The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-21
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE
MATTER UP WITH BOARDS
COMMITTEE TO IRON RIVER
Met With West Side Club Last tuesday to
Promote the Adoption Of Good
Roads for County.

Shall Crystal Falls have sl5. O0O
Carnegie library2 III the commercial
club has it's way the answsr will be
"yes.
The matter was discussed very much
at length at the general meeting OF the
club held In the Diamond Drill hall last
Friday night and the committee on
municipal affairs was instructed to get
the library. To get IL the committee
will confer with the school board and
with the city council
The matter was brought before the
board by the committee on municipal
affairs which reported that the ques-
tion of Carnegie library was proach-
ed by the school board last summer and
the board waited upon the city council
for the purpose OF getting tnat body to
take some steps TO secure the library
but that the council was. at that time,
up to It's ears In the street paving mat
ter and it didn't feel that the extra
money necessary TO keep library 60
ing could be spared
Prof Hill WIS asked to come before
the club by the committee as he bad
considerable correspondence with Mr.
Carnegies secretary and was better
able to explain in detail all matters
connected with the enterprise than
were the members Of the committee
Prof Hill explained at length the
proposal Of Mr.. Carnegie. He will
erect ana furnish building il the
municipality will spend 10 per cent
OF the amount in its maintenance
In communities of this size the n
mount granted for libraries is gener
ally $40. 600 so that Crystal Falls will
have to spend 81, 500 per year to keep
the library open and light, heat and
janitor it
The sum is very mall one compar.
ed with what we are spending on other
things and the club thought. by.a u
nanimous vote that we ought to have
the library.
AS result the committee on muni-
cipal affairs was instructed to meet
with botn the city council and the
school board and get both or either in
terested in the library. The commit
tee consists OF Messrs. Corcoran. Rich
ards. Holmes. Henry and d. NJ Ross
The city and township will combine
In the use Of the library and perhaps
Mansfield and Mastodon township as
the people Of thoe townships could have
as free access to the library AS those
living right here.
The maintenance OF public library
would relieve even the school district
OF the expense that is incurred in
maintaining the present library and all
the books in that library excepting
those for special school work. will be
transferred TO the public library. The
school board maintains librarian 30
il would be relieved of that expense
also.
The consensus Of opinion was that |
the library should be supported by a
tar spread upon both the city and |
township but that the city should be
unidentified with the management as
well as the school board and the com
mittee will undoubtedly endeavoT TO
formulate some plan along that line.
provided that the city council feels
disposed to assist in the matter
The next matter taken up was the
question OF good roads The matter
came before the club FROM the same
as did the library matter.
The sentiment was strongly in favor Of
roads and OF getting them next year
when there is probability OF many
idle men being in the county
As the plans are to get roads without
one bit the present amount
n taxes raised the tax now collected
,eing enough to both pay the interest
md lift the bonds with for the next
wchty sears. the plan met with hearty ,
approval
ON motion the chairman was instruc.
ed TO appoint committee To meet ,
With tile Iron River club and provide
, united plan TO get the roads Z
The chair appointed as such n {
committee w j. Richards. Viano Os
erberg. Herman Holmes. Jas r. Cor. I
oran and l.. A. Henry. {
The third and last matter reported
ut by the municipal affairs committee I
ras the matter OF lire protection. The 1
,erchants who were present were right Q
p on tip toes on this matter.