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<br /> BARCH.let,1933.
<br /> The Regular Administrative Session of the City Council was held on
<br /> Morel let,.1933,10-30 A.1.,Mayor Edwards in the Chair,Co®feaicners Costello and
<br /> Ericson present at roll call.
<br /> Himute:of February 28th,1933 read and approved as of record.
<br /> Moved Edwards,seconded by Costello,that Resolution No.3748 be
<br /> adopted as follows, .
<br /> • RESOLUTION No.3748.
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<br /> fallawfngi
<br /> WiBREAS,the Lae.Will and Testament of LEONARD HOWARTH,Deceased,
<br /> $"n
<br /> "SEVENTH, I direct said executors and trustees to pay over to the
<br /> City of Everett,Washington,or 1n their discretion to any department thereof or
<br /> any private or public,1110 charitable organization or :elation therein,the total sum
<br /> ,of$70,000 in cash or Its equivalent In stook:,bonds or othereemrltieel•and
<br /> WHEREAS,the executor.of Bald will and thetrustees thereunder in
<br /> relation to paid bequest h submitted to the City of Everett,Snohomish County,
<br /> Washington,an offer in word.,letters and figures,as fcllowe,
<br /> "To EVBRETT,A Municipal Corporation in Snohomish County,in the
<br /> State of Washington,
<br /> The undersigned are executors of the last will and testament of
<br /> Leonard Howarth,Deceased,and'trueteee under said will. Included 3c,said will ie a
<br /> bequest couched in the following tangusg.
<br /> ommallt1 direct eald executors and trustees to pay over to the
<br /> City of Everett.Washington,or in their discretion to any department thereof or
<br /> any private or public charitable organization a association therein,the enm
<br /> of 174,000 1n cash or Ste:equivalent 1n stocks,bonds or other securities,*
<br /> In the exer00.:of the 11,000tion vested in them by the term,of
<br /> said will,the undersigned as such executors and trustees,will elect the City of
<br /> Hverett,Snohomish.County,Wsehington,ae the r cdpient of.said bequest 1t it shall
<br /> be finalladjudicated by a court of competent Ihriedetien in a proper proeeeding
<br /> that the payment of said bequeath,said City in accordance with the terms of this
<br /> offer will be a compliance with the provisions of said will In regard to said be-
<br /> quest and if:Maid:City,by appropriate reoolution.ar ordinance,Will to re-
<br /> calve said sum in full payment and satisfaction of said bequest and w011 ill 00 use said
<br /> sum exclusively for the acquisition of a eultable site in said city for a public
<br /> library and for the erection thereon of a suitable public library building..eon-
<br /> ard fully equipped anready for:Orrice to the public a:a public library,
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<br /> all free of claims,liens,and incumbrances,and for said purpose will not Incur
<br /> any debt or obligation whichwill not be fully paid by said$70,000,unless and
<br /> until money from sources other than revenue from taxation is on hand to meet and
<br /> for any additional coat,the eeleotion of said site and the erection.and equip-
<br /> ping of said building and all matters pertaining thereto to be under the direction
<br /> of and to the satisfaction of the Library Hoard of said City,and will furtheragree8011 0
<br /> that until said money shall be applied to the purposes aforesaid said City will
<br /> keep the same in a depository authorized by statute or invested in short term Veit:
<br /> States eecuritlase the dntereet accruing therefrom to aged for said library pur-
<br /> poseewill further agree that the name of said library shall be T PUB-
<br /> LIC LIBRARY•and that 1n some appropriate place therein a tablet shall1 be be placed as
<br /> v. mortal to Leonard Howarth and that another tablet a all be placed therein r
<br /> citing the history of public library service in saki City and making suitable men
<br /> tion of the.gift of Andrew Carnegie heretofore made to said City for a library buil
<br /> ing,and will further agree to annually appropriate not lees than Twelve Thousand
<br /> ($12.000.00)Dollars for the support and maintenance of said public library,and
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