Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1903 — The Library Meeting. [ARTICLE]

The Library Meeting.

Sailing is Now Clear for the Carnegie Library. The stockholders of the Jasper Public Library met Saturday afternoon, per call; with 85 shares of stook represented. Also a fair attendance of representative citizens. All neoessary aotion was taken to advance the early construction of the Carnegie Library building, on the Moss lots, on Van Rensselaer and Angelica streets. S. P. Thompson presided and A. H. Hopkins, was seoretary. The aotion of the Jasper Library in donating 1300 worth of books to the Pnblio Library was endors. ed, as also their resolution to merge the Jasper in the Publio library as soon as the new build ing is completed. Also authorized the trustee of Marion tp. from levying any Jasper library tax this year. Resolutions of thanks were adopted: To Rev. 0. D. Royse. for securing Carnegie’s donation. To Hon. Jesse E. Wilson for securing the passage of the special law enabling Rensselaer to oomply with Carnegie’s To the City Counoil for not allowing either

oity park to be taken for a library site. The Pnblio Library Board for seleotiDg the Moss lots and and endorsing tbat selection. The directors of the Jasper library and individuals for their antiring and unpaid efforts in keeping the library open. Andrew Carnegie for his SIO,OOO gift. The G. A. R. and D. A. R. for gifts of boohs Lastly everybody was thaaked who contributed to the site fund, and a resolution adopted to print all their names, and place them in the corner stone.| t The action of the Sohool Library in agreeing to merge was approved. Also that the oity and township should joip in raising not less than SI,OOO per year to support the new library. The tax reooin mended was 7 tenths of a mill for the city and 2tenth of a mill for the township on eaoh SIOO taxable property. A building committee to act with the library board, to seleot architect, plans let contraot was appointed. Jesse E. Wilson, from the Ist ward, Delos Thompson, 2nd ward, Geo. H. Maines. 3rd ward.