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MASHILIjON, OHIO. MONDAY MAY 24. 1897.THE PUBLIC LIBKAliVVarious Plans of Various Prominent Citizens.ALL EXPECT A GREAT INSTITUTION.Wauy PeopleTlilnk the City Should Jiullcl a Library and City Hall Together-Moat Persons Ifelieve That a I-arge Sum Should be Collected Before Work IleginH.Citizens of Massillon are, invited by Mayor Schott to attend a public meeting in the city court room on Monday evening at 7-50. to lake such steps as are necessary to organize a library association. Attention is called to the fact that the meeting is for the purpose of effecting an organisation, and questions of detail should not properly be raised. Such issues will come up later, and in anticipation of them The Independent has obtained the \icwsof some public spirited citizens on the subject, and has in reserve a mass of general information that will be presented for assimilation trumtime lo time.City Clerk Haring suggests lhat the proper plan for the city lo pursue to establish a public library would be to purchase the McLain lot. between Diamond alley and Charles street, and bordering on the City park. The structure there: might answer for a time, lu* said, and a small tax could be levied and allowed to accumulate until a sufficient sum to erect a suitable building could be realized. The lot is large enough to erect, a building which would answer for city: purposes and the library, too.that the library should be centrally located, for people who really want books will not mind distance, and besides, with the street car connections we now have. ' we can get to any part of the city without great loss of time. The remaining $4,000 could be invested in books, and, each year tin* slock could be increased by levying a small tax. I do not believe in waiting until what we now have is doubled or trebled. Let the future generations take care of themselves, and let us make a start for ourselves itnmedi-] ately.\V. 15. Hnmberger - I believe thal steps should be taken to make the library as-sooiation a permanent organization Mr. t Harsh's bequest should be added to, ^ trebled if possible, and ihen the city could erect a handsome building and it could be made what agood library ought to be. As to how this money can be raised, 1 have no plan lo suggest, but it is doubtful if much can be accomplished by subscription.*,7. H. Hunt—I should like to see theentire $10,(HKJ that the library association will receive after organization, putinto a fine building to stand in the center of our Mam street park. The money to purchase the books. I think, could be raised by subscription.(. E. Young—If we could raise an-other $10,000 by popular subscription.we would then have a sufficient amount to mv mind, to get a cent rally located lot. erect a neat building, and 1*) fill if with the verv b**st of books.Frank L. Baldwin—I regard the gift oT Mr. Harsh as k good beginning. If at least as much more could be raised by donations or otherwise, it would seem to me that, a proper library site and building could be got. and a choice arid latrly large lot of books bought, and that, if necessary, a small tax might be laid toConditionsMu:LAKE STEAKThe Several Vi Lake Carrier With Other i j»U8t Wait fIt is possi change for t) uation in t; ninety days, ness revive idemand lorus**s. winch 'I Ik* weal herwilder setsMassillon colt;is umie andeeptiun of asiuc*:* the mvear affo. It •Liu.* miners that the Iallt; that time wholly bv consumers - West Virgin • for Massilh could be st* less. Thisby several oquestioned us to thi* ac pressed con-consider U district oik
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Mon, May 24, 1897
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