Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-04-11
URGES PURCHASE or
SITE FOR PROPOSED
LIBRARY BY BONDS
Rev. D. A. Thompson Believes
Latel Residents Should Bear :.
Portion Of Expense =;
PLAN A $4,000 BUILDING.
Movement Generally Approved by
Business Men at Chamber of
Commerce Luncheon

Carrying with IL a proposal 10 bond7p-
the city for SO, 900 with whirh to puts&
chase site or else raise that sunl IN
popular subscription. and the raloan&.
of $500 a year either through the =.
taxation of city and county propect%a
or by popular subscription, the cam
paign for the establishment of aAs2a,
600 Carnegie l.ublic libraryln 0lYmpss .
to serve the city ana county, was
launched at the Chamber of Commerce.
luncheon last Tuesday noon
While no formal expression Il opiins
ion was registered at this lunchhnnltslesT'
attitude of the 63 businessss rSens presss-
ent seemed heartily in favor II thaaAas-
brary. individual indorssmEnts- being
given by President r.. w. Nenneyis-
Mayor George A. Mottman, City School.
Superintendent c.. f. Beach, G. FL
Springer, state Librarian /. ia. HirIs
and others. The proposal wi eoHH4
sidered further at next T,lesday,s,ldns
cheon, when the Chambers nublie ate
fairs committee and city officials prots4~
ably will report ON definite rlan tee
be recommended.
Rev. d. A. Thompson, who presented
the project to the luncheopers and who s;'
is one of its most earnest advocates,
favors a city bond issue with which toes-
purchase a site for the library, ,teIfats.,.
ing future residents of Olympia wi1e'a
will reap the benefit of the prppdsRSy
library should bear the major expense
of its establishment, II the city's finan r
cial condition will permit Of an issue.
This matter was not presenter at the gH
luncheon, but was stated later in arlsa
interview with Rev. Mr.. Thompsorls
II do not feel that the present resi-
dents of the city should be asked tCsfs
bear all of this expense" he saids- "foi
later residents will derive az much
benefit and should pay their sharss
81 think the library should be To-
Gated somewhere between Third ancS
Seventh streets and Washington or !
Franklin and Main street, II We calx-l
find suitable site," he added rtE :
usefulness will depend very Largely on
its location and we want to make II
as central as possible"
During 1912 the city contributed bus
$3.50 to the maintenance of the pres
ent small and inadequate public liss-
brary. housed in the municipal buiit@-
ing, but this year has incIudad-. apr
proximately $1,000 in the budget -ao-s-
cording to Rev. Mr.. Thompson. Cfre=
der law passed by the last legisla-a-
ture the county may join, with the
city In maintaining public lihnlry, d,e.s
viding the cost proportionatefy5 to-. ms
amount of work done in the respectiwes
divisions.
| No money can be expended Tor the,
maintenance OF the library untill 1t lsx
actively in operation, Rev. Mr. Mi0mpA
son says, and the object of the nresents..
campaign is 10 get the work under
such headway that the new basrIdings
can be occupied early in 1914. This
means that no money would have to-
be raised by taxation until 1914. "
The fact THAI the city is now suend...-
ing $1,000 year to maintain tfle~press
ent library means that only $l,5OOarld,,
tional would have to be raised and nort
the entire $2,50o. If the county couts
missioners continue as favorable Is (
they were last fall, when they were 4.
willing to appropriate 500 for .y
brary, Rev. Alr. Thompson ssys, hI,--'
discovered they could neg. legaiFy d,s
so, the city's additional snare would.
amount to but $500.
translated unto taxation hgures this
means thar if the county would spenesA
500 towards the support of thas H..
Drary, the library would cost tnag eit,vf
taxpayer just quarter of a rnflf NOR,
lf the county does not pay any portion
OF the cost but the whole addirionsHs
cost is borne by the city, the library,
would cost the city taxpayer a sirl&.
less than haf a mill more in taxes,
Than he is paying now.
The proposal to establish such a N
)rary In Olympia has already beer r4....
'ented TO the Carnegie foundation ano
Is requlrem 2nts learned. These ars
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