Ecorse Library to be Air Conditioned
July 1950
The Ecorse Public Library is to be completely redecorated. Following a meeting of the Library Commission last week, Councilman John Bauer, a member of the Commission, asked the city council for an appropriation to completely redecorate and revarnish both the interior and exterior of the building. The council approved Bauer's recommendation.
Bauer, recently appointed to the Library Commission, has come up with a new proposal that would make the Ecorse library the most modern in the area.
"During the summer months and especially in hot weather many people go to the library to relax, be comfortable and enjoy the facilities of the library," Bauer said. "To increase their enjoyment and make the library an even more comfortable place for relaxation I certainly recommend the installation of an air conditioning system. At present the air is circulated by a system of fans or blowers but this does not lower the temperature in the building."
"There is so much window area that it cannot be completely shaded from the sun during these hot summer days that only an air conditioning system could give complete relief," Bauer said.
Bauer said he would propose such an improvement to both the Library Commission and the City Council.