Show CITY TO ACCEPT 4 NEW LIBRARY i Official Action by the te Council at Monday Nights Session Sessi n I II I CONDITIONS REASONABLE EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES BETWEEN BE BETWEEN BETWEEN TWEEN MAYOR AND DONOR Mayor Richard P Morris yesterday etc day addressed to 1 John Q Packard at Santa SantaCruz SantaCruz Cruz Cal Ct the time following letter in an answer swe to t Mr Packards communication concerning the free public publio library building Dear Der Sir Your communication of Sept 1 I 1905 Is at hand Obedient to your our request I shall see to it i that th the city council at its is fr first t meeting after ifer this date passes paes a resolution accept accepting ing the control and possession of M f the thc new library which you OU have hav so s kiM kindly donated to the people of this city citi sal an I acknowledging the time performance on your our put part of all al conditions which ob obligate obligate the city to maintain said library in a manner according to Its is dignity and station staton and assume all al the tIme duties dutes enjoined upon uvon the city under prior agreements and specifications A copy of said resolution will wi be for forwarded forwarded forwarded warded to you you as early as possible Thanking you OU in behalf of the city cit for your philanthropy I remain Very respectfully respectful yours ours RICHARD P MORRIS Mayor Mr Packards letter Which was w during Mr Morris Morrl absence from riom the city cf Is as a follows Santa Cruz Cal Ca Sept 1 Hon Richard P Morris Mayor Salt Lake City Dear Sir In October 1900 I deeded to the city of Salt Sal Lake a lot tot with a frontage of feet teet on First East Tern Tem Temple pIe street und nd adjoined on the north I by br the club premises but reserved the possession and right to improve tle te lot for a limited time which has nut I I The transactions between the par parties partes parties ties tes show the purpose was to provide a public library building fir 1 r the city and that In case I should put t on the lot lota a building of the kind and cost specified fled fied fed the city should then assume the obligation of continuous maintenance and use useI I have put on the lot a building and other improvements which I hope will willbe wi willbe be found of the kind and ind which ex exceeds exceeds coeds the time value contemplated and there is now no occasion for me to fur further further further ther withhold full ful possession from tut til tn city With this letter lettel there will wl be handel to you ou as chief executive officer of city the keys of the building and fuit ui possession tendered to the city This Thi will wU practically close clos my connection with wih the business but as the obliga obligation tion Uon of the city for continuous main maintenance maintenance maintenance and use depended upon the performance of conditions on my part partI I suggest that in case car it is found I have performed them them some public record be made such as the city city at attorney attorney attorney torney may approve perhaps a resolution resolution tion Uon of the city council counci covering points viz 1 An acceptance by the city of ot pos possession possession possession session and full ful control of the premises 2 An acknowledgment of the per performance performance performance on my part of the conditions on which the duty of maintenance and use by the city depended 3 An assumption a of o the duty of con continuous cOntinuous maintenance and use in iii ac accordance accordance accordance I with wih prior agreements and specifications Very truly I JOHN Q PACKARD |