East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-11
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lations securing the use thereof TO
the citizens of Pendleton and that the
title thereto he retained by the city,
6. We earnestly request that what
ever money may be available from
city funds for library purposes be
used to secure better library facilities
for the people of Pendleton through
the present county library,
Z, We request that the common
council guarantee an annual appro.
priation of at least $4,000 to assist in
the maintenance of the present coun-
ty library in the city of Pendleton'
s. That copy of this resolution
be furnished the common council and
each of the local newspapers.
The Stnrgis Fund.
The following separate resolution
was passed;
Whereas. there is trust fund, now
amounting to over $4,000, known as
the Sturgis Fund, the income of which
under the terms of the instrument
creating the trust is to be used by the
trustee for the benefit of the library
of the Commercial Association OF
Pendleton," and
Whereas, the Comercial Associa-
ton has caused It's, library to be plac-
ed with the Umatilla county public
library, where the same can be prop
erly preserved, protected and will be
of most service to members of the as
sociation and the public generally
and
Whereas, the Commercial Associa'
ton believes that its library will ot
best benefited by the expenditure
each year of the annual income from
said fund for the purposes in the in
strument creating said trust men
toned, therefore
Be it resolved by the Commercial
Association of Pendleton that we re-
spectfully request the trustee of saiC
,, fund to devote the entire income IRON
|. said fund to the purpose in said trus
Y mentioned, and that We particularly
request that hereafter the entire in
come each year be used as provided
in the trust, and not allowed to fur
ther accumulate.
Committee Makes Report.
Preceding the introduction of tn
resolutions, the special committee re
Gently appointed to take charge OF Tn
library of the association, submitted
lengthy report in which the lbrar
controversy was rehearsed. The re
port began with the announcement
that arrangement had been MAD
with the county court to handle tn
association library because the coun
ty had much better facilities. A con
tract with the cOnny is contemplated
the report stated, which would pre-
tect the property OF The association an
y vet permit the books to be circulate
with the county books.
The committee deplored the organ
ization of a corporation to conduct
separate and distinct library and d'
plored the action of the council
recognizing this corporation an
passing ordinances turning over II
d city library property and guaranteeir
an annual tax for its support
characterizes those back of tn
y movement as a group of citizens ac
II uated by purely personal reasons,
The maintenance of a separate
brary in the city has no reasonao
D argument the committee declare
and would be unfair to the coun
outside of Pendleton inasmuch as Il
county provides a tax for the mi
tenance of library already located
this city and whose benefits the eli
zens of Pendleton enjoy
Relative to the Sturgis fund, t
B committee holds that the will of |
donor specifically provides that t
annual income is to be used for t
benefit of the library Of the CONNIE
Xxi ciaI association of Pendleton and {
ow clares that the trustee has not be
MS carving out the intention of the {
D0J nor by permitting the income to
he cumulate.
or Inasmuch as the present trus
uld has indicated his sympathy with
Of movement to divert the income
de- the fund to the benefit Of rival
be brary, the committee reports that
ind will be necessary to appeal to the
ed to protect the fund and asks for
gan thority to employ counsel.
inc This authority was given by the
or sociation.
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