The morning call., 1891-12-06
MECHANlCS'
INSTITUTE.
A Reduction of 100000 on the
Mortgage.
Profits OF the Recent Fair-More Talk OF q
New Building-An Exposition Will Be
Held This Coming Year.

The quarterly members meeting OF the
Mechanics Institute was held ut the library.
on Post street, last evening with President
Kerr in the chair.
The librarians report showed total re-
ceipts TO have been S566s 90. balance from
previous quarter Sl33 10, making total cash
s5So2 70; total deposit with Treasurer
S5725. leaving with librarian ST 20. The
membership was increased by 155, making
the tctai now s4l7. There were 112S vol
umes added to the library The average
daily ouuut was ass volumes, and the
library was open seventy-SiX days during
the quarter.
The Treasurer showed total receipts to
have been S37. 26O 0S. expenditures $500 70.
leaving a balance on hand of 500 50.
Sinking Fund receipts S572 10. with balance
on hand $i6iS As, making total of $22l5 81.
Receipts from the twenIy-siNth Industrial
Exposition S4L91S IS, expenditures S44,-
O22 IS; Balance SSSIS 90.
REDUCTION OF THE MORTGAGE.
President Kerr reported that the mort
gage on the institute had heeu reduced by
$4,000, and that the profits of the recent
exposition were about $4,000. The reports
being concluded new business Was called
Tor, ana resolutions galore, of all sorts and
kinds, were sent III 10 be read.
OEe was for an adoption of the Australian
ballot 10y the institute In its elections be-
cause the State had adopted that system
Mr. Clarke offered Il resolution that the in
stltutp offer three premiums-S2OOO Sl5OO
and S700-for the three best plans submit
tel Icy several architects for a new Me-
chanics' Institute Library and Exposition
building upon he ground now occupied by
the Pavilion building.
This resolution aroused discussion from
all directions, and various substitutes were
offered, one OF which was TO frame the pres
eut property with iron and raising two or
three stories, which the suggeStor of the
plan said could be done for $500, and
whenever it should be decided to move the
library the building would be disposed of at
a profit.
LEFT WITH THE TRUSTEES.
Mr. Rankin finally offered motion to
place the matter in the charge of the Board
OF Trustees, with power to act and after u
hented diSeu sSion this mo ton prevailed.
President Kerr cal ed the attention of the
meeting to the question which Ind been
mooted in the meeting OF the Board of
Trustees, the question OF holding a fair
next year. The motion to instruct the
board to hold a fair at whatever time it
should select was put and unanimously car
ned.
President Kerr further called the atten-
ti0u OF members TO the crowded quarters for
their meetings as the most positive proof OF
tile necessity OF larger quarters. One of the
members remarked that the art gallery of
the Pavilion had been set aside for such a
purpose. The President said that the room
cut there is large enough, but that it is so
cold tnat he did not have the heart to call
them out there.
MEETINGS AT THE PAVILION.
Mr.. GTubb then moved that all quarterly
meetings and the election be held in the Pa
vilion. The President put the motion with
cut the election part, which aroused another
h2ht, and finally the motion was divided
and the quarterly meetings will be held at
the art gallery in the future with the cleo
lions at the library.
Fifteen or more names were nominated
for thu seven committeeman to select the
next regular ticket To be placed in election in
February, 1892, and the following were Sc
lected: NJ. 4. Clark, James ii. Barry,
William Mooser Jr., j. Browning }. Ma
honey, John Mel rem and Richard Doolau