The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-06
COUNCIL VOTES
 TO ESTABLISH
 LIBRARY BOARD
Permanent Body 10 Ad- minister Proposed Mem-
 oriaI Wins Backing


 Library Board, similar in nature to the present School Board.
 That decision was made last night when the City Council unanimously voted to instruct City Attorney Howard D. Stabler to draft an ordi- nance creating a permanent, cleo tive, three-member Library Board and enumerating it's functions, dut- ies and responsibilities. Board mem- bers would serve without compensa- ton.
 It was the general feeling of the Councilmen-all were present for last evenings session-that such board should be set up now in order to have it ready to steer course for the projected Memorial Library for which the Rotary Club has started the ball rolling. The Board would serve in an advisory capacity in the laying of plans for the new library and would oversee it's admin istration after completion.
 Former Board
 Once before Juneau had Library Board, it was stated. Former Mayor Harry Lucas named B. D. Stewart, Dr. James Ryan and B. F. Heintzle- man as its members But, it was only temporary and did not have of ficial status. Its sole function was the selection of books for the pres ent Library.
 The Councils action toward crea- ticn of a Library Board answered one of two requests made of the City administration at the regular Coun- cil meeting last evening by the Rev. c. Herbert Hillerman, Rotary Pres idept.
 The second request, also affirm atively answered by the Council, was that the City give it's official sane tion to Citizens Committee to raise funds for the proposed Mem orial Library. The Council was pre- sented with list of Juneau citizens whom the Rotary Club asked the Mayor and Council to name to such a committee-with such other names added as City officials might sug- gest.
 Proposed Committee
 The list of members proposed by the Rotary Club, some of whom al- ready have been contacted by club officials and have agreed to serve, is:
 Nick Bavard, the Rev Willis Booth, Charles w. Carter, Mrs. William Car ter, c. E. Cleveland, Mrs. James Cole, Mrs. Jake Cropley, H. L. Faulk- ner, Jack Fletcher, Thomas George, Charles Goldstein, w. D. Gross, B. F. Heintzleman, Walter Heisel, Mrs. Mildred Hermann, John Hermle, Earle Hunter.
 James McNaughton, Mrs John Mccormick J. J. Meherin. J. F. Null len, A. B. Phillips, w. s. Pullen, R. E. Robertson, John Reck, Allen Shattuck, Robert Simpson, Mrs liar old Smith, B. D. Stewart, Jce Thibo- deau, Alfred Zengcr, all Organized Labor groups, the Jeep Club.
 Cost Mounting
 The Rev. Hillerman touched off a furry of discussion with his state ment that it is generally held by those in the list whom he has con- tacted that publicized estimates of $60,000 as the cost of a Memorial Library is far beyond what had ori- ginally been anticipated and con- siderably higher than can we'll be expected to be raised by public sub scription. The Rotary Club, he said, had originally conceived al building costing about $35,00O.
 It was explained that the $60,000 figure is merely an outside estimate submitted in the application to the Federal Works Agency for an ad- vance planning loan, that it includes $l0,000 for purchase of a site land- scaping and interior fixtures. Ar chitect H. B. Foss declared that an actual cost figure closer to $40,000 is not unlikely for a suitable build ing.
 Wetdman Puts Spur
 When it came to authorizing an agreement with the EVA to accept the $2,000 approved by that agency as an advance planning loan, some of the Councilmen were bit leery It took spark tossed from the floor by fisherman Carl Weidman to put an end to delaying action. Coun- cilmen John Young, Ed Nielsen and Harry Lea were especially concern ed about getting the City involved in any commitment that might later bounce back on it. Councilman Young held out for suspending &C., ton on the planning loan until it was seen that money for erection of