Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-11-19

MR. EDiToR:--In order that the members of the
foung Mems Association may be fully Informed as
70 the nature and duration of The contract mnde with
the Library Company of Wilmington, - ask leave
10 publish tho following: September Goth, 1856, q
committee oil tho directors Of the Library COMPANY
reported, that the mem ers of the Young Mems AS
ISOLATION, not n01o members of the Wilmington Iii
6rary Company he permitted to use the books Of the
Library for period Of bne year. &c, proydel the
directors OF Young Mems Associationspay to the di-
iectors OF Library Company $50 in cash liam the
receipt OF said one hundred and fifty dollars the di.
feetors OF The Library Company, shall cause 10 be
Issued to all persons, members of the said YOunt
Men asso;iation, and "ot msn'6e at the present
tlme, OF tho Library Company, permits for the use
OIL the Library to be marked good for one year:''
also IL was agreed that the room of the Library Com
Fany be offered to Young Mems Association, at a
certain rate and that the papers, maps, &c of the
iOung Mems Association, should be moved to the
Library Room for the uss md benefit in eommsn of
tue Young Mems Association ard members of the
Library Company. Three directors Ct tho Library
company, were directors in tue Young Mems AssociN
alton, aud two of tho Committee who made this re-
port In la7hr OF uninn we're members of the execu-
i've COMMITTEE OF ang Mems Association and mad
the approval of that body, arter full dsliberation
upon the terms Of the agreement
The Young Mems Association only paid $50 and
did not move to tho Library ROOM nor giye the use
OF their News papers tue Stockholders of the III
brdry Company, 1t will be seen that the StockhOlj
"the sum OF $lj0 rent in addition to the $50 in
cash. above named and also the use of the maps and
pal ers Of the Young Mems Association. That tho
Young Mems Association did not fulfil their contra al
y evdc't. That the Library Company performed
their part to the letter is we'll known
Inc good for one year" tickets had expired No
nsR hetsts were usnr TOR, and directors of the Ii
orary Company had omeans of ascertaina who were
mem bers OF the Young Mems Association, Or no had
TAILED opay their dues. Again. the executive CON.
mittee OF the Young Mems Association did mot an
ply Tor renewal Of the tickets, but expected, it
seems, that the Library Company would continus Ia
allow their members to use books on tickets markell
good t1roneyear," for an indefinite period Of tiInel
rms would be business like that u.s. like the busl
ness OF broken Banks, rather loosely managed. Bnt
tue PRESIDENT OF Young Mems Association saws in 4
puoc Notice, that the directors Of Library Compnnv
JAILED to give 1ouns Mems Associatisn notice. In
tals no era The contract drawn September 2OIb
300 was sufficient notice,-just twelve months n
ADVANCE Every mans ticket was notice,
Inc fOung Mems Association was treated liberal-
" They ioigol however 10 perform one half of The
eoatrac, and holding out even In gener al terms an
nuacement to persons to pay into their treasury
ana merely sesure the benefit of Library leotnres
ana Reading Room, led members of Library Cam
Pany' 70 refuse to pay their annual due twill he
remembered that the bargain stipulated no tiekets
were 10 BE- Issued to members OF the Library Com,
Psny' This part IF the bargain was tpAorsI nv the
ioung Mems Associations ard now LEI me sIy, what
tne slris used to sing "a bargains bargain 10 Won
'01"s hi'"' FRIEND TO UNION.