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Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 298-299

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Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 298-299

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Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 298-299

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

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Page 298 (October 1917)
The Library Board met at the Library Oct. 22, 1917
Members present: — M. J. McPherson, E. L. Avery and A. Garland. Bills + Salaries allowed:
Geo. Wahr — Books: $38.85
M. Inman — 1 set of Harvard Classics: 20.00
Gladys Cook — Salary for Oct.: 45.00
A. J. Brown — Salary for Oct.: 45.00
Alice Bennett — Salary for Oct.: 30.00
Mich. St. Telephone Co.: 2.00
Bd. of Public Works — Electric current + Water rent: 23.01
Mr Woodworth met with the Board + asked permission to allow the Waddell Post G.A.R. and Womans Relief Corps to occupy a room in the Library Building for an indefinite period, without any cost to them. Motion by A. Garland, seconded by E. L. Avery was carried to grant the request.
Motion to order the following list of magazines + newspapers for the year 1918 of the Tooley news depot also the following list of Winnifred Brown (2):
American M.: $1.50
Boys Life: 1.00
Popular Science M.: 4.00
Review of Reviews: [no price listed]
Colliers Weekly: 2.50
Current Opinion: 2.75
Everybody's: 1.35
Hearst's: 1.50
Ladies Home Journal: 1.50
McClures: 1.25
Outing: 2.50
Popular Mechanics: 1.50
St. Nicholas: 2.50
Scientific Amer.: 3.50
Worlds Work: 2.50
Detroit Free Press: 3.00
Washington Post: 6.50
American Boy: $1.15
A.L.A. Booklist: 1.00
Bookman: 2.75
Century: 3.50
Country Gentleman: 1.00
Education: 3.00
Harpers magazine: 3.50
Illustrated World: 1.25
Literary Digest: 3.00
Nat. Geographic mag.: 2.50
Outlook: 4.00
Saturday Evening Post: 1.50
Scribner: 2.50
Youth's Companion: 2.00
Livingston Democrat: 1.00
Illus. London News: 8.50
Chicago Tribune: 4.00

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Page 299 (November 1917 – January 1918)
Orders dated Nov. 2 + Nov. 12th 1917
Winnifred Brown — (Papers + magazines): $46.15
Wilson Tooley — (Papers + magazines): 38.25
The Independent — Magazine: 3.00
Orders of Nov. 27th 1917
A. J. Brown — Salary for Nov.: $45.00
Gladys Cook — Salary for Nov.: 45.00
Alice Bennett — Salary for Nov.: 30.00
Orders of Dec. 11th 1917
Mich. State Telephone Co. — Service: $2.00
Bd. of Public Works — Elec. current (Nov): 9.33
Orders of Dec. 26th 1917
A. J. Brown — Salary for Dec.: $45.00
Gladys Cook — Salary for Dec.: 45.00
Alice Bennett — Salary for Dec.: 30.00
Orders of Jan. 8th 1918
Mich. St. Telephone Co. — Service: $2.00
Bd. of Public Works — Elec. current - Dec.: 8.20

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Library buildings
Libraries
Carnegie libraries
Library boards

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1917/1918

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“Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 298-299,” Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives, accessed May 25, 2026, https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/14292.
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