1891-14-03 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 03/14/1891
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Joseph D. Tuck, Rev. Daniel D. Addison,, George A. Galloupe, Edward
L. Giddings, and George E. Woodberry
Board members absent: Charles L. Dodge
Others present:
Recorder:
Beverly March 14th 1891
The Board of Trustees of the Beverly Public Library elected March 2d 1891 under the provisions of
Chapter 304 Acts of 1888 consisting of the following members and constituted as follows.
For one year Joseph D. Tuck
Daniel D. Addison
For two years George A. Galloupe
Charles L. Dodge
For three years Edward L. Giddings
George E. Woodberry
Met for organization on Saturday Evening March 14m (all being present but C.L. Dodge) and elected
Mr. Tuck as chairman and Mr. Dodge as Secretary.
The following business was transacted.
On motion of Mr. Giddings, it was
Voted that the whole board be a committee for the purchase of books and the approval of three
trustees shall be sufficient to accept.
On motion of Mr. Woodberry, it was
Voted That the room committee consist of three, the following were elected.
Messrs. Tuck, Addison and Galloupe.
Miss Martha P. Smith was elected Librarian receiving 5 votes.
Voted The Librarian's salary for the ensuing year shall be $300 dollars.
On motion of Mr. Woodberry, it was
Voted That one boy be employed each at~ernoon as an assistant to the Librarian.
On motion of Mr. Woodberry, it was
Voted That a committee of two be chosen to consider the subject of card catalogue and Messrs.
Addison and Woodberry were chosen.
Voted That Messrs. Leach and Driver be allowed to retain their keys and accorded the privileges of
the Library.
It was suggested That the numbers of new books be published in the local papers which has
been adopted with satisfactory results.
There being no further business the meeting was adjoumed till Saturday Evening March 21't
at 8 o'clock..
Charles L. Dodge
Secretary