The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-28
PLANNED TO VOTE
MORE CASH FOR
LIBRARY SITE
EstimatOrs Meet Friday Night
To Consider Request for
$4,000 Bond Issue
TO ESTABLISH ART
CENTER ON WOODWARD
Project, Including New Museum.
Will Represent Outlay
of $3,0OO,OOO

The board of estimates will hold 4
special meeting. Friday nt!t. 20 act
on the councils request Tor a bond
issue OF $4,000. with which the II.
0rary board can buy more land on
Woodward-ave., between Kirby and
Putnam-aves This will be another
step toward the creation at this point
OH Woodward-aye.. OF one of the
greatest art centers in the country.
A conservative estimate or the cost
OF the art project when completed is
$4,000. 900. The immensely and i'm
portance OF the project are just De-
ginning to dawn on many OF the city
officials.
For some time the trustees of the
Art Museum and the library commits.
sioners have been working ~ con.
junction on the project The plans
call for handsome new museum on
the east side OF Woodward-ave. be-
tween Kirby-ave. and Farnsworth-st.
The new Carnegie library VIII - dt-
rectly opposite the art museum, on
the west side OF Woodward-ave. and
there will be plaza between the two
buildings The land 10 be used in
the project, nearly ell OF which has
been acquired. will have twice the
acreage OF Grand Circus park
The trustees OF the Art Museum now
own the two blocks bounded by Wood.
ward-ave.. on the west, kirby-ave. OH
the north, John R-st on the east. and
FarnsWorth-st., on the south
The council and the board OF esti.
mates last spring appropriated $500
600 for the main auditorium OF the
new Art Museum which will occupy
the center OF the two blocks, Fred
erick-st. between Woodward.ave. and
John R.-st.. TO be closed
IL vas represented 10 the council!
at that time that the museum when
would cost fully Sl.00000Q
and plans have already been prepares
hy John NJ. Donaldson, architect for
the completed building. The plan is
10 be worked out Systematically, ad-
being made to the main audi
forum as future appropriations be.
come available. II was SEATED by
city official who is in close touch with
the project.N Wednesday. that the
building proposed by the trustees will
eventually cost sl,500.000. He also
stated that large private donations
are expected from Detroit's public
spirited citizens, providing for mem
orial wings to the main building.
Contracts Will be let and ground
will be broken for the buildings early
next spring.
On the west side OF Woodward-ave.
the library commission has purchased
frontage from Kirby-ave. 10 Frederick
ST On kirbyave., the land owned by
the commission extends as far back
as Cass-aye The plans for the art
center require that the library be
built directly opposite the Art Mu-
scum and il is TO acquire the neces-
,ary land that the board OF estimates
will be asked to allow a bond issue
'or $4,000. II is proposed TO buy
he land owned by Clarence A. Black,
md said 10 be worth $4,000 and the
and owned By William V. Moore,
member OF the fire compassion, and
to be worth $4,000. Even
.ually the city may seek 70 buy the
frontage on Woodward
ave-, at the corner OF Woodward and
The corner Is owned
BY William II, Murphy.
The sum OF S750000 is available 10
he library commission as donation
rom Andrew Carnegie. IL Is pro-
posed 10 use 100000 OF this for the
main library on Woodward-ave., and
he balance is TO be spent in br9>ch
ibraries In other sections Of the city
rhe plans for the main library have
been completed and contracts will De
et so that work will he started in the
spring
The comprehensive scheme for he
III center calls FOR converting al mo
and around the buildings into PARK
Two roaawayg WIZ diye-ge ron
n oodward ave ard iDrrl circle,
Sith It's widest parts CT 49, - f7c2t
II the librsry and art museum.
IL Is understood that the Ger. ~
,heua Williams Memorial association
4 claiming u erect the monument =
zen. Williams In &c pGH. AMI J; has
.iso bean suggested t4at the rroJo-e"
memorial TO The lSte Jen. His,sil
Ager also 5e erected in this par.