East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-19
APPROPRIATION ASKED.


connect with the federal building.
r. T Brown and NJ s Kern again
asked that the council take proceed
ings to secure the pavement Of Riv-
erside boulevard at once The mat
ter is still in the hands Of the street
committee.
Secretary W. Al Jones In a letter
asked permission to string banners
across the Pendleton streets annOunc-
ing the dates Of the annual state
fair and the request was referred 10
the street committee. Communica-
tions were received asking the mayor
to appoint delegates to the Pan-Am-
erican Road congress TO be held in
Oakland from Sept 13 to II, to the
convention OF the League OF cities
and to the irrigation congress. The
mayor will name any responsible citi-
zen who desires the commission
Following in detail is the appeal
made to the city council by Mrs.
Lima H sturgls, chairman Of the IL
brary commission. that the city grade
the site for the library building and
purchase the furniture for the new
building:
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
oers OF the City Council OF Pendle-
ton.
Gentlemen
Through the efforts Of the library
board and the county court, funds
have been given for a S25, 900 library
TO ne built in Pendleton. Plans have
been drawn to meet the requirements
Of central building Of a county Ii
brary system. specifications are row
in hand, we are ready to advertise for
bids and the work of excavating may
be started Immediately.
The $25,0OO already provided with
out taxing the city or county in any
way, is needed entirely for the build
ing itself. It will lessen materially
the value of the building in quality
of materials and essential equipment
il any Of this amount has to be used
for furniture or for the large amount
OF eXcavating necessary to render the
grounds ready for the building.
The library board knows that this
building is a great asset to PendletOn
in supplying educational advantages
to the present citizenship and in at
tracing to the city a desirable class
of people. The library board feels
that it is only fitting that the city Of
Pendleton help toward making this
building a success in every way by
providing at least the furniture and
by preparing the grounds ready for
bdlding.
We understand that the city funds
are low at present and we are not
asking for any more than weabso-
/ luteiy need nor more than the city
should reasonably be willing to fur
nish for a building procured at so
little expense to this community. Our
request for excavating and for furni-
! ture Will require but little outlay in
money before the next tax funds are
due in October. The furniture bills
will not be due until December
Careful estimate shows that the ne
cessary furniture will cost from $4,000
to $4,000.
The expense of excavating can bC
greatly reduced through cooperating
J with the Monroe street property own.
ers who are wishing to fill in theil
street with what is taken from the
library site. This will allow most OF
the dirt to be filled mat the corner
Immediately adjacent to the site
while the farthest haul will not be
more than one block distant. The
street commissioner could be detailed
for a ten day period or Whereabouts
as needed to look after loading and
! unloading. Prisoners from county
and city jails should help materially
in loading the wagons even though
their work cannot be counted as
equal to the average day laborer. VIZ
| are informed that Mr.. Nelson, Mr.
Suhl and Mr. Thompson will furnish
teams and wagons for the Monroe
street work, which is loaded by th'
prisoners, ought not to leave a grea'
deal in actual outlay for the city Il
provide
We realize that it will take careful
thought and hearty cooperation t
get this work under way and complet,
ed tut We know the result is wei
worth the united effort of city coun
Gil ana library board and if all pull
together and with a will it should
in true Pendleton style.
We also realize that you have
roads, sewers. lighting and other ex-
penses that are always present and
always will be, but We ask for one