Show sir mr aar astor mr an fr lennox and mr TI allden I 1 den tach each left a 0 lira li to new york city iut now by V law of 0 the legislature Lesi slature those three libraries are to be con consolidated sell it Is a 4 good thing I 1 tor cir the b C city I 1 b but out t how the h aroe 0 the men n I 1 nho h 0 I 1 gave ave the books we pre gume me ill eliat at ni I 1 alther he r one of ill them C in cared I 1 tt it cent ab abo t A lt L library proper I 1 but in their old us I 1 ill e y found themselves possessed posH pos eased essed 3 aunis ot of money and in ill a aleal I 1 condition which made them liable flable tl ti i lose that money at any moment nu to save the ar memory they made donations 41 na lions to tha city and now tile the city takes all their gatta and puts ill them em to gother etli cr and oaie who reads in the library will not wow whether to give the credit to the or the other of 0 them lem it does fotr not I 1 aquire a very long alino for or eyen pron chient men to bo be forgotten tors otten |