Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
FREE LIsRARY BIEETING

The B ,ard of Trustees of the Free Library
met at their ,fiice in Library building last
evening. Present-W. G. Fitch, Vice Presi-
dent i; Albert Hart, X. W. Brier, and S. H.
Gerrish, Secre airy. Tie minutes of the last
regular ueetiag were read aad approved.
The Li5raIian's report for the month of
October was read az follows: Number Of
books issued during tie month, S,0SS, clsssi-
fisd thus: Fiction, 517; history, 102; BIZ
ography, 81; travels and adventure. 122 !;
miscell A., Gus literature, 1874; religion, % !;
poetry and drama 50 science and art, 104.
Average number issued per day, 100
Percentage of fiction, 81 Numbsr # patrons,
A 80. Amount of fines collected, S14 80.
Tie Librarian reported that on Sunday
evening while S. w. Ripley, the assistant,
Was putting the rooms Ia order, he discovered
a fire on the upper floor of the back porch,
which had burned through the floor. By the
active exertiobs of himself and brother they
extinguish I'd it without turnirg on an alarm.
1t was found that the j4pitor of the Buzz.
ness College, which is held in rooms rented
by tie Board to Il. Q. Atkinson. had care
lessly left hot ashes in box on the porch
The Board voted 10 request Mr.. Atkinson
to leave duplicate keys with the Librarian. SO
as to avoid the trouble that was occasioned
last Sunday. Me-. Fitch was authorized to
have all Necessary repairs made to the build.
ing. With power to act.
On motion Of Mr.. Gerrisb, vote Of thanks
was unanimously rendered by the Board to
John y. LarkiD, of the Sunday Leader, for a
generous donation Of bound flies of the New
York True San for the years 1913 and 1874.
The following bills were allowed: Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, S37 Cap.
ital G.s Company, $40 10: II. S. CIocker,
eightte1-inch library terrestrial globe SIS /;
c. G. Hancock, SIG s.; W. A. & q. s.
Houghton, so %; J. Z. White & Co, S IN
Francisco. SCI 60; John SHELTON. SAC 80; b.
Ruhl, so 10; 5. w. Collins. $40; G. c.
Hancock, Sc; Scott & Muir, Sc %: A. Ia.
Bancroft & Co. San Fraucisco, So 80; II. O..
White, s. %; Davis & Gospel, 81 30; Jacob
Hoehn, 81 60; Whittier, Fuller & Co, So {;
Caroline g. Hancock, "a.
Tbs following new books were ordered pur-
chased, after which tins B oard adj burned :
Concepts of Modern Thought, by Euoken /;
Philoipgy of the English Tongue, by Earle I:
Manual of Anthropology, by Bray; Opium
and the o .,ium Habit, by Cslkens; Esrly
History of Mankind. by Taylor; Anci mt
Pagan and Modern CHRISTIAN Symbolism,
by Inman Solar Light and Heat, by Allen ;
Early KINGS of Norway, ty Carlyle; New
Tracks in North America two volumes), by
Bell Kabbala, by Pancoast; Chips and
Chapters for Biologists, by Page History
of Civilization ('even volumes) by Amos
Dsan; The Atmosphere, by Flammarion /;
Builders Of Babel aud Adam and the Adam
ties. by McCsusland Solar Physics, by
LDckyear Cause and Effect, by Browne
Physical Geography by Ansted Man in the
Past, Present and Future, by Buchner ;
Chemical and Geological Essays by Hunt
Stone Implements Of Great Britain, by
Evans; The Recent Origin of Man, by
hall p;n-,,b:o, e l..
Farragut. Ericsson, Mitchell and Grant. by
z. q. Headley Two Cabin Boys; Hud-
sons BAY, by Baliautine; Grandmother Else,
By NJ. Finlay; Young Moose Hunters, by
=. A. Stephens Braxton Bar, by L. NJ.
Dsggett Three Vasssr Girls Abroad. by L.
w. Champney Voyages of Drake. by G. NJ.
Towle; Six Girl, by T. b. Irving; Great
Finland. by I'll. NJ. Rabinson March to the
Sea. by Cox Doctor Zty, by Z. S. Phelps
Jolly Rover, by Trowbrides Sun, Moon and
Stars, by Agnes Giberne ; An Old Fashioned
Thanksgiving, by L. Alcott; Knockabout
Club Alongshore, by G. A. Stephens
Through Siberia, by Il. Lanasdell; Vice
Versa, by f. Anstey :-Inhn Randolph, by
Henry Adams; .Iints on Drawing and Paint
ing. by VIM. NJ. Hunt; The Wonderful City
of Toxic, by e. Greey; Zigzsg journeys in
the Occident. by H. Butterworth A Family
Flight Over Egypt and Syria, by E f. Hsle
Origin of Nations, by Rswiinson; The War
of 1872. by Rossiter johnson; Resent Polar
SoSRes, The Boys Msbinoeion, The Old
FIR War. by Rossitef-y Johnson; The
Y&g Ts.s4ssIli feurs. by IA. Sehly
N5tabls Thoughts About Women, BY NJ. NJ.
Ballou; Bsrnsgd's Metric System, Putnam's
Metric System. Thomps,n's U nifics alton of
Weights aud Measures, Notthrops Lessons
from Europesn Schools. Frazsr's Toe Pro-
posed Substitution of the Metric System,
The Metric Manual, by II. E. Sawyer
Metric Primer, by s. s. Bailey; Bulletins OF
the American Metric Bureau, Putnam's
Metric Chart.