Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-17
ALA .iSDi2IA LIBRARY.
Annual! Meeting Of the stoc! holder

Annua. Meeting of the stOc!- holders.
Tie twenty-sxth anuaal meeting Of the
Stockholders II the Alexandria Library Com
,any was held at the Library Hall l.St night.
r. L. Carnc in the chair, and J. S L .ck burn,
Secretary.
Immediately after til" "rsanz,'iou Of the
meeting. S. H Jauney, President Of III: Com
pany presented the following report:
r., II. StocLhold.rs Of ths ..Leraa.lria LDrary
Cympany:
In presenting the twenty. sixth annua report
Of the Alexandria Library Company regret
raat | cannot represe.t the Library in
h,uri.h,ng cnndi Jon even a. it va. at my las.
report. At the frs! meeting of IT,. Bard o.
Direct r., Edgar Snowden, j. , VIZ, elected Vice
Pre>i1ent, J. ). Blackburn Secret-ry, and T. D
L. .Gbcltcr Treasurer.
Be- rrere.ce 70 the Treasurers sec uatS It
appcal tina. Gu ing ne year ending February,
1911 there was Cd rom Subscribers S43 %:
for the wear ending February, Isl 81 3 -;
for the wear g cling Feb uary. 1875. S515; aEd
Tor the yesr enIing February, 1874, $3.50 -
| it viii thu be ec:! that tue rcrc!a,:c :ro:n tina!
source ms rapidly and seriously declined, the
revenue of 1874 being a"cniy more than one
h.lf I'll the; c"l'ad IN 1911, and about enough
10 usy the :e.rs>ary clrreIlt expenses. leaving
/ n money 10 be applied u the purchase Of ne"
! books and had ii not have been !"r the r-p:en-
ish,rg Of the treasury by the fcstira! 80 s'ne7-
! ouslv gotten Up by til" lndi"s, together with
small amounts rccelre'i from en- eri and Mr.
kilyovr's lecture, we should b.: now in sata Of
barkr .p;cy. Let liz hope that the coming year
will show different state Of ait, r, and that cur
citizens who are not now Subscribers. seeing tn:
nee, Sly Tor it, vi! lu.m d;ntsly oec"e s" Tor
a-surcd4y the Library will have u close ui..r=>
! there il marked lcrc.S IN the number vi sab
Scritcr?.
| Ab,u. the 1T oe September last Mrs. Emma
! !. Young rendered her rcslgnAtl'n a> Librarian.
The ..rd OF Directors w.re very rcluctan; t.
/ lose her valuable Sc. vices, but they have been
exceedingly Iortunat: II SECURING Mi:s bu.lIy
H. English her successor wh" Is now the LII
! brur.n, and has proved herself In every Way
| cUIauctent 10 fulfil the du.e: Of the position,
! winch =h" nus discharged 10 the e:4tirc sat!st.c-
/ ton ii the Bead Of Directors md lie stJckuold-
ers During tie past year the Direct r. hsve
! been able 10 purchase Only "a new books and
! the Librarian reports that 6l3O va u!ncs hive
been given Uu. during the same perlo1.
Our shelves contain now oi-o volumes. VI
our tables will sttl be found MI the leallI Z
! monthly anI quarterly pcrV :ical5 published III
this country and h gland.
| b. re crence To the accompanying report OF
the Treasurer il will be seen that the past yenr :
! receipts, including balance on hand per lat re-
! tort amount u SOIL l. and the Disbursements
| t. Sj.tS 81 leaving balance in the treasury Of
/ So ST. All Of which is respectfully submitted
SAM Z. II. JAN Ei. Prc>ldcnt
On behalf OF B ara ot Directors.
GA motiou the report Was accepted.
| +. S Icadbeater, Treasurer If tie Con-,
! pauy then presented the following report aud
! statement:
DR. lo,3-April IS, to cash paid in
| .,lrancc on brary, Sl5OJ, Sll 70
1o74- February IL, per 20 en-
ers Nos. to 30 inclusive, IS, u,
| Bs.alc" down, - 81
Sill -
R.-le73-Fcb II, BY cash baIs"ce 1870,
per last report. $40 >
| March II. donntl)n, rep 4, 81 "a
| lS14-tcb. IT, proceeds concert
ladies les .ival and Mr. Xii
your's lecture rep. B. l9S 4O
| Old papers sold, rep. Z, 80
! Permit. Issued from Feb l4,h
1873. to dat, Nos. IA t" W
inclusive, 49, 81
Less no: paid rep. D. LII 70 aS5 80 59I 50
S6ll -
1874, Feb. lG. By C ST balance down, $l2Sl.
VI mUrundtm OF Disbursement
| Librarian, Sli7 -
Insurance., II ~
Rent .. IN II months, lG2 -
Commissions u Librarian for
collecting 81 80, nj 10 per
cent. ~ IT
List of books, 81 o.
Fuel, &c, - ~
P. o. box rent AID pos. &c, II II 40 30
Books, mag zines: &c, purchased l6l 81
s5515 g.