1952-12-04O City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/04/1952
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: John C. Birmingham, Dorothy Cook, Philip Rowe, and Carl Zeilon
Board members absent: W. Lincoln Boyden, Jr., Saul J. Cagan, Louisa V. Conrad, and
Lawrence E. Foster
Others present:
Recorder: Marjorie H. Stanton
Beverly, December 4, 1952
A Special Meeting of the Board was called on Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 P.M., with Mrs.
Cook, Mr. Rowe Mr. Zeilon and Mr. Birmingham, being present - Mr. Birmingham presiding in place
of Mrs. Conrad who was ill.
The purpose of the meeting was to consider the possible transfer of a $400.00 surplus in the
salary account, due to change in personnel during the year to the Maintenance Account for the
purchase of books.
it was decided, however, to use the Art Room on the second floor as a Reference Room for
students, and to use part of the $400.00 toward another assistant and request a transfer of the
remainder of the money for books.
Since the only applicant for any position here, at present, was Mrs. Richard Folsom of Butman
Street, it was voted that she be engaged to begin work at once, at the rate of $1960.00 a year, this
to be paid for the balance of the year at a weekly rate from Page money, but with the hope that the
amount might be made permanent on the 1953 budget.
A request for the transfer of the remaining $270.00 was sent at once to the Mayor.
It was voted, since there was a balance in the item Care of Grounds, that Mr. Rowe, as
Chairman of the Administration Committee, be empowered to purchase a gasoline power mower at
once.
The meeting then adjourned.
Marjorie H. Stanton
Clerk