Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1910, Part 16

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1910
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Estimated total population 32,642


Estimated population supplied 31,000


Total consumption for the year


1,065,400,100 gallons


Percentage on consumption metered .28 Average daily consumption 2,891,900 gallons


Gallons per day to each inhabitant 88+


Gallons per day to each service 145,805.


Cost of water at the Metropolitan meter per 1000 gal. $ .047+


Cost of supplying water per 1000 gallons figured on cost plus maintenance $ .058+


Total cost of supplying water per 1000 gallons figured


385


on total maintenance plus interest on bonds $ .08+ Statistics relating to Distribution service.


Penn's Hill standpipe holding 411,302 gallons :


Elevation at top 248.65 feet


Forbes' Hill standpipe holding 330,000 gallons :


Forbes' Hill reservoir holding 5,000,000 gallons :


493 services were laid at a cost of $12,229.31 of which the city paid $6,042.69 and the owners $6,186.62.


Water Meters


Late in the year the city made a contract with the Hersey Manufacturing Co. for 800 to 1,000 5-8 inch water meters and these will be all set by the first of February and another thou- sand could be easily set before spring if we had them.


On this one thousand meters the City saved three thousand dollars over what it would have cost if the meters had been bought a few at a time and set on scattered services.


Meters in use Dec. 31, 2,032


Meters set in 1910 602


Total now in use 2,634


The details regarding the make, number and size of meters in use may be seen in the following table :


Statistics relating to Distribution Plant


Mains


Kind of pipe, Cast Iron and Kalamein.


Sizes, 4 inch to 20 inch.


Extended during the year 22,036 feet.


Purchased from the City of Boston 1576 feet.


Total now in use, 612,953 feet.


386


Number of Fire Hydrants added during the year 34


Number of Fire Hydrants now in use . 812


Number of Gates added during the year 62


Number of Gates now in use 1486


Number of Street watering Stand-pipes 50


Number of Street watering manhole gates 8


Number of Public Fountains


IO


Range of pressure on mains, 35 to 90 pounds.


Services


Kind of pipe, Cast Iron, Lead, Galvanized Iron and Lead Lined.


Sizes, 3-4 inch to 8 inch.


Extended during the year on City's account .. 7,443 feet


Extended during the year on owners' account. 17,765 feet Number of services added during the year 493


Number of renewals 45


Number of services now in use 7,307


Average length of service 46+ feet


Number of meters set during the year 602


Number of meters now in use 2,634


Percentage of services metered 36+


During the year small plans of the location of every stop gate have been made which will prove of much value as time goes on.


Gates on large mains were closed and opened again to see that they were in proper condition, every hydrant was in- spected at least once and put in proper condition.


During the year a provisional appointment was made of Mr. John G. Whitman as superintendent of the department and there is no question in my mind but what he will make just the man for the position.


387


Tables relating to work done during the year and the dis- tribution plant are annexed hereto and a list of material on hand may be found on file.


In closing I wish to thank my foreman and clerks for their co-operation in the year's work.


Respectfully submitted,


RANDOLPH BAINBRIDGE,


Commissioner of Public Works.


HYDRANTS SET 1910


Ward


Street


No.


Size


Location


1


Adams


1


5-inch


1


Albatross Road


1


5 "


opp. Goffe end of pipe


6


Ardell


1


5 4


near Vershire At Boulevard


6


Atlantic


1


5 "


6


Atlantic


1


5 4


cor. Lafayette ave.


5


Belmont


1


5 "


cor. Brook


1


Cedar


1


5 «


300 ft. south of Greenleaf


5


Calumet


1


5 "


300 ft. south Vassal


5


North Central ave


1


5 «


300 ft. from Granger


388


2


Clarendon


1


5 "


cor. Ellerton


1


Curlew road


1


5 «


at curve


1


Curlew road


1


6 "


1


Darrow


1


5 "


cor. Manet ave


1


Dorchester


1


5 "


cor. Utica


6


E. Squantum


1


5 «


cor. Ocean


6


E. Squantum


1


5 "


cor. Harvard


6


Elliot


L


5 "


cor. Harvard


5


Ellerton road


1


2 "


cor. Dartmouth


1


Euclid ave


1


5 "


cor. Beacon


5


Fayette


1


5 "


cor. Hobart


6


Gladstone


1


5 "


end of line


6


Holbrook road


1


5 "


cor. Harvard


1


.


Littlefield


1


5 "


cor. Casco cor. Sea


1


Manet ave


1


5 "


1


Manet ave


1


5 "


1-2 way between Sea and Darrow


4


off Quarry


1


4 "


end of street


6


Ocean st., Squantum


1


5 «


300 ft. west of Summit


6


Ocean st., Atlantic


1


5 "


Quincy Shore Reservation


1


Oneida


1


4 “


end of line


3


Vernon


1


4 "


end of'pipe


3


Vernon


1


4 "


opp. McLeod's shop


5


Wollaston ave


1


5 4


cor. Waterston ave


389


PURCHASED FROM THE CITY OF BOSTON.


Ward


Street


No. Size


6


Bellevue road


1 5-inch


6


Titus road (Shoreham)


1


5 "


WATER PIPE LAID IN 1910.


Ward.


STREET LOCATION.


Gates.


Hydrants.


12in.


10in


8in.


6in.


4in.


1 1-4 in. to 2in.


6


Aberdeen Road


1


0


1


Adams


2


1


550


579


1


Albatross Road


6


Ardell


1


1


397


6


Atlantic


1


6


Bayside Road


1


1


227


5


Beach


1


6


Border


260


6


Beckett


1


425


150


5


Bromfield


1


235


224


195


1


Brockton Avenue


330


1


Cedar Place


1


1


235


3


Centre


5


Calumet


1


1


76


235


6


Chestnut


1


1


540


1


Charles


1


1


487


3


Clarendon


5


Cummings Avenue


1


Curlow Road


2


2


667


6


Conant


1


264


1


Darrow


2


1


718


475


6


Bay


615


566


5


Belmont


352


390


5


Billings Road


5


Brook


1


5


Central Avenue (North)


185


38


LENGTHI OF EACH SIZE OF PIPE.


182


1187


1 6


Dorchester


2 )


1


662


2


506


2


2


1125


6


Elliott


1


1


492


1


Euclid Avenue


1


1 1


153


5 2


Ellerton Road


1


1


388


5


Fayette


1


1


210


6


Gladstone


1


1


549


3


Guild


1


205


5


Grave


1


200


258


1


Highland Avenue, R. I.


1


221


6


Huckins Avenue


1


1


609


3


Isabella


1


65


1


Lennox


1


1


473


175


1


Lind


1


158


4


McDonald


70


6


Middlesex


2


2


600


1


Newton


2


30


1


Newport Avenue


1


1


270


4


Off Quarry


6


Ocean


1


1


501


6


Ocean (Squantum)


1


1


633


1


Oneida


1


1


230


1


Parkhurst


6


Pratt Road


1


207


1


Pawsey Road


105


391


2


Lancaster


204


1


Littlefield


230


3


Mt. Pleasant Camp


530


1


Manet Avenue


1


290


265


1


Hooper


6


Holbrook Road


1


80


5


Highland Avenue


130


667


Eddy


1


384


E. Squantum E. Squantum


Ward.


STREET LOCATION.


Gatse.


Hydrants.


12in.


10 in.


8 in.


6 in.


4 in.


1 1-4 to 2 in.


1


Piquot


6


Quincy Shore Reservation


645


6


Quincy Shore Reservation


3


Ritehie Road


100


1


Rhoda


145


1


River View Road


150


3


School St. Bridge


2


78


2


Sixth Avenue


60


6


Standish Road


1


351


93


5


Taylor


75


1


Utica


1


208


3


Vernon


1


2


1024


5


Vassall


150


6


Wedgewood


1


175


5


Willow


144


5


Wollaston Avenue


1


1


320


1


805


1


Off Post Island


75


6


W. Squantum


21


62


32


550


2987


17157


1342


4497


PURCHASED FROM CITY OF BOSTON.


6 6 6


Beale Road Bellevue Road Titus Road (Shoreham Road)


1


739


1


667


Total


62


34


550


3,157


18563


185


122


LENGTH OF EACH SIZE OF PIPE.


392


Warwick


170


LENGTH OF WATER MAINS IN USE JAN. 1, 1911.


SIZES OF PIPE IN INCHES.


WHEN LAID


Hydrants


Gates.


2


4


5


6


7


8


10


12


16


20


Previous to Dec. 31 , 1909. In 1910, 32


778|1424


62


42499 4497


105506 1342


948


250390 17157


994


95574 37534 2987


26104 550


23232


2679


585460 26533


Pur- chased from City of Boston


2


1406


170


1576


Total, *Taken up


812 1476


46966 616


106848


948


268953


994


98731


37534


26654 .


23232


2679


613569 616


Total, Gates


812 1476


46380 144


106848 291


948


268953 719


994 1


98731 173


37534 73


25654 44


23232 37


2679 4


612953 1486


.


TOTAL.


393


STATEMENT OF METERS IN USE DECEMBER 31, 1910.


SIZE IN INCHES.


MAKE OF METERS.


5-8


3-4


1


1 1-2


2


4


6


8


TOTAL.


Crown


28


2


1


31


Empire


765


64


8


1


2


840


Gem


1


1


10


Crest


533


2


1


2


538


Keystone


16


16


Lambert


288


288


Nash


168


1


169


Neptune


150


19


25


5


6


2


1


208


King


207


207


Union


32


2


2


1


38


Worthington


280


6


1


1


288


Total of each size


2467


95


35


8


18


6


4


1


2634


8


1


1


Hersey'


394


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TRUSTEES


OF THE


Thomas Crane Public Library


QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS


For the year ending December 31, 1010


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MANETS


QUINCY5


ADVERTISER STEAM PRINT QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS


1911


TRUSTEES 1910


ELLERY C. BUTLER, Chairman HARRISON A. KEITH, Secretary GEORGE W. MORTON, Treasurer


HENRY MCGRATH


CHARLES R. SAFFORD JAMES F. BURKE


Librarian ALICE G. WHITE


Assistants CHARLOTTE COCHRANE, Cataloguer


MABEL S. BAXTER KATHERINE L. STEGMAIER


RUTH ALEXANDER Assistant in charge of Children's Room IRENE T. HIBBARD


Janitor H. G. O. NEWCOMB


WEST QUINCY READING ROOM Furnace Brook Parkway BELINDA E. WAINWRIGHT, Assistant in charge


Hours of Opening


Central Library, daily (except Sundays and holidays).


Main Hall, from 10 A. M. to 8 P. M. Saturdays, from 10 A. M. to 9 P. M.


Closed at 6 P. M., Saturdays excepted, during June, July and August.


Children's Room, from 11.30"A. M. to 1.30 P.M. and 3.30 to 6 P. M. Saturdays, from 10 A. M. to 12 M. and 1 to 6 P. M. During school vacations. from 1 to 6 P. M., Saturdays excepted.


West Quincy Reading Room, daily (except Sundays and holidays), from 3 to 5.30 P. M. and 6.30 to 8.30 P. M. Closed Fridays at 6.30 P. M.


Thomas Crane Public Library


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES


To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :-


The Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library sub- mit herewith their annual report, it being the 40th of the whole series since the establishment of the Library.


The object of the Trustees of the Public Library is to place as many good books in the hands of as many people as possible. This is entirely a matter of finance. The increase of appropriation last year was applied to the establishment of the West Quincy reading room. The result proved the wisdom of the course. There has been a circulation of between 8,000 and 9,000 there in six months. This is certainly gratifying. But it is nothing more than can be done in other outlying sec- tions of the city .- Atlantic, Wollaston. Quincy Point. Also there might be a large circulation at Hough's Neck, especially in the summer. Of course this involves time and labor, how much only the workers at the Central library know. It has become absolutely necessary to establish a Branch reading room in Atlantic. There is a large reading public there and it is practically impossible for them to come to the Central library for their books.


Granted sufficient funds it is not at all unlikely that we may attain a circulation of 150.000. The population of the city is increasing and the increase over last year in circulation, nearly 14.000. shows the demand. The fact is evident that the day of small things is over and done with.


For the operation of the Library in detail and statistics connected therewith the Trustees can do nothing better than to refer to the full and complete report of the Librarian.


All of which is very respectfully submitted,


For the Trustees,


E. C. BUTLER,


Chairman,


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TREASURER'S STATEMENT


1910


Thomas Crane Endowment Fund


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1909 $21,915.06


Rec'd interest on Mass. Gold Bonds . . 630.00


Rec'd interest on deposits in Quincy Savings Bank 96.13


Paid Alex Nugent


$241.00


W. T. Arnold


2.00


J. J. McNamara


1.10


William Parker & Son


7.75


Thomas O'Brien & Sons


3.50


H. C. White Co.


48.53


M. A. Derringer


5.00


Library Bureau


106.50


Underwood & Underwood


45.52


Holmes & Hall


8.25


John G. Thomas .


29.90


Jordan Marsh Co.


4.65


Henry Lavelle


14.20


Globe-Wernicke Co.


21.00


John C. Paige & Co.


111.76


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1910, in Mass.


Gold Bonds and Quincy Savings Bank


21,990.53


$22,641.19 $22,641.19


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TREASURER'S STATEMENT


Cotton Center Johnson Fund


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1909 $7.19


Interest on $2,000 Chicago Junct. Gold Bonds 100.00


Interest on deposits in Quincy Savings


Bank .64


Paid Desmond Pub. Co. for books $65.00


C. H. Nichols for books 6.00


H. W. Wilson Co. for books 16.80


Charles E. Lauriat Co. for books. .


9.00


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1910


11.03


$107.83 $ 107.83


Catalogue Fund


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1909 $2,307.81


Received from fines and sale of cata-


logues 299.49


Interest on deposits in Quincy Savings


Bank 94.37


Treasurer's commission on insurance for 1910 24.75


Paid Spargo Print for printing $56.00


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1910, in 96


Quincy Savings Bank $2,670.42


$2,726.42 $2,726.42


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THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY


Enlargement of Library Grounds


Gift of Albert Crane


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1909 $96.80


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1910 $96.80


$96.80


$96.80


Respectfully submitted.


GEORGE W. MORTON,


Treasurer.


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


QUINCY, MASS., January 2, 1911.


To the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library :-


As one indication of the growing importance and useful- ness of our public library, the returns show a total circulation of 95,231 during the year just ended. This is the largest issue by upwards of 5,700 of any year since the establishment of the library, and is an increase of 13,891 over the circulation in 1909.


The amount of fiction borrowed from the Main hall, in an increased circulation there of 4,213 over the previous year, is less by about one and one-half per cent. This is nearly bal- anced by the larger number of periodicals borrowed, other non- fiction remaining about the same. An interesting comparison of the character of this periodical circulation with that of 1909 shows general periodicals, which include all the lighter ones read perhaps simply for the stories, to have decreased above 4 per cent in their proportion to the whole number issued this year.


It has been evident also that the reading room use of peri- odicals, at least, is much larger although no records are kept of attendance or the number of readers. This is no doubt owing to the purchase early in the year of another copy of many of the popular magazines, so that the current number may now be found in the reading room as well as had for circulation.


By far the most important work of the year has been the widening of the library's influence by the opening of its first branch reading room. Through the interest of the Mayor and the generosity of the City Council in its appropriation, this was made possible; and in West Quincy, the ward farthest


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from the centre without special library facilities of any kind, a long cherished hope was realized on July 5. An attendance averaging 86 per day during the hot month of July witnesses to the appreciation of the reading room at the start, and a cir- culation of 8,068 with an average daily attendance of 93 for the six months, shows that that appreciation has continued.


The reading room opened with a deposit of 375 volumes, later increased to 500, a subscription list of 12 magazines, a Boston daily paper, and two Quincy daily papers. A set of en- cyclopedias, a dictionary, atlas, gazetteer, and other refernce books have since been placed here and a portrait in black and white of Thomas Crane has been hung upon the walls. A com- plete set of St. Nicholas bound by our own binder has been pur- chased for the room, and 83 books have been given by Miss Wainwright, thus making a start toward its own permanent collection. The books on deposit have been exchanged month- ly, upwards of 50 upon an average, and besides the above ad- vantages of the reading room itself with its frequent fresh sup- plies from the Central library, there is a delivery three times a week from Crane Memorial Hall accommodating those at West Quincy who send requests for books. One may also step in to the Central library and have his book, borrowed at the West Quincy reading room renewed (if renewable), or he may re- ceive the same accommodation at West Quincy, and he may return a book, borrowed at either place, to the other.


In her report to the librarian of her work in West Quincy Miss Wainwright says : "The borrowers range in years from nine to ninety, and include Italians, French, Germans, Swedes and Finns. Every month sees more children registered from the Willard and Gridley Bryant schools. There are a number of young men who find the reading room helpful, consulting the works of reference and sending to the Central library for books on various subjects. It has been interesting to determine whether girls or boys predominate among the borrowers, but the balance seems to be almost equal. Among the adults also the same figures prevail, with possibly a few more women than men."


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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT


The expenses somewhat in detail of this, our first branch reading room, should be interesting :-


Equipment


Fitting up of room (shelving, gas,


screens, awnings, signs, etc.) . $196.62


Furniture, (desk, tables, chairs, clock,


curtains, leatheroid cases, etc.) .. 199.50


Desk supplies, (charging tray, dating stamps, stock, etc.) 31.56


Periodicals and Printing, (temporary binders, record charts, etc.) . . . .. .


91.04


Sundries, (expressing, car-fares, jani-


tor's supplies, etc.) 42.73


$561.45


Maintenance for 6 months


Rent and care of room, salary, fuel and lighting, delivery of books, print- ing, postage, etc. $461.74


St. Nicholas, Young folks' cyclopedias, etc. 107.45


$569.19


Total


$1,130.64


This amount does not include the cost of the 25 reference books taken from the Central library's collection, nor the money expended for a large number of duplicates of popular books, both fiction and non-fiction, the necessary upbuilding of the resources of the centre of the system to supply the demands of the new member upon it.


We should buy some books in foreign languages especially for this section's patrons, a French dictionary and possibly an Italian one. The Italian newspaper sent from the Central li- brary is much appreciated.


The whole number of borrowers at the reading room to date is 711, including 183 formerly using the Central library who have taken advantage of the nearer accommodation.


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Another wide field for the extension of the library's ac- tivities is the work with the schools. Copies of the very excel- lent graded and annotated classified catalogue, issued by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Penn., have been purchased and placed in the several grammar schools. The books in that catalogue which our library did not have were bought, 583 volumes including some duplicates. Additional copies of most of these should be bought the coming year as well as of many other books, for we have as yet but a meagre collection to satis- fy what we certainly hope will now be a growing demand. Of the 631 volumes sent out to the schools no further statistics have been kept, otherwise these figures would no doubt have added three times their number to our circulation.


Of the 2,577 volumes added by purchase (exclusive of books replaced), as against 880 volumes in 1909, 2,549 were bought from the city appropriation, and 28 from the income of the Cotton Center Johnson fund. Fewer books were replaced this year than last, but 995 duplicates were purchased on ac- count of the schools and the West Quincy reading room, as against 107 in 1909. Leaving those out of the count, 1,582 new books were added in 1910, and 773 in 1909. A beginning was made by the purchase of 37 books in Italian, and 9 in the French language were added to those already in the library. There is a call for more books in both languages.


The following shows the character of the additions to the library, 2,577 of these being acquired by purchase, 217 by gift and 106 by binding periodicals.


General Works


19


Philosophy and Religion


48


Sociology


72


Science


165


Useful and Fine Arts


204


Literature and Philology


249


History


170


Travel


243


Biography


198


Fiction


1,259


Periodicals


179


Reference, Documents, etc


94


Total


2,900


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The following tours were added to the collection of stere -- ographs :- Switzerland, France, Germany, Norway, England, Egypt with a guide book and maps, Washington with guide book, Real children, with book describing visits to their coun- tries. The views are enjoyed in the reading room, loaned for home use, and their welcome amply justifies the purchase of others.


The record of the actual users of the library soon becomes a very imperfect one through the failure to report change of address and through registrations made void by removal from the city or by death. Frequent re-registration entails much la- bor. Early in the year all the registrations since the reopening of the library in June, 1908, were examined, and every person not known by some member of the staff to be using the library was carefully looked up.


By this method, 1,016 adult registrations and 571 juvenile registrations were cancelled Dec. 31. Adding to these, 143 can- celled registrations reported at the Central library and 7 at the West Quincy reading room, the total number cancelled was 1,- 737. This thorough revision of the registration amounted prac- tically to a re-registration without trouble to the public, got rid of all the "dead wood." so to speak. leaving us with a real "live" registration at this date. This large number of can- celled registrations explains the reason that the whole num- ber of borrowers at the end of 1910 shows so little increase over the whole number reported Dec. 31. 1909.


Adding to the 876 new borrowers at the main hall. 144 who have re-registered from the children's room, we have a to- tal of 1,020 registered at the main desk during the year.


The extra work at the Central library incident to the opening of the branch reading room affected all departments. Much time had to be spent in preparatory work, planning, looking into the best systems of keeping records, making out charts, etc., the latter largely done in the catalogue department. From the first a separate account of all expenses has been kept monthly. Then came the work of adjustment between the


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Central library and the reading room, the getting things in running order, frequent changes of deposits, and the sending and receiving of the request books, 803 having been charged at the Central library to individual borrowers at the reading room during the six months.


The experiment has been tried of rearranging the fiction in the children's room alphabetically by author and titles rather than by numbers. The labels were removed, backs of books sometimes repaired, at any rate shellacked, in many cases re-lettered. Even with its drawbacks it seems a more in- telligent way of handling the books and is voted a success. The circulation here has exceeded that of 1909 by 999. Only 12 books are missing at the last shelf list reading in a year's cir- oulation of 22,207 from this room.


The amount paid for binding in 1910 has been $526.35 as against $711.45 in 1909, and $869.50 in 1908; and this not- withstanding the large increase in the use of our books. This is due to the fact that, owing to our own mending here and care of them, they are in better condition to bind and therefore last longer when rebound. More books have been repaired here and fewer by the binder. As the publishers' bindings are so poor we purchased 215 volumes in sheets and sent them to our binder. This secured for us at the start a much more durable quality of binding, and the advantage that the books thus bound did not have to be withdrawn from circulation just when they were most wanted. We have also purchased a mending kit by the use of which we expect to do even more re- pairing of our own books. This, while it costs an assistant's time and money, has the distinct advantage, if successful, of not withdrawing popular books from circulation for weeks.


We have received the usual number of exhibits from the Library Art Club, 11 books have been available to our readers through the Inter-library loan department of the Boston Pub- lic Library, and through the State Federation of Women's Clubs we had from May 7 to 28 the Travelling Health library of 39 books, 48 pamphlets and 40 pictures. We have given


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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT


many old books and newspapers to the Salvation Army and a few for use in the Cheerful Letter work.


In the resignation of Mr. Newcomb the library loses the janitor who has filled that position for over 30 years. To his faithful service, in which he has been ably assisted by his daughter, is due the well kept appearance of the beautiful Crane Memorial Hall.


Atlantic having been the first section to be provided with a weekly delivery of books, which Mr. Thomas Gurney has kind- ly received since 1881, it seems that it should be next in line for larger accommodations from the library. And I certainly hope we shall be fortunate enough to be able to start our sec- ond branch reading room in that ward the coming year. Also the request of the Boston Gear Works for the library to pur- chase some books especially suitable to the needs of their work- men and allow the same to be placed on deposit there should not be disregarded. Indeed I wish that every industry in the city would express the same desire and that the supply might be equal to the demand, for it is in such ways that the library comes close to the business or working man so that he feels it to be not a luxury, not only a place to supply women with the latest novel, but a necessity for his own growth and advance- ment, and the "people's university."


It is nearly three years since the books were cleaned by the vacuum process, upon their removal to the new stack room. That method having been successful, I would suggest the pur- chase of some one of the many portable pneumatie cleaning machines upon the market. the use of which is an up-to-date way of avoiding the accumulation of dust.


In closing my report for 1910, I wish to thank the staff to whose willing and hearty co-operation is due in large measure any success which we may have attained while holding before us a high ideal of service.




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