The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-09

become the property of Mr.. Evans.
who has them recorded in the access
sion book. and also recorded on the
order card. There Is an index card
which is arranged by authors and
that is accessoning book, which
shows the number received. It Is
dated in successive numbers. This book
that came from Putnams I think had
been accustomed; at all events 1t had
been put on the table to be Access
sionui, and had been stamped with
tho library stamp date received.
BY Mr.. Meredith:
O. That was done previous to Mr..
Bells book coming In?
A Yes, sir.
AS to Library Stamp.
Mr.. Kennedy, continuing.
@. What is the library stamp?
A. do not remember exactly. 1t
has virginia State Library" on the
outside, and in the centre Received"
and blank space which holds tho
date.
O. Had lie title mage been per-
forated Virginia State Library?'
A No, sir; that follows accession
ing.
y Q. It had not reached that point yet?
a. It had not been perforated. 1t has
happened on one or two occasions when
books have been received that way, on
one remember. that we returned It to
the New York firm, being the one that
came in latest, retaining the one that
came in earliest, the latter one from
Mr.. Bell.
et @. Did I say to you, Mrs. A1inor,ton last
A1onday-you say that was the date, and
am sure you must be right about the
date-not to buy any more books until
! examined the bills?
A. No, sir; you never said anything
, about bills You said to receive no moro
! books of any kind from Mr.. Bell. The
question OF bills did not come up
| O. And I did not add anything to it?
4 A. Well, yes; you dlo say until further
notice.
q. Until further notice, yes. Isn't 1t
! true that since the last session OF this
committee we have been buying books
right along from Bell; books coming
! in. last month for example. Haven't
you received books from Bell since the
| Sd OF December.
A. Oh. my instructions were to buy
no boks from Bell except by Virginia
authors, since Sd Of December. and ]
have ordered none. cannot say what
have come in; could not tell from
| memory.
@. Have any come in?
A. would not be willing to say
|
Der. I know have not ordered them
am very positive about that but
whether any have come In I could not
say without reference to the file. Sc
many books come In anu l have occa.
sion to do SO many things, 1 could
| not remember.
| @. Then. according to your recollec.
ton. stated not to order any more
books from Bell until further notice
A. Yes, sir.
| @. That Is all.
Chairman Byrd: You are excused
Mrs. Minor. and we thank you.
Mr.. Eggleston On.
Superintendent Of Public instruction
Joseph D. Egglcston. Jr.. took the stant
at 1880. and the chair read from thu
record the resolution of the Librar,
Board for the purchase Of the schoo
travelling libraries.
| Witness said Mr.. Kennedy had asket
him for letter, authorizing him t
1 go to New York to buy the books. FL
had not given It.
"Why not?" asked the chair.
7 because I had no authority to Civ
him a letter to go to New York. I di,
give him q list Of the titles to b
bought. and appended some sugges
lions at the bottom"
did you expect that on that lis
there would be competitions"
"Yes, sir"
"Was there any reason why Their
should not have been colnpetition?'
II thought there was every reaso
why ther eshould have BEEN" II 3$,
4 Here Mr.. Meredith pro tested that MI
Kennedy was acting under the instruc
tions Of the Library Board, and tina
the board wished to share It's part 0
j tho responsibility or blame, or what
4 ever 1t might be called
Witness testified that at the reques
4 OF the chair, he had sent to Hunter
Co, and bought five Henty books, fo
which he paid fifty cents each acros
tho counter. These same books cos
the Library sixty-seven cents at Put
mans.
Books Identical.
rs there any difference in thes
J books?" asked the Chair.
None whatever" was tho repl!
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