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Show The resignation of Mr. Alfales Young .from the Fre Library board Is a misfortune mis-fortune to the library. He was the one who best understood what the library should be made, and was untiring In his energy and zeal to bring it up to the point where It would be a pride to the city, and would contain what a public library here should contain. The reputed re-puted reason for his resignation Is also vcri much to his credit, this being, as reported, that he wished to defer consideration con-sideration of the question of raising salaries sal-aries of the librarian and employees until un-til the new library building Is fitted up, and the trustees could ascertain Just what their money will enable them to do. And that Is precisely what should be done. It was'a mlstako In the majority of the board to force the raise of compensation com-pensation at this time. |