, 1881-02-27
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Increasing tho Tax-'Thc Lnkc-Front
Eii,-EKecp1u= Opea Sundays.
The Board of Directors Of tho Public Library
held regular meeting yesterday afternoon
President Os,ahan in the chair. There were
present Messrs. Locwenthal, CullaKhan, kadlec,
Walker, and Allen.
DR.. Walker, for the Library Committee, re-
ported the following bills, which had been found
to be correct by the Committee; +. II. HeAi. fur
books, $iGy; Charles E. Metzgcr, for binding,
$s1; Flotow s. Meningcr, for German books, SUI.
They were ordered paid.
Librarian I'onle stated that since tho last ed-
ton Of tho tnding-llst 9>T3l new books, not
counting the old ones which had been replaced,
had been added to rhe Library, and, in Wow OF
this fact he suggested thnt the Board order 35C0
mated the cost it about $50, or seven cents per
copy. OF tho original tiudtng-list 5000 copies
had been printed. OF which about half hnd been
sold, and he thought that II 3,3cJ copies or Il
supplement we're printed it would allow l0u
copies for Those VINO already have the finding
lists nnd 'Gye o copies to og r ooonu aser IN wtn IS
volumes in tho Library. On motion the board
decided 10 act the Libraran's suggestion,
and left the matter Of printing to him.
President Onahatl, for the Committee on Leg
islation stutetl TINT be yas I'll receipt of letter
from Senator ADKINS, in which he stated that
TIE LIBRARY Hill. HAD PASSED TIE SENATE
Thursday. aud that Mr. Rockwell would urge its
introduced it, ind 1t WAS likely to come up
Thursday for final disposition A1r. Onnhan
salt, he had also received i letter from friend
Of the I}ourd in Springfield suggesting that It
would bc well for tho Committee to be On htna
Thursday III case any oppostion to the oill lnnn
irestetl itself. lie urged the Committee to Act
OH this advice. and it is probable that they will
go to the Capital THURSDAY ~,
Librarian Poole reported that during tho first
three weeks il February the circulation nf
books had reached &c, ,7G4 an increase Of 10 per
cent over that Of the corresponding time last
year. x->, ,,-a.,...x
ton, and he stated that while III that city he had
seen McsSrs Davis and Aidr.ch and asked their
opinion liz to tho proSiso i'll the front pill
giving VI, Dearborn Park fur lihlairy PURPOSES
Mr. Davis afraid tt,.tt an amendment to tue
bill might Interfere with its pnsslse anu thuusht
the matter hal heiterbe deferred. Since his re.
turn i1G h:d Geen surprised to hc}r IT reported
1hat NJ nays WIS op2osed to .. the
il, its favor. He hnd also convcrsed win other
Representatives an1 with several Senators nhoat
the bill, and they had ul said they saw no reason
why It should not puss, rs there ws.s no opposl-
ton to 1t.
KEErING OPEN SUNDAY.
The report of rhe Committee on Revision of
the Bylaws was then taken UP and discussed
ut considerable length. The only important
change contemplated was tho opening nt lne
library and M from j. H. H.. until f1rar 2
by some, as they held thut it would neccsstatc
IN increase of the force or tho use OF the night
force, but the others favored lrbecausc IT would
give young Mcn a chance to improve their sun
other changes recommended by the Commtttce
served only to more ciosely define the duties OF
the officers and the standing committees. The
report was finally referred buck to the commit
The Board then adjourned for two weeks.