Show I ANNUAL REPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY President John D Spencer Sub Submits Submits Submits mits Document for or Consider Consideration Consideration Consideration of Mayor Bransford IS IN FINANCIAL STRAITS Taw Lair I lI 2000 for tot Uee U C of 01 institution I n IJ Illegal Ille il by h City ClI CI Attorney alien President John D B Spencer of tho tim public library has submitted to Mayor Bransford the annual report of that institution Tho Time document nl contains the th following comments on difficulties that the tho board mot mol during the tho year past and which will place tho the library lIbrat under rather straightened condition during duming Iho hl present year The he now library law In increasing the lie tax levy 10 to one of vf a IL mill as its a minimum would have provided for tar forout out our In lit tho the future wore It not miot that wo we were handicapped by b nn an overdraft arising under tho the fol fob following lowing circumstances Early In tho ho ear 1907 tho the board of directors of the time library applied to tho time city council for tor n II special appropriation to assist In covering the tIm necessary expenses arising troll front n II recent occupancy of ot tho tIto now new building fuel engineers wages added milled assistance two lell of which alone sf 0 for foe fuel tel for to engineers wages reduce by hy 1250 the amount available for the tho purchase of books The Tho sum stint of wa was j grunted granted for far Immediate use uso by unanimous vote of the council Relying on an this bibs addition to tho the regular library fund fumul we ive apportioned tho the library expenses expanses on elm that basis basin only to find at ut the end of the tho year ear that the sum had never been and apparently could not nol be b placed to tho time library account tho timo appropriation having been declared Illegal by the tho city attorney Tho Tine payment of at tho time overdraft which must bo ho met out of ot this years appropriation will necessarily cripple the tine work of ot the library for the coming coining year unless some re to relief hot lief Is afforded Following are the figures of Prod President PresIdent dent Spencers report given in lit detail RECEIPTS Balance Jan 1 1907 1107 J Taxes collected during year eu etc ii Transferred from special fur tUr furniture fund Total DISBURSEMENTS Salaries I Books Dooks Periodicals Binding H 85 10 Stationery and nad printing Furniture timid and fixtures t 4 59 Expense o h e 2490 Catalogue Collecting cIty taxes Building maintenance 1 Special furniture fund 2000 Total Balance Jan 1 1905 The Time estimate of or expense for tor tho tile COW com coinIng lag Ing year Is OB as follows Salaries 6 O supplies and expense 2500 Binding RebInding and repairing Periodicals Catalogue Engineer and janitor wages Fuel Engine room supplies and ox pease ponso Insurance Repairs and und New Now books Furniture and fixtures Collecting city elt taxes 2000 Total |