Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-19
CHOOSE SITE FOR
DOVER'S LIBRARY
JOINT Committee Decides ON
$4,000 Property at Bergen
and Blackwell Streets.

W Aho Staf#
DOVER, Nov. 19.-At the conclu-
sion of a lengthy meeting of the free
public library trustees, executive COM
mlttee of the Board Of Trade, library
committee of the Woman's Club and
delegation of the Common Council,
held in the library last night for the
purpose of selecting a suitable site
Tor the proposed Carnegie library, it
was unanimously voted that the IL
brary trustees recommend to the
council the purchase of the site To-
Gated at the corner of Bergen and
Blackwell streets owned by Dewitt
r. Hummer. The price asked for the
property is $4,000.
Numerous sites had been suggested
at prices ranging from $500 to 5000,
but it was the consensus of opinion
that the new building should be CEN
traliy located on the main street,
where it would be most available for
the townspeople.
The proposed site includes a large
dwelling used as a boarding house
and is T5x112 feet in size. Isaac w.
Soaring, president OF the library
trustees. explained that the building
could be sold for about $1,000 and
moved to the rear Of the lot, thus
materially reducing the original cost
of the site and leaving sufficient
room for the library or about 75x76
feet.
Mayor William L. r. Lynd informed
those present that he was opposed
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chase unless a special election was
held and the votrs authorized the
expenditure. He maintained that the
town is already oyerburdened with
bonded indebtedness and before long
additional bonds of $125,000 for a new
school building and over $250000 for
sewers would be necessary 1--WE
should gos low in this matter" said
the mayor, "the taxpayers are COM
planning of their taxes and each year
the taxes are increasing. The people
won't stand for any increase in the
bonded indebtedness. Let the voters
say whether they want the site or
not" Alderman Richard W. Whit
ham also opposed the issuance of
bonds to cover the purchase and
election should be held.
Mr.. Soaring stated that the town
should take advantage of the offer
of the Carnegie Commission to erect
a $4,000 building, and that the best
and most convenient site be OBJ
tanned There is but two ways of
obtaining the money" he said, land
that is by issuing bonds or popular
subscription AS the library is for
the town and not charitable in
stitution, the town should provide
the Site He further stated that
the amount now expended for rent
each year would pay the interest on
$4,000, and a sinking fund could be
iflaugurated for the retirement of the
bonds
Pres dent Edward Kelly, of the
Board of Trade, favored bond issue,
and asserted that the great benefits
derived from such an investment
would be of great value to the COM
munity
Figures were submitted to show
that the present appropriation for
the maintenance of the library would
maintain the new library, and that
the interest on the bonds, which will
be taken at par by the present owner
of the property at interest bearing B
per cent, would be paid each year
The representatives of the council
were heartily in favor Of the propo-
stion with the exception of the man
ner of payment, and the question Will
be referred to the council for hnal
action