The herald., 1895-04-30
Miss Hasse Also Decides to Leave
the City's Employ
MRS. FOWLER is LIBRARIAN
Miss Daisy Austin Secures the Second
Place of Trust
The Two Late 1anagers Have Not rlade Up
Their r1inds as to What They Will
Do in the Future

which the board of library trustees has
become famous was rendered yesterday
afternoon in the tower of the city hall,
where the board frequently rings up the
curtain for the delectation of the general
public.
The meeting, which was special one,
had been called for the purpose of taking
action upon three not uneXpec ted chap
tiers of library history, as follows;
LOS ANGELES, April %, 1895.
To the Board of Dire rs of the Los An
geles Public Library:
Gentlemen-I hereby resign my posi-
ton as librarian of the Los Angeles pub
lie library, to take effect the first day OF
May. 1895. TESSA l.. kELSo.
LOS ANGELES, April %, 1895.
To the Board of Directors OF the Los An
geles Public Library:
Gentlemen-l hereby resign my posi-
ton as assistant Librarian of the Los An
geles public library, to take effect the 1st
OF Nav, 1895. ADELAIDE II. HASSE.
Los ANGELES, April %, 1895
To the Board of Directors OF Los An
gees Public Library
GentlemenI hereby tender my reslg-
nation as principal OF the reference de-
partment of the library. to take effect
May 1, 1895. Very respectfully,
EsTELLE HAINEs.
The board had held Il somewhat spirit
ed preliminary meeting for the purpose
of devising WAYS and means for filling TIE
vacancies. above, in the office OF Dlrec-
tor Stewart. The session there lasted Tor
nearly an hour. so that Major Bonebrake $
call for order came a trifie later than had
been generally anticipated.
Miss kelso in her place. acting as secre-
tary, first read the report or the board S
finance committee auditing the library en-
plovees salaries for the month OF April;
then amid an expectant silence which
raised the thermometer several degrees
Fahrenheit she read the three resigna
tions in the order III which they are
printed above.
II move that the designations just read
be accepted, remarked Director Flint,
gazing dreamily toward the ceiling.
This was seconded by Director Stewart,
Director OMelveny in both instances
voting negatively and each time express
ing his great regret at the loss by the
library of the services of the Misses
Kelso and Hasse. Acting upon the resig-
nation of Miss Haines was postponed for
two weeks or until the regular meeting
Of the board in May.
President Bone brake refrained from
voting, the result upon the designations
of both the librarian and the assistant
being the same-ayes, Messrs. Storrs
Stewart and Flint-3; noes, Director
O'Melveny.
Director O'Melveny here suggested that
successful applicants should secure ma
jorty of the votes of the whole board be-
fore they could be declared elected. witch
view was taken by President BonebraKe
without the formality OF putting the
question.
Then Director Flint moved that the
board proceed to the election of ii RI
rian. This being seconded and carried,
Director Stewart nominated as the sue
cesor of Miss Kelso MIS-. c. B. Fowler
and Director Storrs nominated Professor
Horace A. Brown. Director Stewart had
a candidate for the place in the person of
d. R. Colmery. Major Bonebrake pre-
scented the name of Mrs. Harriet G. Wad-
leigh, and Director Flint named for the
position Mrs. M. H. Miller.
After every membe of the board had,
thus had his shy at playing favorites, and
before the vote was taken, Director
O'Melveny suggested that Mrs. Miller be
not voted for as her five months resi-
aence in the city might if she were
elected, disqualify her from acting. pro-
viding she were a municipal official I'M
der the charter. Miss Kelso volunteered
the statement that the city librarian is
not, in the legal acceptance, a charter
official. This discussion appeared to have
been, Judging from the vote later, entire
lv superhuous, and Director Flint, prob
ably realizing that valuable time was be-
ing wasted, moved that the corps of
young lady employees of the library be
called before the board and Intercepted
as to their individual and collective pref
erences in the matter of their imm ediate
superiors. There was objection to this
motion, and headed by Miss Russ of the
library assistants, six others of her CO.
laborers, as many as could be spared from
their duties at one time, filed into the
room.
The young ladies without hesitancy re-
membered that if merit and civil service
rules were to be observed the board could
do no better than to elect as assistant
librarian Miss Celia Gleason. who has
been employed in the library for over six
years and who was the choice of twenty
out of twenty-there of all of her fellow
workers in the library.
While the maidens stood advocating
Miss Gleason's claim, Director Flint
moved that the choice of the library EN-
ployees. no matter who that choice m light
be. be endorsed by the board of trustees
as librarian and assistant librarian.
Director O'Melveny warmly seconded
this motion, providing ittwas intended tn
include the two incum bents lately re-
signed. This caused Director Flint to
hedge. while Directors Storrs and Stewart
and President Bonebrake dubbed the
turn which affairs had taken as child S
play. The Flint motion was finally voted
down and then the formal audience with
the employees was declared at an end.
Then came the roll call upon the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Miss
Kelso. This was the result:
For Mrs. Fowler-Directors Flint O'Mel-
veny. Stewart and President Bonebrake
for Professor Brown-Dlfector Storrs.
The first named was declared elected.
For the position of assistant librarian
Director O'Melveny nominated Miss
Daisy Austin; Direcor Flint nominated
Miss Corinne Wise. The name of Miss
Gleason, the choice of her fellow-workers.
was not formally presented. She received,
however, the vote of Director Storrs. the
other members of the board voting as
follows:
For Miss Austin-Directors O'Melyeny.
Stewart and Major Bonebrake 3 for
Miss Wise, Director Flint.
The matter of successor to Miss Haines
will not be taken UP until the next regu-
lar meeting of the board, which occurs
in two weeks.
Upon the recommendation of Director
OMelveny, him and. President Bone
brake were appointed a special committee
to draft an address calling the attention
of the general public to the great import
ance of the bond election for the purpose
OF raising library funds, which is to be
Leld May Sd.
Before adjournment Director Stewart
suggested that Miss Kelso assist in every
way possible in the induction of her sue
cessor into the duties of her new posi-