Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-12-30
GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS.
A Library Association Formed nod Other
Busin oss Lie Steps Taken.

wi pOWN " BUSINESS.
A Library Association Formed ~nd Other
Business Lie Steps Taken.
The public library meeting last night
was we'll attended and not little inter
est was manifested. The appended re
port was made by the committee on plan
of organization and it was adopted. 1t
was signed by Charles M. Campbell.
Judge T. NJ. Robinson, Rev. DR.. NJ. D.
Hornbeck. DIR. Henry White Callahan,
and Rev. DR.. ]. M. Wilson, the commit.
tee. The committee on address present.
ed an elaborate statement OF the needs
OF Boulder in this behalf and that was,
also. adopted. This report is Intended
to be published in circular form later
and is too lengthy to reproduce here.
L. &C. Paddock presided and o. H.
Wangelin acted as secretary. Partic.
ipants in discussion of the various matters
presented were these officials, c. M.
Campbell. Librarian Whitaker of the
university library. W. H. Mcleod, Rev.
George Wallace, DR.. Callahan, Mrs
Henry White Callahan, Judge Robinson
Kew. DI Pickett and others There was
ageneral expression of satisfaction over
the way the project had been launched
and feeling that the library is "a CO."
The petition to the council was signed
by all present and w. H. Mcleod, W.
S. Bellman and Alfred Greenman were
appointed committee to secure sig.
: natures of all citizens. Messrs Ricketts,,
Nicholson and Callahan who are a com.
mittee to nominate the trustees announc.
ed, after some elaboration, that they
would make their appointments later.
The chair appointed as committee to
raise fluids pending action by the coen.
ell Mrs H w Callahan, Mrs H. o. Dodge,
Mrs M. D. Horpbeck, Prot. Whitaker
and Mr. Paul Raymond.
The meeting adjourned to convene
again two weeks from last night.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
Your committee appointed at the last
. meeting to report plan for free pub
lie library and reading room in the city,
respectfully reports:
til.
After careful consideration and con.
''sultation with interested persons. we are
unanimously Of the opinion that the only
feasible plan for establishing and main
tanning such libary and reading room in
our city, is the plan provided by the law
Of the State, as provided in session laws
1899 page 4I4,
In accordance with said laws j, will be
necessary for the city council of the
city of Boulder to appoint six citizens.
the mayor ex-offico being the seventh
who shall be body incorporate, and
who may purchase or lease land, and
who may erect buildings for library and
reading rooms.
Your committee has prepared prop
er petition to the city council, and we
recommend that all persons present
sign said petition. and that said petition
be further circulated in the city, pray,pq
the city council to pass any proper ordi
nance. and to adopt. any proper resolu.
ton, and to appoint six citizens, as afore
said. required by Jaw. for the purpose OF
legally forming and sustain ming re aiding
room and library. ~
~.
As the slection OF the six citiz ms afore.
said is matter Of great importance to
the enterprise, we further recommend
that this body appoint committee con
sisting Of c. Ricketts,. !. H. Nicholson and
Henry White Callahan. whose duty il
shall be to find six more persons of stand
ing In the community one or two of
whom may be ladies. who will personally
consent to act for the first year or two as
members OF such board. and to perform
the duties connected Herewith withou,
pay. until their SUCCESSORS are elected or
appointed, and to report the names oil