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Show CARNEGIE LIBRARY AND CIVIC CENTER BUILDINGS Editor Citizen: Th'o readers of your paper this oYlT, drtlm notc 2S .n .CUnC11 ,n grant 'ho for the Robinson corner upon which' to erect the proposed Carnegie libra- rv building. This action or tho coun- !' " partially duo to a mlsunder- "B. it being represented by the ' commlttco that neither tho fa- ,u.y lot nor tho Robinson corner wn8 large enough to be acceptable to the School Doard for a civic center building. Somo months ago mooting 0f the citizens wore held for tho purpose of taking tho necessary steps for the purchaso of deslrublo property for a Central Park and Civic Center. Two or thrco sltos wero proposed, and It was finally decided all things considered consid-ered to recommend tho purchase of tho Robinson cornor and tho Shipley property with tho hope that at some future timo tho w. S. Robinson pron- erty might also bo acquired, which nil togcthor would furnish an Ideal sito for tho purposes Intended, Upon tho recommendation of tho citizens' committee, tho City Council purchas. od tho Shlploy property and the Rob-inson Rob-inson for $1800 and $4000 respectively. Tho purchaso of tho Robinson corner, cor-ner, the records of tho city show, was mado for Central Park and Chic Center Cen-ter purposes. In fact tho main object ob-ject for tho purchaso of both properties proper-ties was to provide for a Central Park nnd a Civic Conter. It is truo thnt It was In mind that a site should bo provided for tho Public Library, but thin was not the prlmo object of the purchases. Now tho Public Library Board femes along nnd potltlons that th'o most vnluablo part of tho whole purchaso, pur-chaso, tho Robinson cornor, bo deeded deed-ed to tho Doard for the erection of a comparatively small public library building, which in tho opinion or tho writer will to an extont nullify tho civic center nnd Central pnrk scheme. In conversation with' a representative representa-tive of tho school board, tho writer Is Informed that something over $28,000 Is now available for a school and civic center building, nnd that cither tho Robinson corner site or tho Shlp'oy slto would bo acceptnblo to the Rchool board, and that either site would provldo sufficient ground for tho purpose. Tho writer Is nlso Informed that th'o only obstacle ob-stacle In tho way of tho school board going ahead with the building Is the fact that somo of our pcoplo arc Insisting In-sisting upon tho purchnso of tho Apollo hall property. To do so, at tho figure asked, viz: $10,000 would tnko such' a largo pnrt of tho funds available, that the building of a sult-nblo sult-nblo chic center building would bo out of tho question. It appears thnt In somo wny tho fund should be increased in-creased that we might have $40,000 clvlo renter building. Under theso circumstances, nnd In view of tho fact that thcro Is strong and rrowlnc on-position on-position to th'o purchaso of tho Apollo Apol-lo hnll with public funds, would It not bo ndvlsnblo for tho wholo people peo-ple to center on a nlco-chic center buildings Wo need such a building to tako care of our school needs and provldo Tor our amusements and entertainments en-tertainments in plnco of using our church buildings. Wo can In this way or.courago our homo dramatic talent and thus furnish tho pcoplo with good wholesome nmuBomtnt. Tho writer was of tho opinion that a general plan should be laid out for our Central Park and civic center before be-fore permanent buildings wore located locat-ed thoreon, but It Is necessary that nctlon bo taken at onco relative to providing for a slto for tho Public library. li-brary. Let us by nil means locate our civic ci-vic center building on tho Robinson corner which Is tho proper place for it considering tho purposes tor which It is to bo used. Lot th'o library board erect tho Public Library building on tho Shipley proporty nearer to tho center of town nnd tho center of the block. Then If Uio opportunity comes as wc hope It may, that tho intervening interven-ing property can bo purchased at a reasonable price, this ccntrnl space and thnt In ho rear of tho buildings win maKo a splendid central park. To tho writer, it would bo a mistake not to'glvo tho clric center building tho cornor site. It Is tho proper place for It. Tho Public Library will also havo a splendid site on tho Shipley Ship-ley property. tt Is to ho hoped that tho City Council Coun-cil will re-coiiflldor Us nctlon. CEO. P. SHELLEY |