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Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 004-005

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Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.

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April 7, 1902 (P. 568)
The whole number of votes on the proposition for one mill tax for Free Public Library was six hundred seventy nine (679) as follows for one mill tax for Free Public Library 'yes' four hundred forty five (445) for a one mill tax for a Free Public Library 'no' two hundred thirty four (234) there were rejected sixty (60) from general record township of Howell page 568. Meeting of Township Board of Howell.

July 3, 1902 (P. 577 P. 578)
Present. W.H.S. Wood Supervisor, Eugene ?A ?Stowe and James L. Pettibone Justices and Frank J. ?Hall, Clerk

Moved by Wood, supported by Pettibone that the following resolution be adopted. Carried.

A Resolution to accept the Donation of Andrew Carnegie Whereas Andrew Carnegie has agreed to furnish Ten Thousand Dollars to the Township of Howell, Michigan to erect a Free Public Library Building on condition that said Township shall pledge itself by Resolution of Township Board to support a Free Public Library at cost of not less than One Thousand Dollars a year, and provide a suitable site for said building now therefore.

Be it resolved by the Township Board of the Township of Howell, Mich. that said Township accept said Donation and it does hereby pledge itself to comply with the requirements of said Andrew Carnegie.

Resolved That it will furnish a suitable site for said building and will maintain a Free Public Library in said building when erected, at a cost of not less than One Thousand Dollars a year.

Resolved that an annual levy shall hereafter be made upon the taxable property of said Township sufficient

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in amount to comply with the above requirements.

W.H.S. Wood, Supervisor
JL. Pettibone Justice of the Peace
Eugene A Stowe Justice of the Peace
Frank J. Holt Clerk
Township Board of Howell Township, Livingston Co. Michigan

I Frank J ?Holt, Clerk of the Township of Howell, Mich. do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full and complete copy and transcript of a Resolution passed by Township Board of said Township at their special meeting but regular session as all members were present on 3rd day of July, 1902 A.D.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Township this 3rd day of July A.D. 1902 (seal) Frank J. ?Hall Clerk of Howell Township

I hereby certify that the foregoing quotation from pages 568, 577, 578 of the General Record of the Township of Howell, Mich. relating to the vote for a free public library April 7, 1902 and to the resolution accepting the offer of Andrew Carnegie have been compared with the original record and are true copies thereof Frank J. Holt, Township Clerk

Mar. 1902
No public meetings were held advocating an affirmative vote only a few articles in favor appeared in the Howell press The Livingston Republican, Democrat and Herald, these written by ?DL ?Hayer, ?Mrs. ?F.J. Lee and W.H.S. Wood it being ?disirous of obtaining a calm expression of the public mind on the proposition