Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1903 — THE LIBRARY MATTER. [ARTICLE]

THE LIBRARY MATTER.

At the meeting of the city council Monday evening this resolution was adopted: “Resolved by the Common Council of said City that said Common Council will cause to be levied not less than SI,OOO per annum for the support and maintenance only of said Library when a site satisfactory to Andrew Carnegie has been provided and paid for.” only site before the council was the Moes site. The only provision to pay was for the Moss lots. The time to raise the money extends to Sept. 7, 1908, because that is the time the levy is made. Evidently the resolution should be oonstrued that the council voted in favor of the Moss site and the means taken to secure its purchaser *