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Chapter Three i
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THE POLYTECHNIC PICKS UP THE PIECES
A On April 3, 1875, the Public Library of Ken-
T tucky, in Towne’s words, was "abandoned to its
E fate." Such was the librarian’s interpreta-
* tion of a resolution adopted by the Board of
? Trustees so short a time as five weeks after V
{ _ the last gift concert. This resolution fol-
Y Q lows:
1 I RESOLVED, That for the purpose of re-
'A 2 ducing expenses and bringing outlay with-
in the line of income, all previous
action of the Board of Trustees employing
V persons and fixing their salaries, except
V l the librarian in chief, elected March 22,
` l875, be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed and annulled, to take effect April
· 30, 1875; and the librarian is hereby di-
1 , rected to take charge of the library
l A ' building, inclusive of the halls, stores,
T and rooms for rent, and to rent the same
i ‘ and collect the rents as part of his fu-
. ture duties; and the librarian is further
// directed to employ such assistants at
such salaries as he can conveniently pay
A out of the rents collected after deduct-
l ing therefrom for taxes and insurance,
' about $8,000 per year, and the necessary
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