Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED.
Jesse v. Devine and Samuel P. vii.
 Hams Choice of Board

Hams Choice of Board.
 The board of agents of the Bronson library fund held meeting Saturday afternoon, all the members being pres ent except MT Elton The Holmes scholarship in the academic school at Yale was awarded to Jesse V. Devine son of Jeremiah Deyine of Bank street, and that in the Sheffield Scientific school to Samuel P Williams Jr, son of s. F. Williams of Hillside avenue.
 It was voted that all employees of the institution be subject to the orders of the librarian. This matter was brought up by MT O'Neill, who said that the janitor had repeatedly told him that he was handicapped in doing some things about the grounds and wanted to be given full authority over every thing outside the building. Some of the members favored giving the librari an control over the building and grounds, but others thought that this would be move ill the wrong direction She might not care to superintend the repairing of fences and other work of that character and besides it was q we'll established fact that it was almost out of the question for a man to get along with a woman as boss. They thought 1t all right to have woman at the helm in the home, but when it comes to performing general work out side it was another matter altogether. When the question was introduced MT Kingsbury and MT Whiting looked at it this way, but in the course of the dis cussion that followed it was said that this might look like dividing the re- sponsibility between the librarian and the janitor and it was decided to put all under one head.
 General Kellogg said that he intends soon to bring in a picture of the late A. s. Chase to be placed in the meeting room. 'There are but three of us left now," said the general, ''who were here at the beginning, Mir Kingsbury, MT Maltby and myself"
 John O'Neill and General Kellogg, the committee appointed some time ago to appear before the board of al- dermen and endeavor to show them the wisdom of making an appropriation of $2,500 for the library. reported that they had failed to move the hearts of the city fathers. T didn't go to the meeting at all,' said MT Kellogg, sor- rowfully, because I had so much cold water thrown i'll my face I saw it would be no use. They laughed at us. Isn't that so MT Scully?'
 You mean to say that they laughed at the proposition" replied MT Scully.
 John O'Neill (sarcastically) s'They wouldn't give us a copper"
 MT Kellogg read list of cities in Connecticut and other places showing that Waterbury is about the only place of its size that does not make an an- nual appropriation for its public library Bridgeport he said, gives $11,O00, New Haven $14,O0O and little New Britain $4,O00 He hoped that the younger Members of the board who are connected with the city govern ment would interest themselves in this matter and see what could be done towards putting it before the city fathers in the most favorable light. He said that we have forty mill tax, but not a cent of the receipts could be spared for the library.
 MT Smith said that in order to be able to express an intelligent opinion regarding Waterbury and other towns on this question one would want to know how many towns having endow- ments contribute anything to libraries. He said that those that had been men, tioned in the report as giving large sums have no endowments. Mir Smith thought that MT Whiting who is prom inently Identified with the city govern ment should be able to take care of the library interest when it comes up in the city boards.
 Mir Whiting said that he would be glad to vote an appropriation of $2,5OO for the library, but he Is not member of any city board that has that author ity. Anyway he thought the people considered the taxes high enough at present without adding a couple of mills more to them.
 The report of the committee was ac- cepted and ordered placed on file. The meeting then adjourned.