, 1873-01-02

His Honor the Mayor was then introduced "
Mr. Hoyne, and spoke aa follows:
FELLow-C1r1zENs: Whon received an inyi!t.-
tion from tho President Of thB Board to DO proa-
ont on this occasion at the Inauguration Of tho
Chicago Froo Library. accoptcd it with prom
! lso TINT would make fow oxton'poro remarks,
limiting myself, believe, to ton minutes. Tho
Prosidont Of the Doard' said TINT there would ho,
porhnps, no formal speeches and no prepared
I ''''I promised to como. The Truth Il
tho III matter is, 3,nn that III felt thu; thnt
spare to prepare such an address ut tho mngui
tudo of tho occasion ronlY deserved. But
learnod last night, Homewhat to my terror, that
the President himself was prepared with Il for,
NAL, ablo, and eloquent speech to doliycr, anf
that porllaps other gontlcn,on would follow hih,
and would como equally prepared. was blj6et,
therefore, to hurry to my dusk last evening, UNI
put togother rs bost could what pror ose to cay
upon this occarion, and if my remarks fall phot
OF your expectations, you Must attribute it to i
lack Of time, which amounts to unp1opacet}n Ego
but, gentlemen, without any further profaos, :,
will commence whnt have to say.
THE CHICAGO Library,
it's usos, and its future is my topic. Soloalet'
declares " that to oyery thing thoro il 3 scason:,
and /. time for every purpose under hearou.'t
Ono yonr ago few pulic-spirited citizens cant
to tho conclusion that the tlnlo had come te1 :
founding public library for the pooplo Of Chr
cago. Tho fire had consumed a!l Tho association
Libraries, and prepared Tho ground for building
up MI enEyctOptGuinn library III Keeping Will ILL
character Of the city, aud equal to its future
wants. Acting on TINT thought, thoy called
public meeting to 10 presided ovor By tho Mayor,
TO consider tho proper atops to be takon to carry
tint purpose into effect. What you now sco r.
complished ID tho result of tho "resoi,l*ioa
adopted by that preliminary mootlng.
There would be much moro progrcBs exhibit
cd If tho Board of Directors, when they
orgnuized on tho 11th Of April last had fou,ri
| any means at their disposal for providing suit
| abio rooms for tho reception of books md TO-:
| their procurement. But they woro obliged tn
| begin business without q dollar or ovon room
| iu which to moot for consultation. Tho appro'
| priation ordinance was not passed. until tho lbt
| Of July, aud then thoro YVES no money III tEa
| Treasury subject to the order Of tho Board, bo-
| cause tax-paying tinio Ind not arrived. How
ever, by hook or by crook, enough was squoozoI
out to lit up the Reservoir for tho reception of
| books, aud to build this roadng-room md pic7
| vide it with furniture. Tho place for shelving
tho books Ia believed to bo safo from fire, IL it il
| substantially great vault, constructed Of ttol
| aud brick, with +. roof OF coment End gla,u.
Within tho ensuing six months, tho tax-lovonuo
| Of the Board will be $4,000, from whist:
loluot say $4,000 already OK
pcndod in providing theao accommodation
1 and other expenses, and there romans r',.'.s
S4000O to be applied in tho purchase of bs:r;A
| and handling thom for the uno Of tho pu: 1T.
| With tho foreign and home donationB yet 10 la
roceyod, I shall 10 disappointed not to lisd
| 90,0U0 volumoa in tile posseBBion OF THIS Boa;f
before tho end Of this year, and on their rcctlls
| at lonst hnlf that number Of names of rcgn,n.
readers. From now forth thoro will Il" n will,