, 1874-03-22

meeting Of the Chicago Public Library Board WIS
held yesterday afternoon in ths rooms corner Of
Wabash avenue and Madison street, which VITA at
tended BY Taomaa Hoyne, Chairunant and Messrs
Anthony, Raster, Mason, Rasenthol, Queal, aud
6horey. Mr.. Pool, the Librarian, and 1lr. Wicker
Rham, Secretary, were also present.
CONDITIONAL. PRESENTS.
After the minutes Of the last meeting had been read
and approved, the Chairman read proposition from
DR.. Whitfield, President Of Pharmaceutical Society,"
to nuke an arrangement with the Library Boatd "
which the Sociey hight donnte 10 the Eoard library
after the tire, condition that they Ee allowed the
use OF room IN the Public Library Building.
On notion the proposition Was aeferred to the Com
A communication was read from Barnard
kihlholz, member Of the COMMITTEES Of the
G.rmau-Anerican Library Of Chicago, Offering 10
llud owe, to Tue Board Of looks, at present in
bond in New York on the signing by the President Of
tue Board OF Cl4tom-House Lunk.
Mr. Hoyue SAID that he would LOCK after the natter
TIE Library COMMITTEE.
The report of 1hs Library co1n,nitses was then read
The Committee L1hrary would respectfully re-
port that they are Of the opinion th2t the library
should be tul4y opened for public By the first day
OF May next and therefore submit The following
"l;tsotred, That the library bo fully opened tor
May next, and that the Committee on Administrator
IN connection with tho Lbrarfan forthwith prepare
such additional rules and regulations may be
quittd and report tbs for adoption At the next
Aesoeed That the Librarian cause to be printed 1t
consultation circulation. and also The 1u4es aul
reg gulshonn when the same nay be adopted
LITTLE rAIK.
Mr. Anthony did tkinE, although there was
much work to be done before The circulation could b
pezfecy accomplished, that the opening the library
ahoud ue post o,lsd until next fall. Tue resolutions
prepared by THO COMMITTEES would, he hoped, cause
discussion On the subject.
hr. Raster thought would take 1t least four OF ye
3N6 fhnfT E9Hr
for perusal by the public. as it known they were
prbllshed unbound Still he thought too NUN delay
bud .lready happened :cA lie favored the opening of
the library the 1st Of May. There necessity
to frame catalogue divided uto subjects to begin
with. simple aiihabeicl catalogue would suffice,
and such one could easily be got 1e4iy i'll time.
Mr. Shorty thought that there had not been any de-
lay III tia matter. Ha. would like the CtmaAsee to
show Tho fnsthod BY which they proposed to conduct
people to come and bs disappointed they would be-
II too much hnrEy Eas iudulgad iu-
Tho L1braEiAn gave II l1A Opinion that the library
could ee opened by tho 1st Of May with complete
catalogue Of all the books then on Land ua knew
that there was strong public demand that the library
should cpeu " the lst Of May, cud lie felt that 1t
time that the ueu.und appended to. at the same
time he thought that library Of 10 900 volumes would
be rlicuously sr,au for 80 large city Us Cncaao
He explained the syste In which proposed to work
the library, which to give out books only to those
WHO gave sat1slactoz! guarantee CT made sna col
he prosecuted, and he stated snas in Cincinnati
9th Ut the fines obtained frcu PARTIES prosecuted
amounted to ~ much Is the totat loss on oooks-
Tue resolutions prepared Ly the Lorxry Cu,umittos
1ere then adopted.
nurabes Of bills wera audited and ordered to be
paid re{e1rad to Committee.
The Chairman Of the Committee moved TINT the {
Committee authorized to $4,000 additional
,arried.
Tue question Of the appointment OF janItor wns
discussed and motion it waa decided thai the
be opeued to the Committee On Grounds md Build
URa.