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T uesday, Jonuory - 14,.v 1941Library ts Property For Sale’ the ntedre- 1Episcopal Church Will Move indi- j Books to New Building phi- ' Bock of Churchliv-tion- Plans for removal Of the George flag, C. Thomas Memorial Library from ition : its present location at First avenue oun- I and Cowles street to die Episcopal :eam.; Parish house to be erected on Second avenue between Kellum and Bonnifield streets, at the rear of Jeu- St. Matthew's Episcopal church, outh were announced Wed. by the Rev. ands Elsom Eld ridge, vicar of St. Mat-d to ^hew’s.train The lot and building which nowvho- are occupied by the library and such which are owned fcy the Episcopal tries, church, are for sale, s vi- Rids are Requestedthe Sids on the property were askedcon- today by Mr. Eidridge. who stated tenders for purchase should be in mis- writing and should be submitted irton to him uol latsr than midnight s of -February 3.out Construction on the Parish .Uas- House, planned as - a two-story eded structure 30 feet wide and 50 fset i'eld- long, has already .started. The con-into crete basement and. ths rough-more bearding of the first floor have ition been finished. It is expected to rvice have the building ready for housing the library's books and and Lions ■ equipment, ah owned by the Epis-jard. copal church, by next June, ught In Event of Saleition In the event of the sale of theanks present side and building of the pub- library, books and equipment will dis- remain there until Eire Parish House that is completed unless the purchaser i of wants possession of the present ittee library sooner. ar.ks in that case books and equip-wiJl be moved and library service were discontinued until completion of ran- the Parish House.’res- -After the library is moved toirby. the Parish House, library upkeep Pat will net be so costly as it is now, raft, snd yet service will be better. Mr. alph Eidridge declared. Then the ii-der- trary will ue op;:n throughout day =5 itro- and evenings, both for letting out .Iary books and for affording reading own. r00m facilities.Offer Made to City The Episcopal Church, through Bishop John B. Bentley and Mr.* ^ Eidridge recently asked the city to fake over the library and con-f rt duct it as a public institution. The ^ ^ church offered to turn over to the citv all the books and equipment til free of charge, together with 5500 . in the library's treasury for the purchase of new books.! in The church further offered inin- case the city should take over the n bOGks and equipment, to lease the present premises of the library to £an the municipality for §1 a year for jjgy . any period up to 10 years.City officials figured that con-sdayabout 53.000 annually, and that therilL _ . ,Budget for current municipal yearducting the library would costhosenterYu-would not warrant assumption of such a financial obligation.P H O 1 ■ ' '| ■ | -- - -- I (/J rU 4-i
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Fairbanks Alaska Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Tue, Jan 14, 1941
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