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1 ' to part with the $10,000. If the city isto bear alt the burden, she, or her legal representatives, should have title and voice in such public library matters. It is to be hoped that an amicable agreement can be made whereby the citizens of Massillon .will soon be able to enjoy the blessings of a free library without exorbitant, and annual expense, and without a constant fear of being ruled and regulated out of it.”The petition above referred to was in circulation for a couple of weeks, copies were passed around the town and it was given as much publicity as possible, and when forwarded to Columbus had on it the names of possibly more taxpayers than any paper eversentfrom this place. Attached to it was a copy of the resolution passed by the city council pledging its co-operation and support in securing needed legislation.The ex-mayor refers to conditions governing the gift, and insinuates that the Harsh fund i9 withheld by reason of same, and that the city is called upon to support an institution over which it haB no control.It is sufficient to say that Mrs. J. W. and Mrs. L. K. McClymonda, in making the gift of the homestead had no hope or expectation of ever being benefited by any condition that might prevail in the future, that the conditions set forth in the deed were such as were usual and ordinary in cases of thi9 character.
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Mon, Apr 11, 1898
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