1894-01-12 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/01/1894
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Joseph D. Tuck, Rev. Daniel D. Addison, Charles L. Dodge, William R.
Driver, Edward L. Giddings, and George E. Woodberry
Board members absent:
Others present:
Recorder: Charles L. Dodge
Beverly Dec 1st 1894
The Trustees held their regular monthly meeting this evening.
Messrs. Tuck, Giddings, Driver, Woodberry, Addison and Dodge present.
The meeting was called to order by the chairman and the record of the previous meeting read
and approved.
On motion of Mr. Giddings, it was
Voted That the life of Abraham Lincoln be purchased.
On motion of Mr. Cfiddings, it was
Voted That such a sum of money be devoted to the purchase of such books of reference as may be
deemed expedient and that Messrs. Woodberry and Addison constitute the committee to
attend to the same.
On motion of Mr. Addison, it was
Voted That the present list of magazines of 1892 be adopted with the exception of Lippineotts and
that Gedeys, Pall Mall and Peterson's be added.
On motion of Mr. Woodberry it was
Voted That the treasurer be authorized to make a draft for Eight hundred dollars upon the Town
Treasurer that being the balance of the annual appropriation from the Town.
Charles L. Dodge
Secretary