1863-03-18 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 03/18/1863
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Benjamin O. Peirce, John B. Hill, Franklin Leach, and Joseph D. Tuck
Board members absent: Charles Haddock
Others present:
Recorder: Franklin Leach
March 18th 1863
The Board came together this evening by call from the Secretary.
The President announced the reeleetion of Charles Haddock for the term of five years, and the
election of John B. Hill for two years, it being the unexpired term of the late J. G. Dodge. The Board
for the ensuing year was then organized as follows.
B O. Peirce President
Franklin Leach Secretary
J. D. Tuck Treasurer
B. O. Peirce, F. Leach, J. B. Hill, Committee on purchase of Books
Chas. Haddock, J. D. Tuck, J. B. Hill, Prudential Committee
J. D. Tuck was chosen Librarian for the ensuing year.
It was voted to appropriate Sixty dollars for the purchase of Books, and to substitute the London
Society Magazine for the Cornhill. The Thanks of The Board was expressed for donations of Books
from J. H. Abbott, Esq. and the U. S. Coast Survey Office.
The examination of the books on the shelves and the time of reopening the Library was left to the
Prudential Committee.
By vote of the Board the following classification of the Books on May 1't 1862 is now inserted.
Range * Dictionaries, Ency, Brit. Etc. 89
1 Arts of Life 202
2 Natural History &Philosophy 195
3 Theological 261
4 Travels, etc. 371
5 Miscellaneous Literature 440
6 Poetry and Drama 121
7 history 440
8 Biography 435
9 Words and Tales 686
Not on new Catalogue in Box & on Shelves 411
Not on new Catalogue Am. Reviews, etc. 121
Total amount of books in Library 3772
The above includes all books on the accession Catalogue to No. 4061.
Adjourned to Wednesday April 1st 1863
Present Messrs. Peirce, Tuck, Hill & Leach.