1940-12-26City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/26/1940
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Katharine P. Loring, Thomas F. Delaney, Mrs. E. Prebble Motley, Sr.,
and William A. Rowe
Board members absent: W. Lincoln Boyden, Jr., Thomas J. Casey, Marion Glidden, Moses I.
Simon, and Robert O. Small
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
Beverly, December 26, 1940
The regular meeting of the Board was held at the Library on Thursday, December 26, at
3:45 P.M., with Miss Loring, Mrs. Motley, Mr. Delaney and Mr. Rowe in attendance.
The Secretary read the records of the meeting of November 26, at which there had been
only three members of the Board present.
Voted: to ratify all action taken at the meeting at which there had not been a quorum
present.
The Finance Committee, through Mr. Delaney, reported that this Committee had held a
meeting to prepare the budget for 1941, and were submitting to the Trustees for their
consideration, a budget of $33,528.15, an increase of $1500 in Salary Item and $575 for
Maintenance.
The Trustees voted to adopt this as their budget for 1941 and to send it at the proper time
to eh City Government.
The unanimous thanks of the Board was extended to the Finance Committee for their
report.
The Administration Committee reported that the leak at Beverly Farms had been stopped
temporarily by the work done by Connolly Brothers and by cleaning the catch basins. More
permanent repairs must be done as soon as weather and funds allow.
The Committee on Circulation recommended the purchase of 298 titles and the receipt of
57 gifts.
Voted to adjourn
Marjorie H. Stanton
Secretary