Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
Expenditures for 1901.
Condition of LIbrnry,

Cash balance December 81, 1901. 80. 81, 1853. SO
Condition of Library,
1t was the first free public library or
ganized In a city of the frst-class in the
state of Iowa. the. question of establish
the Voters at the annual civ eIection IN
the spring Of 1881, and was carried by a
large majority. Commencing with, only
Number Of books in circulating IL
brary, and reference room Decem-
Number Of books as above, Deem
per 81, iSO
Number of United States government
books in library December 81. 1eO1... $3.50
I Der 81, 1900 5.2s5
Increase for the year ......:........... 294
December 81, 1901 ..".".. ..,.o. %, s2s
The demand for more commodious quar-
iation of the city is stil being DISCUSSED SSedi
appointed during the year 1900 consisting
and T. e. Cassidy, is still at work on the
ways and means necessary toward pro-
occupied in the Merriam block are posi-
BY the best that can be procured in the
adequate, as the room set apart for the
United States government books is now
full. and further room can be secured
only by encroaching on the general read
ing room, which, while not advisable, will
ultimately have to be endured, as the
a a2natY Of P1 paying l IN EXCESS cesslo Of So SO p Sii y ear
Ts0sii t walsni as we mue cfSss Hs the he 6 beeGdt' ca rs a a5-
propriate for the purchase of new books
The United States census for the year
1900 gave the city of Council Bluffs a
population of 25,So2, which was greeted
to the maintenance of the library, which
now makes us subject to a state law not
was passed, and accordingly reduces our
income to ! Dill 3 on the assessed yaiua-
o aUn 81 tSi'@ the a aetna Is v aPpPGifamate og
this basis the income and expenditures
Will be approximately as follows:
Income for Year 0O2
Expenditures for 1902:
For rent ...................$ 900. 90
For salaries ,."'"t."""".$lSN.W
E Ro periodieaIs ;o3'.""' 112.lS , sso 20
From the above statement it is very
evident that no new books can be pur-
come for said year. therefore it is to be
hoped that Senator A.; s. Hazelton and
ii. Freeman win see to it that such a law
Is enacted at the present session of the
SS genera t assembly as on vii, ENABLE ats the free
educating influence. Otherwise a steady
decline must follow.
Circulation, Etc.
The city of Council Bluffs, we believe
Is sSw noted s6S for ia many HisesTI o1y art art
they. along with our educators, high and
ward schools, are daily patrons and utiliz 2
the capacity of taking out books for home
reading. but in daily study OF the, NOR,
signed to the reference rooms and not In,
cluded in the circulating library These
rooms. in which Hundreds of volumes arr
read monthly by the children. instead g
fully appreciated and the knowledge
Of books circulated annually is less thai
in former years.
that hat VR = hS SSen not as vet vet FeeTet able is 70 esP pa
IN use a system that will give the nbrar'
: until that is done only conservative estl
a mates can be made.
: Number OF books circulated during
Number Of visitors for 1901 .........N,a
Service.
The library service is good. and. in fact
the, best that the board can possibly fur
nish the pubic with dhr i Gne { aio i1ddas an
not permit any additional as7istants.
Proposed Change In Levy.
President Rohrer and Trustees Baird
Cassidy and Burke were named as a com
mittes to confer with the representative
from this county with a view to having th
law amended so as to permit cities havin
a population Of 25, 900 and upward to lev
2 mills, II needed. for the maintenance {
public libraries.
1t was decided to r~einsure the content
OF the library for SIS. 900. The contraC
for printing 500 copies Of the annual repoI
of the board was awarded 10 the Frankli
Printing company on it's bid Of SAC.
~ The report and recommendation OF th
Al committee, to which was referred the mat
ter Of a telephone for the library. was la
on the table. Trustees Cassidy and Troui
a man opposed mourning this expense Wit
Nv the board was unable to spend any none
al for new books.
a. The report OF the librarian showed thu
$50 books had been taken during Jan,
airy and that up to February l s2l5. II hs
been expended on rented books and SPOIL
received on the same from patrons. tt
report Of the finance committee showed
balance OF 81, 946.45 in the library fund Eel
is ruary l.
- Lost, gold ring with monogram "E. e
Return to Tribune Printing company, 6
Broadway, and receive reward
:, George CoIIamOre Under scenery.
- George CoIlamore. a driver for the Well