Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY CoMPANY.-Ihe on
nual meeting oft Stockholders CT the Alex
audria Library Company, Was held GU Monda
night at the rooms OF the Alexandria Christian
Association A small audience was present
not such as was hoped would have Responded
by their presence to the earnest cifolt' OF tn
gentlemen, who, for the past few weeks, haV
been endeayoring to interest the public OF on
city in its behalf
On motion of k kemper, Francis Mil
Ter was called to the chair, and Donald Nc
lean elected Secretary The minutes Of tn,
lat annual meeting wclr read, and Rich
ard l.. CaruS the President. Teal the following
annual report
r. N, Al.rGnAria LibrGry CompaMU:
In ob:dienco to custom. | beg leave t. la.
before You brief statement OF the operations
&! the Library for tn" past year.
Immediately after the election Of the present
Board Of Directors. effort was made to eopen
the Library rooms, but Ms there were no funds
in hand TO pay tie salary Of q librarian, ard an
arrangement by which The services Of - compe-
tent person could he received in return for the
use OF the room rs MI office, could not be effected,
the effort failed. Towards the end of the year
y public meeting of citl&ens WAS hold, at the
call Of the Board, and though it was not rs nu-
meIously attended as it should have bson, nea
"Eei were taken whlc'' nopo VIII osu;t IN Inc
.,snt,ai basis. Conlormably to this sction, the
room was reopened and Mr.. George DIX sp
pointed Librarian.
Such is in brief the work Of tho past year );
small Indeed, but all which could be effected
oy , ~no;u "o, ~, 81 nst "f
members of tho Board With new orgsni%s
uon, ana wltn younger ana meFs ss.IVe 49,
nerons future for our venerable Institution.
By order Of tho Board .; DIrect"rs;
Alexandria va Feb DIST 1870
The committce Amounted 70 solici; subsrrir-
,;nns rcnorted that they had ~ the resuIt Of
3D., rooan, ,,.,,r, &c Ar H,I,orau e2e IN
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'ieeue' d W" INA" WIN "ou'u o'''! '"I'E ~ 0"1
zeal 'u'o the u'Scua'ge VI 'Ae uu''ea "a ''s',
dent OF the company, lie nominated MT Al
r. g. Uhler.
Judge Legare was nominated, but declined,
Nossrs n 7, euoot and K Kcmncr WIRE
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also nominated.
On counting the ballots it was ascertaned
that each gentleman voted for had an equal
,rnhor ~ lr;onds nrossn, a,cb re,c;ving tho
'"':o'' y, ''''0' p''''''' ''>' -
same number OF votes,
The opinion was now generally expressed
,ha, IN view of the small number present, and
90 stated Nv several gentlemen,
! nc N"on ''ut'' nho nonI borc boon nrcs.
mat du''e n"n,0', WY "'''' H.;
ent were detained elsewhere oy impoftant puSl
ness, an adjournment for the present would be
.Jr; saba and accordingly the meeting adjourn
- o,.an,b,. ., Tho somc time and Mace
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III Friday night next
A, l.. l. II. r. R.As heretofore melt