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Show CARNEGIE INSISTS ON BUILDING THE LIBRARIES NEW YORK, June 3. Tho possibility possibil-ity that Father Knickerbocker may have Carnegie libraries thmsfc upon him is facing tho city authorities following fol-lowing the recent refusal of the board of estimates to appropriate $500,000 for acquisition of sites for libraries. The representatives of Mr. Carncgio have filed formal protest against tho board's action, which, they declare, is a breach of contract. Their protest says: "Tho trusteos reserve to themselves tho right to take such stops as may appear ap-pear necessary to force the city to live up to its obligations under the contract made- with representatives of IIr. Car-ncrie. Car-ncrie. r'A valid contract was mado between Mr. Carncgio nnd tho city in 1901, providing pro-viding for the selection of sites for libraries, and it is tho duty of tho city to acquire tlie sites. It does not seem necessary to remind the city of its obligations obli-gations when Mr. Carnegie has made such a tremendous gift as $5,000,000." Tho city financiers declare that tho treasury is too impoverished for the appropriation ap-propriation at tho present limo. |