The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-18

/ insurance on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ W
Paid for Ii! observation-disclosures. 40
4 Sundry bills paid by libra
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 81
! On salary Of libraran......... l. 81
! Jon l, 1872 Bal on hand 10 81
On motion the report was accepted, and
/ placed on file.
i The Secretary then read the report Of
the Board of Directors, which was as fol-
lows:
/ To tie Ns,a5ers Of III. Jonc, Li5-qrv 4i5ocic-
f'o" Of Namto,aoc:
/ In accordance with the rules .f the A.so-
citation. the Board Of Directors herewith pre-
scnts its fourth annual report
The past year. in many respects, has been
unfavorable to the growth and prosperity Of
! our young Institution. f Tres have devastated
I tie Land crops in our vicinity have not
yielded with their usual abundance. and the
prices of produce have materially declined.
The effect Of al, these circumstances together
with unusual high taxes. has been 10 make
Our citizens feel poor, and TO compel Their 10
retrench expenses, and the first retreuch-
mcnt is usually what people think they can
best do without. Hence our library has not
been patrOuized % well as it should have
been.
During the past year. you will see from
! the report of the Treasurer, the receipts
7 from all sources amount TO the sum Of
/ S26l.Sl, and the expenditures to the sum of
sap. 90, leaving now in the hands Of the
/ Treasurer the sum of Si9S4 Several bills
/ have not yet been paid, the amount of which
overbalances the cash on hand, so that the
/ Association is somewhat in debt. although
the amount is small. From the figures above
/ given, IL will De seen that the library during
! the past year has not paid expenses.
/ As stated in the report for last year. the
| Board of Directors was obliged. for want of
funds, to close the reading room to the pub
| lic and confined the benefits Of the library
10 its own members. The hope was then cX-
pressed that the Board would soon be en-
aJied to reopen the reading room, bat such
! hopes have not as yet been realized.
To still further retrench expenses, the
/ library is kept open for the delivery an9 re-
turn OF books from the hours Of 5 to $ O'Clock
p. m. each day, and on Saturdays from ) to
s clock
No new books have been purchased this
year Four new books have been donated
by members of the Association.
Some changes have been made in the rules
! Of the Association, the most important of
! which are
The widow of life member is entitled to
/ all the privileges of the Association during
7 her widowh0od.
The annual fee f T. membership has hnco
reduced frot, $500 to S3.02, and the time
/ allowed fox members to keep books has been
extended from two to three weeks.
4 catalogue Of Tic books in the library
has been compiled by the Secretary, and
published both in pamphlet form and in sub
stantial binding The cost Of publishing 80
! copies was Zi0 95 The catalogues are sold
for the benefit of the library.
Owing to lack Of patronage it was thought
! advisable to havn but one lecture during the
winter Of 1870 and 1871. And thus far the
present Board has thought it unllvsable to
make any arrangements for lectures during
( the present winter.
Our citiz'ns, though liberal in giving aid
to the needy and unfortunate, and lavish in
expenditures for public improvements, are
still, "a a class, far behind the age i'll a,ivGnc-
/ ing or sustaining anything that hos liter
airy tendency. schools alone excepted, which
last is certainly very creditable and worthy
of all praise
1t is to be hoped that better times arc in
store for the Association, and that with the
growth Of our vigorous young city, the libra
ry too viii thrive and grow and continue to
| increase the circle of its bcneficent influence.
The books Of the librarian show that dur
! ing the past year over 400 volumes have
! Association.
Abont sixteen members have been added
( to the Association, but nearly IS many more
have suffered their subscriptions to expire
/ 1t is the opinion Of the Board that if every
/ individual member Of the Association would
! take an earnest interest III the aiilirs Of the
/ library, the Association would flourish and
! be an honor to the place, and they earnestly
ask the cooperation Of each and every one
in sustaining and fostering the Association.
. Respectfully submitted.
NJ PELLows, President
Henry MULuOLLANp, Jr., Secretary
! On motion the above report was accept
| ea, and the Secretary was instructed TO re
/ quest its publication in the Tribune and
/ PILOT newspapers.
! The report of Henry Sibrcc, ?. John
ston and \. D. Jones, inspectors of cleo
/ ton, was received ana accepted. They
reported that J. F. Guyles, Fayette Arms
! by and Edward Conway were daily elected
as directors for the ensuing three years.
/ No further business coming before the
meeting. it was adjourned sine die.
HENRY MULHoLLAND, Jr., Sec'y.
| Immediately after the adjournment Of
] the meeting, the new Board Of Directors
met and organized by appointing H. Sibree
Chairman pro tenn and Henry MuIholand
! Secretary.
! They then proceeded to ballot for officers
/ for the ensuing year with the following re-
! suit
president-IIenry Sibree: Vice -Presi-
dent-F. Armsby; Secretary-H. Mulhol-
land; Treasurer-Querin Even
it was agreed to reopen the reading room,
! if sufficient funds could be raised to paw
/ for newspapers.
! Fayette Armsby and Querin Even were
appointed a committee TO solicit sub
Scriptions for this purpose.
Z. Conway, II. Mulholland and Q.
Even were appointed a committee to make
arrangements, if advisable for public en-
tertainment for the benefit Of the library,
/ to report at the next meeting of the Board.
A motion was made that the library be
kept open for the delivery of books from l
/ to s o'clock on Saturdays, which, under
the rules, was laid over for one month.
On motion the meeting adjourned for
one week.
HENRY MULHoLLAND. Jr., Secy.
The Appleton Crescent says:
Brillion, Calumet county, at once feels
some OF The fruits OF the construction of the