The morning call., 1892-06-12
FIGHTING FACTIONS.
A Lively Meeting of the He.
chanics' Institute.
Trustee Dufey Rejected Again-A Job Hiuted
at With the Librarian in It-sslect-
ing Location.

The quarterly meeting of the Mechanics
Institute was held last night in the art
room of the Pavilion.
The librarians report showed receints
since March amounting to S5833 10, of which
SoI9o was Tor quarterly dues, and S239 25
AoI hhes. There were 201 new books added.
II was moved that the resolution Of last
december, fixing the time of holding the
lair In 1872, be amended so as to allow the
trustees TO mold 1t in January and Febru-
ary, 1893. The motion was carried.
H. L, D0olan introduced a resolution
making the price of admission 25 cents and
10 cents for children. President Stump
said that such resolution was in the hands
OF the directors, and he thought when the
time came the wishes of the members
would be met in that particular
On motion Of NJ. A. Clark it was decided
TO appoint committee of five to revise the
constitution and bylaws by the next quar-
terly meeting
Mr.. Acres Of Acres s. Williams made a
serious charge against Librarian Wilson.
saying that he had operated against the in
terests of the institute in his treatment of
the firm. The latter, the speaker said. had
had the contract to bind the books in the
library until the election of the last book
committee. Then on the advice of MIR.
wilson the books were given to others
until protest was made TO the board of
directors. BIDS were then called for and
the firm was the lowest bidder, but the
contract was divided between it and the
next lowest bidder. Mr.. Acres protested
that this sort Of discrimination was not to
be looked for in the institute The COM
muncatlon was referred to the trustees.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Charles Cumming. IN long cOmmunica-
tlon asked to have the preferential method
OF voting for trustees The method gives
the privilege to any and every member of
naming a candidate to be voted for at ths
annual election. He gave it as an amend
ment to the constitution to be considered
at the next quarterly meeting.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting TO submit a plan for a new library
made its report. One plan was to nut an
other story on the present POst-street build
ing. Another was to put the library In the
pavilion in the LaTkin and Hayes streets
wing. A third plan was to purchase a lot
as near as possible to the present library
building north of Market, east Of Powell
and south of Post street, and erect build
ing which would lie a monument to the zeal
and energy Of the founders and promoters
OF the institute.
1t was suggested that the three plans be
printed in the shape of a circular and mailed
to the members, who should denote their
choice and return the circulars to the Secre-
tary. The members may also make any
other suggestions they may see fit. The
report was adopted.
The question Of confirming the appoint
ment of George F. DutfeY as one OF the
trustees provoked considerable discussion.
At the last meeting those present refused to
confirm the appointment, and the board
afterwaTd elected him. Last night there
was great opposition to Duffey, the pro-
ceeding of the board being characterized as
high-handed proceeding.
A HIGH-HANDED PROCEEDING.
James II. Barry demanded to know
whether the directors were the masters or
the servants OF the members-whether they
were to dictate to the members aud the lat
ter were to have no voice. Duffey, he said
was rejected at the last meeting, and it was
entirely unconstitutional On the part Of the
board to rem ominate him.
Oscar Lewis, one of the trustees, reolied
warmly that it was time that Duffey was
rejected, but the meeting had been packed.
and for that reason lie was reappOlnted. IL
he were again rejected he would be again
nominated.
Barry retorted that he did not think be-
fore that packing" existed, but since Mr..
Lewis mad said it he supposed it must be
so. but it was not on his side.
Mr.. Cumming deplOred the unconStitu-
tional proceeding but hoped that Mr.
Duffey would be onfirmed so as to silence
the factions, which it was to be regretted
existed.
j. H. Macy, NJ A Clark and W. NJ.
Cubery also spoke on the subject 1t was
put to vote and Mr. Duifey was not con-
frmed.
Charles NJ. Plum said that he had never
seen such work before in the institute as
that OF the trustees in attempting to force
a man on the members, and he thought
they ought to be cOurt-martialed.
A young attorney named Solomon moved
that the board of trustees be censured for
the action they had taken, but the chair re-
fused to entertain the motion.
The meeting then adjourned, President
Stump promising to name the committee Of
five later nm