Identifier: publicdocumentso9521conn (find matches)
Title: Public documents of the State of Connecticut
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Connecticut Connecticut. General Assembly
Subjects: Administrative agencies Public administration Public records
Publisher: Hartford : Printed by order of the General Assembly
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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order unanimouslypassed the board of aldermen and went to the cou ncil for acceptance.There it was amended to provide that if the Young Mens Instituteturned over its property to the city of New Haven, it should turnit over in perpetuity, and not for a term of ten years. The direc-tors of the Young Mens Institute objected to the amendment, with-drew their proposition entirely, and voted to have their library re-main a private subscription library. At the next meeting of theboard of councilmen, in September, 1886, a resolution was introducedproviding that the city of New Haven establish a free public li-brary under the general statute laws of the State. The orderwas unanimously passed by the council; it was amended in theboard of aldermen by increasing the board of directors to ten, and thenwas unanimously passed by both branches of the Court of CommonCouncil. The city made an appropriation of $12,000 to start the library,and the Free Public Library of New Haven at last became an accom-
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HISTORY OF LIBRARIES. 227 plished fact. In 1889, the directors decided to issue, in accordance withthe resolution of the legislature, $100,000 of city bonds for the purpose ofprocuring a suitable library building, as the Chapel street quarters, inview of the large demand for books, were found to be totally inadequatefor the needs of the public. The bonds were issued by the city andsold for one hundred and eleven thousand and some odd dollars.The directors voted to purchase the old Third church property, wherethe library now is, as a permanent location. On March 7, 18S9, the lastsurviving heir of Mr. Philip Marett, viz., Mrs. Ellen M. Gifford of NewHaven, died, and Mr. Maretts property was distributed by his executors.In accordance with the terms of the will, one-tenth part was paid to thecity of New Haven to buy books for the Young Mens Institute or anypublic library which may from time to time exist. The Young MensInstitute immediately brought suit against the city of New Haven tocom

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