1897-07-08 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 08/07/1897
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: William R. Driver, Joseph S. Baker, Charles L. Dodge, Edward L.
Giddings, Katharine P. Loring, Elizabeth P. Sohier, Joseph D. Tuck, and George E. Woodberry
Board members absent: Allen H. Bennett
Others present:
Recorder: Charles L. Dodge
Beverly Aug. 7th 1897
The Trustees held their regular meeting on the above date.
Present Messrs. Driver, Tuck, Woodberry, Giddings, Dodge, Baker and Miss Loring and Miss
Sohier
The president in the chair.
The records of the last meeting were read an approved.
The committee on re-cataloguing reported that the (2000) Fiction Catalogue was now
completed and read for distribution, the price being fixed at five cents per copy.
Also that two hundred volumes of Fiction in French had been purchased as per voted at the
last meeting, July 3 d.
The finance committee to whom was referred the question of compensation of Librarian and
assistant and more hours for opening made the following report, viz.
"The committee on finance to show was referred the question of salaries and Library hours,
submit the following report.
Salaries
Librarian $525.00
Assistant $325.00
Beverly Farms $200.00
Library hours.
For central, open daily from 2 to 9 o'clock P.M. Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
Beverly Farms branch open from 2 to 5:30 and 7 o'clock to 9 P.M.
On motion of Mr. Giddings, it was
Voted That the report of the committee be accepted and adopted.
On motion of Mr Giddings, it was
Voted That the increase in compensation take effect from Aug. 1't 1897.
And that the increased hours of opening begin on Aug. 16a' inst.
On motion of Mr. Giddings, it was
Voted That the committee on rooms and administration be authorized to have the ceiling whitened
and walls of the reading and distribution rooms painted.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Charles L. Dodge
Secretary