ARROW PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Lake County Press, Volume IV, Issue 206, 15 May 1875, Page 2

ARROW PUBLIC LIBRARY.

At (he annual general meeting of the subscribers ; of,the Public Library, the Secretary read the following ANNUAL HtPuRT. In retiring from office your Committee beg to present the annual report and financial statement for the seventh year of the Library, The last annual meeting was postponed tothe'lst July, ten months ago, Bunging that by that time .they wmlrd -have aA/answer froin the t« .Uwwr application f«r a subsidy of ,£l6O. Which the late member for the district assured them had been promised. A letter dated 16th Uee, 1874, was at last received stating' thatlthe Govcrnineht; subsidy? extended only to places where no such institutions existed previously, and "the application of this flot be entertained. '1 his is much to oe regretted as the revenue which should have been legitimately expended in the,purchase ,of books has been necessarily devoted to the) payraeht'ofi the old building debt and,current pxpensec. The present financial statement is from isbMay, 1874/ ftp Ist; May, 1876, which includes a supplementary statement for the months of May / and June of last, ,ear. whichiwas a blast annual meeting,(July lsi\ presented to the {subscribers to show the financial position np to that date. The Committee ; think jit, better however, to make up the balance sheet for the year instead of the fen months.- since! last meet-t-KSVia _ -s-ArtO Subscriptions have been about the same as last year, 'ihe Committee regret that so many regular subsribersiof last year have left the -district. ■ >

Ebnt 6p Hali>—This-sV-about tbe’sair ■ as last year. ',^ E one. of which appeared id the* supplementary report al™®??lPsSd 5 - the other, a dramatic performance, &c.,in which the Committee S ? Sl9t | d Pu >- e - Amateur Dramatic Club to which body,they tender their beet . “ nks u f 'these entertainments Shave confnt er nff y tl SS k St -Ij- tlle Commi “ee in clearoff old bailding debts, and-in conla“er f the committee tender their thanks to Mr Curwell architect £3 3s - frpm.his account. have been about

tfommitfe-a dedre to point 1 out to their successors some suggestions. First, a liberal supply of new booksjwhich, when the smaljnesa of the* present debt is conl hi “ k immediately within the reach of the next Committee. A L"St C f 0 f h , as bLfore . i'een agreed t0 shoald ho longer be delayed? fhnnd £?r The WOrk of librari *n has too . onerous to expect it longer ?r b " P m?° rmed gratuitously as it has been lor some years, considering the work a ~y f CD the Hall and the rent snurce the Committee feel jnsfifitd.m recommending that a rfln SU * clenfc 10 n, ake it worth while to an efficient person totundertake it. BUILDING—So many repairs having had e “ a ; ie A C °r quent i on the sinking or decay of the foundation posts; the Committee would recommend that as soon as possible a stone wall shonld be run around under the ground plates and if practicable the wholbjbuikiingl raised by mechanical appliances about two feet. In conclusion the Committee think that thwr during the past year have been successful. The debt has been reduced to a minimum, and the Institution has been sustained in its previous degree of efficiency and,, hope for such further continuance. - I '■

The financial statement was also read, the receipts bring .£ll3 6s od ; expenditure, £ll2 13s 6d :, liabilities, £lB Os 4d ; assets (by subscriptions unpaid, £lO, and probable deficiency, £8 Os 4d), £lB Os 4d : cash in bank, 12s lid. , r ,