, 1877-10-24
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


sRe'eh OF I'm uFaE'a anu rFoxress' o' e''e
HON. nn'"7 n"yhc'
The Hon. Thomas floyne has Just tssuttt, in
the form of a patnphlet Of ucar,y one hundred
pages, m historical sketch OF tie origin and
tonndatioa 70 OF the Chi'aeo faolfe Library. mf'
Hnrne possesses especial advantages Tor tho
preparation ot such work, tuasnuch as he wan
instrumental In carrying uut tho seary fu,s
a"y "o'h' ".u Possesses - sssa. pas ~ no sno
original uocumchts anu CORRESPONDENTS nc
soiltme Is rery neatlr Rotten UP, being printed
III lnrgc tspe on f!nc white rapeF, and Is alto"
ee!hc! = very crcditatfe production;
In hs Introduction, the author claims. what
few will be found to deny, that tho foundation
Of tue Chicago lt,1llc Library Was an evcHt OF
such Importance In tho history Of the munic-
ipauty - to
JUSTIFY TNH rHoFEn' CottHcTioN or TUE
FAcTs
concerning ftH ortRln. Wisely, also, he hplsls
TINT thcrc Is no time like tue nrcsont, willie the
lroncr data eau 81! lc reached, ans1 NC stato'
Me pays \ graceful compliment 70 tl'e go''tie.
nan who Was Mayer q the clis NJ TIE tlsno tho
library was founded; to tho Chicago press:
mhieh 20 heartily encoatagca tne hfst boast Q.
N sn n1Ff IL tar, sns as
sts. necessarily bsicf,.of the historical part Of
Y H. noax aa,'os i aessssso' :sys ....
1T TUE rtssT MEALtr REAL; ,, ErREcrlvn % MovEasST r..
memorable desire of Thomas Hughes mud hfs
distinguished associates In England to foun! a
new library" IN Chicago, as n - marx of En-
gltsh sytnpathy,n l1flnleliatc'y after the great
fire Of October. 1871. The rcatilnG.roon1 ttscll
w. rnae!y improsiscd stTucttire. u was raised
n technical violation 81 the city ordinances, over
afe liz hiS1x ssn nr Is 1n,nts
cTr$fetift0n In that jCrH1itr ktipTt8tru In.
eanse cause q It's immediate % contestion xlth thc 30
an elevation r. thirty, suptMrtett on top or
Stone toNcr Ivy fcct IN height. which lau long
reservoir IN tt'e South Dlr,slon q tho e!.y. Its
security against irc Was decmeu impfcEnaile.
10 ths' as 2 depository, or vault, tor eatc Keep
ing was A. collected @ an1 I arranged On r. st.eiglnG; @
during ihe ysars lota-13, soG'e l2.oo or l3;Gp
volumes o. tAe booSs receiver from the En1lisn
eontraoat1ona ana elsewhere.
THE ftRsr PUBLIC NaKrisa
tor the purpose Of ~, ,surgcstinS plan; s Tor tho
tortnatlon ot ffsc library was heist nt 5nonth
lie Cna:el,), % the corner Of Wabash avenue
1877. Mr; 1loync presided, aud spccclles vera
made ~ the Hon. f. e. Lasncd nntl others.
poea I ssf s'y s ppais ise eesess, ssss ~
legislation, aud, "a "a result, they
pfescntea thrco b1lis, hitlcfinE somewhat
as 70 theif minor provisions, Whsch were sun"
inl1ted 70 snneonl1,attee, wi'iSm rGn95tea o.
lny a.! !, evening. Jan. 20 ls'2. Tho "Fteo Library
olll" ~ presented by ttIc!u met with unanimous
approval. and VIZ passctl ~ the State Legis'
laamre u Tue lollowtnE Marc'l:
H. Haf Goanea 91 a aty neofifasea eisy OF fuo
lle Lsbrary anu Neadtns Roosn. aud tho iGvylnE
q tN not 70 exceed ono mill on
taS ta!, M 1oliar annually sn eitics q orsr
tvo'uuu lnnanltahts u one.tlth Of talll on ntl
:nc Is1ao!e PfopcrLy Ia tlse cty. ~ Mov1ucu
Tor the appointment ny tic Mayor, with tic
approval oi the Council, OF iinc Directors. to
noiA oiheo tof one. two' anu three years, onc-
!hlni rcliflhH annually. ~ librarits cstno.
e'tizcn., and the Boari q Directors arc cals,i
Upon 70 RfSsent 40 ahn.tai m fcp2rt ol t'lc eonai-
tion Of Their trust to tho City Council.
IN coafo"A'F1 WITH WITH THE "Hou1AEAEHTs or
m vor,,, u.rc TIE Il ~; n!tl' uo,o, ,,.,,u .oa.
On ot.iinatse 70 the Gn'nmon Council cstab'tsh'
inG INC lineage f4bl'c Library, Which was re-
1fF5ea e. Ins oaeiarY GomniItce o. ahg Coa,
e.. La,s Gon'ttso scpoftea !ayntaniy 9f9n1 f1
on the evening Of April It lsI2, when It Vs.
unanimously u passea ~ a.d the Library thereby
Gslablistied under act Of ieslslntuFe hero given;
lug ordnance "as s1eilG4 " Thu Mayor Apfl!
tue Common Council the names u the follow:
1ne Gcntie'neh 10 coaiAthuto tae hret noafa oi
Directors, thc m not'iinat'qns being confirmed W
the Council: -, Ihonias Hoyne, D. y. Haycs: H.
T. Qucai, =, W. sneahan, u. l.. shnrey, I!er-
mum faster, willard Woodland, Elliott An"
shnny, Julius RosonthAl.
;, Mr; Hoyno was elected , PRESIDENT OF the
nlattl, anu tle common Council aslthorlzcu
TUG boafa ol fub1ic NofRs 10 construct q LEM.
porary fGaalnE-Ioom IN the second story OF
The City-ual'. l4aSal!o and Adams streets. The
formal opening u th!s rcatltng.room took
F1AfN oA!9. J.. Aotob VI! HAlCu ocG0sIou la1Ee
nulnber o1 INC moat prominent cItlzens were
present. .
Tus NuChhca or TAS kfahAhf ...-
Was tha Ellt OF utst!hEuIshctl English authors,
who, In resnonsc to circular hearing The names
81 Queen victoria, tlte Right lion. WILLIAM +.
iilat!ssoic, then rscmigr, the Lurd chancellor o1
Englana, the DuKo Of ArcYIc, ME. CARLYLE, Ar
Dafac!l, anu many otl'era equally famous,
poured % t|ielr contributions. Many OF tue
volumes bore tho autographs Of their authors,
md tho Board wnrc enabled On the opening tay
to stato tllas they flal already oTer 5,Uoo
volumes onttclr stlctyes Many lcaIfng ctttxcEs
OF Chlcaeo eontEtbtca l!tefAi!y, although llleir
resources had been greatly diminished by tue
!!rc, which awcpt AWAY also tl,o Academy of
sc!enecs, the Asndcny Of peslgu' all tue
tfeasurca ot the Historical soclety.
On tue SECOND Monday IN June, 1877. tho d.