The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-12
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY :
MUST Be kept Open
FRIENDS OF INSTITUTION
ARE TRYING TO MAKE
q PLANS
/ HE AGREEMENT
The City Contracted With MIR.
Carnegie To Maintain the
Institution
AGREEMENT

The action OF the city council in de-
Ginning to make an appropriation for
the pubic library was yariously dis
cussed yesterday. Mayor Godf.,y de-
clared that the council has heavy re-
sponsibilities, but that the members
are amenaDie 10 argument and are
willing to receive information OH any
matter In which the citizens are inter
csted.
The Inteiiigencer is Informed by
Mrs. Rufus Fant, president, that the
civic association has not taken any
position on this matter. The Intelli-
gencer received its information from
members of the association who stat
ed that the ladies disapproved of the
action of council.
AT meeting of the educational
committee of the Anderson chamber
OF. commerce Saturday this matter
was brought up. The members OF the
committee feared that the library
would have to be closed and were con-
cerned over the proposition of getting
rpnus to meet the expenses. The ex-
penses OF the library include pay for
the Librarian, lights, water, janitor,
etc.
AT the meeting Friday a general
discussion was indulged in, during
which the members Of the committee
stressed the fact that the library is
one OF Anderson's chief possessions
and that it is invaluable to the stu
cents OF the city and TO the business
hhen OF the city. They also took up a
row feature of the case. tina. it would
rIt Anderson in very undesirable
light. since the city is morally bound,
according to this committees, to make
the appropriation, according to tfc
terms Of agreement with Mr.. Carnegie,
The following. taken from the min
utes OF trustees meeting, held when
the library project was under way,
was cited in support Of this conten
tion:
"Mr. Carnegie agreed to give SIT
500 to pay for library building provid-
ed. the city council would pledge an
annual appropriation OF 10 per cent
OF $1.750, for support funds. That
sum was pledged in accordance there
with at meeting OF city council held
on 18th of April. 1907 and Mr.. Carne-
gle was SO advised.
rUpon completion Of the library
building 1t was ascertained the cost
of same was approximately $1,000
more, making 1900. Mr.. Carnegie
was advised Of this fact and finally
consented to give the additional $1,000
provided the city council would In
crease the pledge by $120 additional
snnually-which agreement was met
at a council meeting held on the 10th
Of March 1907"
After considering the matter in all
its phases and engaging in lengthy
discussion as to what might he done
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the committee on
education OF the chamber of COM
merce, feeling concerned as to the fu-
ture OF the Carnegie library, hereby
expresses its hope that the trustees
of the library and the city council
will be able to devise a plan whereby
the library may be enabled to con-
tinue its very excellent services To
the community. It is realized that
the present council is laboring under
some temporary extraordinary cx-
penses In the city government but :cel
sure way may be found to handle
the situation without compromising
the future OF the library"
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