, 1908-01-16

poor . o.oA
j. r. Cordiner, supplies for poor $50
Laramie Dry Goods Co, supplies
for poor Observation-Disclosures. 17.2.
Convent of Good Shepherd, car
ing for inmate. ,............ Duo
Fannie b. Conner, rent for poor 500
Ole Thompson, rent for poor. 800
e. A. Wilkinson, rent for poor 800
r. A. Wilkinson, rent for poor 500
r.. 70. Fitch, rent for poor..... 1900
E. A. jackson. work on roads. 1915
w. II. Holiday. laying water
pipe Carnegie library. ...... 10000
The following applications for retail
liquor license were read for the first
time and laid I've for the second read
ing, as by law required, to-wit:
Louis A. Fitzgerald, ITO Grand ave
nue., Laramie, wyoming.
Edgar F. McMasters, 113 Thorn
burgh street, Laramie, Wyoming.
The following applications for re
tail liquor license were read for the
second time and upon motion the same
We're allowed, to-wit:
Chris Larson, 213 First street, Lara
mic, Wyoming.
John Engstrom, 11S First street, Lar
annie, Wyoming.
The report of the treasurer and the
librarian of the Carnegie library were
presented and ordered filed.
Report of Librarian.
Laramie, Wyo, December 81, 1907.
The Honorable Board of Commits
sioners of Albany County, Wyo.
Gentlemen.-I beg to submit the fol
lowing as the report of the librarian OF
the Carnegie public library of Albany
county for the year ending December
81, 1907.
The number of persons drawing
books from the library is 1850.
The number of books drawn during
the year, 26,642.
The average number of books drawn
daily, S6.5.
The percentage of fiction to the
books Drawn is 500, a decrease of 1.5
from that of last year.
The number of volumes purchased
during the year is TAI.
The number of volumes donated Is
80.
The number of volumes disappear ed
from the shelves is 10; lost books re
covered from last year, 2.
Number of unbound pamphlets
maps, ETC., received from the govern
ment, 113.
Number of bound volumes received
from the government, %.
The number of unbound books in tht
library is 2,1S6.
Total number of bound volumes In
the library is 6.541, of which 81 have
been removed from the shelves as
worn out.
Books rebound during the year, 43.
Books repaired in the library, $50.
Total amount of fines and damages
collected during the year, s45.52.
Expenditures for the year, including
exp ess charges, repairing material
library help, postage, etc, $1,000
Turned over to -the treasurer OF thu
board of trustees, $15.10.
The extension of the time for keep
ing the reading rooms open until
o'clock in the evening has not as yet
sufficient increase of attendance tr
Justify the extra expense.
The number of persons who come tt
the library lor reference is increasing
The number of children coming Il
the library is increasing.
Respectfully,
w. S. INGHAM, Librarian.
Report of Treasurer of Library.
Report of the treasurer of he Al
bany county free public library from
January 1, 1907 to January l, 1908.
Amounts Received and from Whom
Received.
January 18th, 1907, received
from county treasurer. ....$ $1,000
January 18th, 1907, received
from wyoming university. 81;
May 81, 1907, received from
public school entertainment 100
May 31st, 1907, received IRON
county treasurer .......... 4Sb.l'
May 31st, 1907, received from
public school entertainment 300
June 14th, 1907, received from
J. w. Johnson ............ 2.O'
July End, 1907, received from
w. S. Ingham. 9.Ot
July 26th, 1907, received from
MI. SureSOn ....s. A.Oi
September 23rd, 1907, received
from wyoming university. 15.7;
December 3Oth, 1907, received
from w. S. Ingham......y 100
december 30th, 1907, received
from w. S. Ingham, fines. ISL
December 30th, 1907. received
from W. S. Ingham for mag
aZineS 2.O'
december 31st, 1907, received
from summer theater. ...... go
December 31st, 1907, received
from interest from bank. 1873;
December list, 1907, overdraft
at bank "a.
Total receipts for year
from all sources ....... 2,324.6;
The following amounts have beef
paid out during the year and the par
ties to whom the same have been paid
Overdraft at hank at last re-