PROPOSED LIBRARY FOR LINWOOD.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 13411, 1 May 1909, Page 10

PROPOSED LIBRARY FOR LINWOOD.

MEETING OF RESIDENTS.

A public meeting eallrxl by the Linwood Citizens' Association for the pr.rpo'.e- of establishing a library for the district, was held last evening in the Linwood Oddfellows' Hall, Sir W \V. Tanner presiding. The chairman, in introducing the proposal, said that the Linwood Citizens' Association had some time ago become impressed with the desirability of instituting a library for the district. aii<l had approached the City Council en the matter, with the result that the Council had offered the use of the Borough Council Chambers for the purposes of a- library at a very low rental .Mr 0. W Russell, SI.P.. statedthat laet year tho City Council had place*! on its estimates £10 for the cctabliiihment of a library at Linwood, but as the grant had not been taken advantage of, it had lapsed on SI arch 31st. He had, however, interviewed the Town Clerk and Councillor Otley (in the absence of the Slayor), with a view to ascertaining whether it would lx> pej.Mble to obtain tho £40 apportioned' last year, and also a similar amount for the current year. Those gentlemen had, of course, been unable to niiiko any definite promise, ' but had expressed the opinion that the Conrcil might contribute the £-10 for last year, and possibly a further £2.5 for the present year, the 6ame sum, he believed, as was given to the .St Alban. library. He considered the Council had acted very generously in offering the Borough Council Chambers nt v rental of 10s a year, as he understood that the Council were receiving something like £30 a year for the rental of the building: at present. He strongly advocated the establishment of a reading-room, in which tho leading newspapers of the Dominion and Parliamentary papers, would be available. In conclusion, Sir Russell suggested that a committee should be appointed to draw np a scheme for the establishment of the library, and that a deputation should be appointed to wait on the Council in regard to the grant. Sir J. Clark moved: —"That a library and reading-room be established in Linwood, and that its headquarters bo at the Borough Council Chambers." Sir T. N. Horsley seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously after a number of speakers had pointed out the benefits to bo derived from having a library in the district. The following provisional committee was appointed to draw up a full report to ho submitted at a future meeting: —Messrs G. W. Russell, SI.P., J. R. Brunt, J. Jamieson, T. W. Mackay, Alfred Marshall, D. Richardson, Slearea, P. Rountroe, T. N.-Horsley, C. E. Otley, "VV. W. Tanner, H. M. Chappell, and J. Clark. The following were appointed a deputation to wait on the City Council.to ascertain what grant.it was prepared to make towards the library:—Messrs' G W. Russell, SI.P., A. Marshall, W. W. Tanner, D. Richardson, H. SI. Chappell, J. Clark, and C. Reddington. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded tho City Council for placing the Borough Council Chambers at tho disposal of the committee, and the Linwood Citizens' Association for the move it had made in the matter.