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Show M0& Library' is How JJpJToJhPBopIe ,. Coll An ElecUoa. m The people will Boon bo given on moortttnity to Bay whether they wont mi tree pub"c Hbrnry. Andrew Carno- WLlm slgnlned a willingness to give American Fork $10,000 with which to -mt a modern library. H the peoplo s ySote "Yes" the money Is at their dls- 'Moial, provided the usual qualiflca- iKni are compiled with. For Mvcral weeks a committee has 'WYm working on Uio matter. .They K. have assurance of support from .!(, Carnegie's representatives that WLpni-r Is ready. Tuesday evening committee, consisting of President 'K, r cblpman, President James H. :iirk Bishop J. H. Storrs, Bishop J. 41Hl Hindley and Bishop James Gardner, IK with the city council and laid Xflteforo them the Information obtained. r Hrhe city council unanimously voted Y'Hhe commlttco tho city's support and i'Srreed to help In overy way possible. 4' V committees are now at work obtnln-I obtnln-I Hg jignatures to tho following pctl- ? "American Fork, March 4, 1914. 7 Hto the Mayor and City Council of 4 American Fork City, Utah. 4 "Gentlemen: We, The undersigned X Hltltcns and taxpayers residing . in J Hmerlcan Fork City, Utah, do hereby ,Btltlon your honorable body to call - Bi election for the purpose of voting i a sufficient tax to maintain a "Free Subtle Library" In our city for tho Htnelt of our boys and girls; also-tho innger within our gates, and for .tho utile welfare of all its citizens. "It Is reported that Mr. Andrew Car-eglc Car-eglc will donnto tho building if our ity will mnlntnin It after it is cstnb-thed. cstnb-thed. "Hoping you will call said election i the rery near futuro, and Wlsttlng on every success In your public work,' tr emaln, Yours for a Digger and Better American Fork: Fifty signatures nro necessary be ire tho council will call an election. here Is little doubt but what many mti the necessary signatures will bo 'bUlned In n few days. Then an elcc-on elcc-on will bo called and if 51 per cent r the votes favor tho proposition Am-tain Am-tain Fork will bo assured of n free 'utile library. If the library Is erected It will moan ie expenditure of $10,000 Jn.Amer-Hu Jn.Amer-Hu Fork the coming summer, but .Sore than this, it wilt mean an Invlt-iK Invlt-iK place for the young people to go, hery tbey will get Intellectual ester- jMftatrup-lc-uate coMM&Ule . in djBMrica arc establishing libraries, and .Hit is American Fork's opportunity. et everybody sign the petition and Ben tote "Yes." Endorsement. We arc informed that a petition is lag circulated asking tho city coun-1 coun-1 of American Fork to call an elcc-nn elcc-nn to vote a tax to maintain a "Frco bile Library." It Is expected that ndrew Carnegie will donate tho Hiding if tho city will maintain it. endorse the movement and hopo 'y taxpayer and resident of our city 1 sn tho petition, so thnt wo may Mr a plnco whero the boys and girls, mm well as tho general public, may Mire a profitable plnco to spend their Bare moments. Respectfully, 8. L. CHIPMAN, J. H. ClJVnKB, ' J. T. GARDNER. JOS. II. STORRS, JOHN R, HINDLEYi w. n. SMITH. |