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Wm. S. Barton, Esq., complete sets of Lu- natic Hospital and Prison Discipline So- ciety Reports, 11
D. A. Goddard, Esq., 6 Nos. to complete vol. of Galaxy, 4
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BOOKS.
PAMPHLETS. 4
Dr. George Chandler,
4
J. D. Philbrick, Esq.,
4
United States : Department of State,
4
J. S. Blatchford, Esq.,
3
Hon. Jos. White,
3
Hon. B. Dawson, Esq., valuable and com- plete vols.
2
Smithsonian Institute,
3
Prof. L. Agassiz,
2
Geo. R. Peckham, Esq.,
2
C. L. Flint, Esq.,
2
Ethan S. Chapin, Esq.,
1
Edward Earle, Esq.,
1
Earle Stove Co.,
1
Hon And. H. Green,
1
Wm. Ives, Esq.,
1
Dr. Wm. R. Lawrence,
1
H. H. Morgan, Esq.,
1
N. Paine, Esq.,
1
D. T. Valentine, Esq.,
1
Rev. R. R. Shippen,
15
Jer. Colburn, Esq.,
4
A. R. Spofford, Esq.,
3
J. W. Alvord, Esq.,
2
C. M. Crittenden, Esq.,
2
Geo. C. Davis, Esq.,
2
Mrs. Wm. Hovey, (very rare,)
1
Z. Baker, Librarian,
1
Rev. Dr. Hill,
1
A. Prentiss, Esq.,
1
L. G. Kniffen, several nos. Sci. Amer., to complete vols.
Major D. H. Hastings, 1 No. Army and Navy Jour., to complete vol. 3.
Catalogues received during the same year.
Bowdoin College, Annual, 1
Buffalo Young Men's Association ; Library, 1 Congressional Library, 1
Holy Cross College, Annual. 1
7
M. H. Morse, Esq.,
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BOOKS. PAMPHLETS.
Leominster Public Library,
1
LeRoy Academic Institute, Annual,
1
Rochester Athenæum Library,
1
Reports received during the year 1867.
Albany Young Men's Association,
1
Buffalo
1
Detroit
Society,
1
Cincinnati - Mercantile Library,
1
Boston Mercantile Library Association, .
1
Providence Athenaeum,
1
Rochester
1
Ohio Mechanic's Institute, Cincinnati,
1
Peabody Institute, Danvers,
1
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
1
Mass. Board of Agriculture,
1
State Almshouse,
1
American Antiquarian Society,
1
Boston Public Library,
1
Congressional
1
Lowell City 66
1
New Bedford
1
New York State
1
Springfield City
1
Taunton Public
1
Waltham
1
Whole number of books 203, of pamphlets 453.
CIRCULATING LIBRARY.
Books added to the Circulating Library during the year 1867.
From Hon. Geo. F. Hoar,
1
" Z. Baker, Librarian. 1
E. B. Stoddard, Esq., 2
Removed from Green Library, 2
Purchased to supply deficiencies and dupli-
cates,
255
Purchased new works,
497
Whole number,
758
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REPORT of COMMITTEE on LIBRARY.
To the Directors of the Free Public Library :
The Committee on the Library present the Library as being in a good working condition, having during the past year fully maintained its reputation as one of the most systematically conducted institutions of its kind. The Librarian and his assistants, upon whom so much of its success depends, with their usual faithfulness have discharged their res- pective duties with promptness and kindness, and acceptably, without doubt, to the great majority of its patrons.
The Catalogue of the Circulating Department was completed early in the year, and has supplied a want felt by the borrowers, and contrib- uted greatly to the comfort and convenience both of those who use the Library, and of those who deliver the books.
The annual examination of the Library required by our rules, was made by the Chairman of the Committee. Comparatively few books were found to be missing or worn out, taking into account the number of takers, and the limited supply of books for circulation. The de- tails of the examination will be furnished by the Librarian in his re- port to you.
Considering that the amount of funds placed by the City in the hands of the Directors for all the needs of the Library is small, (cer- tainly so when compared with the demands made upon it by the citi- zens) and that after deducting salaries, and the expenses of heating and lighting the rooms, and the other incidental expenses, but a small pro- portion remains for the purchase of books, your Committee congratu- late. themselves that so much has been accomplished with the amount at their disposal. During the year, eight hundred and ninety-five (895) volumes have been reported by your Committee to the Board and approved by you ; of this number, seven hundred and ninety-eight (798) volumes, have been purchased. Add to these fifty-four (54) volumes purchased this year of books ordered last year, and we have of purchases for the year, a total of eight hundred and fifty-two (852) volumes, at an expense of sixteen hundred and twenty-nine dollars and eighty-four cents ($1629 84.) One hundred and fifty-one (151) volumes of these, by your direction, have been bought for and placed in the "Green Library," at an expense of five hundred and thirty
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dollars and seventeen cents ($530 17,) leaving the increase in the Cir- culating Department, seven hundred and one (701) volumes, at an ex- pense of one thousand and ninety-nine dollars and sixty-seven cents, (1099 67.) The works placed in the "Green Library," and purchased from the general fund contributed by the City, consist mainly of Dic- tionaries, Cyclopedias, Atlases and books of reference, which were needed by those consulting the "Green Library," as well as by those who use the reading room. It is not worth the while to enumerate titles, but in addition to the latest and best Dictionaries of the Italian, Span- ish, French, German, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and English Languages, we have also Dictionaries of Law, Biography, Geography, Antiquities and Mechanics ; Cyclopedias of Arts and Sciences, Geography and History, of Natural Sciences, and of English Literature ; Gazetteers ; Text books in different departments of Natural History, and a va- riety of very useful works, some of them very rare, which increase the value of the "Green Library" as a Consulting Library, and make it as complete in this direction as we can expect to make it, until we begin to receive an income from the funds bequeathed us by Dr. Green. Among the rare and valuable works are the "Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima : a Description of Works relating to America published between the years 1492 and 1551"; "The Mechanical Inventions of James Watts," three volumes; "Tredgold on the Steam Engine," three volumes, the last two of especial value to the inventor and mechanic- and many Town Histories which being out of print, are growing more valuable and difficult of access day by day.
Great care and diligence has been used in the purchase of books for the Circulating Department, and your Committee confidently believe, that the class of books has improved upon that of last year, as much as that was thought to have improved upon the year previous. We can only consult the tastes of the users of the Library, and govern ourselves accordingly. If the demand for light reading is the greatest, we must supply that, desire we as much as we may to supply some- thing better. If you have watched during the year as closely as your Chairman has, the quality of the books in circulation, you will agree with him, that a demand is growing up for works of a more solid and substantial character, greater and more encouraging than has ever before been manifested since the establishment of the Library. To supply that demand has been the aim of the Committee, and while the best liave been culled and selected from the flood. of novels and what is termed "Light Literature" which has poured from the press, they have seen to it, that the more valuable and solid works of Histo-
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ry, Biography, Travels, Science, Natural History, Philology, &c., should supply the demand they have so gladly witnessed springing up. We have endeavored to keep pace with the times, and to furnish for the Library, works, as fast as published, upon the various subjects of discussion which have interested and occupied the public mind.
The suggestions made by the Librarian relative to the abuse of the privileges of the Library, by ill-disposed persons in cutting, defacing and marking the books, are worthy your attention. Some steps should be taken both for prevention and cure. The Statutes of the Common- wealth provide a proper punishment for offenders of this class, and upon the detection of such offenders, the Law should be allowed to take its course.
Your Chairman in taking leave of the Board, after eight consecu- tive years of service, desires to declare his sincere conviction of the beneficent operations of this institution, and that it has gradually won the confidence of the people of this city, and commended itself as worthy their support. Those who have the best interests of the city at heart, if they will but make themselves acquainted with its objects and aims, and the good it has already effected, must be satisfied that it is an indispensable adjunct to our educational system.
For the Committee, on the Library,
WM. A. SMITH, Chairman.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON READING ROOM.
One of the first duties of the committee was to get ready certain files of papers, and volumes of periodicals to be bound. Owing prin- cipally to causes incident to the establishment of the Reading Room, considerable labor was necessary in procuring missing numbers. This labor has been successfully performed, however, and its necessity avoided for the future by adopting the plan of seeking for missing nos. as soon as their loss is ascertained. The committee regret to state that several things have been stolen from the Reading Room during the past year, and are strongly of the opinion that an example should be made of the first person discovered in pilfering, or in mutilating papers or magazines.
Thinking it very important that it should be made easyfor persons us- ing the Reading Room to obtain information on any subject in which interest should be excited by the perusal of newspapersand magazines, the committee took occasion to make an early examination of the Ref- erence books in the Green and Circulating Libraries, with the purpose of making such additions to the list as should appear desirable. There is so little trouble in consulting Dictionaries and Encyclopædias that they thought if a complete assortment of them were made readily accessible, they would be freely used, and thus not only much knowl- edge acquired, but a taste for investigation nourished, which it was hoped, might lead in many cases to the use of the Green Library in making thorough researches. While it was found that the libraries were already well supplied with reference books-thanks to the gen- erosity of Dr. Green and other friends-it also appeared that many others ought to be added in order to give completeness to the collection. The committee prepared a list of additions which was sanctioned by the Library Committee and the Board of Directors, and feel confident that this department of our institution will soon compare favorably with that of any public library outside of the largest cities of the country. The following list of some of the Reference books now in the Free Public Library is appended in order to facilitate their use :
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AMERICAN Almanac.
ATLAS, British Celestial, by G. Rubie.
Colton, J. H., and Geography.
General, by Adam and Charles Black.
Geographical, Historical and Commercial, by Tho. G. Bradford. Geographique et Physique du royaume de la Nouvelle Espagne, par Baron von Humboldt.
Illustrated Family, by A. J. Johnson.
46 Koeppen, A. L., of the Middle Ages.
United States Exploring Expedition, by Ch. Wilkes.
Universal de Géographe, par Phil. Vandermaelen.
of Classical Geography, by Wm. Hughes. Bohn's Stand. Library.
" History and Geography, by K. Von Spruner.
" Physical Geography, by Aug. Peterman.
BIOGRAPHIA, Dramatica, by D. E. Baker.
Hibernica, by R. Ryan.
Literaria, by S. T. Coleridge.
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, by Chas. Knight.
66 66 by J. Gordon, also by W. Allen and C. Hale.
66
of Painters and Engravers, by H. Ottley.
66 of noted names of Fiction, by W. A. Wheeler.
BIOGRAPHY, Dictionary, of contemporary.
66 Hand book of, by P. Godwin.
66 Men of the Times,
66 of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, by S. Spooner.
Brady, J., Analysis of the Calendar.
Chamber's Book of Days.
Chamber's English Literature.
CRABB's Synonymes.
CONCORDANCE, Cruden, A. to the Holy Scriptures,
Clarke, M. C., of Shakespeare.
Englishman's Greek.
CYCLOPEDIA, American Annual.
Bibliographia, by Ja. Darling.
English, by Ch. Knight.
New American, by G. Ripley and Ch. A. Dana. Penny.
" of the Industry of all Nations, by C. Knight.
66 of Literary and Scientific Anecdotes, by W. Keddie.
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CYCLOPEDIA of Practical Receipts, by A. J. Cooley.
66 " Science, Literature and Art, Ed. by W. T. Brande.
" Universel History, by I. McBurney.
" Useful Knowledge.
Deane, Samuel, New England Farmer.
DICTIONARY, Ainsworth, Robt., Latin.
Alcedo, An. de Geographical and Historical of Ameri- ca and the West Indies.
Allibone, S. A., of English and American Literature and Authors.
66 Baretti, Gui. Italian and English.,
66 Barlow, Fred., Complete English.
66 Bartlett, W. R., of Americanisms.
66 Bailey, Nathan, Universal Etymological, Eng.
Bayle, Pet., Historical and Critical.
Bolles, Wm., Phonographic pronouncing.
Bosworth, Jos., Anglo Saxon and English.
66 Bouvier, John, Law.
Broughton, Tho., of all Religions,
66 Buck, C., Theological.
Carlisle, N., Topographical of Ireland, Scotland, &c.
Calmet, A., of the Holy Bible.
66 Collier, Jeremy, Historical, Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical.
66 Crabb, G., Universal Historical.
66 Cummings, P., of Congregational usages and principles.
66 Dyche, Tho., English.
Dufief, N. G., French and English.
Evans, W., English and Welsh.
66 Green, Samuel, Biblical and Theological.
66 Halliwell, J. O., of Archaic and provincial words.
66 Haydn, Jos., of Dates.
James, Ch., Military.
66 James, Wm., German and English.
66 Johnson, S., of the English Language.
66 Johnston, A. K., of Geography.
66 Johnson and Walker, English.
66 Kelham, R., of the Norman Language.
66 Lanman, Ch., of the U. S. Congress.
66 Lempriere, J., Classical.
66 Lewis, Samuel, Topographical of Eng.
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DICTIONARY, McCulloch, J. R., of Commerce.
66 Meadows, F. C., Italian and English. Minsheu, J., Guide into the Ton gues.
Phillips, E., World of Words.
Putnam, G. P., of Dates.
Quincy, J., New Medicinal. Richardson, C., English.
Riggs, S. R., of the Dakota Language.
Riley, H. T., of Greek and Roman Quotations.
Shaw, Wm., Gallic and English.
66 Sheridan, Tho., English.
Smith, Wm., of the Bible.
of Greek and Roman Mythology.
Smith, Wm., Classical.
of Greek and Roman Antiquities.
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Geography.
Spanish and English, from Neuman and Baretti. Spurrell, Wm., English-Welsh.
Ure, A., of Arts, Manufactures, &c., with supplement. of the Bible, Pictorial.
of Mechanics and Engineering.
of Quotations from Latin, Greek, French, &c.
Walker, J., Rhyming, Spelling and Pronouncing.
Watkins, J., Biographical and Historical.
Webster, N., of the Eng. Language.
Worcester, J. H., “
66 Wright, T., of obsolete and provincial English.
66 of Quotations from Shakspeare.
DICCIONARIO DE LA LANGUA, Castellana.
DICTIONAIRE, Chaufepie, J. G., de. Historique et critique. Fleming, Chas., Francais-Anglais.
LaMartiniere, A. A. B., Geographique et critique
Moreri, Lou, Le grand.,
Savary des Brulons, J., Universal de Commerce.
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Schwan, C. F., Allemande et Francaise.
Duyckinck's American Literature.
Eighth census of the U. S. 1860. ENCYCLOPEDIA, Americana.
Britannica.
Booth and Morfit, of Chemistry.
Johnson, C., Farmer's.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA, Metropolitana.
Moore, J. W., of Music.
Political, by M. W. Cluskey.
66 by Wm. and Robert Chambers.
of Domestic Economy, Ed. by Mrs. F. W. Parkes.
of Geography, by H. Murray.
" Natural History,
Faiths of the World.
GAZETTEER of Mass., by John Hayward.
66
New York, by T. F. Gordon.
the United States, by John Hayward.
of the World. 7 vols.
by T. C. Callicot. 66 66 " A. K. Johnston.
New Universal, by C. Cruttwell.
66 " J. Morse.
66 Pronouncing, by Jos. Thomas.
Universal, by J. R MacCulloch.
66 " J. E. Worcester.
General Statutes (revised,) of Mass.
GLOSSARY of Architectual Terms-J. Henry Parker.
GLOSSARY, Grose Fr., Provincial.
GLOSSAGRAPHIA ANGLICANA NOVA.
Gwilt's Encyclopaedia of Architecture.
Hale, Mrs. J., Distinguished Women.
Hone's Calendar Year Book.
Kelly, P., Universal Cambist.
Knight's Cyclopædia, Arts and Sciences, Biography, Geography and Natural History.
LEXICON, Andrews, E. A., Latin-English.
Buxtorf, J., Hebricum et Chaldaicum.
Dunbar, G., Greek and English.
66 Frey, J. S. C. F., Hebrew, Latin and English.
Gesenius, W., Hebrew and English.
66 Harris, J., Universal technical of Arts and Sciences. Koning, M., Hieroglyphicum ; Sacro-profanum. Liddell and Scott, Greek-English.
66 Nemnich, P. A., Natur Geschichte.
Pike, Samuel, Hebrew.
Schrevelii, Cornelii, Graeco-Latinum.
66 Stock, C., Clavis Linguae Sanctae veteris et novi Testamenti.
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LEXICON, Quincy, J., Physico-Medicum.
Fürst, J., Hebrew.
66 Hilpert, J. L., German.
Oxford Chronological Tables of History.
Putnam's Hand book of Useful Arts.
Universal Geography.
THOMPSON'S ETYMONS OF ENGLISH WORDS. Townsend's Manual of Dates.
The measures which have been taken by the Board of Directors during the past year, to prepare a good Reading Room have been watched with great interest by the Reading Room Committee. At the request of the Board it procured plans and estimates for fitting up the new room, and has assisted the Building Committee in carrying out the plans adopted. The full description of the improvements in progress is the duty of the Building Committee, and it belongs to the Reading Room Committee only to express its satisfaction with the liberal pro- visions which have been made for the present needs of its department and for the growth of this part of the library in the immediate future. The committee are pleased to see that space can be had upon the walls of the new room for hanging maps, and would suggest the expediency of making a free use of these valuable instruments for imparting a knowledge of geography.
The Reading Room has grown in favor the past year, and been more generally used than during either of the previous years of its establish- ment. Men of leisure find in it the means of gratifying literary and scientific tastes. The community generally, indirectly derive great ad- vantage from having so many of the best foreign papers and magazines made readily accessible to our Journalists. It is especially gratifying, however, to see that the Reading Room is commonly used by persons who, without it, would be cut off from any extended opportunities of acquiring trustworthy information. The Worcester Daily Spy and the Boston and New York Dailies are more used than any other of the papers. But there is hardly a single sheet that is not read by some, and it is interesting to see that two or three of the foreign newspapers and the London Literary papers are much in demand. It is also no- ticeable that all periodicals relating to the application of science to the arts are especially popular. It is considered by the committee as very desirable that a full set of the Scientific American should be procured and placed in the library as soon as practicable.
It has been the aim of the committee to recommend everything new, coming under its notice and appearing valuable, to the consideration of
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the Board ; and in this way, and by looking carefully among older pub- lications not taken in the Reading Room, several valuable additions have been made to the list of our papers and magazines during the past year. We would congratulate the Board especially, upon the sub- scription to the Pall Mall Gazette, a London daily of great interest and value. Among other important additions made to our list of pe- riodicals are the Saturday Review, the London Builder, and three or four good American magazines. One hundred papers and periodicals are now taken in the Reading Room, and the following catalogue of them is appended for the convenience of reference :
Baltimore American,
Boston Advertiser,
Daily.
Journal,
Post, 66
Transcript, 66
Cincinnati Gazette,
Congressional Globe, (from Hon. J. D. Baldwin,)
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser,
Evening Post, 66
66
Herald,
Tribune.
World,
Savannah Republican,
Springfield
Worcester Gazette, (from the Publishers,) Spy, (from the Messrs. Baldwin,)
Pall Mall Gazette, London,
Chicago Tribune, Tri-Weekly
Evening Mail, London,
National Intelligencer, Washington,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
66
Providence Journal,
Semi-Weekly. Weekly.
Alta California,
Commercial Bulletin, Boston,
Commonwealth, Boston, (from Miss C. P. Hawes,)
66 Detroit Tribune, 66
Fitchburg Reveille,
Hartford Courant,
Home Journal, N. Y.,
Independent, N. Y., (from Ja. White, Esq.)
Liberal Christian, N. Y., (from Rev. Dr. Hill,)
66
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Louisville Journal,
Maine State Press, Portland, Massachusetts Ploughman, Boston,
66
New Eng. Farmer, Boston, Pittsfield Sun,
66
St. Louis Democrat,
66
Universalist, Boston, (from the Publisher,)
Worcester Palladium, (from Hon. J. S. C. Knowlton,) Bell's Life in London,
Cambridge Chronicle,
Freeman's Journal, Dublin,
66
Liverpool Mercury,
Oxford Journal,
Scotsman, Edinburgh, Albion, N. Y.,
Army and Navy Journal, N. Y., Every Saturday, Boston,
Harpers' Illustrated, N. Y.,
66
Littell's Living Age,
Round Table, N. Y.,
Scientific American, N. Y.,
Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, N. Y.,
66
Athenaeum, London,
66
Engineer, Examiner,
Illustrated News, London,
Mining Journal,
Notes and Queries,
Punch,
Saturday Review,
Spectator,
Tablet, Dublin,
United Service Gazette, London,
Dwight's Journal of Music, Boston,
Semi-Monthly.
Publishers' Circular, Philadelphia,
Revue des deux Mondes, Paris,
66 Monthly.
Agriculturist, N. Y., Atlantic, Boston, Galaxy, N. Y., Gardener's Monthly, Philadelphia, Harpers' Magazine, N. Y.,
Weekly.
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Historical Magazine, N. Y., Horticultural Journal, Boston,
Monthly. 66
Hours at Home, N. Y.,
66
Magazine of Horticulture, Boston,
66
Numismatic Journal, N. Y., (from the Publishers,)
66
Religious Magazine, Boston, (from Clarendon Harris, Esq.,)
66
All the Year Round, London,
66
Artizan, London,
Blackwood's Magazine, Edinburgh,
66
Bookseller, London,
Builder,
66
Chambers' Journal, Edinburgh,
Contemporary Review, London,
66
Cornhill Magazine,
Fortnightly
Fraser's 66
Gentleman's
66
Mechanics'
66
66
Macmillan's
66
66
University
66
Dublin,
Once a Week, London,
66
Bibliotheca Sacra, Boston,
Quarterly. 66
North Amer. Review, "
Edinburgh Review,
London
North British " London, 66
Westminster “
66
Annals of the Propagation of the Faith, Baltimore, (from Rev. J. J. Power,) Bi-monthly.
Law Magazine and Review, London, Quarterly.
Master John W. Lincoln contributed the "Student and Schoolmate," six months.
In conclusion, the committee on the Reading Room would express its entire satisfaction in regard to the superintendence of this depart- ment of the Library by Mrs. Z. Baker, our accomplished First-Assist- ant Librarian, and congratulate the Board upon having so able and faithful a servant.
SAMUEL S. GREEN,
For the Reading Room Committee.
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Receipts and Expenditures of Finance Committee.
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To the Hon. Geo. F. Hour, President of the Board of Directors of the Free Public Library :
RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES of the Committee on Fi- nance of the Free Public Library for the year 1867.
Balance of former appropriations in the Treasury, $2,136.22 City appropriations for 1867, $5,000.00
Received from Librarian for rent
50.00
amount overpaid last year, 50.00-$7236.22
BILLS APPROVED, and PAYMENTS. Bills of Z. Baker, books,
$1284.73
Lee & Shepard, books,
206.54
" Little, Brown & Co., books,
25.95
Joseph Sabin,
18.00
J. Colburn,
6.00
Dr. R. Woodward,
2.00
A. W. Lovering & Co., "
100.00-$1643.22
Charles Hamilton, printing,
180.89
New Eng. Lith. Printing Co., "
58.00
Tyler & Seagrave,
36.00-$274.89
J. S. Wesby, binding,
421.45
66 Wor. Water Works, water,
24.00
Wor. Gas Co., gas,
360.38
.Salaries of Librarian and Assistants,
1900.00
T. W. Wellington, coal,
23.00
W. H. Jourdan, coal,
90.00 -- $113.00
S. S. Green, advertising,
4.50
Nath'l Paine, postage,
3.96
" H. & A. Palmer, work,
300.00
Chase & Nichols, painting,
40.45
Insurance,
225.00-$5310.85
Balance in City Treasury,
$1,925.37
E. B. STODDARD,
Chairman of Committee on Finance of the Board of Directors of the Free Public Library of the City of Worcester.
Jan. 1, 1868. 24
TREASURER'S REPORT.
NATHANIEL PAINE, TREASURER, in account with THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, (Reading Room Department.) DR.
To balance cash on hand Dec 31, 1866,
$368.39
To Interest on U. S. bonds for 1867,
453.96
City of Worcester bonds for 1867,
300.00
To cash from Geo. F. Hoar.
15.00
Wiley & Son,
13.00
CR.
By cash paid for newspapers, periodicals, and contingencies,
737.80
bound papers,
38.75
$776.55
Balance cash on hand, Dec. 19, 1867,
373.80
$1,150.35
INVESTED FUND.
City of Worcester Coupon Bonds,
$5,000.00
United States Securities,
$5,650.00
Total investment,
$10,650.00
Cash,
373.80
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Aggregate,
$11,023.80
Respectfully submitted,
NATHANIEL PAINE,
Treasurer.
Worcester, Dec. 19, 1867.
Worcester, Feb. 6, 1868.
I have examined the securities and vouchers in hands of the Treas- urer, and find his accounts and statements correct.
E. B. STODDARD, Chairman of Finance Committee.
$1,150.35
Report of City Engineer.
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