The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-13

commenced housekeeping. Ash says that
he intends to go to work, support and live
with his wife and fight 1t out on this line
against the old folksl if it takes all
summer aud if he does this he will
show himself to be more of man than
even his best friends believe him to be. Il
the meantime the people cry, Let US
have peace"
Annual Report of the Library Board.
At meeting of the library board on
last Saturday evening that body prepared
its annual report to the city council, which
opens as follows:
To the Mayor and City Council of the City Of
Moline, III:
GENTLEMEN The board of directors of
the Moline public library herewith submit
their third annual report
1t affords us pleasure to be able to re-
port that the condition of our public
library is improving year by year. In no
respect has this improvement been greater
than during the year just closing
We have added, this year, by purchase
or gift, 629 volumes to the general depart
ment aud 48 volumes to the reference de-
| partment
The attendance has been over one
| thousand larger than ever before; the
| number of books issued is over one
thousand greater, and the number of book
| borrowers over one hundred more thar
ever reported before. Our financial re-
sources are also increasing.
| During the year we have added an
alcoye, which, for the present, affords suffi-
cient room for all our books. Our rooms.
however, are too small for our present
purposes, and we are still looking for some
one to furnish us with others better suited
to meet our wants.
| This is exactly what THE ARGUS has
said, and it has advocated that the
directors take steps toward procuring
rooms in the Keator House block, if it can
be done at reasonable price
The report says that there is now in the
library fund, in cash, $2,5l4Sl. and that
;the total resources are $4, ,463. .S2,-enough
to meet the current expenses of the year
and leave fair balance on hand with
which to purchase books-but in order to
put the library on a good financial basis
the directors ask that the council continue
the present yearly amount-$l, ,5O0-fol
the coming year. The expenditures
uuIiuS tno pdSt year WeIe Si,5tJ.Ul.
The report shows that on the lst o.
June, 1875, there were 2,776 volumes il
the library, and that during the year 67I
volumes have been added, making tota
of 3.453 volumes on the lst inst
Besides the above, "a newspapers an(
magazines are received at the library, o
which are donated, and the balance art
! subscribed for. The only daily pape
donated to the library is THE ARGUS.
The number of books lost or stolen from
. the library during the year was 10. Tn
), total attendance of visitors, 20,9S6; DAHL
t average 81; the number of books issued
1851; daily average 37,2; number 0
. books borrowed 1876; aud the averag
! number of times each book has been takel
S from the library was 3S. The fine
collected during the year were 1881.
: The report closes with statement, i
: tabular form, giving the monthly report c
e the librarian during the past year.
It The whole report is highly satisfactor
n to all the friends of the public librar
" system, and it reflects much credit, nt
e only on the directors. but also upon Mr.
d Holt, our efficient librarian,