The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-04-25
WILL OF PEOPLE
TO BE CONSIDERED
LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS DESTROYS
OF PLEASING THE MASSES.
Show No Indications or lmpatience-
The Bottom Site May Not Be Ac-
cepted-New Developments In
The Case-Several Question
able Houses in the Commun-

In the matter of the location of the
Negro Library daily developments
are encouraging the people in the be-
lief that their wish will be given
due consideration by the Board OF
Commissioners.
In the last meeting of the Commits
sion, no final action was taken in the
matter of locating the colored branch
of the Library. The white branch
was located in North Nashville, but
when the protest of the colored peo-
pie was presented to the board they
desired to wait until further investi-
cation could be made. 1t is learned
that the commissioners are desirous
Of the placing the library where it
will be acceptable to the majority of
the colored people and where it will
be patronized by them. They desire
to create that popularity that will
induce people to contribute to its
maintenance from year to year 1t
is realized that if the library be-
comes unpopular before it is erected
it will practically be of no use. For
this reason and many others the mat
ter will be given consideration.
New developments make the case
darker. 1t is learned that on 18th
avenue between Church and Cedar
streets there are several houses run
in questionable way. These houses
are located in close proximity to the
site that is proposed for the library.
There are some very highly respected
people living on 18th avenue between
/ Cedar and Church streets, but is is
known that they are making every
effort to get out of that community.
Most of them are old residents of
that vicinity. Some have lived there
either as housekeepers themselves or
with their parents for more than forty
years. They are property owners. q.
and cannot afford to break up and
leave without making some sacrifices.
1t is known, however, that they are
endeavoring to make a change, and
for the specific reason that the neigh
borhood has become so corrupt.
One by one those people who
thought that they were about to loose
the library are being made to know
that this is out of the question. II
has never entered the minds of the
Commissioners to think Of such
thing, The one member who met
the Board of Trade recently an6
threw out the broad hint that the
commissioners were tired of being
bothered with Negroes is believed to
have been speaking for himself. and
1t was he who told a very prominent
Negro that the Negroes did not need
library that they ought to go to
work. When he he appeared at the
Negro Board of Trade, he said sew
eral of the commissioners did not IA
vor library for the Negroes, but that
he was very anxious that they have
one, but told another gentleman that
the Negroes did not need a library and
that they ought to go to work; so 1t
seems that the gentleman makes
one statement to tee Board of Trade
and another to an individual.
The Library Commission of Nash
vile is composed of high
class men and they are all an
xious that the Negro citizens of this
city be treated as citizens; and that
they be encouraged to become better
citizens. They realize the great val
ne of a library and since Mr.. Car
negie has given to Nashville $4,000
on condition that $25,0OO go for a Ne
gro library. This commission has
shown that they are very anxious to
build this library and that it should
have the proper location.