Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-10
FACTS ABOUT THE
LIBRARY ARE GIVEN

In an editorial Thursday the
Courier promised to give the con-
tract which the county viii have to
sign with the Carnegie Corporation
In the event that the voters next Fri
day decide to accept the Gift OF the
library board--sia.boo to be used
In the construction OF a library. In
the following contract Il Is noted
that as q condition upon which the
gift Is accepted. the county will
have to provide a maintenance fund
OF not less than ti,a5o year. A
copy OF the contract follows here.
with:
Form which May Bc Followed In
Drawing Resolution Required by
Carnegie Corporation of
New York
Whereas. Carnegie Corporation OF
New York has agreed TO furnish
ia.50o dollars to the county OF jose
phine TO erect a free public library
building, on condition that said Jo-
sephine county shall pledge itself by
resolution OF county court. to raise
and expend not less that i.2b0 dol
lars a year for maintenance OF a free
public library and provide a suitable
site for said building: now therefore
De II Resolved by the county court
OF Josephine county that said coun-
ty court accept said donation. and Il
does hereby pledge itself to comply
with the requirements OF said Car
negie Corporation Of New York. And
further
Resolved. that II will furnish q
suitable site for said bilding and will
raise and expend not less that 81 .260
dollars year for maintenance OF a
free public library In said building
when erected. And further
Resolved. that an annual levy
shall hereafter be made upon the
taxable property OF said Josephine
county sunicient In amount to COM
ply with the above requirements.
In the accompanying resolution
which was adopted by tho city coun.
ell on April 8. the city. surrender
its donation from the Carnegie COM
mission In case the county will take
II mp and make Il a county affair.
In passing the resolution. a clause
was inserted which binds the city to
provide from It's own funds 81 400
year. This leaves but $50 for the
county to supply to meet the require
ments Of the commission. The coun-
ty is already giving $500 a year to-
yards the maintenance OF the H.
brary. so this part Is we'll taken care
Of.
Here Is the resolution adopted by
the city council:
Be II Resolved, by the common
council OF the town. now city OF
Grants Pass. Josephine county, Ore
gon:
Flrst-The city Of Grants Pass
hereby renounces the promised do
nation OF the Carnegie corporation
Of the city and state OF New York
heretofore made to said city OF
Grants Pass for Carnegie library
building. In favor Of the county Of
Josephine. state OF Oregon, condi-
TONED upon the said county Of Jose.
phine, state OF Oregon. entering into
such contractual relations with the
Carnegie corporation, aforesaid. as
will result in the said donation being
made to Josephine county, Oregon,
and carried to completion in due
course.
Second-Be Is further resolved.
that upon the completion and con-
summation Of the donation aforesaid
OF the Carnegie corporation. afore-
said, unto the said Josephine county,
Oregon. the library now owned and
maintained by the said city OF Grants
Pass be transferred unto Josephine
county, Oregon, for and as part
and parcel OF the Carnegie library to
be maintained by said county, and
that the said city OF Grants Pass
hereafter annually provide such tax