, 1873-08-03
THE FREE LIBRARY.

Meeting OF tho Dircctors-.59d hound
Volumes IIeceivGd Inst Months
7,7d8 Volumes Now i'm the Tank.
Consultation Regarding tho New
Library Building.
The Trco Llbrnry Board mot yentorday aftor-
noon, President Hoyno In tho chair. Prosont,
Commissioners Roscnthal, Qucal. Hayes, 6horoy.
and Shoahan.
Tho Uhair rcnppolntcd tho old standing COM
mittoes without alteration.
Tho employment Of portor for tito rcading-
room was authorized.
Tho Secretary reported TINT during tho month
684 bound volumes had been Tocdfycd, making
total Of 7,74s. The average Of daily visitors hos
boon 2o4, and Of Sunday visitors 250.
Among thoao prosont vas tho Hon. ". II.
King, tho President Of tho Board 1T Education,
whohad boon invited to bo present to talk over tho
la for tho uBoa q Ito Library.
Mr. Hoyue stated TINT the trnnnfgr Of this
property would be finished IN couple OF weeks,
and It was time to discuss tho question Of build
Government Architect had certified, but 1t won1d
coat about 500 900 or a70 900 to 11t II up. Could
tho Board Of Education lot tho Library Board
hAyo the money?
1oan tho money, but Ii did not havc 1t on hnnd.
OF oourso, ho Understood tho Library Board did
not Tant to put Its funda into building at proc
Ont, Tho Board Of Education might have gotten
tho raonoy IT It had aahed tho Council for 1t
e0sR1 Mayno 20 ~as to learn tho Willingness Of
tho Board to loan s tho money, but regretted the
delays which soemed likely to occur. It was =
shame to wait al1 months, when 1t Was 30 much
needed.
In roply to an inquiry by Mr. Quea1, Mr. King
btatod ho did not bolievo his Board, II its pres
ent policy continued, would have any objection
to so1ling tho old Post Office building to tho
Library at the CLOSE Of tho lease. The Board
did not bolieyo In tho policy Of owning real ea-
tato.
1ir. Queal thought It might be good idea to
give tho Library IN option to tssnsfer.
Tho terms Of tho 1oase wero talked over. but
nothing definite waa arrived at. Mr. King
thought tho rcnt should be about por
cent Oh tho aesesssd valuation, as with
IN expenditure Of $4,000 or $4,000 for ground
rent as too heavy for the Library to stand, es-
pecinly whom 1t bud only $40 900 worth Of books.
Ho had rather tako piece Of ground belonging
freo Gould the titlo 10 the post. Once building
DO placed in tho city, 80 tho Board could got It
for nominal rental7
That Was o proposition which Mr. King could
not entertain,
OF Education could not make suoh uao Of the
lowerr, floor az to justify the improvement
Of tho building, Hinco tho Mayor had
suggested to the Board Of Education TINT it
could uso the lower floor for its uso and lot tho
Library have the two upper ones. The majority
Of tho Library Board, however, seemed to think
thoy would want the whole building and In tho
course Of timo would noed another one.
In conclusion, hlr. Hing promised to lay be-
fore bis Board at tho no1t mooting any commu-
nication which tho Library Board would send in.
Mr. shoEey offered tho following, which was
adoptod:
ResoErtd That tho Committee on buildings and
Grounds be requested to ASCERTAIN from the Board Of
Education tho terms On which this Doard can rroenra
the building known tho old Post Once building aud
what tes1na tho said building bs ntte1 up fol-
the uRe Of the Library.
Thu Board then adjourned.