1935-02-28City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 02/28/1935
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Katharine P. Loring, Marian P. Motley, James A. Cronin, Saul J.
Cagan and Robert O. Small
Board members absent: Clarence S. Pond, Horace W. Woodberry, Jr., Thomas F. Delaney,
Fred H. Porter
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
Beverly, February 28, 1935
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the Library on February 28th, at 4
p.m., there being present of the Board, Miss Loring, Mrs. Motley, Messrs. Cronin, Cagan and Small.
The records of the meeting of January 3 1st were read and approved, and it was voted to ratify
the organization of the Board as voted at the meeting, before the incoming members of the Board had
been approved and qualified.
Miss Loring, as Chairman, appointed the following Committee for the year, 1935.
Mr. Small presented the Finance Statement for the month, and Mr. Cronin reported on the
interview which he and Mr. Porter had had with the Mayor and Finance Committee of the City on
the budget for 1935. Voted: to approve these reports.
Miss Loring then presented a letter from Miss Beatrice Leary, applying for a position on the
Library Staff.
Voted: That the Secretary inform Miss Leary that it was the unanimous vote of the Board that
no provision had been made in the budget for another Assistant and that the Trustees do not intend
to add to the Staff at present.
Miss Stanton then presented a request from Mayor Torrey that the Trustees provide work for
a number of E.R.A. women at the Library.
Voted: to inform the Mayor that the Library would be glad to cooperate with him in this, and
would provide work for a number not to exceed four.
Miss Stanton read the proposed schedule of salaries for members of the Staff, with minimum,
maximum and step increases, but since this was not sufficiently detailed, Mr. Small moved that copies
of a more explicit schedule be prepared for each member of the Board before the next meeting.
This was seconded and so voted.
Voted to adjourn
Adjourned
Marjorie H. Stanton
Secretary