The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-07
Council Comes to Rescue Of Board
Adopt Temporary Plan to
Tide Institution Over
Tight Place
WILL GO AFTER CITY'S
SHARE OF TAX PENALTY
City Attorney Instructed to Start
Proceedings Against County
Mayor Authorized to Des-
ignate Clean-Up Day


For a few brief moments al the
meeting Of the city deds yesterday
afternoon Al tie city hall. the PROPOSE.
tion Of whether or not the Carnegie
library should be closed temporarily,
hung IN the balance following the re-
port Of the library committed that the
funds set aside Tor the maintenance
Of that institution were practically ex.
hausted The council after some argu-
ment threw out the lite preseryer In
the form Of an appropriation and pull
ed the temporarily stranded institution
safely aboard.
The library hoard appeared before
the council and stated chat the funds
for the operation of the Carnegie H.
brary We're all but exhausted and ask
ed that the council take the matter up
ii possible tender ihe required aid III
was stated that the board had reached
the point where financial aid must 30
forthcoming at once or the Institution
would have 70 close its doors. The
necessary expenses Tor the operation
Of the Institution are some SOS per
moiah, with an additional amount Tor
i,nfaranr, stnanare
I'VE have beon as economical as pos
sible, said Mrs. coryell, in addressing
the council. but tie library fund IS
practically exhausted and we cannot
operate another merth without iinan.
cial help from Che council. Il Is a mat
ter Of pride with Us ana the thought o.
having to close ne library on account
OF insufficient funds is humiliating
Many OF the school children are not
supplied with reference Libraries in
their homes and come to iho Carnegie
library for information pFepatng their
lessons
a forceful argument for the mainten,
ance Of the library was made by S e..
Durbln. which was followed BY City
Attorney Hammerly, who said in part
~ would hate lor the news to be cireu,
lated throughout the state that Chick
asha was compelled to close The Carae.
gle library for want Of operating funds.
The adverse ADVERTISING that would be-
thes created would cost as much more
than the amonnt necessary to main.
tain the institution Only few
months viii elapse until Il new levy IS
made. While The library fund is eS-
hausted and BY law we cannot sppro-
pirate funds from any other given de-
partment. yet believe we can use the
amount necessary, month by month,
from the contingent and supply fund,
which is created for the meeting Of
emergencies n We see within the
next few months that a more urgent
need arises Tor me money Of this fund
and that il viii run short, we can then
close the libriw or make other ar
rangements However, do not think
such emergency win arise and believe
we can carry the library through until
the new levy is made.
Other favorable talks we're made BY
almost every member Of TIE counci
and motion BY j % Buie to appro
pirate $40 per month from the contin
gent fund for the maintenance Of th'
Carnegie library until time Tor th'
1913 levy. carried unanimously Thl
thanks OF the assembled library boar
were proiuse and were expressed b,
Mrs. +. +. Riddle. who remarked "Th
city Of chickasAa should be proud 0
Its council
e. r. Collins brought the subject 0
the rs per cent penalty on ad yalorer
taxes up for consideration Of the cour
ell and stated his belief that the cit
IS due It's pro rata Of the funds thu
derived. He pointed ont further tha
Shawnee and otker cities have starte
proceedings for tho recovery Of sue
funds which had been paid TO and r.
tanned by the county The propositio
was argued at length by the councl
men and when asked as to hts oninio
Of the subject. City Attorney Hamme
y stated that he believed It was just