Evening journal., 1916-02-05
CITY Soon TO Get
100000 Library
ON tenth Street
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That negotiations have progressed
to such a point that they soon will be
closed is believed. however. The COM
mittees and library managers are to
meet Monday afternoon TO consider
the project II is known that te. ~
tive plans have been prepared. calling
for a stately building to extend from
Market street to King street, along
Tenth. facing the courthouse square,
but these plans have not been APP
proved as yet Some details yet re-
main to be cleared up before the H.
brary is assured. it Is understood,
bur they are in a fair way to be ar
ranged in the very near future.
The proposed now library will be a
wonderful addition TO the uptown sec
tion. and will be another forward
step IN beautifying the block bounded
by Market and King and Tenth and
Eleventh streets. When the present
Court House building is torn down,
after tho completion of tile new city
and county buildings. the Court House
block will be converted into a park
and sunkon gardens. The new IL
brary viii face this block. and being
of the same modified Grecian des gn
as the now public buildings, the effect
will be most harmonious IL VIII
be hreproof throughout
For "a long time the institute IL
brary managers and the special com
mii,ee appointed TO consider the erect
tion Of a new library building have
heen trying TO clear the way for OBJ
tanning a strip along Tenth street from
Market to King as site for the H.
brary. One of the obstacles was the
legal method of obtaining the tenure
of the land for il was devised orlgi-
nally for church purposes, and there
is serious legal question as to
whether the property can be sold.
However the plan of long-term
ground lease was decided to be the
best under the circumstances aud
able lawyers. after considering the
subject deeply, approved OF the
ground rental plan
Il is understood the proposed lease
will be for term of two hundred
years. and the rental will start at SlO,'
600 "A year.
The strip desired for the library
site is 100 feet deep, and its dt
version to the use of the library will
necessitate the tearing down OF the
Church office building at the corner
of Tenth and Market streets, the re
moval of the present Historical so
ciety building, which was erected IN
1870 and is a landmark of the city
and removal of some graves and the
reinterment of some bodies In the
portion of the cemetery that Is desired
for the library building.
The Historical Society building, II
is understood. is TO be removed Intact
to a point nearer First Presbyterian
Church The church holds title to al
the property from the ediiice to Tentl
street. and II the strip Is leased to th'
library the lease will have to be made
by the trustees OF First Presbyterian
Church. who are understood TO have
made satisfactory terms II Is de
sired 10 preserve tho. Historical So
ciety building because Of the histori-
cal associations attached TO IL, and II
will be removed TO a new site along
side First Presbyterian Church If the
project goes through. Arrangements
also will be made for the removal of
bodies from the Tenth street portion
OF the churchyard TO places nearer the
church. while some will. be removed
to other cemeteries.
While a strip one hundred feet deep
is to be leased for the library the
proposed building will be ninety feet
deep and there win be tenfoot
space provided at the south of the
building to assure light and air. The
library building i'm depth would eX-
tend TO within a short distance OF the
First Presbyterian Church, while II
would have a frontage of about 25O
feet on Tenth street.
Plans arc under consideration for
a campaign 10 obtain money from the
public for the erection of the proposed
/ library building Contributions of
about $500 600 will be asked Of the
kpublic. and Andrew Carnegie will be
/ asked to give a portion Of that amount.
/ Eventually. IL is expected the library
/ building at Eighth and Market streets
will be sold. and man i'm posi-
ton TO know today said that property
ought TO bring anywhere from S2O0,O00
10 S25O.O IL Is understood that
three Wilmingionians are desirous OF
lbuying it and stand ready TO pay
5000. 600 Tor it This money, ii is pro
posed T. put into an endowment funC
fol the maintenance of the new Ii
brary. should It be erected.