Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 004-005

Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.

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The following is a transcription of the ledger pages for the Howell Carnegie Library from December 1942 through March 1943, as shown in the sources.
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Record of Proceedings Relating to HOWELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY, 1942–1943
Dec 14 '42: No. 2190 – Telephone – 2.88
Dec 14: No. 2191 – Antony Kuntz - Comptons Ency. Jr – 65.33
Dec 14: No. 2192 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
Dec 28: No. 2193 – Detroit News - Books – 1.40
Dec 28: No. 2194 – McClurg Co - Books – 17.88
Dec 28: No. 2195 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
Dec 28: No. 2196 – Mrs. Bennett - Salary – 40.00
Dec 28: No. 2197 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
Jan 11 '43: No. 2198 – Geo Wahr - Books – 14.79
Jan 11: No. 2199 – Grosset & Dunlap - Books – .93
Jan 11: No. 2200 – Detroit Edison Co – 11.81
Jan 11: No. 2201 – Telephone – 3.58
Jan 11: No. 2202 – City of Howell - Water Bill – 1.50
Jan 11: No. 2203 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
Total: $660.05
Meeting Minutes: The Library Commission met in the City Library at 8 o’clock, February 26th, 1943. Present were Mrs. Smith, Mr. Woodhams, and Mrs. Noble. The minutes of the meeting of January 10th were read and approved. Bills up to Feb. 26 were approved. Nell Noble, Secy
Bills approved on Feb 26 were as follows:
Jan 25: No. 2204 – Eddy & Peck - Books – 18.03
Jan 25: No. 2205 – Berrien Book Bindery - Rebinding – 6.67
Jan 25: No. 2206 – C. H. Hopkins - Glass – 2.75
Jan 25: No. 2207 – A. C. McClurg - Books – 3.50
Jan 25: No. 2208 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
Jan 25: No. 2209 – Mrs. Bennett - Salary – 40.00
Jan 25: No. 2210 – Livingston Co. Press – 1.50
Jan 25: No. 2211 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
Feb 8: No. 2212 – Mich Bell Telephone – 4.43
Feb 8: No. 2213 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
Feb 22: No. 2214 – Britannica Year Book – 2.85
Feb 22: No. 2215 – Martin & Murray - Books – 12.40
Feb 22: No. 2216 – McClurg & Co - Books – 21.18

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Record of Proceedings Relating to HOWELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY, 1943
Feb 22 '43: No. 2217 – H. W. Wilson Co - Readers Guide – 10.40
Feb 22: No. 2218 – Detroit Edison – 13.25
Feb 22: No. 2219 – E. E. Papworth - Salary – 32.50
Feb 22: No. 2220 – Mrs. Bennett - Salary – 40.00
Feb 22: No. 2221 – Mrs. Van Slyke - Salary – 75.00
Total: $424.48
Meeting Minutes: The Library Commission met in the City Library on May 14th, 1943. Present: Mr. Woodhams, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Noble. The minutes of the meeting of Feb 26th were read and approved. Mrs. Noble, as secretary, reported expenditures thus far in the fiscal year (July 1, 1942 – June 30th 1943) were 3102.38∗∗.Booksforthecorrespondingperiodcostthecommission∗∗585.83.
It was moved, supported, and carried that Mrs. Van Slyke be requested—as an experiment for a few months—to purchase each month those books reported by The New York Times as the seven best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction. It was further moved and carried that she be requested to supply the library with three copies of the current best sellers in fiction and two copies of the current best sellers in non-fiction.
It was also voted that the Library would not follow the Chamber of Commerce program of closing on Wednesdays, but would remain open on that day throughout the season. The Commission adjourned. Homer M. Noble, Secy
Bills approved on May 14th were as follows:
March 8: No. 2222 – Bell Telephone – 3.02
March 8: No. 2223 – Repairs on Fountain - Jas. E. Fried – 15.11
March 8: No. 2224 – Salary E. E. Papworth – 32.50

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