Show DOUBLE CROSS GROSS WAS GIVEN THE LIBRARY Council Votes Funds and Then Withholds Them After z Long Delay I L JUGGLING OF FINANCES I 1 Annual Report Shows Flattering b 1 Condition and Need of h. More Money 4 How the public library was waR double double- y Jers of ot crossed by br the financial ju jugglers f if the the c city ct council is shown in lii the annual Institution filed Hied with t r bort of or that T Tr r Bransford yesterday a I J. J Mayor Jayor comes out boldly in cx- cx The report methods metho s of ot creat- creat of or tho the city's t. t In Ing overdrafts and dodging obligations obligation f follows lS as us i L I the lie r The new library law Jaw increasing i tax lax le levy lelo to lo third one of a n. mill mUI as a minimum would woul have hae provided e for tor OUt our needs in the tho imme Immediate lato future I k it not that we were handicapped b by an overdraft o arising un under er th the folk following fol tol- fol- fol k circumstances Early Earb in th the tho lowing r r. r year 1907 the board boar of ot directors o othe of 01 I to the city council c the library applied J J 7 for a special appropriation to assIst c l L c ii in hI covering co tho the necessary expenses expense S arising arisIng- from a recent occupancy C o othe of oC the tho new nen- bull building fuel building fuel engineers engineer S wages ad added c 1 assistance etc two etc two S r t which alone for fuel fue t i items ems 0 of S S 5 i and for tor engineers engineer's wages reduce ti T b by U O the amount available for the j S purchase o of books The sum of or 2000 U uso b bj by Jr t was granted grante for tor immediate council t 5 S S unanimous vote ote of ot the Wa n I Declared a on on this addition to the ho l regular library u fund wo we apportioned tho tim lI library expenses on that Im basis bai I S j only to find at the en end ond of the tho year ear t that the sum s had never ne been and andA 5 5 i A apparently apparent cou could not be placed to the tho library account the appropriation I 1 S S having b been c declared illegal megal by br the city attorney The payment of the 5 S 'S o overdraft et laft which must bo be met out of ot t. t S. S I this years cars cars car's appropriation will necessarily necessarily cripple the work of or the library S for the lie coming year car unless some some re relief relief re- re lief Is s afforded Vh Why the tho library 1 board boar was not Informed in informed In- In formed forme b by the city until tho the cn cud of or 1 the tho year that the money It had been granted u ted b by the city council was not available for u use e In Jn the tho library exI expense ex- ex I pease penso tho the report does not say an anthe and the ctt city officials arc are not keen l to dis- dis ls- ls S US tho the matter y That the library was double crossed S by the financial Jugglers there Is not S the slightest doubt and that tho the inq In- In q 95 ni yas us man manifestly Injured by y the theSS SS irregular procedure practically Is-practically conce con con- ce ceded cd The Tue board In Its Us annual re reS report report re- re S port Is compelled to ask that the council ral raise e the tho library tax le levy from one third to one-half one of a n. mill this amount being absolutely necessary to cover coer the ordinary library expenses and make up the deficit 1 What Shows The rhe report leport Is signed b by John DI D. D I I Spencer president an and Charles GS G.'S G. G S 'S Pl Plummer secretary It lt shows the thereS the the-re- re receipts rel re- re l' l S celts during dUlIng 1907 were which Includes es on hand at atS at'S atthe S 'S the beginning of the year rear The disbursements disbursements dis dis- ls- ls during 1007 were 13 5 17 1743 leaving a n. balance on hand at S the beginning of 1908 of 5 Tills ThIs amount must necessarily run the library for tor tho tho pre present ent year ear an antho and tho the estimate of expense for 1908 Is isS S The rhe report shows that there were books on hand han January Januar 1 1 1907 and that on January 1 I 1908 there theSe were ere There was a n loss los of ot books during the year ear an and andiS iS f 2842 2842 volumes were added adde to the library The fhe report alto also shows show that books were ivero loaned loane during the 1 S year S Speaking of the physical condition t S of or the lIbrary the report says sas that there has line been an increase e of or In Ibi the circulation over o the previous pre S year an and that the reference reference- books s an and S l' l reading rading r rooms oms are use used twice as much muchas I t S as in any other year car The rhe library has fifty books in each of seven se public S schools S c The childrens children's department at the thO S U library Is one of the busl busiest t places s in inthe S. S th the building after school hours The Tho story hour each Satur Saturday a- a morning at S. S is a n. new an and popular feature S There Thera Is 18 a a. ct- ct crying ng need in this department tieS tie de- e- e S if It In no other says the he I report for tor funds for fot books bools to supply I 1 the lie demand eman for tor this most Important work with the children I I The ten cent fiction fiction- loan loan collection has been a Cl success both as ng a means k l' l of popularizing the Ui library ra an and of ot re reS re- re S the bIlls billa for tor books book of |