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tablishing a City Library. Subsequently certain gentlemen connected with the Atheneum, and who had very much at heart the permanency of that institution, proposed the transfer of the property of the Atheneum to the City, as a foundation of a City Library. The proposition was favorably received, and committees of conference were appointed by the Athene- um, and the City Government. The result of the whole mat- ter was, that a contract of transfer of the property of the Atheneum was completed with certain conditions on the 6th day of September, 1854, which were as follows ;
"The said city shall annually appropriate and pay to the trustees of the said City Library, a sum not less than one thousand dollars, to be expended in the purchase and binding of books and periodicals, not being newspapers ; shall by suitable appropriations provide for a room, lights, fuel, and other contingencies of the library, and for the salary of a Librarian.
The control of said Library, the appointment of a Librarian, and the entire management of its affairs, shall be vested in a board of nine trustees, of whom the Mayor and President of the Common Council for the time being shall be one, {and the members of the board of control of said Atheneum now in office, shall, in the first instance, be the remaing Trustees. The seven Trustees last described, shall severally hold their offices for one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven years, from the first day of October next, and shall determine by lot which of their number shall hold his office for each of the said terms.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur by the expiration of either of those terms, or by the expiration of the term any of trustee hereafter elected, the vacancy shall be filled by joint ballot of the said board of trustees and of the aldermen of said city, at a meeting called in the month of September, and each member so elected shall hold his office for the term of seven years from the first day of next October folowing the election.
Any vacancy arising from any other cause shall be filled in the same manner, but only for the residue of the term of the trustee whose place is so supplied, and no longer.
No member of the city council shall be eligible as a trustee.
The Board of Trustees shall establish such regulations as they may think fit, relating to the use of books of the Library, and may prosecute in the name and at the expense of the city, any person who shall take away or injure any of the property belonging to the said Library, or who shall violate any of said regulations.
They shall annually report to the city the state of the Library, and its regu- lations, and render an account of the expenditure of the funds entrusted to their disposal.
All members of the Manchester Atheneum who are not residents of the city of Manchester, shall have the same right to the use of the City Library, as they now have to the Manchester Atheneum.
If the city of Manchester shall fail to perform on its own part, the foregoing conditions, or any of them, this grant and transfer shall be void ; if the said Atheneum shall so act, at any time within one year after such failure occurs, in which case the whole of said Library, with all the additions made to it by the said board of trustees, shall be vested in, and become the property of said Atheneum.
This instrument shall take effect and be in force so soon as the City Council being first duly authorized by statute, shall confirm the same, and the said Atheneum in pursuance of their constitution, the same being first changed so far as may be neccessary, shall confirm the same ; and the same shall be duly executed, under the seals of the said city and of said Atheneum, by committees duly authorized for that purpose.
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CITY LIBRARY.
The officers of the City Library first chosen were
THE TRUSTEES.
Frederick Smyth, Mayor,
Ex- Officio.
David J. Clarke, Pres. Com. Counncil,
Samuel D. Bell.
Daniel Clark,
David Gillis,
Wm. P. Newell,
E. A. Straw,
Wm. C. Clarke,
Samuel N. Bell.
Frederick Smyth, Mayor, President, Ex- Officio.
Wm. C. Clarke, Clerk.
Samuel N. Bell, Treasurer.
Samuel D.Bell,
Daniel Clark,
Committee on the Library.
E. A. Straw.
David Gillis,
Wm. C. Clarke,
Committee on the Reading Room.
Samuel N. Bell.
Frederick Smyth,
Wm. P. Newell,
Committee on Accounts.
David J. Clark,
Francis B. Eaton, Librarian.
In the first annual report approved February, 15, 1855, the Board of Trustees thus remark upon the condition of the Li- brary at that date.
" At the date of the transfer, the Library contained 2953 volumes, since which time 1319 have been added from funds belonging to the Atheneum, 18 have been presented, and 325 purchased out of the city appropriation, making the whole number, Feb. 18, 4623. Of these a few valuable volumes are loaned to the Library, for the public good.
Preparations in the Library having been so far completed that books could be taken under the new system, it was opened on the 8th of November. No pub- lic notice was given, as our accommodations were and still are too limited to in- vite a crowd. at any one time Under such circumstances the number of books taken in 56 days, by 450 persons, was 2,910. Six hundred and twenty persons complied with the regulations neccessary for taking books.
In this time only one book, of small value, is missing, which has not yet been accounted for and the amount of fines imposed for books detained over time is not quite one dollar. The Reading Room contained at the time of the transfer, a few select periodicals on its tables, and some of the more i portant newspapers of the day. The former have been so increased, as to presen ta col- lection of the best foreign and American periodicals, of literature, science and art ; while the latter have been suffered to remain, rather as as a means of in- creasing the attraction to a place which cannot be too much frequented by our young men."
On the 4th of February, 1856, the state of the Library was thus, as appears from the Librarian's report of that date,
"The whole number of persons who have complied with the regulations, en- abling them to take books, to this date is 1,380, thirty-one of whom were quali-
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fied by deposit and the remainder by furnishing the required guarantee. Of these, 760, have been added since the last annual report, and 1.225 persons take books with more or less regularity at the present time. In 254 days of this year, 17,640 volumes were delivered from the Librarian's desk,an average of sixty -five per day. Out of this number, four books of less than $4,00 in value, are found missing, without indications of the persons by whom they are held while the amount received from fines and sale of catalogues, is $29,13 No books have been thrown away as worn out, but eight or ten juvenile works are not worth rebinding. The whole number of books, bound newspapers and period- icals now in the Library, is 5,446, of which 813 have been added the past year ; 713 by purchase, 78 by donation, and 22 are bound volumes of maga- zines and periodicals taken for the Reading Room."
On the evening of the same day that the report of the Li- brarian was made, Patten's Building in which was the Library, was destroyed by fire, and with it a large portion of the books in the City Library. Only some 550 volumes were saved, the estimated value of which was $420.
The insurance, $2,500 was promptly paid, which together with the appropriation from the City, of $1000. enabled the officers to act with great promptness in starting another Libra- ry. Convenient rooms were obtained in the Merchant's Ex- change, and a Reading Room was opened in April. The Li- brary was opened again to the public the 1st of July, having 3000 volumes of choice books. It is again on a good footing, and with the annual appropriation of $1000, from the city for the purchase of books, must eventually become one of the finest Libraries in the country It is to be hoped that the city will soon take measures to furnish a spacious building for its accom modation, that property of so much value to the community at large, shall not again be subject to the risk of fire.
MANCHESTER LYCEUM.
The Manchester Lyceum is a voluntary association of gen- tlemen, whose object is to provide for a course of lectures from distinguished gentlemen from abroad. The course usually consists of twelve or fifteen lectures, delivered once during the winter. Season tickets are sold to gentlemen for $1,00 and ladies 75 cents. Single tickets, 15 cts.
Wm. D. Buck, President ; S. C. Bartlett, Joseph Kidder, E. B. Merrill, Vice Presidents ; J. B. Sawyer, Recording Secre- taries ; F. B. Eaton, Corresponding Secretary ; Davis Baker, Treasurer ; Moody Currier, I. G. Hubbard, B. P. Cilley, Chas. Wells. A. Robertson, Frederick Smyth, John B. Clarke, J. C. Abbott, B. M. Tillotson, N. E. Morrill, Committee on Ways and Means.
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MANCHESTER NEW LYCEUM.
The New Lyceum is an association, whose object is to pro- vide for a course of lectures on the subject of slavery. Samuel Upton, President ; Joseph Ferren, Treasurer. B. Currier, J. H. Goodale, J. J. T. P. Hunt. Alonzo Smith, T. T. Abbott, Nathan Parker, S. B. Page, E. G. Haines, W. Sage, G. W. Quimby. Directors ; J. B. Straw, Secretary.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The Association have a Reading-Room. well supplied with religious, literary, and miscellaneous reviews, magazines and journals of the day. Also a Library of standand works, They have a course of lectures through the winter. .
Rev. Elisha Adams, President ; J. C. Wing, Abraham Bur- ton, Vice Presidents ; Samuel Upton, Recording Secretary, Rev. Samuel C. Bartlett, Corresponding Secretary ; A. B. Soule, Treasurer ; Sylvanus Bunton, Librarian ; and a Board of ten Directors, consisting of one from each of the churches represented in the Association.
MANCHESTER DEBATING CLUB.
This is an association of young men, for mutual improvement, in composition and debate. The club meets once a week in Winter, and its officers are chosen monthly. Lectures are occasionally giv- en before the Club, upon literary and scientific subjects.
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XXIX.
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTORIES.
Mchanics' Building .- Blodget Paper Company .- Amoskeag Paper Company .- Blodget Edge Tool Company .- Manchester Locomotive Company .- Man- chester Iron Company .- Manchester Machine Company .--- Fulton Works .--- Manchester Steam Mill .- Brass Foundry .- Belmont Print Works .-- Piscata- quog Steam Mill .-- Piscataquog Mills .--- Gas Light Company.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company have of late favor- ed the introduction of other manufactures into our city, than those of cotton. This practice originates in a compre- hensive policy, for our people extensively engaged in other manufactures, should that of cotton become depressed, the business of the city would not be prostrated. In accordance with this policy, they furnish any person with power and room for permanent manufactures. For this purpose, they have built one block upon the Lower Canal above Bridge street, 500 feet in length, called the Mechanics' Building. The centre is of brick, three stories high, while the wings are mainly of wood with partitions of brick and stone, and two stories high. This building is already occupied, and the Company are reads to erect others when required. This building is occupied in its south end by Messrs. Smith & Dickerson for the manufacture of cards. They operate 24 machines, capable of producing 3 1-2 square feet per day each, or in the aggregate, 84 square feet per day, equal to 27292 square feet annually. This quantity would require the consumption of 4000 sides of leath-
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er, and 40938 lbs of iron wire. The cards are manufactured upon a machine, the invention of Eleazer Smith, of Dedham, Mass., and is truly a wonderful piece of mechanism, as near a thing of life in its wonderful manipulations, as any machine ex- tant.
Mr. S. C. Merrill, occupies the next section for roasting and grinding Coffee.
The next section of the shop is occupied by Mr. Leander Holt for the manufacture of Knobs, of every conceivable varie- ty and shape.
The next section is occupied by C. B. Long, as a machine shop, for the manufacture of Slide valve Seats. Planing Ma- chines, &c.
Next is the shop of T. T. Abbott, Esq. for the manufacture of his patent flyers.
The next section is occupied by Colbath & Co., for the man- ufacture of Gas Fixtures, where they carry on an extensive business in every thing connected with gas and steam fixtures. They have a store, No. 13 Hanover street, for the sale of their manafactures, and every article connected with gas and steam fixtures.
The basement of the Centre section is occupied by the pumps of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, that supply . the Reservoir on Reservoir Square with water. They are of the same construction with those of the Fair Mount Water Works, at Philadelphia
Over the basement is the Belt Shop of P. Stark & Co .- They do a large business, using some 4000 sides of leather annually, mostly for beltings in this city.
The next section north of the centre, is occupied by J. M. & S. F. Stanton, for a machine shop. In the lower story their forging is done, and the upper is filled with lathes and other machinery for finishing. They manufacture lathes, stationary steam engines, presses, patent rifles, &c.
The basement of the next section, is occupied by A. D. Burgess, for the manufacture of Power Loom Pickers .. He man- ufactures about 5000 dozen annually.
Over his shop is that of J. Cleworth & Co., manufacturers of Cotton and Woolen Reeds. The reeds are made by ma- chinery, complete and self-operating in itself like the card machine.
The next section is occupied by P. S. Brown & Co., as a
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Spoke Manufactory. They use 100 cords of oak butts, and manfacture 150,000 spokes annually.
The next section, or rather sections, are occupied by Messrs. Hall & Hubbard, for the manufacture of Doors, Blinds, Sash, Bedsteads, &c. These gentlemen carry on an extensive busi- ness, employing some 50 workmen. They manufacture large- ly for this city, Worcester, and Boston.
The next rooms are occupied by B. F. Stokes, for the man- ufacture of files. He manufactures about 12 dozen files per day, of all sizes and varieties, from the finest article used by the watchmaker, to the largest rasp for wood work, employing some 15 workmen.
The last room in the Mechanic Building, is the Grist Mill of J. Abbott & Co. They grind some 8000 bushels annually for their store in the Museum Building, besides doing the custom work of the surrounding region.
At a short distance above is the Sawmill of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, occupying the privilege of the old Whittaker Mill. Here is manufactured much of the lumber used by this Company in their extensive building operations.
BLODGET PAPER COMPANY.
A little north and east and upon the Upper Canal, is the large mill of the Blodget Paper Company. Their mill is 200 feet in length, 50 feet in width, 5 stories high, with an L, 62 feet in length, by fiftyfive feet in width ; and a store house,- two hundred feet in length by 30 feet in width. They manufacture Paper Hangings, having the machinery capable of producing 2,500,000, rolls annually. W. M. Shaw, Agent. J. S. Kidder, Clerk, and Treasurer.
AMOSKEAG PAPER MILL.
Just above the Blodget Paper Mill is the Amoskeag Paper Mill. It is 100 feet in length, by 50 in width, and 3 stories in height. It is owned and run by B. F. Martin, Esq. He em-
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ploys 30 hands, and manufactures 1 ton of book and newspa- per daily.
BLODGET EDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Next above is the Shop of the Blodget Edge Tool Company . It is one hundred feet in length by fifty feet in width, and 3 stories high. In it is manufactured every variety of edge tools, from the shave to the brord-axe, and their manufactures have a high character in the market. It was incorporated in 1853. Capital Stock, $100,000. E. A. Straw, President. J. G. Cilley, Agent and Treasurer.
MANCHESTER LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY.
These works were started as a private enterprise by certain individuals, under the name and style of Bailey, Blood, & Co., They were incorporated in 1854, and are on Winter Street.
The authorized capital of the Manchester Locomotive Com- pany is $300,000, though only a part of this sum is used at present. The buildings of the Company commenced in 1853, and completed in 1854, comprise a main shop of brick, 150 by 72 feet, forge and boiler shop, 150 by 36, engine house, 60 by 38, storehouses of wood 144 by 30, and a brick building, 150 by 30, now in course of erection for wood shop, pattern rooms, office, &c. The manufacturing department is under the immediate supervision of O. W. Bailey, Aretus Blood, and J. M. Stone, all practical mechanics, and men of large experience in locomotive building. Mr. Bayley was for many years at the head of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company's machine shop, and while here, acquired and sustained a reputation for building locomotives second to no other manufacturer in the country. Messrs. Blood & Stone are men of indomitable ener- gy and industry, and whose judgement and execution in all de- partments of mechanics are well known and appreciated. Mr. Blood was formerly connected with the Essex Company at Lawrence, Mass. The President is John A. Burnham, of Bos- ton, and Treasurer, Wm. G. Means, of Manchester. The works have the capacity for turning out three locomotives per month, and under the present able management, notwithstanding the recent depression in the railroad interest, the Company have had orders to the extent of their capacity. They employ 200 men, paid i: cash monthly, The materials consumed annually, are 295 tons wrought iron, and steel, 280 tons cast iron, 60
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tons brass and copper, 500 tons coal, anthricite and bituminous, 500 cords wood, and oak and pine lumber 160,000 feet; and the annual value of products is $300,000.
MANCHESTER IRON COMPANY.
The works of this Company are located on the west side of Elm Street, below the Amoskeag Brook. The buildings are a Foundry, 72 by 90 feet, with an L, 30 by 40 feet ; an Engine House, 30 by 40 feet ; a Pattern Shop, 40 by 40 feet, and a building for manufacturing machinery, 2 stories high, 180 feet in length, and 40 feet in width. Of this last building, Messrs, Elliott & Tarleton, occupy 80 feet for a machine shop, where they do all kinds of job work, employing. 10 hands, and the re- maining part of the building is occupied by the Manchester Machine Company. They consume annually, 1000 tons of Pig Iron, 200 tons coal, 300 tons sand, 300 cords of wood, and employ 60 men. The company was incorporated in 1853, with a capital of $20.000. John B. Fish, President. J. T. P. Hunt, Treasurer. H. C. Merrill, Clerk.
MANCHESTER MACHINE COMPANY.
The building occupied by this company, is connected with those of the Iron company. The building is 100 feet in length by 40 feet in width and two stories in height. They manu- facture Platform and other scales. The company was incor- porated in 1853. Capital stock $200,000. Isaac Riddle, Pres- ident. Nathan Parker, Treasurer. Geo. W. Pinkerton, Agent.
FULTON WORKS.
These are situated betwixt Bakersville and the Merrimack, on south Washington street. This company was origi- nally the Manchester Car and Machine Works, incorporated in 1854, with a capital stock of 50,000. They have recently changed the name of the company, and their manufacture, be- ing known as the Fulton Works, and engaged in the manufac- ture of lumber, doors, sash and blinds. Samuel C. Crombie. Agent.
MANCHESTER STEAM MILL.
This is at Janesville, north of Bridge street, and a short dis-
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tance west of Bear Brook. The mill was originally built by the Messrs. Fitts of Candia, and was a Meeting House, removed from Epsom. This was fitted up as a shop for the manufac- ture of doors, blinds and sash. The building was 75 feet in length, by 40 feet in width, and 2 stories in height. A sawmill was connected with it, extending northward in the rear.
This mill was not very prosperous, and passed into the hands of other individuals, and at length into the possession of Messrs. T. W. Little and Leonard W. Noyes, who put up a building west of the other mill, with brick ends, two stories, and 44 feet by 90, and added the manufacture of boxes, tubs, pails, and the like. 'These mills are doing a good business.
BRASS FOUNDRY.
This establishment upon Manchester street, occupies the ground of the old Steam Mill, of Baldwin, Gould and Co. which was destroyed by fire in July, 1852, and was not re- built. the proprietors purchasing the Steam Mill at Janesville. Hartshorn, Darling, & Co., purchased the lots, and in 1853, erected their Foundry for casting brass and copper work. Their main building is 80 feet in length by 40 feet in width and one story in height.
They have another building 45 feet in length and 25 feet in width, one story, as a brass finishing shop. They use the chim- ney of the old steam mill for supplying blast to their foundry, and also for an engine connected with the establishment, and which furnishes power for both shops.
Their manufacture is mainly castings of brass and copper, for locomotives and factories. They consume 150,000 lbs. of metal annually at their works, 125 tons of hard coal, and 5000 bushels of charcoal. Employ 30 workmen. They have a store, Nos. S and 9 Central Block, for the sale of their wares, and stoves, and the manufacture of sheet-iron, copper, and tin ware, where they employ 15 workmen. Sales $100,000 annu- ally.
BELMONT PRINT WORKS.
These works are upon Amoskeag Brook at Hallsville. The mill was originally the Paper Hanging Manufactory of Mr. Barnes, but passed into the possession of Mr. John P. Lord, who has fitted it up for a Printing Establishment, for the print- ing of DeLanes and Calicoes. The works are owned by Mr.
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John P. Lord, and Henry Buckley.Print 7000 daily, 2,184,000 yards annually.
John P. Lord, Manager.
PISCATAQUOG STEAM MILL.
This was a steam sawmill, built by Gen. W. P. Riddle in 1848. It was 80 feet in length by 25 feet in width. The boi- ler house was of stone, 32 feet by 28. Gen Riddle subse- sequently erected a building north of the same mill, 40 feet square, and one story in height, for a planing machine, and for the manufacture of boxes. In 1853, Gen Riddle sold his Mills to Mr. Joseph B. Hall, who erected a building north of the Planing Mill 100 feet in length, by 30 feet in width, and three stories in height, for the manufacture of Doors, Blinds, and Sash. Subsequently Hall sold the Mills to Alonzo Smith, and A. C. Wallace. These last gentlemen are extensively and successfully engaged in the manufacture of lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, and Boxes. They employ some 50 workmen. Their works are located on the west bank of the Piscataqnog, immediately below the Bridge on the site of the store and boating house formerly occupied bv Isaac Riddle & Sons.
PISCATAQUOG MILLS.
These are the Mills on the old privilege just above the bridge upon the Piscataquog. They belonged to the estate of Mr. David Hamlet, and having been destroyed by fire, the site was purchased by John H. Moor & Co., and they have been rebuilt in a substantial manner. They consist of a Grist and Plaster Mill. They manufacture flour largely on their own account from Western Wheat, and also do custom grinding for a large section west of the Merrimack.
MANCHESTER GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
The Gas Works are situated in the southerly part of the city, near the M. & L. Railroad, and built of brick, with slated roofs. Ten miles of pipe varying from 2 to 14 inches in diam- eter, have been laid, extending to different parts of the city. The Company are able to furnish 150,000 cubic feet of gas every 24 hours, though the pipes are of sufficient capacity and strength, for doubte that amount. Between 18,000 and 20,000 tons of gas coal are consumed, producing between 10,000,000
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and 12,000,000 cubic feet of gas. The number of feet of burn- ers in the mills, is about 5,500; in houses, stores, &c., near 4000, besides 104 street lamps. The Gas is sold at the rate of $3.50 per 1000 cubic feet:
Incorporated 1851, commenced 1852· Capital $100,0000·
E. A. Straw, President ; J. T. P. Hunt, Superintendent ; H. Foster, Clerk and Treasurer. E. A. Straw, David Gillis, Robert Reed, Wm. P. Newell, Directors.
ERRATA.
Page 45, read Petromyzon instead of Petronyson.
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Page 181, ninth line from top, read Eleanor Hogg, instead of Eleanor Nich- o's ; and seventh line from bottom read third instead of second.
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ADDENDA.
In the biographical sketch of Robert Read, the facts should have been stated that he was Agent of the Nashua Manufacturing Company from 1835 to 1837, the time of his appointment as Agent of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Com- pany ; and that he was at Portsmouth during the war of 1812, being attached to Capt. Trevet's company from Peterborough.
In the account of the Public Squares in the City, through inadvertence, Hanover Square was omitted. It is situated between Amherst, Hanover, Union, and Beech streets. It contains four acres, and has in it a fine pond, supplied with water from Mile Brook. From the pond or reservoir, water is distributed to many of the reservoirs of the city. "On the south bank of this pond is the spring that furnishes water for the Fountains on Elm street.
This Square has been but little improved, but from its location and natural features, and the many desirable residences surrounding it it must be one of the most beautiful Squares in the city.
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