The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-17
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AN ORDINANCE establishing a Municipal
Library where the municipal reports of the
principal citfcs Of this and other countries
and printed matter Of all kinds relating TO
cities will be received, catalogued. shelved
and exhibited. and providing for the super
vision. care and maintenance thereof.
Be IT ordained by the Common Council Of
the city of Newark as follows:
Section l. That a Municipal Library shall be
established in suitable apartments, located
in the new City Hall building. under the
general supervision. control and care Of the
Committee on Finance Of tho Common Coun-
ell, and a librarian and one or more assistant
States and residents Of the city of Newark.
and who shall hold their respective offices at
subject to such rules and regulations as the
Committee on Finance may adopt.
Section 2. The Common Council shall. by
resolution. appoint a librarian whose salary.
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, shall be
fixed and determined at the time OF his APP
library and receipt for everything thrned over
to or coming into hts custody. from any
sonrce whatsoever. and Keep or cause TO be
tody, belonging to the city. subject to the
general supervision of the COMMITTEES on
Section 3. The Common Council may. by
resolution, appoint one or more assistant "
brarians. whose salary shall not exceed twelve
determined at the time Of appointment
1t shall oe the duty OF the assistant libra
absence assume the duties of is office, sub
ject to the general supervision q the Conn
mittea on Finance,
Section 4. That all reports. hooks and print
ed matter OF every description now stored in
any of the departments of the city government
and owned by the city, shall be turned over
to the librarian. All printed matter coming
into the possession Of the library shall be re-
ceipted for. stamped as library property.
shelved and catalogued by the librarian or
Section s. The Municipal Library shall be
open for the transaction of business every
hOlidaVs No nrOUprtv. aftpr II has bppu plaCpd
In the library, shall be -emoved from the
City Hall building without the consent Of the
Committee on Finance.
Any head Of department MAY, on the signing
Of a proper receipt, be permitted to remove
printed matter to his department. but matter
SO removed must be 'eturned to the library
within forty-eight hours. and when returned
1t shalls be the duty OF the person In charge
at the time to cancel the receipt given when
the property was removed.
Section 6. II shall be the duty Of the libra
rian to establish a system of exchanging pub
lilo documents with the proper authorities Of
the principal cities of this and other countries.
and keep or cause to be kept a list Of the
cities in this and other countries. where the
annual reports Of the city of Newark will be
found.
Printed catalogues OF all books and other
printed matter In the custody of the library
shall be exhibited in the public offices OF the
several departments of the city.
Section 7. The librarian shall. within a rea-
sonable time after the recent OF the annual
other countries. proceed TO examine INTO and
become conversant with the subject matter CT
Sutn reports. IN every Case Wntfe a report
shows that a new charter or other Innovation
altering the plan Of government by COM
missions and boards Of aldermen. or both.
have been adopted, or in which any other
matter appears that IN his Judgment would
be of interest to those charged alike with the
making and administering OF the iaVs and
ordinances relating to and controlling the
government Of the city OF Newark. he shall.
Mt once. In writing. call the attention of the
Finance Committe OF the Common Council
and the Commission on Charter Revision to
matter or this character contained In such
report.
Section S. The Mayors message and annual
reports of the several departments OF the city
of Newark will hereafter be turned over to
City Clerk. will he charged with the compiling
of the Annual Reports OF the City Of Newark.
Section Q. That this ordinance shall take eff
feet Immediately.
Adopted September 6. 1907.
JOHN T. SINNOTT.
President OF Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
JAMES r. coNvELLY.
City Clerk
Approved September 9. 1907
JACOB HAUSsBING.
Mayor.
The foregoing ordnance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening. September
{, 1907 on third reading and final passage.
wa1 passed and duly signed by the Mayor and
JAMES F coNNELLY,
sept16-5i City CLERK.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following proposed ordinance passed a
second reading and was ordered to a third
reading at a meeting of the Board Of