Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1903 — THE LIBRARY SITE. [ARTICLE]

THE LIBRARY SITE.

The committee to secure subscriptions for the Carnegie library site are said to be meeting with considerable opposition from those who want the library located in Weston park, just south of J. W. Williams’ residence. While The' Democrat would favor this location, were it large enough—whioh it is now claimed it is not, and it is proposed to narrow the street on each side to make room, if it be located there —we, think the Moss lots on North Van Rensselaer street presents advantages .that make the latter the most advantageous location, and the price asked for the lots, $1,200, is certainly reasonable. This; location is central, close to the schools, and charchs, and the matter of heating—if the building should be heat from the lihtg and water plant—would be a big inducement to locate it at this point. The matter of narrowing the streets to enlarge Weston park should not be thought of for a moment. If the park is too small to admit of the building being located thereon, some other location should be selected, and nothing has as yet presented itself as so likely a location as the Moss lots. It ought not to be a hard matter to raise $1,200 for this purpose in Rensselaer, with all its wealth and public enterprise, and we that some of our worthy citizens will dig up the necessary funds with which to secure a suitable location.