Deseret Evening News | 1901-03-15 | Page 1 | Ogden is Rustling

OUDEN IS HUSTLING Petition Behl Numerously lr He lie Gift Special to the News Ogden March 15 The citizens of ot Og Ogden Ogden den are arc In high feather leather over oer Andrew munificent gift ot of o 2000 to towards towards wards the establishment of ot a 1 perman permanent ent public library and are aro aI discussing dl the subject almost to the tho exclusion of ot everything Ing else A petition Is being cit cir circulated asking the city council to give gle I Ia a site as a required by b Mr Ir Carnegie and to Increase tle t e rate of ot taxation one quarter of or a n mill which will give ghe the which Mr Ir Carnegie asks for Cor ns us usan an annual contribution Thus Thull far only two or three citizens have hae refused to sign tho the petition and I Ithe they the lire are among the wealthiest property owners here Their objections are aro that the th rate of at taxation li k I already to so bur but burdensome that It should hould not be In Increased Increased increased creased nn