| Show ulation was that the city would guaranteenmaintainance fund of 000 per year Representatives of the Church offered to exchange the lot now occupied by the church-owned Council House forstrip of land one rod wide extending the full length of the City Hall block adjoining the North Ward Chapel grounds Manti City Council gladly made the exchange 22 July 1910 Carnegle Library for Manti 1s now assured as long as the cost of the building does not exceed 10 000 Payments for the building are to be made on the installment plan of 000 or 000 as required The building is to behandsome structure and when 1t is completed there will then be five buildings on this school block They are The Manti Tabernacle and annex the red brick and sandstone elementary school building the shop and rest room building the white brick high school building and now the public library building January Library is 1911 soon to The Manti Carnegie Public be finished It will be free library with reading rooms and large lecture room in the basement This building is being built for the use of the people The building without grounds is valued at 11 000 The ground was secured by trade with the Church Corporation Mr Carnegle gave Manti City 10 000 The bullding is to belong to the City of Manti but they must furnish 000 per year for its maintainance Estimates are the furnishings shelving tables chairs etc will cost from 500 to 000 library board is to be formed to control and manage the library This isbenon-partisan committee to serve without pay -105 |
