The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
WOULD ISSUE
$4,000 BOND
FOR LIBRARY
g. A. REEVE PRESIDENT OF
BOARD MAKES PROPOSE
TON IN TALK BEFORE
CIVIC CLUB.
BUILDING TO Be GOOD.
Interesting Meeting of Civic Club In
Which Board Members Tell
About Work Done and
Plans Now On.

Plymouth and that future generations
would regret that so small building
had been built, if the board stops at
what they can build for that sum.
This action would not increase the IL
brary tax a particle.
The entire evening of the club was
taken up by a consideration of the
library project, the following pro-
gram having been arranged by mem
bers of the board:
Music-Mr. James II. Bishop.
Benefits Of Public Library,-Mrs.
Underwood
The Building-Mr. Marks.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Geo. II. Thayer.
Mr.. Carnegie and Our Financial
Standing-Mrs. Humrichouser.
Vocal solo-Rev. Mr.. WINS.
The Law and Our Financial Diff
culties and Successes Reeve.
instrumental solo-Mr. Bishop.
Mrs. Underwood in a well prepared
paper told of the many advantages
of free public library. 1t was the
means of the general education and
information of the public, she said,
after they had gone out of school. A
library is necessity for every in
telligent community. 1t will make
better working men, broader and
more intelligent business and profess
sional men, as well as being source
of pleasure and profit for all the
women of the city and surrounding
country, and a public convenience
for travellers going through our city.
Mr.. Marks said that the board had
not bought a lot yet, but had decided
on the Cleaveland lot, and were
negotiating for it. They had chosen
this lot because it was geographically
located very nearly in the center of
the city, was on a street much
travelled and convenient for the
pupils of the High School, because it
was a central location for the bust
ness men and for the women as they
were shopping, because Of the fine
shade trees already there, and the lot
being already graded, and because it
was just across from the city hall.
When the city rebuild or enlarges the
city hall, it is the expectation, he
said, to heat both hall and library by
one furnace, thus saving the cost of
two heating plants and two janitors.
The cost of this lot will be $4500
The heirs will make a donation of
$500, and the house and barn is worth
about 5000 leaving the net cost of the
lot to the board at $4,000 for a
ground 114X126 feet.
On the first floor are to be the
books and in the basement will be the
furance, some of the reports not so
frequently used, and the rest room. A
lecture room and other smaller rooms
for.the public use will be provided
The present lease on the building
will not expire until August, SO
nothing much can be done before
that time. The board expects, how
ever, to have the walls of the library
up before winter comes on.
Mrs. Humrichouser took up oul
financial condition ad said that Mr.
Carnegie has limited his donation to
j $4,000, she believed because the fin.
ancial showing of the city was Sc
good for the population. Experience
had shown that library could not
be supported on less than 10 per cent
of its cost There has been subscrib.
ed to the library $26O1 and of this
$4,000 has been paid in. She thought
all the list was good. except aboni
$50 from people who had moved
away.
In his talk Mr.. Reeve said the loi
bought was CHEAP. A smaller lot OF
tLaporte street onlv block away haf
sold4for 10000. He said it was ne
Epleasnre to be on the library hoard
but an arduons dntv.
! The difficulties throuyh which ~
hoard bad come were creat and thor.
we're still more TO be met. Nogotia
lions we're on with the Center town