Show THE MEO CARNEGIE LIBRARY recorder wight received the follow ins ing letter from secretary james bertram of the carnegie corporation this week in answer to a communication sent him on the dinst which accompanied compa nied au an application blank properly filled out new york NY pec dec 18 1912 P russell wight city Pe recorder corder brigham city utah dear sir yours of dee dec 14 I 1 received we do not consider that any such sum as is needed to procure a library building bull ding suitable for your population unless halt that sum would bo be considered satisfactory chete is no use of going into the matter further very truly yours JOS BERTRAM secretary carnegie corporation I 1 1 I 1 from the forego foregoing ln it is very evident that if brigham city wants a carnegie g library it must be content to ac capt a ten thousand dollar building in the face of the acton of the people of this community it at the special election list last summer when the tax payers voted to have themselves taxed 2 mills tor for the maintenance of a carnegie library the action of the car negie corporation is most disconcert ing the mayor alador and city council were led to believe that it if the people were willing to be taxed for the I 1 10 per cent maintenance per year that the request would be granted indeed the impression impress lon of many 0 ot those con versant with the proceed dure ure of obtaining a library from mr carnegie is that the total cost of the building is by the amount of maintenance the taxpayers are willing to subscribe professor processor howard H R driggs director of this movement in a state capacity urged the city to ask tor for a 2000 building assuring the city fathers that there would be no question as to get ting the atlie Jt lie people would 1 I pay ay the 2000 annually for the maintenance the ultimatum of mr air t bertram simply upsets all the plans plang and the city officials are now under the necessity of considering the matter aud and getting etting the views ot of the people ns as to whether we shall accept the half loaf or take nothing the thing hard to understand la Is why so many cities much smaller than brigham in population should be given a library costing garland had no tro trouble tible in getting an appropriation for this amount and the population of the sugar suar city at the last census was os is against or brigham city rather either sir air ca carnegie r is cutting down on ills his bequests air else lie he thinks we are too extravagant ga n t before any action is taken the matter will be given care careful itil consideration |