The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-11
THIRD EDITION.


Tho stockholders OF the WilmIn gton
knetituto met In annual session last
night with president Vincent G. Haz-
1-rd 70 tho chair. A large number Of
4t1ckholders wers present.
ihe Committee on Ways and Means
reported receipts OF $6.Sl9.27, and ex-
psndltures. sS,673. As. The Indebted.
mess Is al follows:
Mortgage held by Penn Mutual Life
@neurnnce Company, 5 per cent. SiS,-
O0Q.3 bond held by j. Cloud Elliott 81
per cent. :25o0; bills payable discount
e. IN bank . per cent; $1,000; unpaid
bills. se0506.
Treasurer Joseph A. Richardson's
report showed a balance OF Sl64.as.
Inc Committee on Donations and
Aichieves reported . maps, 90 volumes
- newspapers and periodicals and 1871
reinphlets received.
sEwspApERs AND PERIODICALS.
The Newspapers and Periodical Com
nlttee reported ". divided as follows:
Annual bi-weekly and semi. weekly. /
each; daily, is; monthly, 4g; quarterly.
:; weekly, IS. In addition to these 20
Ara donated, as follows: Bi-weekly
ana semi monthly. l each; daily, 4;
monthly. Il. weehly,9.
The Committee on Rooms and Fix
lures reported the receipts from stores
and rooms. $4.Bs5. SO; auditorium, ST.
w 30; total, S5.64SO9.
The Library Committee In present.
~ It's report called the attention of
ene stockholders to the large number
81 standard works which have been
added during the year. The REQUESTS
1or new books has exceeded any pre-
$xous year. The Increase Of the an
propriation for the coming year was
Suagested, that still more books can
- purchased. The receipts from all
sources had been about $2400, while
INC executive committee had spent
upon the library not less than S37O0
~ BOOKS, binding. newspapers and
periodicals. salaries, printing, light,
1eat and incidantals connected with
library room. This shows that $500
more than the receipts from the libra
~ were spent upon it.
Inc report from the drafting school
9ommittee was an encouraging one.
from class of thlrty-ilve, in 1884 the
school now occupies the large base
1nent OF the building. The manage
features every year. The school re-
.'Setpts were Si52 u, expenditures.
{ 4DI 80: balance, ESQ. IS,
Ane nbrarian reported an average OF
@pont ~ books to each of the twelve
prize tiokets- The total number of
Z looks taken out by the holders of
ehese tickets was 345, or which 2l5
ere lection; drama and poetry, 1;
aegraphy, .; philosophy and religion,
mngunge and literature. s; history
enu travels. i; Juveniles, 20; arts and
nrlence. 36; periodicals, IL
Inc librarians report showed that
the number OF books issued In the
ynRr was ", 918. Tho largest monthly
circulation was in April, 1892. 1867:
smallest, December, 2324; largest
sally, April 2S. 26s; smallest. Thanks.
Hislng pay, II; daily average, 103.
president Hazards report showed
~ membership to be $50, decrease
~ 40 from last year
Inc number of bound volumes in
- library Is 10, 23l. or coz more than
~ year; pamphlets. 1885 an increase
ISi; There are ID Seasides and i2l
neWspapers and periodicals.
Inc Committee on Rooms and Fix.
safes reports total receipts IS 6Si. 90,
ShlDerease kof nearly $500. over last
President Hazard then went on to
elscu $ the tree library movement,
Zuoting from former presidents, show
fhg That IL Is not simply recent sub
He was strongly opposed to the soil.
nE OF the building, US was at ono time
ouRnt auvlsnble. Ii the library and
teauing room are made free. very
tnuch iaiger accom- modatlons will lie
foeded, for which the present auditor
pn. Is well adapted. The reports of
ne committees and the presidents re- !
port were referred to the Executive |
ommittee for publication. Mr., iIaz- |
arsl then introduced the new presl. !
sent, VIM. P. Taylor. Thanks were |
eRtended TO the retiring president
ma TO retiring secretary Mark nj.
SAeavef, VINO had held tile position for |
Hhirteen years. His sucesssor lie Prof
kredario II. Robinson. Tho commlttea
en the Tree library movement are to |
~ 70 Dover on Wednesday, to seek
NE desired legislation.