsh & Peter. architects, were
instructed to complete the plans for the
building. Mr.. Bowerman, however. re-
Gently visited the libraries in Cleveland.
Ohio. which are regarded the most
up to date in the country, in order that
lie could get suggestions for the interior
arrangement of the new Takoma Park
library. Mr.. Bowerman stated today
that as a result of his western trip some
changes will be made in the plans now
being made by the architects and that
the new book depository will be model
in arrangement and equipment.
Site Donated.
The library building is to be situated
on the corner of 9Th and Cedar streets.
Takoma Park. The site was purcha sed
by. residents of Takoma Park several
years ago by subscription. The land
was purchased from HI. l.. Thornton for
ST. 500 and it is stated has considera bly,
increased in value since that time, be-
cause of the many improvements in the
suburb.
At the time the ground was bought a
permanent library committee. composed
of II. F. Taft, chairman; Rev. +. G.
Clarke. W. A. Colcord. Howard Fisk
and Angus Lamond. was appointed.
A small library had been in use at the
park prior to the presentation of the
bill In Congress authorizing the District
Commissioners to accept the donations
from Mr. Carnegie for the erection of
the new building. This library contained
about 100 volumes.
The new library will be an accommo-
dation to several thousand persons. Be
sides Takoma Park, residents of Park
View. Petworth. Saul's Addition. Bright
wood Park. Brightwood, Sligo and For
est Glen, may obtain their books from
this branch, instead of coming all the
way into the city to get them.
Action by Congress.
April Congress authorized the District
Commissioners to accept a donation of
not less than $4,000 from Mr. Carnegie
for the erection of the branch library,
from plans subject to the approval of the
Commissioners and the public library
trustees. and to accept the conveyance of
unincumbered land as a site for the Ii
brary. 1t was provided that the library
should not be opened for public use until
Congress should provide for the neces-
sary expense of maintaining il. and that
the appropriation for such expenses
should not exceed in any ore year 10 per
ccntum of the total cost of the building.
Mr.. Carnegie. however. donated $4,000
more than Congress had stipulated.