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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1899
Page
5
The Atlanta council unanimously accepts Andrew Carnegie’s gift of 100000 for a free public library and approves a 5000 per year maintenance grant. A committee will work with the Young Men's Library Association to transfer property and arrange governance for the new library.
A bitter cold spell drenched Atlanta with winds up to twenty miles per hour and light snow. Temperatures ranged from 9 to 55 degrees, with a late evening dip near 20 to 2 degrees and a near-miss of the March record as a northeast storm from Texas pushed cold air into the region.
Five white men halted a coal wagon on Kennedy Street in the western city, firing shots at the Black driver and taking the team from W. H. Cason’s coal yard. The driver escaped but the wagon, marked with Cason’s name, was driven out of town as investigators searched the area for the culprits.
B F Bell former Rose and McDonald employee launches own business at 33 South Broad street with J C Bass joining. Atlanta notes welcome his Alabama roots, local esteem, and expectation of early prominence in the commission trade. Carnegie donation of 100000 for a free public library accepted with site and annual maintenance conditions. City council thanks Carnegie and directs finance committee to coordinate with York Library Association on the offer.
Atlanta voters will decide April 22 on issuing 200000 in city water bonds to extend the system. The sinking fund ordinance was adopted, creating a three-member commission to oversee bond handling with investments limited to Atlanta bonds, Georgia state bonds, and U.S. government bonds. Members will be elected for six, eight, and ten year terms.
A spectacular meteor lit up the western part of the city near Bellwood between 1 and 11 last night. Police officers on duty reported a large fireball shape with a comet like tail, briefly brightening the sky as it passed over tall buildings and mill areas.
The funeral for W. A. Foster Jr., as announced yesterday, will be held at the residence 24 Eastalr Street this morning at 10 o'clock. Pallbearers include John Q. Adema, W. W. Wiis, Eugene J. Bete, and John Hackett. Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery.
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