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,£48,000 required to meet the cost of the buildings
and the architect's and surveyor's fees. Major J.
Stewart, R.E., one of the Board's Inspectors, held a
public inquiry into the application on the 30th November,
1905, at the Town Hall, at which no objection to the
granting of the application was made. Correspondence
has since passed between the Board and the Council
relative to matters of detail connected with the construction
of the buildings, which has caused delay in the
granting of the application.
An arrangement has been come to with the London
County Council with regard to the construction of party
walls between the buildings of the Baths and Washhouses
and the Technical Institute, and agreements
have been entered into with the owners of No. 37
Mardale Street and No. 25 Brooklyn Road, with regard
to the building of the external wall on the south side of
the site.
CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Borough Council decided upon the completion
of the building of the new public library in Brook Green
Road to have a formal opening ceremony in connection
therewith. Dr. Andrew Carnegie, who so generously
furnished the sum of £10,000 towards the cost of the
building, was in the first place asked to perform the
function, but his engagements prevented him from accepting
the invitation. His Grace the Duke of
Argyll, K.T., was then approached and very kindly consented
to officiate. The ceremony took place on the
24th July, 1905, in the presence of the Worshipful the
Mayor (Alderman Levy), the Chairman and members of
the Public Libraries Committee, and a large number of
inhabitants of the Borough. After an introductory statement
by the Chairman of the Committee (Alderman
Acton Phillips), and the presentation of a golden key to
His Grace by the Mayor, on behalf of the Borough