The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-07
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ST. PAUL LIBRARY FOR MONTH
OF FEBRUARY
LIBRARY YEAR Is REVIEWED

Most Important In All Its History,
In the Judgment of tho Board,
In View of the Advances Which
Have Been Made by the Institu-
ton I'm the Last Twelve Months
I'm New Quarters Soon.
At the meeting of the library board yes
terday afternoon President Bean submit
ted the following report, which will be
attached to the annual reports of the
secretary and librarian forwarded to the
council and published in pamphlet form.
President Bean says:
Herewith Is submitted the eighteenth
annual report OF the board of directors
Of the st. Paul public library. Appended
are the reports Of the librarian and the
financial statement OF the secretary and
treasurer to which your attention is di-
rected for details for the several i'm
provements. This has been the most i'm
portant year in the history of the public
library. In February, 1899, and ordinance
was passed transferring TO the directors
OF the public library exclusive use of the
market house building and property. For
NAL possession OF the building was taken
l.
building has been completely changed
and made into handsome stores, bringing
into the library fund for the past year
the gross income of $1S,O75. Upon the
property has been paid out S21, 02101, re-
ceiVed from subscriptions and rentals.
Work Is now progressing upon the in
terror finish on the second floor, to be
used for library purposes extending from
the tower to the St Peter street end
OF the building. which, when completed,
will furnish st. Paul with adequate, com
modious and elegant library quarters.
! The cost OF finishing the library proper
will approximate $4,000. The library por-
| ton Of the building will be ready for oc-
| cupancy in May, 1900. May /, 1899, the
mayor appointed to fill vacancies on the
board for the term OF three years M. D.
Mum, NJ. Auerbach and Dr. c. E. Bean,
the latter two succeeding themselves.
During the year the board lost by death
| Director d. A. Monfort, who had for
| many years been connected with the
! library board, doing faithful work, and
whose loss has been severely felt. The
| mayor appointed to the vacancy T. l..
! Schurmeier. In June, 1899, Hon Alex
ander Ramsey, who had been connected
.
| and who was It's president, felt that the
! incoming year and the demands Of his
private business made is no longer pos
| sible for him to continue in active work
| In the board. and his resignation was re-
| gretfuliy accepted. Mr.. G. F. Dix was
| appointed by the mayor to fill the va
cancy.
The report of the secretary gave the
| disbursements during the year as Sl5,-
| @O2l, Of which 81, Sc was for salaries.
| s., 1888 for books, $753.54 for periodicals,
$l,2S690 for binding. 1891 for insurance
and A.449.s6 transferred to the library
building fund. The report as to the libra
ry building fund showed receipts from all
sources amounting to 81, G21, and disbuse-
ments OF the same amount, with the ex-
ception Of 20 cents. which was the bal
ance on hand Dec. 81 last
The bylaws were changed so as to
| make the meetings of the board held
| on the first Tuesday in each month at
O'Clock. instead of In the afternoon,
The report Of the librarian for February
| gave the number of books issued as 20 S.;
! registrations cancelled, 539; new registra-
| tons, 564: number entitled to draw books
! lo,OS2; fines collected $6137