The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-16
A HINT FOR DR.. GORDON
Newark Library Is Prepar-
ing a History of the
Gity's Growth.
[special te ..rhe Jersey cltr News. .,1

Especial to ''The Jersey City News"J
NEWARK, Oct. 16. 190O.-A photography
of this city is in process of preparation at
the present time, and provided a sufficient
number of subscriptions are received to
warrant publication, will be issued this
winter by Frank B. Hill, librarian of the
Free Public Library. The publication of
this work will supply a long felt want
among the students of literature and those
interested in historical research, as well
as those who are desirous of knowing
something of the growth and evolution of
their city.
Printed matter, bearing historically upon
the vicinity, leaflets and old books,
pamphlets, tracts, circulars, all will have
a part in Mr. Hilfs work, which aims to
be a complete history and account of the
books of Newark. Mr. Hill says the pub
lie library should stand IN the same rela-
ton to the city as the Historical Society
does to the State. He says that, as it is
almost impossible to state what material
shall be of value in the future, it is neces-
sary for the nprarian to pick up every
thing in the way of printed matter bear
ing on this immediate locality, in the hope
that some one will find in the mass what
will be of greatest advantage to him. The
volume will be sold for So, and it is neces-
sary that subscriptions be sent to Mr..
HILL if possible, before November 1. Mr..
Hill is eminently the man fitted to under
take the task of compiling an account Of
the books of this city, which are not An
considerable in number or interest
The removal of books, magazines.
papers and furniture from the old library
to the new building is an event that will
prove infinitely more difficult than would
be supposed by the average person who
secured books regularly at the library.
There are, roughly estimated, about 7,OOo
volumes on the shelves in the library,
besides about 600 bound volumes OF news
papers. The latter are to be in a room by
themselves and it is said that this de-
partment will prove one of the most
valuable for reference as to national,
State or civic records, educational or
social.
The books are to be transferred in
boxes, 800 in number, of small size, and
the plan made by the librarian for the
removal of the volumes is one that will
involve as little troubls and disorder as
possible. The books are to be lifted from
their places on the shelves in the old
library directly into the small boxes.
labeled, put on the two or three vans.
which are to be used, taken to the new
building. unpacked and placed immediate-
ly in their places on the shelves to which
they have previously been assigned.
Many of the boxes are already packed
with magazines, waiting to be moved. The
boxes are three feet long, one foot wide
and three-quarters of a foot deep. OF tho
$50 boxes, sixty are larger than the di-
mensions given above, being sixteen
inches wide and a foot deep. These are
for the larger books. In the corners Of
the bottom each box are several holes.
into which the prongs, which extend from
the top of each box, fit snugly, SO that the
boxes may be piled up without injury to
the books.
The time of the transferrence of the
books is not definitely known vet. but it is
probably that not until January will the
mass of books be moved, although sew
eral more instalments will be made be-
fore that