Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
LIBRARY
WANTED FOR CITY
Civic League will give $1,000
Towards Site-Ask
City For Rest
WRIGHT PARK TO Be IMPROVED
Bond Issue FavOrably Received
by CitiZens-COuncil Starts
Educational Campaign

Petitions, delegations, requests and
the regular routine Of business kept
the city council at work until late
hour at the regular session Tuesday
evening. Despite the terrific heat City
Clerk Gallagher had no pity and it
was past midnight before the gavel
sounded and the session closed 1t
was the longest meeting of the sum
mer
The executive committee of the
Civic League was given an audience
early in the evening and discussed
with the council the proposition of
taking steps towards securing Car
negie library for the city. The dele
cation requested that the council as
sist them in buying site for the
building and with this assurance
it was thought that the Carne-
gle Library Foundation fund would
be willing to give the usual
amount of money to establish
library in a city of this population.
Mrs Francis King, president of the
Civic League, in presenting the matter
had the following to say:
THE Civic League for several
years has maintained free reading
room for the boys and men of the
city, but there has been nothing for
the others living in the city. 1t
seems TO US that the erection of
public library is an essential part in
this city's growth and for that reason
we are asking you assist US in this
endeavor. A site for a library in this
city will cost about $4,000. The
league has 81 900 and it is willing to
give this sum TO assist in purchasing
the site. The league asks that the
city give the remaining $4,000" The
cost of up-keep of a public library
will fall upon the city and amounts
usually to 10 per cent of the original
principal given for the construction
of the building"
The park question was again put
before the council by the league and
urgent requests made that immediate
steps be taken to beautify it. The
assistance of an expert will probably
be secured in the near future. The
, ladies of the league are very anxious
that a permanent endowment fund
be set aside for improvements and up
keep of the park. 1t was suggested
that $4,000 would be sufficient for this
!. endowment
No further steps were taken by the
: council relative to the bonding propo-
sition other than the proposal to
commence the educational campaign
= in order that something may be ac-
!, !, complshed early in the fall. 1t was
= the general opinion among the coun-
!, cilmen that the enthusiasm over the
: bonding idea was increasing. Requests
coming for water and sewerage from
the sections where the proposed i'm
provements are TO be made indicate
that the issue will receive strong sup
=" port among property holders there.
If property holder builds house
x on the rear of his lot where he al
ready has one home has the city the
right to collect for tapping the sewer
O. second time was fully discussed
y Owing to the many homes that are
being erected this thing is done and
= no expense has been charged for per.
. sons tapping the sewers. Property
nOiutIS say 1hty nav pau wv AN'
tapping and that seems enough tC
II them The council were of the opinion
that second collection should b,
'e made and an ordinance leading TO tha'
will undoubtedly be drawn-up soon.
= The plat for the Sunnyside sub-di
~ vision was submitted to the counci
- - for approval and was put in the hands
of a committee to investigate the ar
e rangement of the lots and location
ie and width of roads and alleys.
u 1t is probable that the city will pur
n chase one or more pulmoters for tn
y safety of the citizens. The matte
x was presented to the council by c. G
n' Rhodes. While no action was takel
/, !" Tuesday evening, the council were i'm
J. pressed with the need after the re
Il marks made by Mr.. Rhodes.