| 1915 |
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August 20: City Solicitor Michael J. Ryan issues a legal opinion stating that the
City Council must approve the construction of the central library,
forcing library officials to cancel the groundbreaking and postpone
construction |
| 1916 |
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January 20: The City signs a contract with Horace Trumbauer for the central
library |
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 February: Head Librarian John Thomson dies; Assistant Librarian John Ashhurst
3rd appointed head of the Free Library |
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 February 18: Mayor Thomas B. Smith authorizes the Free Library to enter into a
contract for the construction of the central library |
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May 16: Philadelphia voters approve a loan referendum including $2.46 million
for the central library and $9 million for the Fairmount Parkway |
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December 29: The Art Jury approves the updated plans for the central library |
| 1917 |
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March 19: The Mason Builders' Association threatens to block the construction of
the central library if the stone is not cut in Philadelphia |
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 March 23: Indiana limestone interests file the first Walter R. Taylor vs. City
lawsuit to block the construction of central library, withdrawn on March
29, 1917 |
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March 27: Bids opened for the construction of the central library |
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April 2: Contracts awarded for building, plumbing, electrical, and heating and
ventilation of the central library |
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April 3: Local stone cutters file the John F. Flinn vs. City lawsuit to block
construction of the central library |
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April 10: The lower court refuses to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the
construction of the central library in the John F. Flinn vs City
lawsuit |
| 1917-1918 |
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Landscape architect Jacques Gréber converts Logan Square into a
circle |
