The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-24
COMMUNICATION

l tee iS about 10 make d uliNe ACA more funds to complete the sum necessary for it's share of building the library under the Community Facilities Service.
 Will you publish for us this story of the library and the present drive addressed to the people of Juneau?
 The time has finally come to start an active drive for funds for the Juneau Memorial Library building. More than two years age most of the civic, fraternal and re- ligious organizations of the city met and agreed to begin work on library building project by popu- lar subscription. It was pointed out in the meeting that a li2rary had Leen under consideration since 1916 tut differences of opinion had heretofore held up progress. Some had felt that the job should be fi- nanced by city taxation; others held alternate views. Whether c library should come ahead of a recreation hall or an auditorium ahead of both, or whether the three should be combined in one Luilding, were also repeated sources of division. All conceded that if tax money were to be used, any of these would have to wait until des- rerately needed school buildings, city hall and street paving were financed.
 Decision was reached at the above meeting that all would now concen- trate first on a separate library building; and that the money should be raised by popular sub scription to be assured of getting he structure in the near future. On ! this basis, B. D. Stewart, James c. Ryan and myself were appointed as a Committee to head the pro- ject.
 As of this date, a plot of ground | or the building has been purchased with the cost of about $9,500 ceing met by an extremely generous re- ponse of g community groups; the | architectural plans for the building have been prepared; in addition, 62 business firms and individuals from Juneau and the Pacific Northwest cities, on quiet solicitation, have ubsoribed a total of about SAT, ,00O to fund for the library structure The enactment by Congress ot the Alaska Public Works Program of the past year was an extremely important matter for the ll-rary project. Under this Act, fedora contribution of one dollar can bt obtained to match every local dollal going into the project.
 A recent estimate of the tota cost of the building as now designed is sl40,000 Our share would bt ', S70 ,00c. The structure as planned will serve excellently it's main pur- pose as an educational facility ano also add greatly to the attractive ness of our city. Certainly we should make a special effort to provide the additional S23O00 needed to furnish our 50 percent share of its cost. Doubtless never again will WIG have as good an opportunity to get such fine library building for oul city at so little cost to us.
 In answer to a frequently asked question it can be stated that tht library building will stand close tC the new city hall so that totf buildings can be heated from onS furnace and cared for by the same | jan,tor force.
 The Community Facilities Service in charge of the federal public works program wants to build tht library this year. The Library Boaro is now preparing to plan an imme- | diate drive to raise the additiona | S23,00C needed and is asking th$ | assistance of the above-mentionec community groups in conducting this drive. We hope they will stage , money-raising affairs as they did tt help purchase the site and will alst assist in soliciting individual sub. scriptions.
 All will have to subscribe gen. erously if the lierary is to become a reality. Many subscriptions o1 S250 and $500 along with numerous smaller ones will be needed tt make up the total. Signed pledges are acceptable in place of casf and may be paid in installment! over the years 1850, 1851 and 1852 We hope to finish this drive in z period of three weeks, and repre-. sentatives of the Drive Committee will be calling on you in the neal future.
 Please consider the importance of this permanent community ia. cility to yourself and family 1T mak ng your subscription. You vii not be making a donation to some. thing. You will be investing il something that will make you city a better place in which to live
 B. FRANK HEINTZLEMAN
 Chairman,
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