0079 WHEREAS: - x
The city council of the city of Jacksonville
the need for expended Library facilities for.the City, Ais -e"
being awa ;e of efforts by the Jacksonville Chamber of Com-
merce to secure land and collect donations sufficient to ' = *
insure the construction of said library, and Yom:
WHEREAS: ,4
The city has. under its ownership a piece 'of property `i
next door to the city hall which has been deemed desirable
for such a library by the chairman of the state library
commission, and
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WHEREAS:
The city has certain funds available during the fiscal
years 1965 -66 which might la used to further the construction
of a library, 't "
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY DOES APPROVE, DEDICATE,
and set aside the aforementioned land for the purpose of
building a new city library, and does hereby instruct the 4 .
Mayor to begin at once to select an architect for the
purpose of building the very best type of library building -
available for the property, at the lowest possible cost, ,
and that the city council further goes on record as: '1vP4170; <4
1. Offering herewith a vote of appreciation to the m
Chamber of Commerce and to their library committee, in
particular to Chairman, Fred Bowen, and finance committee
chairman, Tom Wortham, for the very fine job and many long
hours that have gone into their committee activity in
helping to bring the library drive to this p and; ;` r �"
2. Offering our thanks to the personcwho so gen
erously offered other kites for the library at little or t
no cost to the city. and;-
3. Offering our, heartfelt gratitude to the many no
volunteer workers and library supporters who have set tea '1*
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The *city council further recognized' tjb1Eh WithouL t1Se, :-- z ,,;
., *support of the entire community, and without d enationa .fe t A i '. 1 f
' local•firas and indjviduels it will indeed be,'difficult to • ' i "` w
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§,w bu#ld a new library in the near future, an .we it'equest+-tha w + ;
full, cooperation of the above mentioned parties, Mss well as ,7 p Y
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I se tins," a3te T in the dedication of time and effort ems, Ste R , .
t dead the drive fat this needed improvement forward.„to a " 4,,z s �Y 1 0.141
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