Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-12-08
LIBRARY MEETING.
rAs Members Protest Against the Action
Of the Dirertsrss

THE Members treteat AGnihat the Aet"h
OF the Dirsctsrs.
The regular monthly meeting ~ IN,
Albuquerque Library association was
reid this Saturday morning In Miss
Fields school room. Present Mesdame
Leonard. wroth. Dobson Hallogan.
Johnston. Keen. CLANCY. Pa.sons,
Hathaway. Pearce Saint, Beattle. Co.'s,
aubbs MoCierkin. Haynes, Walton ana
Hazeldine. The following proxies We're
also represented Mesdames Walter
dadlcy. Harding. Cornish. Doutherlt.
Iodgin. Childs BaldridRe. Kunz. A.
RoseaWald and Mr. W -, Childers Tor
Mrs Chllders ana Mrs, George Crazy.
The minutes Of the two previous
meetings were read and approved. also
he report " the treasurer showing q
balance on hand Of tig3. the November
bills not having been paid
letter from Mrs y. r. Field % ia
members 81 the association was read
~ the secretary. The Librarians report
was also read Mrs. Johnston Their
moved that the treasurer be requested
O pay the November bills Mr. Chlld-
,rs stated he had notified the treas
lrer that n the action OF the associa
ion at the last meeting was valid. she
had no power to pay bills. as the mon.
y belonged TO the city. The following
notion was introduced by Mr.. Childers
a. proxy Tor Mrs. Chlliers
Resolved, That until the termination
OF the unfortunate controversy which
has arisen in consequence OF the action
Of Mr.. owen n Marion In removing
ne property Of the library association.
b, IL the sense OF this association that
no new members should be admitted
Carried by unanimous vote.
The following motion was then read
by Mrs. Johnston seconded By Mrs.
DobsOn;
Be {; resolved. by the members OF
the Albuquerque Public Library asso-
citation IN regular monthly meeting as
sembled, that the action OF a majority
Of the board Of directors OF this aEso.
citation on the 2sth day OF November
1900 In authorizing the employment Of
attorneys 10 attempt % recover from.
the city Of Albuquerque the hooks for.
merly held by this association. ba.
turned over recently b. u TO the city
be. and the same Il hereby disapproyeI
the members o. this association btine
OF the opinion that said books we're
held by II simply az trustee for tho
said city; and further. be- n resolved
that this association will not be- respon-
sible for any costs or expenses OF siii
action when said suit N ended.
Mr., Childers acting az proxy for
Mrs. Childers. asked for a vote b. rol,
call, the chair appointing Mesdamcs
clancy and Johnston 40 telleFs. ON roi,
call II was carried By vote OF n 20 a..
Mr. Childers challenging six affirmative
votes, there being three challenged
votes FOR the negative.
AR Childers stated that hc chansn.
gtd these votes as their uamca we're
20 appear IN the snll brought by ma.
iority % the directors Tor the recovery
OF the books This president ovsrrulsd
al challenges 70 which no objection
was made
The secretary rendered 10 the treas.
uTer the dues % several members
elected during the past year. but the
treasurer refused 70 receive them A
motion 20 adjourn was then IN order
Immediately following the association
meeting a meeting was called and held
by the directors. Present. Mesaames
Clancy, childora peaee. Keen. Par
sons. Leonard Dobsaa ana wroih. Mrs
Leonard presiding
After reading the minutes of the
previous meeting. the president asked
for what special business the meeting