If the above proposition is accepted I shall proceed to carry
out the same as soon as it can conveniently be done.

RODNEY WALLACE.
FITCHBURG, March 17, 1884.

Mayor Davis said this act on the part of our esteemed fellow
citizen calls forth the profound gratitude of all the
inhabitants of our city. I cannot allow this opportunity to pass
without expressing my thanks, as a citizen, for the munificent
gift. May his life be long and his prosperity increasing.

The following order, introduced by Mayor Davis, was then
unanimously adopted:

_Ordered_, That the City of Fitchburg accept the donation of
Honorable Rodney Wallace to it of the lot of land on the corner
of Main street and Newton place, and the Library building to be
erected by him thereon, upon the conditions and in accordance
with the terms and provisions contained in his written
communication and proposal to the Mayor and City Council; and
places on record its profound appreciation of the public spirit
and munificence of the donor, and its recognition of the
incalculable benefits which will result to his fellow citizens
and their descendants and successors for all time from this
noble gift.

Alderman Joel said the surprise was so great and so agreeable
that words were not at his command to express the thanks he, in