Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-11
CITY FREE LIBRARY.
Meeting of Trustses-Rule Adopted-List
of Books Ordered.


An adjourned meeting was held By the
Board of Trustees of the City Free Library
Yesterday forenoon, at which all the members
were present.
A general discussion upon the subject Oh
the Library was entered into by the Board,
and all matters pertaining to its object, the
nurcbase of books, their educational powers,
and the proper means to be adopted to in
crease the general usefulness of The Library,
| were considered at length.
| Mr.. Brier. Chairman Ct the Committee
Upon Books on Shelves, reported adversely
to the proposed sale of the present library
copy of Appleton's Encyclopedia, and the re-
port was unanimously concuTred in.
Mr. Mills resigned from the Charmansh;p
of the Committee on Purchase of Books, and
Mr. Hart was elected in his place.
The proposition of using the lower hall in the
building for library purposes was referred to
the Committee on Building and Repairs, With
instructions to report at the next meeting.
RULE FOR PURCHASE OF BOOKS.
Mr.. Brier (Special Committed submitted
the following report for adoption, as to the
method in future to be observed in the pur-
chase;of books, ETC.:
''rhe Committee on Purchase of Books
shall have supervision in the following mat
ters In matters relating to the selection,
purchase, exchange and biediug of booas and
periodicals They shall at each regular meet
ing select from lists prepared and presented
by the Committee on Books on Shell such
books as they may desire to purchase for the
use of the library. After such selection has
been made and approved by majority OF
said committee the Chairman, or some mem.
Der OF the committee appointed by him, shalt
see that the books thus selected are pur-
chased, subject TO the approval of the Board,
at the lowest market rates. All books thus
ordered shall be sent to the Free Library
building fer the inspection Of the Board OF
Trustees; and should any books thus sent be
rejected on account of binding or material,
or for any other reason, they shall lie re-
turned to the dealer or publisher at his own
expense. No book or books sold by subscrip-
ton shall be purchased without the consent
Of majority Of the members OF the Board
of Trustees"
The report was adopted unanimously.
LIST OF BOOKS ORDERED.
The following books were selected by the
Board, ard ordered to be purchased for the
Library Immediately: Forest House Tn.
der the Rose; Health and Education Pearls
of Thought; Gath's Tales; Worst Boy in
Town; Confidence: Mystery of Metropolis
vile; Stories of the Sea; Manuela PsriGes
Ga the threshold Wife's TRAGEDY; Carlyle's
Remiri see aces; Hawkeyes; Rise and Fall Of
Mustache; Somebody's Ned; Summer
Savory; Younger Edda; Arizona AS 1t Is
Fall of Damascus; Altor Locke; Ten Years
in Nevada; Boys King Arthur; Boys
Froisssrt; Chief Joseph, His Pursuit and
Capture; Young Felix's History OF the United
States; Beyond the Mississippi; ~ SAKE
Holmes Stories Friends; Synnore Salbask.
ker, by Biornstsrne Bjornson; England
Without and Within; Data of Ethics Cere-
monial Institutions A Practical Treatise on
High pressure Steam boilers Handbook of
Land and Marine Engines Handbook of
Locomotives Handbook CT Modern Steam
Fire Engines Cathechism of Steam Engines;
Use and Abuse OF Steam Boilers A Prscti-
cal Treatise on the Combustion of Coal
Kings Notes on Steam The Marine Steam
Engine.
These books viii be put on the shelf as soon
as the necessary work can be accomplished.