The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-18
THE ASTOR LIBRARY.


IT'S PROGRESS AND USEFULNESS DURING THE
PAST Wharf.-The rHIITIETH ANNUAL REpoRT
IN THE HANDS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The most volumnous document placed upon the
Presidents desk in the Senate Chamber at Albany
yesterday the manuscript of the thirteth annual
report of the Aston Library. 1t was handed in by
Judge Robertson. of Westchester who moved that
the usual 500 copies be printed The report contains
great deal OF interesting information concerning
that popular institution aud its work during
the past year. 1t appears that the fund
for the maintenance of the library is now
$i17.5O0 and the endowment fund is quoted as
sl.O7l296 81. The expenses Of the library would
seem to be very heavy, for the sum of S1,942 OF is
set down for repairs, additional safeguards against
fire and plumbing work: and under the head OF
"booAs. binding, caaloguing," &c. appears the sum
of $11,432 o. This is exclusive of the cost OF new
skyght in the south hall to replace the old one and
the cost of which-about 81. 5O0-was betrayed by
Mr.. Aston In April last that gentleman gave to the
library another sum of $4,000 to be devoted ex-
clusively to the purchase of books. The additions
to the collection during the year by donations and
purchase amounted to 5,S5s volumes. making the
whole number of volumes in the library at the close
of December last 1s3,245. In accordance with the
plan of the institution the trustees state that they
out the various branches of science and literature.
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and for the year to Oriental literature which had
fallen somewhat in arrears. In General the trus-
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vsable to apply the funds of the library
to the purchase of rare and costly anti
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