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public documents
State of Connecticut

Vol. IV — Part 1
1914

FRISTEU AND BOUND IN COMFUANCB. WITH STATUTE

HARTFORD
191;

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Commencing with the documents for the year 1900, a
Document Number was assigned to each State depart-
mental report.

This number was determined by the chronoiogica! order
of the first printed independent issue of such report and
will in future be retained by it, thus showing the relative
chronological place it occupies in the printed reports of
the State.

A list of these reports, with the date of first printed
isiue and the document number of. each, appears on the
following page.

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF FIRST PRINTED REPORTS
OF DEPARTMENTS.

[. Comptroller, .....

1. School Fund (since 1909 in Treasurer') report),

). Governor's Message, ....

f. State Prison, .....

;. Bank Commissioners,

5. Adjutant-General, ....

7. Quartermaster- General,

i. Board of Education (first issued by Commissioner of Com-
mon Schools), ....

). Vital Statistics (first issued by Secretary of State),

). Treasurer, .....

[. Connecticut School for Boys (Reform SchooUt

I. Railroad Commissioners (see Public Utiliti<
below), .....

). State Librarian, ....

(. County Commissioners,

j. Connecticut School for Imbeciles, . . . .

i. Manual and Roll (since 1907 in Register and Manua( and
Pocket Manual only), ....

r. Insurance Commissioner, ....

i. State Board of Agriculture, ....

). Fish and Game Commissioners,

y. Connecticut Hospital for the Insane,

[. Connecticut Industrial School for Girls, .

J. Indebtedness, rate of tax, etc. (Quadrennial)

t. Bureau of L^bor Statistics, .' , . .

t- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station,

i. State Board of Health, ....

). Statement of Vote for State Officers,

'. Criminal Business of the Courts, ,

t. State Board of Charities, ....

). Connecticut (formerly Storrs) Agricultural College.

), SheU-Fish Commissioners, ....

I. Estimate of State Expenditures,

s. Dairy and Food Commissioner,

|. Factory Inspector, .....

|. Storrs Agricuilural Experiment Station,

;. Board of Education of the Blind, .

i. Highway Commissioner, ....

'. Building and Loan Commissioner, .

i.^ Commissioner on Domestic Animals,

). Sewage Commission (discontinued 1902), .

), Attorney-General, .....

I. Examiner of Public Records (formerly Commissioner 1
Public Records), .

!. Dental Commission, .....

|. Israel Putnam Memorial Camp Ground Commissioners,

). Connecticut Prison Association de Probation Law, .

;. State Police Department, ....

). Mediation and Arbitration, ....

'. Geological and Natural History Survey,

i. Tax Commissioner, .....

J. Soldiers' Hospital Board (last report igo8),

). Board of Control. .....

[. Norwich State Hospital for the Insane, .

!. Quadrennial Statement of Property exempt from Taxation,

t. Tuberculosis Commission, ....

^ Connecticut Reformatory, ....

i- Colony for Epileptics, . . . ' .

i. Public titililies Commission. ....

'. Rivers, Harbors, and Bridges Commission. .

t. Workmen's Compensation Commission,

I, Civil Service Commission, ....

I. State Park Commission, ....

. Public Library Committee (formerly with Bd. Edu.),

1833

1854
ifes

i86z

1900

1901

1902
1904
1904
190 1
1903
1903

lOOS

1906

1010

I9I0
igio
1 010

TQII

1914
I9I4 I
1914 ;ic
1914

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CONTENTS— VOL. I.

Part i.

1. Governor's Message, ....

2. Statement of Vote for State Officers.

3. Report of Treasurer (including School Fund)

4. Report of Tax Commissioner,

5. Estimate of State Expenditures,

6. Report of Comptroller,

7. Report of Board of Control, .

8. Report of Attorney-General,

9. Report of Bank Commissioners,
10. Report of Building and Loan Coni'

1
50

Part. 2.

11. Report of Public Utilities Commission, 56

12. Report of Highway Commissioner, . . .36

13. Report of Bureau of Labor Statistics, . . 23

14. Report on Conditions of Wage Earning Women and

Girls, . . . . , . —

15. Report of Workmen's Compensation Commission, . 58

16. Report of Civil Service Commission, . . 59

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CONTENTS—VOL. IL

Part l.

Numbe

17. Report of Insurance Commissioner. . . .17

Part 1. Fire and Marine Companies.

Part 2.

18. Report of Insurance Commissioner, . , .17

Part II. Life, Accident, Casualty, Fidelity, and
Surety Companies. .

19. Part III. Fraternal Societies, . .17

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CONTENTS — VOL. III.

Part 1. ^K;"

20. Report of Adjutant- General, ... .6

21. Report of Quartermaster-General, , ,7

22. Report of State Board of Health, .25

23. Report of Vital Statistics (first issued by Secretary

of State), ...... 9

24. Report of Dental Commission, .42

25. Report of Factory Inspector, , ,33

26.

Report

27.

Report

28.

Report

29.

Report

30.

Report

31.

Report

32.

Report

33.

Report

34.

Report

35.

Report

36.

Report

tion

37.

Report

38.

Report

39.

Report

40.

Report

41.

Report

Part 2.

of Slate Board of Charities, .

of Connecticut Hospital for the Insane,

of Norwich State Hospital for the Insane,

of Connecticut School for Imbeciles,

of County Commissioners,

of Criminal Business of Courts,

of State Police Department, .

of State Prison,

of Convict Labor Commission,

of Connecticut Reformatory,

of Connecticut Prison Association t^ Proba-

Law, .....

of Connecticut School for Boys,

of Connecticut Industrial School for Girls,

of Fish and Game Commissioners, .

of Shell-Fish Commissioners,

of Pollution of Streams,

'27

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CONTENTS — VOL. IV.

Part 1.

42. Report of Board of Education (first issued by Com-

missioner of Common Schools),

43. Report of Library Committee (formerly with Board

of Education), . . . , .61

44. Report of' Board of Education of the Blind, . 35

45. Report of State Librarian, . . .13

46. Report of Examiner of Public Records,

47. Report of Israel Putnam Memorial Camp Ground

Commissioners, ....

48. Report of State Park Commission,

49. Report of Piatt and Hawley Memorial,

Part 2.

50. Report of State Board of Agriculture, . . 18

51. Report of Dairy and Pure Food Commissioner, . 32

52. Report of Commissioner on Domestic Animals, , 38

53. Report of Connecticut (formerly Storrs) Agricultural

College, . . . . ■ . .29

54. Report of Connecticut Agricultural Experiment

Station, . . . . . .24-

55. Report of Geological and Natural History Survey, . 47

56. Report of Tuberculosis Commission, . . 53

57. Report of Colony for Epileptics, . . ,55

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State, of Connecticut

PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 61

REPORT

The Connecticut Public
Library Committee

THE GOVERNOR
For the Years 191?-1914

PRINTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH STA TVTE

HARTFORD

PUBLISHtD BY THE STATE
1915

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Publication

Appbovbd by

The Boi£D of Cohtbol

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Public libraries

The completion of twenty-one years' activity by the Con-
necticut public library committee seems to justify a backward
look over the library work in the state and a summing up of
accomplishment .

The committee appointed in 1893 consisted of Caroline M
Hewins, secretary, Hartford; Charles E Graves, New Haven;
N L Bishop, Norwich; Storrs Sejonour, Litchfield and
Charles D Hine, 'Chairman. Two members of the committee,
the chairman and secretary, have served continuously since
that time. Mr Graves served until 1900, when he was succeeded
by Edwin B Gager, Derby. Mr Bishop served until his death
in 1909 and Henry A Tirrell, Norwich, was appointed to
succeed him. Mr Seymour resigned in 1911 and George A
Conant, Windsor Locks, was appointed to succeed him.

The law of 1893 provided for an appropriation of $500 for
clerical assistance, printing, traveling and other incidental
expenses of the committee and for a grant of J200 or less to
newly established libraries, provided equal amounts were
appropriated by the towns, or, in very small towns, raised. in
any way for the establi^ment of libraries.

In 1895 the law was amended to provide for annual grants
of $100 or less. to libraries meeting the prescribed conditions.

In 1901 the amount for clerical services, etc, was fixed at $750.

In 1903 the law was amended to provide for the appointment
of a library visitor and inspector and the appropriation fixed
at $2,750, and in 1909 the amount was increased to $3,250
annually.

The work accomplished by this committee may be judged by
comparison of library conditions just before the appointment
of the committee with the conditions now. In 1891-2 there
were 111 libraries in the state, only 52 of which were free libraries.
There were 57 towns without libraries of any kind. In 22 years
the number of libraries has increased by 74, the number of free
libraries by 114 and the number of towns without libraries has

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1 PUBLIC LiBRARIES (

decreased by 31, so that in 1914 there are 185 libraries in the
state, 166 of which are free, and there are 26 towns without
libraries.

While the initiative has not, in every case, been taken by the
Public library committee, it has in most cases. Public meetings
have been held to arouse interest in establishing libraries, letters
have been written to people of influence in their towns, officials
of existing subscription libraries have been ui^ed to make their
libraries free, traveling libraries have been sent to towns with
no libraries and the interest thus awakened has resulted in the
establishment of public libraries.

The traveling library collection was instituted in 1899, libraries
being provided at that time by Charles H Leeds, Stamford,
women's clubs in Waterbury, Bridgeport and Naugatuck and
the Connecticut society of Colonial Dames. Later contributions
were received from the Connecticut Audubon society and the
State Grange.

The number of traveling libraries at present in the hands of
the committee may be found on pages 11 and 13 and their
circidation during the years 1913 and 1914 on pages 12-14.

Pictures have also been supplied by the Connecticut society
of Colonial Dames, the Connecticut Audubon society and some
have been purchased by the Public library committee. The
number of such pictures may be found on pages 11 and 13
and their circulation on pages 12-14.

Until September, 1911, the transportation on loans was paid
by the committee. As the number of loans increased it became
necessary to require the borrowers to pay transportation charges
one way. This has lessened the circulation and has worked
hardship on teachers, club leaders and others borrowing the
books and pictures.

Among those who have enjoyed the use of the books, pic-
tures and stereopticon lectures are country and city schools,
churches, Sunday schools. Young Men's Christian Associations,
boys' clubs, girls' clubs, general study clubs, foreign societies
and summer camps.

In the last two reports of the committee mention has been
made of the book-wagon. The value of this service was proved
by the eagerness of the patrons for its continuance and by the
character of the books read, which compared favorably with

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES 5

the character of the circulation in public libraries. The report
of this service for the last two years is less encouraging, because
it became necessary to discontinue it altogether on some routes,
and to make less frequent trips on others in order to keep within
the limit of the appropriation.

Besides loans to organizations the committee makes loans to
individuals. The report'of such loans may be found on page 14.

The other side of the work of the committee, i e, the inspection
and assistance of Ubraries was undertaken first in 1903 and has
grown to be a large part of the work of the committee. Libraries
receive assistance in the selection of new books, in discarding
old, in classifying and cataloging, in organizing work with
children and schools, installing charging systems and in intro-
ducing improvements in the Ubrary administration.

In furtherance of this work, library institutes, two weeks in
length, have been conducted each year since 1909. The total
enrollment for the six sessions is 124. Marked improvements
have been noticed in libraries whose Ubrarians have taken this
course.

In the later years of the work of the committee, since there
has been less need to urge the establishment of libraries or the
change from subscription to free libraries, emphasis has been
laid on the establishment of branch libraries, so that all the
inhabitants of the towns might share aJike in the privileges of
the libraries, and on the importance of work with public schools.

The attention of school teachers and pupils was drawn to the
libraries and closer relations between teachers, supervisors and
librarians were formed by the observance of a day appointed by
this committee as Library day. January 31 was appointed in
1913 and May 15 in 1914. Detailed programs for use in the
schools were distributed. The results of the observance of this
"special day" were apparent in increased use of public libraries
by teachers and pupils.

The assistance of the committee in the selection, ptvchase,
arrangement and use of books has been extended also to schools.
Here the committee has cooperated with school supervisors and
superin tendents.

Having presented the accomplishment of the committee in
twenty-two years of service, we may pass on to the needs of
the committee.

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6 PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Since 1909, when the amount of the appropriation was fixed
at its present amount, the number of libraries receiving annual
grants of books from the state has increased 28%, or from 85
to 109 Hbraries. The number of traveling libraries has increased
25%, or from 262 to 339 libraries. This means, of course, a
proportionate increase in clerical work, in postage, in express
charges and in cost of supplies.

For the last two years the work has been crippled because
of the limit of the appropriation. Requests which the law would
permit the committee to fulfil have been refused. As has been
explained, the committee is unable to pay transportation charges
on loans of books and pictures and the book wagon service has
been curtailed. In addition to this the visitor and inspector
has been unable to make the visits necessary to keep the com-
mittee informed of the condition of libraries in the state, because
the appropriation was inadequate for traveling expenses, in
addition to the amounts paid for clerical services, supplies,
printing, postage, etc.

In the report for the years 1913 and 1914 which follows atten-
tion is called to the increased circulation of books through the
public libraries in the state, to the improvement in the character
of the books read, to the number of libraries supporting branches,
and to the number granting special privileges tip schools.

Earher reports of this committee have appeared as follows

1893 and 1894 Connecticut public library documeat 1 — 1895
1895 and 1896 Connecticut public library document 2 — 1897
1897 — 1900 Connecticut public library document 8 — 1901
1900 and 1901 p 201 -234 Report of the Board of education 1902

1902 p 252*-272* Report of the Board of education 1903

1903 p ISe -207 Report of the Boat d of education 1904

1904 p 233'-277* Report of the Board of education 1905

1905 p 161*-205* Report of the Board of education 1906
1906, 1907 and 1908 p 33-48 and 434-498 Report of the Board of

educat on 1007, 1908, 1909

1909 and 1910 p 32-fi4 and 4G7-474 Report of the Board of educa-
tion 1910, 1911

1911 and 1912 p 400-466 Report of the Board of education 1912,
1913

The law which directs the activities of the committee reads

The Connecticut public librarj^ committee shall give to communities
advice and assistance in the organization, establishment, and administra-
tion of free public libraries, and shall extend to all free public libraries

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PUBUC LIBKARIES 7

aid in selecting and cataloging books and in library management, and

may for the purposes of this act visit and inspect libraries organized
under the provisions of section 290, and may suggest improvements in
said libraries, Said committee is authorized to purchase and arrange books
and pictures to be loaned to such public libraries, schools, associations,
and individuals as the committee may select.

If any town having no free public library shall establish a free public
library and shall provide for the care, custody, and distribution of books
and for the future maintenance and increase of such library in a manner
satisfactory to said library committee, said committee may expend for
books to be selected by said committee a sum not to exceed the amount
expended by the said town for the establishment of said library and not
to exceed two hundred dollars.

In towns whose grand list exceeds six hundred thousand dollars, the
Connecticut public library committee may, in its discretion, expend
annually, for books selected by it for any free public library, a sum not to
exceed the amount annually appropriated and expended by the town for
the increase of such library. In towns whose grand list does not exceed
six hundred thousand dollars, said committee may, in its discretion,
expend annually, for books selected by it for any free public library, a sum
not to exceed the amount annually appropriated and expended from any
source for the increase of such library. The expenditure by said committee
shall not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, annually, for any library.

A summary of work for 1913 and 1914 is made under the
following heads

1 Expenditure of the annual state grant.

2 Advice and assistance to libraries in selection of books and adminis-
tration of libraries.

3 Advice and assistance to teachers in selection and purchase of
books for school libraries.

4 Printing and distribution of documents.

5 Circulation of books, pictures and lectures among schools.

6 Circulation of books and pictures among libraries, clnbs, individuals
and neighborhoods.

7 Public meetings

1 EXPENDITURE OF THE ANNUAL STATE GRAMT
ADOPTIONS

The following are the adoptions of 1913 and 1914 with the
amounts which each town has voted for establishment and annual

1913

Canton

$200.00

tsoo.oo

1913

Cromwell

200.00

100. oo

1913

Dan bury

350.00

360.00

1913

•Derby (Derby Neck

library)

100.00

not less

1913

Lyme
Pfainfield

200.00

than 1.00

1913

100.00

1913

Windham (WilUmantic

library)

1,000.00

igu

Bolton

60.00

19U

Salem

200,00

1914

Watertown (Oakville)

200,00

100.00

*MeiMid Ubrary in the town to ncelTe srmnt.

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARIES

Towns are classified as follows

Towns having free public libraries organized under the 1
of 1893 and the amendments of 1895 and 1911

EUington
Enfirid

Prospect

FarmlnBton

Saliiburr

Gcanby (Prod

lerick H Cos.

Saybroolc

iilt and Gr

anb, 1

public)

ScotUnd

s™"«'"'

Hebron

Southbur;

Sou(hingt

KillioEly

^wJUo

Chaplin

Lmc^

Sumford

Madison

Stratford

lie and Middle

Had.

Manchester

Suffield

dam public)

Mansfield

Thomaston

Chealiire

Meciden

Toilalul""'

Middlefield

Union

Milford

■ Vernon

Morris .

WaJliqgford

SS°5,

nIZ cSiTan

West brook

Danbnry

New Fairfield

West Hartfo

Dorien

Derby (Derby public »nd

New ^filfo^d

Wwh^fieid

Derby Neck ftee)

Winchester

North Canaan

Windham

E^'t^fo^

Windsor

East Haddam

Norwich'"""

East Hartford

Old Lyme

Woodbury

Bast Haveu

Old Saybrook

WoodstDct

Easl Lyme

East Windsor (Haat

Wind-

?tai,d

library am
stock libra

Towns in which there are libraries free to all the people, but
having no legal connection with the town

Aahford Montville (Raymond library and Palmer

Pomfret (Pomfre

Ilarttord
Hartland
Ledvard

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

•hee public library receiving stsM grant in same U

tfroe to ministefs of Co--— ' — "

tint Ubtary. publicly »

Cities and towns in addition to those in class 1 having libraries
owned and controlled by the public and free to all the people

BridBcport Norwalli (City of Norwalk Ubrary and

Hartford South Norwalk Uhraryl

CLASS 4

Towns in addition to those in class 1 in which there are free
public libraries to which the towns appropriate money but are
not represented in the management ,

3 towns
CLASS 5

Towns in which there are libraries charging fees

w pubiio library in same It

Towns having no libraries

BarUiamsied Kent

The following table shows the proportion of expenditure
from the state grant for each class of books

percentage o£ percentage of

class Mpenditure volumes

arts, fine and useful .106 .103

biography .090 .072 . .

ethics, philosophy and religion .029 .031 ; • ;

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

fiction, adult . .147 .189

juvenile .078 .113

foreign books .010 .016

history .072 ,071

literature .088 .097

mythology .018 .023

natural science .044 .043

reference .092 .048

Bodology, including education .066 .070

travel .155 .119

2 ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO LIBRARIES IN SELECTION OP
BOOKS AND ADMINISTRATION
SELECTION AND PUBCHASE OP BOOKS FOR LIBRARIES

,Twenty-two libraries, listed below, received special assistance
in selecting books

Avon Danbury MiddlefieM

Bathd East WtndBot Newington

Biidsentcr East Windsor (Waiehoiu* Somen

Canton PointI Windsor

ChapUn Granby (North) Windsor Locks

Clinton Hanrinton Woodstock ,

Coventry Hebron Sharon

CrominJl Lyme

Besides the books sent to libraries from the state grant
11,347.10 has been expended by this committee from the town
appropriations for 28 libraries.

The purchases include 1,053 books, catalog cards, filing
cabinets, desks and other library supplies.

VISITS TO LIBRARIES

The visitor and inspector has made 108 visits to public libraries
in 52 towns. Libraries in the towns enumerated below, receiving
state grants of books, were visited

EnGeld

Old Saybrook

PUinfield

Say brook

Gomby

Hebron

Thompson

Killingly

Tolland

\!^%«^«

Walhogford
Westbrook

Middlefield

Wisdham

Windsor

Ers^

New Caiuan

Windsor Lock

North Canaan

Woodbnry

. Put^ndior

Old Ly^e

Woodstock

43 town

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Assistance in organization or cataloging was given in the
following libraries

Grftnby Windsor Lock!

Lyme Wood«tock

Muchuur

CromweU Middleficld 19 libraKu

libraries, which do not receive state grants of books, :
following towns were visited

Aihfcnd Gruwold New London

CuwBD Mancbetter Slnubury

3 ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO TEACHERS, COMMITTEES AND

SUPERVISORS IN SELECTION AND PURCHASE OP BOOKS

FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES

Supervisors, teachers or school committees in 41 towns have
asked assistance in the selection and pm^hase of books and
apparatus for schools. In response to the requests $3,179-96
has been expended, in part from town appropriations, in part
from state grants. The purchases include 4,314 books, 108 maps,
10 globes, science apparatus and library supplies.

The school libraries listed below have been visited

Dubory hlEh ichool ' Wilton achool library

Duibury normkl Kbool Conneclicut Industrial Bchoal for girls.

OUbert (cbool, Wlnited Middletuwn

With the exception of the Gilbert school, all of the libraries
mentioned received assistance in organization and cataloging.

4 PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS

The committee has printed and distributed the documents
listed below

whole no CD[rieB

ITMi no DO Htle dlitrilnited

1413 1 76 Helpful books on education 900

2 77 Helps in library work vith children 200

3 78 Chnstmas references 2,200
1014 1 79 Suggestive program for library day 2,499

6 CIRCULATION OF BOOKS, PICTURES AND LECTURES AMONG

SCHOOLS

The committee now has the following material to loan to schools

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12 PUBLIC LIBRARIES

69 libraries loaned by the Auduboa society
200 sets of bird charts loaned by the Audubon society
75 portfolios of pictures of animals, birds and flowers loaned by the

Audubon society
105 sets of mounted postcards of birds loaned by the Audubon society
57 libraries owned by this committee
68 framed pictures owned by this committee
2307 unframed pictures owned by this committee

21 stereopticon lectures owned by the State board of education
4 stereopticon lectures loaned by the Colonial Dames
3 stereopticon lectures loaned by the Audubon society

100 Colonial Dames libraries were loaned 322 times. The cir-
culation reported is 17,509. In 41 cases no report was made.
This shows an average circulation of 62.3 for eacdi school re-
porting.

69 Audubon libraries were loaned 104 times. The total
circulation reported was 3,640. 15 teachers failed to report
circulation. This shows an average circulation of 40.8 for each
of the 89 loans from which we received reports.

58 libraries owned by this committee were loaned 162 times.
The total circulation reported was 9,959. 25 teachers failed
to report. This shows an average circulation of 72.6 for each
school reporting.

53 Colonial Dames portfolios of pictures were loaned to schools
95 times.

51 of the 75 Audubon portfolios were loaned.

200 sets of Audubon bird charts were loaned 281 times.

46 collections of mounted post cards of birds, supplied by the
Audubon society, were loaned.

127 framed pictures, owned by this committee, were loaned
to schools and libraries,

2,167 unframed pictures were loaned in 125 collections to
schools, libraries and clubs.

REPORT OF STBB&OFTICON LBCTURBS

21 lectures, mostly on travel, owned by the State board of
education have been used 390 times with a total attendance of
41,898. 38 lecturers failed to report the attendance.

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3 lectures on birds, owned by the Audubon society, have been
used 45 times, with a total attendance of 6,947.

3 lectures on United States history, owned by the Colonial
Dames, (lecture 4 was not sent out during the period
covered by this report) were used 65 times, with a total attend-
ance of 8,715. 20 lecturers failed to report the attendance.

Some of the institutions using the lectures were schools,
libraries, colleges, country and city churches, an Italian institute,
boys' and men's clubs, summer campa and city missions,

6 BOOKS AND PICTURES FOR USE OF LIBRARIES, CLUBS,
INDIVIDUALS AND NEIGHBORHOODS

This committee now has the following material to loan to
neighborhoods, libraries, associations and individuals

33 adult libraries of miscellaneous books owned by this committee
44 special libraries owned by this committee on the following subjects

Africa Missions

•American art Missions of the South seas

China Missions in the United States

Connecticut history Music

•Dutch and Flemish art 'Norway

England Nature study

English art Oriental art

Egypt Russia

European history and Napoleon 'Scotland
Bonaparte 'Shakespeare

French art Sociology

French history South America

Germany Spanish art

•Holland and Switzerland •Trees

Home economics Travel

Immigration United States history

India 'Venice

•Italy Woman; her relation to the worid's

"Japan progress

Meiico •Western states of the United States

^ndicaln that the librariea are accompanieiS by picture!

6 libraries of foreign books owned by this committee
30 libraries selected by the State Grange, 20 of which are owned by
this committee, 10 by the State Grange, to oe circulated among granges

BEPORT OF ADULT LIBRARIES OWNED BY THIS COWUITTBE

33 libraries of miscellaneous books have been loaned 76 times.
The total circulation reported was 6,445, an average circulation
of 84.8 for each loan.

The hbraries have been used in small public Ubraries, rural
neighborhoods, churches, schools, Sunday schools, girls' friendly
societies and summer camps.

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40 Special study libraries have been loaned to clubs, public
libraries and high schools. The circulation reported from 31
loans was 936, an average circulation of 30 for each loan. The
books in these libraries are used for reference and for use in
club meetings in addition to being drawn for home use.

5 libraries in Italian, Polish, Hungarian and French were
loaned 7 times, with a total circulation of 527 reported, an
average of 75.2 for each loan.

The 30 libraries selected for use by granges have been little
used by those organizations. 18 libraries have been sent out
and a total circulation of 432 reported. The books from these
coliections have been used as special loans.

408 books and 93 pamphlets have been loaned in 121 col-
lections to individuals for special study.

REPORT OF BOOK WAGON

On pages 4 and 5 reference has been made to the traveUng
library activity carried on through the book wagon. 740 calls
have been made on 228 families. The total number of volumes
loaned was 4,309. liV per cent of the books loaned were in
foreign languages.

The total number of volumes circulated in all classes of
traveling Ubraries was 44,165. The total number of traveling
libraries sent out was 789.

7 PUBLIC MEETINGS

A neighborhood library meeting, arranged by this committee,
was held in the East Windsor church, which is also the East .
Windsor public library. The meeting was attended by librarians,
library directors, school teachers and supervisors from 16 towns
besides the townspeople.

The program follows
10:30 a m Address of welcome

Reverend William F English Ph D

librarian. Bast Windsor library
Response Address Library responsibilities

Charles D Hine chainnaa

Public library committee

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Roll call of libraries represented
p m Luncheon served by the Ladies' aid society of the East

Windsor church at 25 cents
p m Old books or new (with exhibit of books)

Caroline M Hewins secretary

Public library committee

Holyoke, Massachusetts

The committee has been represented by members or by the
visitor and inspector at the following meetings

New England club of library commission workers Boston Massa-
chusetts January 24 1913

Western Massachusetts library club Northampton Massachusetts
February 13 1913

Connecticut library association East Hartford June 6 1913

Vermont and New Hampshire library associations Woodstock Ver-
mont October 2 1913

Western Massachusetts library club Southwick Massachusetts October
10 1913

New England club of library commission workers Burlington Ver-
mont February 5 and 6 1914

Connecticut library association New London February 27 1914

Western Massachusetts library ctub Springfield Massachusetts
February 19 1914

American library association Washington D C May 25-30 1914

Vermont library association Proctor Vermont 1914

Connecticut library association Norwalk October 27 1914

The visitor and inspector has addressed public meetings,
schools and clubs as follows

time occuion lubject

January 1913 Meeting of Massachusetts Selection of fiction

library club Medford

Massachusetts

January 1913 Meeting in the interest of The modern public li-

education Watertown brary

January 1913 Meeting in the interest of Books and reading . -'

education Falls Village

February 1913 High school Simsbury Books and reading

March 1913 Home dub CromweU Importance of a public

library in the town

March 1913 Senior class Danbury state Work of the Public li-

normal school brary committee

March 1913 High school Unionville Books and reading

March 1913 Schools (5 districts) East Use of books

Granby

April 1913 Meeting in the interest of Development of the

education Canaan modem public library

April 1913 Meeting to consider estab- State aid to public li-

lishment of a free public braries

library Collinsville

April 1913 Center school Avon Use of books

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April

1913

October

1913

October

1913

October

1913

October

1913

October

1913

November

1913

December

1913

December

1913

December

1913

January

1914

January

1914

February

1914

February

1914

April

1914

April

1914

May
May

1914
1914

May

1914

June

1914

November

1914

December

1914

Meeting to consider plans
for library building Deep

Town meeting Lyme

Meeting of teachers, school
committees and librarians
Granby

Meeting of the Connecticut
Audubon society Fairfield

Dedication of Booth and
Dimock memorial library
building South Coventry

Meeting of Vermont and
New Hampshire library
associations Woodstock
Vermont

Dedication of library build-
ing New Canaan

Meeting of the educational
club South Manchester

Meeting of the Woman's
club Bolton

School West Granby
Public meeting Canterbury

Guild St Peter's church
Hartford

Meeting of teachers school
committee and others ar-
ranged by Woman's club
Ellington

Public meeting Hanover

Meeting of Parent- teachers'
association Yalesville

Children's clubs Visiting
nurses association Hart-
ford

Public meeting Sherman

Public meeting Canterbury

Public meeting Bloomfietd
Public meeting Oakville

Open meeting of Grange

Bristol „

School district ^ 7 Bur-
lington

Library building plans

Desirability of free pub-
lic library in town and
state aid to libraries

Use of books and co-
operation between li-
braries and schools

Report of traveling ma-
terial loaned by Au-

, dubon society

Library work with
schools and country
neighborhoods in Con-
necticut

Recent developments
in library work

Development of the
modern public libraiy
and state aid to li-

Birds {with stereopticon

slides)
United States history

— Colonial period (with

stereopticon slides)
Northern Italy (with

stereopticon slides)
Some features of library

Western states of the
United States (with
stereopticon slides)

Books and reading

Value of a public library
Birds (with stereopticon

slides)
Birds (with stereopticon

Japan (with stereopticon

Birds (with stereopticon
slides)

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December 1014 Meeting of school teachers

committee and other ar-.

ranged by W C T U

Thompsouville
December 1014 Silver Laoe school East United States history —

Hartford Coloaial period (with

stereopticon slides)
December 1914 North Bloomfield school Birds (with stereopfacon

Bloomfield slides)

Library institutes were conducted by the committee at the
Capitol, Hartford, July 7 to 18, 1913, and at the Danbury
normal school, July 13 to 24, 1914. The enrollment in 1913
(including all who registered for any part of the class work) was
34. The average attendance at the classes was 20^ and at
the lectures, 30. The enrollment in 1914 was 30. The average
attendance at the classes was 22-fis and at the lectures, 23.

Programs of the lectures for the two years follows. The
outline of instruction given in the report of this committee
for 1911 and 1912 was used. The instructors were Mrs Belle
Holcomb Johnson, visitor and inspector for Public library
committee and Miss Anna Hadley, librarian Gilbert school
Winsted.

1913

Book publishers and book ordering

Frederick W Jenldna librarian School o( philanthropy
New York
Library and social problems

Frederick W Jenkina
The librarian

Frank G Willcox librarian Holyoke Massachusetts
library work with children

Ethel P Underhill children's librarian Worcester
Massachusetts
Americas library association

George B Utley secretary of the American library
association
Children'* books

Ethel F Underhill
Book-binding

Mr F O Becher
Care of books and repairing

Alice Bridge City library Springfield Massachutettf
The library progressive

Herbert W Fison librarian Maiden Massachusetts
Reference work

Frank K Walter vice-director of New York state library
school
Book selection

Walter B Briggs librarian Trinity College

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Library advertising

Alice Shepard assiatant librarian Springfield Mo^a-
chusetts
Hiitorical collectians

Ida P Farrar head cataloger Springfield Massachusetts

Reference work

Prank K Walter vice-director of the New York state
library school
Reference books

Frank K Walter
Discussion of books of the last five years

Biography Dothea Stone Pinneo librarian Norwalk
Travel and history Willis K Stetson librarian New Haven
public library
Poetry, drama, essays and general literature

Alice Colt librarian Stamford
Fiction Belle Holcomb Johnson
Suggestions from the Bristol library

C L Wooding librarian Bristol
The library as on agency in social work

Frederick W Jenkins librarian Russell Sage foundation
Ubrary New York
Demonstration of book mending

Florence R Robertson Dept of periodicals and binding
Hartford public library
Discussion of books of the last five years
Philosophy, religion and sociology Charles L Thayer librarian

Hartford theologica! seminary-
Science and useful arts Herbert W Cowing Open shelf depart-
ment New Haven public library
Agriculture and country life Charles R Green librarian Mas-
sachusetts agricultural college
Fine arts EfFalene H King head of art department City
library Springfield
Library work with children

Annie Carroll Moore supervisor children's room New
York public library
Children's books

Caroline M Hewins librarian Hartford public Ubrary
How to make the library popular

Anna G Rockwell librarian New Britain institute

A fact about education in the past is its blind-alley character.
Children went to school and left school and that was the end of
proffered or directed education in the majority of cases. Our
systems have never offered to children independent of their
means a reasonable chance of realizing after school the
qualities and powers that the school had generated. The
knowledge of where to find things in books is a necessity of
education in its comprehensive sense. We must live in the past, —
in its thoughts and in its achievements if we are to live in the
present and do anything for the future. We cannot do any-

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thing vital tinless we tinderstand the age and we cannot under-
stand the age unless we grasp the forces which make it
what it is.

Such real grasp of subjects can be obtained after school is
finished only in the hbrary. Newspapers and reviews will help
those who have not libraries but even the best newspapers cannot
take the place of books. The habit of serious reading and the
desire for culture has been destroyed in thousands of men and
women by the quick literary meals suppHed by innumerable
periodicals. There is no growth in an age of extracts.

We have legislation empowering towns and sections of
towns to supply themselves by taxation with museums and
libraries. This is equivalent to legislation for the protection of
public health and lighting and road building. The difference
between these and the library is that the idea of the free public
library is entirely educational. It was to give to all the means
of pursuing voluntarily afurther education.

There hais been in recent times a tendency to obscure this
idea — to regard the free public library as a place of recreation
where the reader can embark on misconducted reading tours
and eke out the magazines with fiction. No doubt good literature
supphes a form of recreation. Public money is not well spent
in supplying individuals with anything which the individual
thinks that he wants and can obtain for himself without undue
difficulty. That public money in certain cases may be used for
the purpose of public recreation without economic waste is
admitted but it must be for public good. Open spaces in a
large city not only supply recreation but are conducive to the
health of the community. To supply ephemeral books to
public libraries meets no public need. Such books can readily
be bought.

It is one of the express functions of a library to create a taste
for the best literature. It follows that the library must possess
the best books and encourage its readers to form libraries in their
homes.

The introduction without limit of modem books into a free
library has obscured its original educational purpose. Those
who have a taste for current fiction should satisfy it at their own
expense. The taste is a luxury and the many should not suffer
because of the individual.

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20 PUBLIC LIBRARISS

The purpose of a public library is educational. Its object
is to enable all to realize the possibilities of the education which
they obtained at school. The love of knowledge should be
connected with the life of society; when this is accomplished
we can say and not until then that we have an educational
system which gives to every child a reasonable chance to realize
his possibilities. This stage cannot be reached until the library
is connected directly with the means by which education is
carried on.

How is the free public library to be related to the educational
system? It must be done through the schools. Every school,
whether elementary or secondary, should be brought into direct
touch with the library. If the child regards the libraries as his
own and as places where he can sit among books it is not a strain
on the imagination to suppose that as the youth advances in
life there will move with him a sense of improvement and edu-
cation which alone can make life tolerable.

The first difficulty experienced is that libraries cannot
often secure a living species of good librarian and the books are
not always well chosen. The choice of books will offer no real
difficulties to a good librarian.

The chief of the difficulties is to bring the school and the
library into physical touch. Without going intg details there
ought to be a special organization of schools where books can be
taken out and given in. There can be school catalogues sub-
divided for special parts of the school to be made by the
librarian or by the teachers. Classes for reading should be in the
library itself and it is well that there be a local museum illustrat-
ing the history of the locality giving its natural history and its
social history.

In some such ways as the above the public library should be
brought into the life of children before they leave school.
Not only should this be true but the public library should be an
example. Children should be taught to collect, good books and
slowly to build up good personal libraries.- There is nothing
which reflects a man's personality more brutally and more
terribly than his books. If they are his deliberate choice he sees
his own self and nothing but himself — perhaps nothing but his
attenuated self — in the books on the shelves. We can teach child-
ren to look at themselves in this way and to look without disgust

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or shame. The educational system can with the help of the public
library and the teacher enable every child to collect the books
which best reflect his true and nobler personality. This was the
mission of some of the text books foimd in schools in times not
so very long past. These text books contain what was valuable
then and what is valuable forever and are still the nucleus around
which larger libraries have been collected.

Charles D Hinb
Caroline M Hewins
Edwin B Gagbr
Henry A Tirrell
George A Conant

STATISTICS OF LIBRARIES

Libraries maintaining branches

town aumtMT oE branch

UbrBrlH

Bloomfield .
Bronfofd
firiitol . . .
Canton (North Cknton

libfuy)
ChMhire
Cromwell
Derby(Harcourt Wood

memorial)
Eostford . .
East Hartford .
East Lyme
East Windsor .
FairBeld . .
Glastonburjr
Granby

Granby (North)
Hartford . .
HuntinEton

Lyme
Middli

iiddletown

UbrulM
Montville (Raymond

library) .
New Britain
New Hartford .
New Haven (New

Haven public)
Newington
New Milford
Norfolk

North Haven ,
North Stonington
Old Lyme . .
'Soniers .
Southington
Stafford . .
Suffield , ,
Wallingford
Waterbury
West Hartford
Windsor
Woodbury .

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Libraries sending books to schools

U KbooU

vim books

Ansosia

Lyme
Mansfield , ,

BetMehem . . .

Bloomfield . . -

Morris . . .

Branford

New Britain

Bridgeport .

New Fairfield ,

Bridgewater '

New Hartford .

Bristol ....

New Haven publi

Chester . . .

Newineton

New iailford .

Columbia . . .

Danbury

Norfolk . .

Derby (Harcourt

North Canaan .

Wood memorial)

North Stonington

Bast Hartford . .

OldSaybrook .

East Haven . .

Putnam . .

EUington . . .

PaMeld . . .

Roxbury
Salisbury . .
Scotland . .

Parmington

Goshen . , .

Stafford . .

Granby

Suffield . .

Granby (North) .

Thompson . .

Hartford . . .

Vernon .

Harwinton . . .

Waterbury

Lebanon

Westport .

Litchfield (Gilbert

Wethersfield .

library) . .

Libraries allowing special privileges to teachers

town numbe

otvolomM

town nui

nberof vol

Jlowed

'Ansonia unliii

nited

ElUngton

EnfiSd u

B«thlehem

iJimited

Bloonifield

Fairfield

Branford

(South port)

Bridgeport 4 for 1 m

onth

Parmington

Bridge v/ater unlin

lited

(UnJooville)

Bristol

Farmington
(Village)

Burlington

Chatham

Glastonbury

Chatham

*Goshen

(Middle Haddam)

Granby

Cheshire

Granby (North)

Chester

Greenwich

C^alchester

(Sound Beach)

Columbia

Griswold (Coit)

Danbury

Griswold

•Derby

(Jewett City)
Groton (Bill library

Durham "

) 6

Eastford 3

Hampton unlimited

East Haddam unlin

ited

Hartford

East Hartford

Harwinton

East Lyme

Hebron unlimited

East Windsor "

•Huntington

East Windsor

Kjllingly

(Warehouse Point) "

Lebanon

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Utchfield

Portland

Madison

Preston

unlimited

Putnam

Manchester

Ridzefield
RoTbury

Mansfield

unlimited

Meriden

unlimited

Salisbury
Saybrook

Middlebtiry

Middlefield

several

Scotland

MJlford

unlimited

Seymour

Montville

Somers

MontviUe

Southbury

(Palmer)

Southington

Morris

South Windsor

Naugatuck

Sa-^'

8 or 10

New Britain

unlimited

New Canaan

Stamford public

New Fairfield

Stamford

New Hartford

unlimited

(Glenbrook)

New Haven

Stratford

New Haven {Donald

Suffield

Grant Mitchell) 5

Thomaston

unlimited

New London

unlimited

Thompson

New Milford

Tolland

Newtown {Beach

Union

memorial)

Vernon

unhmited

Norfolk

Wallingford

North Canaan

Washington

North Haven

•Waterbury

North Stonington

1 unlimited

Watertown

Norwalk

Westbrook

Norwalk

West Hartford

unUmited

{Rowayton)

Norwtdk (South)

Wethersfield

Norwich

Winchester

Old Lyme

unlimited

(Beardsley)

Old Saybrook

Winchester

Plymouth library

{Gilbert)

unlimited

association

Windsor

Plymouth
(Terryville)

Woodbury

Libraries having collections of pictures for bulletin work and
-circulation

Ic'SSS?

Pmnt)

Eue>

Bri?^'*

Utchfi'e1d°lGilbert)

Stamford

Clunh»m

SufGdd

ChHhiia

MiddlelowQ

Vemon

Colchotci

New BritB □

sss;'

Duibury

New Haven oabUe

Derby (Hareoort Wood New London

Watertown

Norfolk

Weit Hartford

EaitHaddun

Norwalk, South

W^^Mter (Beardtley)

Rsddlog

EMtH»rt(ord

Wincheeter Soilbert)

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Libraries havii^ books in for eign languages

Bridgeport

fetich

Hartford

Gsriiuii]

Chatham (Middle Haddam)

Colchester

Tlddlih

D anbury

East Haddam

French
Germui
Italian
PoUih

total SC

East Haven

Guida, 111 Polish,
Italian

Spaniih

LlthuanUi

Hebrew

Yiddish

Russian

Polish

Huntington

Litchaeld

luillan

Middleaeld
Middletown

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total 1337

New Cajiaan
New Haven

Swedish
Dono-N onncian

Spialah

Fortugneas

Oreek (andent and

Rutheoiui
Poliih

New Haven (Young Men's
Institute) subscription

Mtal fiOO

New Haven (Donald Grant

Mitchell)

Plymouth (Terryville)

Poliih

total M

Putnam

total 278

Redding

IcaUan
Swedlih

Ylddisb
PoUsh

New London

French

Norfolk

total SM

North Stoninftton

Piench andOennao ■choo

Norwalt (Ro way ton)

Freach
Greek

" total 38

Norwalk (South)

Italian

LaUn

Torrington (subscription)

Garman

Italian

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Vernon

ItAlian

Waltingford

Gnmac
Graeli

Winchester (Gilbert)

French

Windham (Willi ma ntic)
French

total 3fi3

Windsor Locks

CIRCULATION

The character of the circulation in a few of the libraries
receiving annual grants of books from the state is shown below.
It is not possible to show this for all the libraries, as the records
of circulation do not supply the facts in all cases. Those libraries
having the largest percentage of non-fiction circulation and
those showing a considerable increase in 1914 have been selected
for this table.

Ansonia
Bloorofield

Chaplin
Coltdiester

Derby (Harcourt Wood
■.al)

Eastford
East Haddaro
Parmington
Goshen

Harwinton

Huntington

Mansfidd

Meriden

Morris

Old Lyme

Ronbury

Seymour

WalHngford

Woodstock

total circulation

percentage of

1913

1914

1913

1914

54,451

68,375

.362

.319

6,923

10,791

.169

,205

1,375

986

-2S6

.200

9,924

12,583

.291

.299

30,106

52,920

.262

49,464

52,440

.245

.264

1,875

2,208

.213

-315

6,670

7,796

.166

.239

8,866

9,193

.515

.543

5,517

4,868

.511

.576

2,425

1,808

.108

.237

39,501

39,656

.299

.281

2,144

2,776

.327

.431

48,067

46,029

.317

.311

972

3,380

.307

9,950

9,643

.244

.281

1,745

2,361

.20

.30

21,085

21,002

.315

.281

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME LIBRARIES

Ansonia

Pictures oE national parks loaned by the Department of the
interior of the United States were exhibited.

Curios from the museum collection were loaned for use in
schools.

The librarian gave a talk to the senior class in high school on
reference books, indeices, books on history, etc

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Bethel

A "library evening" was held by the Current events club in
the library. A number of the members gave short reviews of books
and the librarian gave an address.
Bloom field

The anniversary of Louisa May Alcott's birth was observed
in the library in November, 1913, Children of grades six and seven
were invited. Some stories from Miss Alcott's books were read and
incidents of her life told. Small portraits of Miss Alcott (mounted
Perry pictures) were given as souvenirs.
Branford

This library conducts an entertainment course each year includ-
ing concerts, readings and lectures, and also celebrates the anni-
versary of the opening of the library by an informal social gathering.
On this occasion the building is illuminated throughout and ^I
departments of the library are open for inspection.
Bristol

This library conducted a lecture course (5 lectures, course
ticket $1.00, single lectures $ .25) in 1913, besides giving 5 free
stereopticon lectures (admission by tickets supplied by the Ubrarian)
for the eighth grade pupils, high school pupils, GAR members
and the local company of the state militia. In 1913-14 the plan
was changed. No paid lecturers were employed and no admission
was charged to any lecture. The balopticoa was used with slides
supplied by the state and with rented ^ides.

The library had a notable exhibit of books and charts at the
"Better Bristol Bazaar."

Early in the fall the public school teachers were entertained
by the library staff at the library. The librarian has given a series
of talks to high school freshmen on books and the use of the library.

Library Day was observed by the public schools. Both the
librarian and the assistant librarian addressed schools on that day.

Book notes, of some length, are printed in the local paper
frequently,
Derby

The exhibit of pictures of national parks mentioned under
Anaonia was displayed here. The school children, accompanied
by their teachers, visited this exhibit and an exhibit of the art work
of the children.
Eastford

196 books, 96 fiction and 63 non-fiction, have been circulated
by a book- wagon which has taken books to families in the outskirts
of the town.
East Hartford

The children's librarian has conducted a successful story hour.
East Windsor (Warehouse Point)

A story hour is conducted at the library by volunteers. The
stories are sometimes told and sometimes read,
Fairfield

The library supplied the schools with over 400 books for supple-
mentary reading.
Hartford

In the summer of 1913, while the librarian was traveling in
Europe, the children's librarian followed her trip, in the vacation

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28 PUBUC LIBRARIES

An exhibition of books suitable for Christmas ^fts to children
is displayed each year for several weeks before Christmas.
Hebron

The librarian organized a boys' club which met at the library
weekly on a night when the library was not open to give out books.
Killingly

The room planned for the librarian's office has been set aside
for a "conversation room" and may also be used for meetings of
small committees.

Through the libraJy parents have been put in communication
with the dhief scout librarian of the Boy scouts of America, and
the library is to supply the books recommended by him for each boy.
Ledyard

The annual meeting of the library association is celebrated
by a dinner known as the Bill dinner, in honor of the donor of the
library. An excellent literary and musical program is given.
Mansfield

A story hotir has been conducted in the library or on the lawn
outside through the summer and fall. The stories were told by
volunteers.
New Britain

List of books on business was published. A science room, con-
taining collections for students and those interested in natural
science, has been opened.

An exhibit of books suitable for Christmas gifts is displayed
each year.
New Hartford

The Ebrary adds each year 25 volumes tor use by the New
Hartford literature club, a general study club.
New Haven

A weekly story hour is conducted for the children, except during
the vacation period.

The library displayed the pictures of national parks, mentioned
under Ansonia, and the special exhibit of the Religious education

Nor walk

A reflectoscope, for showing both slides and postal cards, has
been installed in tiie library, and has been paid for by charging ten
or fifteen cent admission fees and by gifts. The lectures have been
given almost exclusively by volunteer lecturers.
Norwich

The library has printed book lists on mechanical subjects —
engineering, painting, plumbing, etc — and sent them to the shops.
Old Lyme

A course in the use of reference books has been riven by the
hbrarian of the Phoebe Griffin Noyes library to the graduating class
of the Old Lyme high school. This work has reqiured two periods
a week for about six weeks and is included as a part of the regular
school work.

The library has printed and distributed lists of books recom-
mended for home reaiSng for grades 6, 7 and 8.
Stamford

A weekly story hour has been conducted by two members of
the staff. In pleasant weather the attendance sometimes numbered
eleven groups of thirty each. Members of the staS have also told
stories to the Boys' club weekly through the winter and assisted
with the story telling at the playgrounds.

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBBABIBS 29

An intermediate department has been opened for older boyi
and girls and a girls' club, with a membership of about thirty, has
been doing systematic reading, with a weekly discussion of the books

Several art exhibits have been displayed at the library. A
speda] exhibit of Stamford material was arranged for "Settlers'
Day." Annotated lists of new books have appeared in the local
paper.
Stratford

Ad annual lecture course is conducted under the auspices of
the Stratford library association, the lectures being given at the
library. Admission is charged. During the winter a story hour
is held for the children at the library on Saturday afternoons.
Vemon — Rockville

A story hour has been conducted, with an attendance for the
ytar of 1,496. The library hall has been open to various club meet-
ings and some lectures have been given there to young people.

The library has exhibited bulletins loaned by the Pratt institute
library of Brooklyn.
Wallingtord

The Wallingford Italian dramatic society bought 246 Italian
books and presented them to the library. A printed catalog baa
been distributed among the Italians.

Free lectures and story hours have been given in the children's
room.
Waterbury

A special vacation privilege is allowed the libraij' patrons by
which books drawn during June, July and August will be allowed
six weeks' time without overdue charges.

Lists of additions to the libraTy, with some annotations, have
been printed in the local papers.

Club work has been carried on at the branches, and story
telling at the main library and at the branches. Books are placed
in four of the summer playgrounds and three library assistants are
in attendance during the weekly library hours. The library pre-
pared an exhibit for the dty budget exhibition.
Westbrook

An exhibition of work done by children in the public schools
was held in the library.
Westport

Lectures are given in the library haU. An exhibit of work done
by local artists is held annually in the same place tor the benefit of
the library.
Windsor

The library celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by a public
meeting in the town hall to which admission was given by tickets
supplied free by the librarian and directors. The Reverend Or
Harriman, president of the library assodation, gave a historv of
the development of the library association. He was followed by
Professor William Lyon Phelps, of Yale, who gave a lecture on
"Culture and happiness."
Woodbunr

The librarian prepared lists of books recommended for reading
by duldren in the grades and credit was allowed for the reading in
thdr school rank. A sliding scale was used. The child whose

Sneral average in studies was lower was allowed to receive credit
t more books read, provided he could pass a satisfactory e; '~~

tion on the books.

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

TABLE I
STATE GRANTS

The amount paid by the state for books in each fiscal year
since the law was passed is shown by the following table

Year ending September !

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TABLE II
F LIBRARIES, BASIS OF STATE GRANT, 1913

I I

4 BerUn (BerUn f«e)

5 BerUn(Peck mcmoria

«3.e6

113.80

M.13

!«.6t

"«M

....

408.07

I22.7E

ZOO.tl 27I;89 624.D0

ibio 12M IIM

IS.Ti 13.S0

tn.4i .... E.OO

Itt.SE IM.M 2.BSS.4D

17T.0S 21.40

11,00 7.20 3E.0O

1< Cliathain(Mid<

1 Columbia
3 Coventry
IS Cromwdlll
A Daobmytt
» Daiim
IB Derby (Derby

public)
;7 Derby [Derby

Neck Ubrary)
■S Durhun
S EastfoTd

But Haddsm

1 Eaec Hartfoid

200.00 18.00 20.00

»l.ie 27.SE

u.sa 4.00

23.14 47.U 30.38

663.83 IE7.43

M Eut Wlndosr G2.38

(B. WindHT libnrr

■uoda^ou)

\S Eait Windnr 130.72

^Warebonie P(^t

_ library UMdation)

l« Emuaton 3.00

IT Enfield 1H.I2

18 FarminstOD 100.00

K GlastonbuTTtt M-2>

13.17 408.30

29.23 32.33 30.00

130.10

8.25

43.35

3.M

200.00

3.00

130.00

aii

38.08

96:66

8.20

t78."BI

40.00

•s

133.00

80.00

23.08

13.00

13.90

,121.73

321.00

187.38

3H.U

7.TB

1,33

".U

3S9-S9

63!S0

23.18

43:2s

M.43 374.34 S.ZSS.U

7.33 314. U

48.30 241.90

2.30 443.30

06.40 307.48

143.71 4EI.47

M.OG 407,18

12.43 130.79

129.13 293.68

1.236,8« 3,636.19

130.82 373,03

19.98 12.00

9.00 3.00 3.30 3.00

167.83 233.33

[SlSby

23.00

! Granby (North)

1V:8S

S6:6ii

30.00

3:66

2:16

ie:66

4:63

1 Hampton

36.73

2JS.0O

10.30

104.93

200.00

33:00

1 Mebrcm

si:7o

12.80

iio

6:io

LSI

iBSn

734:43

139.48

91.38

1.S39.00

96.73

143Jt3

300.00

104.00

969.03

3.066.63

166.89

103.43

102.60

603.23

121.28

1.481.49

1 Lebanon

17.30

4:00

2:30

16.70

1 Litchfiefd

444:96

*«:36

4.20

680.00

187.13

9i:2S

i8i:66

160.91

'teiJ.

649.47

184.87

703.00

146.36

103.33

300.00

1,001.33

2,994.68

40.00

32.49

1:22

8.00

2:00

23:00

4.88

7:00

loo'io

8.90

11,744.09

120.26

1,716.36

404.46

600.00

780.13

3,386-60

MidSSfi"/

46:63

27:si

16:i6

13.06

i.re

li-M

60^

Milford

3S7.B1

133:93
Indudei

42.1G

45O.D0
d light

'.'.'.'. mm 40.68

tinclodes light t|

160.00

24 JO

190.03

1,6«3 0Z

•inclodeaBtatto:

.nly

made baili of crant

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EXPENSES C

TABLE II
[.IBRABIBS, BASIS OP STATE GBANT, 191Z— concluded

ISO-TO !S>.

«1 Kew Fairfisld
a New Hartford
ttNewioEton
M New Milf ord
U \ofth Canaan
M North Haven

K Old Lyme

S9 Old Saybroolf

TOOr&nge

;i Plflinfieldtt

T8 SiJisbnrv

H Sonthiogton

M SoDth Windaor

(Sonth Windior

public)

K South Windsor

^ (Sadd memorial)

.66 33^ 13,70

f7 Suml

K Wallingford
K Westbrook
*■ Wert Hartford

m Winchester
IDI Windham

(Willimantic)
liamndwr
^ Windsor Locks
IM Woodbury
lU Woodstock
IK Woodstock (Esit)

187.78

92.00
127.44
SS.tO

fiO-OO

i.«oi.7e ui.u

4D.IXI

•5,56e.ea

ie,7i u.io seo..

4e.M I7.40 88.00

5«.T0 30.ft6 S10.I

110. is 1.01S.38
BB.30

3S.20
33.70
41 .U

«0.7t I.477.4II n,7S4.W

U.JS mM

26, M

S2.00

Ifi.ZO

1S.41

80.2£

89,74 M7.47

27b.U 16.l»

U.OO S7.Z5

e7.H 1G,3( 13,00

IttSi 208,78 »IS,00 12.00
21.91 13.00 n.K
ITt.ie 178.80 U0.00 HZiM

4S,«3 8.07

S7.7S 4.40

m«

7,S1

180.01

SM.t8

I1,4«8.I1

18.0»
810,12

.as

33.80

Totals

23,817.83 <^S,7Z

,82^.29 11382.07
dudes light

,174.48 {,fiB4,«e 4,<3«.88 7,B87.B3 1,410,80 17,010.18 111,007,08
t includes periodicals tt include* stationery

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EXPENSES OP L

I B«lin(BerUa free) 5S.1T
( BerUn (FecV

memorial) ■'■■

t Bethel 116.27

7 Bethlehem

8 Btoomfield il0.12
S Bolton n

10 BridHewHter 3T.0S

II Bristol 2^7.74

187.i0

220.85

'•34.00
8T.7S

11.85

2B.00

13.00

^'.ii

moo

nn'M

ta'-iJ

«H

e7s.m 32.30

(ChithimpubUc) flS.SB
Chatham (huddle

Haddam) 11D.09

Cheshire

Cheeter

28!90

mIos

itoloo

CUotOD

120.37

6.80

loiai

CovenuV (South)

96.28

N.W

21^00

DaiS"y

s.iao.Tv

1 Darien

180.00

DErby (Derby

public)

173.71

213.66

2.386.60

!8 Derby (Derby

Nect)

780.88

18.(8

» Durham

118.82

lOBastford

2o!d6

tl Bait Haddam

JS6O.O0

n Bait Hartfard

2N!fi7

61.18

520.79

n Baat Haven

17.78

26.75

50.00

U Bast Lyme

K East Windsor <E.

38.32

8.U

Windsor library

83,80

1.50

36 East modsor

(Warehouse Pmn

library assodatioil) 183.39

29.90

81.00

S7 BlUngton
88 Enfield

256.00

40^30

VMM

S?='.SS.

m'M

12.66

5i!65

100.00

188.89

42(^nby

2«:oo

13 Granby (North)

19.88

M.S3

JO.00

« Hampton

100.71

UHaro^nton

« Hebron

2135

loioo

M0.S1

m'si

96:07

1.818.10

18 Killinely

311.23

39.18

198.10

4> Lebanon

to Litchfield

m'M

19.60

ijieo

ta I>J^?<on

183.75

6s!o6

662'i6

St Manchester

3t.n

210;00

H Mansfield

87.11

ll.M

40.00

1,719.08

It Middllbury

57 Middlefield

21.17

7,00

liioo

toim

233.04 218.30 821.00

610.08 1.901.71

198.10 334.09 333.00 285.81

t7Jl6 3.81

1.32,,34

73:19

37:91

100:60

55:07

870:82

39.00

93.93

t175!83

10-SO

2.50

ILIO

116.68

137.76

18.36

0.80

342.11

4.8!

25.94

3*7:87

33»:9«

347:10

3.121.18

7.718:*4

27.11

27.98

18.81

7:75

115.91

277.25

181.36

600.00

06t.S3

5,312.2s

83.00

11.80

18.18

21.36

8fl2,M

3.32

't'.io

1.20

sjiai

2B:16

32:50

612:31

.84 IM 18.00

148.63 81.05 260.00

113.50 106.83 181.00
4.00 .... 1.90
181.10 96.19 180.00

682.32 337.18 190.92

1.79 . 140.84 386.36

988-00

.58 16.80 30.88

te Erant baled on appropriation for eBtabHshmen

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES

, 1914 — concluded

«3 New Hartfori

67 North Haven

76 S^™"?
SO Salisbury
81 Savbn»k
tS Scotland

es Smithbury
as SouthioBtDD
87 South Windaoi

98 South Windsoi
<Sadd memc
8t> Stamford
fiO Stratfotd
«1 SuCfield
02 ThomastoQ
>3 Thompson

(7 Wallingford

West Hartford
il Westport
a WethEiiEeld

Z,m.4e 3M.e 1,000^1 4
U.88 KA3 30.71

M.98 ia.06

sa.oa 10,00

SCO. 27

3^*3.93

SI!

S!i.W

la.ii

irisi

89^66

m'M

2d!oo

I92.M

3«!48

374.10

w.'ei

mas

mIm

mIU

47S:«)

63.10

3,2i

40.00

47,3S

i>«.e7

,182.06

Maids

3SB.W

212:M

ua'.80

1m!70

090.00

137.28

SSJ.'4fi

25'76

laoiw

l.«8i!72

462.87

196! 10

147.42

u-ii

j'io

siioa

iio:«

ts!m

*517!<S

74b:70

les.ifl

silM

B7:7i

lOl.M

1SI.3<

64.1S

71.10

460.00

*7.7i

lOt.OO

78.80

300.00

124,60 67.06 160.00 23.00

4i6!62 su.ii i.iooioo «8!iio

21,20 10,08 120,21 21,00

i:26 i'M li'.ii i'.ii

im'.a m.ii sii'.io '.'.'.'.

36.40 12.80 27.00 4.60
72.26 M.Oe 260,00 18.50

21.40 26.70

60.47 10.07 66.04
7,76 ..., S.60
91.60 42.13 120.00 26.00

3S.6D

2 1m'63

6t60

237.24
1.00
167.40

112.16 301.63

83.a7

13.7!

32.00

6.J5

180.36

!Ji8»,20

a.tio

9«,40

20.64

fl,627.M

.162.08 0.611.07 1,301.00 24.313111 110,341.08

27.038.66 t,7SO,2t 4.804,03 44.348.90 1,204.0

■ Includn light

•• includes periodicals and bi

tt Ubrary f,— -"-•--' -- «"•

■ppropriatioD for estabUihmBut

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H-l

s ;: ; :2TT535 y:;:;'; i Isf:^::::; i

i 33 : ijjjs:; ::5*;;*; I ;^5j2353: ]

111

I =8 M:

i "s j iS' =

m:»sSlil|l°PFH|ili!i

I Sj I |!J III! llpjI^K illslglil :

i sSHsS'sK ijPIsH" ::-;-!-;I-I!.|P

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*iH"iss : ^*?*^ ;^*i'i'^-^^'^'*! ii^ i**^***^ "

iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiii:

11 ill : iiill i iilil I ilii :|iill :

w"3 -53 ■ -S-'S" ■ ■ SSS" . .SSS .SSSSS .

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5Ta5:ra:;;2351=5 iisisi :==- := i

iir-"3 :;;5;s;iia3:igj3i3:aj3i

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H-!

: ir is : i-^ssrrijr]?]:::?:^?;

Jjjj :;^55 i iJIiSS-Ej iijrJ-3 H- ill

111

^^r?^?]

Iss! :!ll| i illJlPIS iPI i'l :g| ;:

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ill : 1 ijiii :i NJ ;i iiii \ il ;

yiniiiiMiiiiHiii

l=lmiii;inl;liiPni|

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!;!:BPIisyiK!i;^!;i|5i^!|B|

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3n22°':3 in :""5 iS : : i i^n ;:; i^ii^^ ;'-

i^'^::i^r:i2j;2i::j5i::^«h

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ipiliPIPilllBliipP:

6S?SiS? i n ia n n i?a hs ISal ;iS

i ;i|iii ; ;§ ;i : : : i ;|i ;| : |i|is :is

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i ;37: i2~-;- 15" |^:5ri"5s5l53j2:;5

ip :""""" i;'',i-;5:gj;:;55iS5 i3"**

' jSSISS iS's :S»=s==3Sii!SI|!l=S

I Sg!: yiSiy5; s §ll-!!i|5!||is|iS

I tel ;i^!-J:- |Ps5l!-|!-"HI|-i;.-g

R :"^ :i^^";t :^s*!'^^.~1"1*^ : : .^'t'^ : '.. :s*^^""- "3

™S2

ItninimlliiiiiiWljiiii i

:s ; :s : ;9 : - : ;assss : - :9sass :s : :9«9 ^

JiMini

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It!

i 535^55 I" |555 :S5!:-5T!5T3=531

i 2 ;i:3jT5 is;: ;:s25 i5jj3j;3;2j

I 5 i2|sS=i 1=81 :Sii! ;:

I i°i|^| :| iSsS :tf j'^HIipg^ j

° ■ ;5| 11 1^8' :-^H isd-iWS"^"

^siEnilBiSISlisSISiSlgiisijf]

i ii Hi I Nj pill Hi iiifl

J I Hi iinMlilii:! Mi liiin

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TABLE IV — REPORT OF

Betbel frH public

Z Bridgeport

Bridgeport p

» Bridgewatei

Bridgewater 1

4 Bristol

Bristol public

IS Brooklyn

Brooklyn libr

W Coventry

Chatham public
Middle Haddao

xith and Dimmack m

Balden libraty asBodati
id in book! purchased

190>

1909

ISSJ

1899

1901

1902

ISM

1881

1«05

IMS

1892

1897

ISM

1900

ISM

1896

IKK

IMl

1901

1898

18S8

1892

Wll

1892

1904

1806

IfllO

1856

leoi

1883

1896

1869

1889

1804

1880

1W7

18SB

1913

1,74!

301

1.171

l.flBS

169

3,771

135

105

360

100

M,427

2,384

171

2.662

I»,B1«

3.070

515

230

23,922

3.331

3,767

4.676

171

169

1,439

136

710

4O0

183

1,339

101

4.727

9«

460

3O0

2,13«

117

£3

4.1

S49

SOO

4.779

108

S68

i.ets

694

736

402

t.409

216

128

660

6,373

100

6.166

900

1,700

4.100

2E0

lOO

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„.,.„» o, ..„„„.„„„

dayi and houri o[ openini

nam; of Ubiarian or

«.,.„

2.m

64.46

Every day. all day

Fri2-4;fl-8p«

Wed3-fiand7-Spu

Mra F H Cooper
Kuby E Steele

Aodover
AllK.nU

2I,7«2

11,931

11,373

yes

P Dnrpee
BI Miller
Emily Brandegee

Warrenville

Avon

BerUn

332:

1.070

6,460

402

878

(a)

1,487

Fri 2-6 and 7-8:30 ™

ye.

Bertha E Wairen
Georgiana A Kelaey
CR Morse

East Berlin
Bethel

g,Dn

1,962

684

12.443

W^andSat 2-5and 7-B

Sat, Oct-May 2:30-4:30

ph; May-Oct 3-6 ph
Mon. Wed. Sat 3-6 and

memh'8

It)

761

*,616

469

147

2.973
0,923

y«

Mra Mary A Johnson
Emily J Wileo.

Bethlehem
BloomGeld

28.393

16.688

4,078

70.KG

Week days 8:30 am-O pm

partial

Charles N Baiter

Branford

]M^2

JS,8*e

43.057

<«)

227,636

bally 9au-9:30pu

partial

Calhoun C Latham

Bridgeport

1.723

630

1,779

Wed and Sat 7-9 pm in

Mrs Burton ECanfield

H.4W

»,H7

21,977

(b)

88J134

Week days 9 am-9 pu

y«

Charles L Wooding

Bristol

2.848

1,700

«.4]7

Ada Hyde

Brooklyn

1.326

138

1.893

Tula evenine. Sun after
WedTa 'pM;''sat' I-" a™
MonVBPH;Wed5-7pj(
Sat 2-4:30 fm in winl«r
Tues and Fri 3^6 andV9

yea

Mrs W HubbeU

Falls Vmage

382

044

yes

Mrs AUce R Moore

North Canton

111

I.3V6

yea

Florence I Hunt

Chaplin

4.745
1.981

t.iat

2,688
242
2.450

(a)

8,fi02
2,608
10.494

yes

Margery Abell
Bstbei H Taylor
Mary E Baldwin

East Hampton
Cbe.h>Te

IJW

4.«7

1.746

200

7.B91

Wed, Fri, Sat, 3-9 fm

yes

Mis Mary B DeniaoD

Chester

i.a

7.404

4.149

U94
2,678

1,827

10,438

Mon. Wed, Sat, 4-8 and

0:30-9 PM
Toes, ThuTB. Sal, 3-6 and

ye.

Emma Steven.

CUnton
Colchester

24
25

1.972

2«

(«)

2.679

Fri 3:30-4:30 and 7:30-

yes

Mr. LUlian W Rice
Mary J Whitney

Cornwall

26
27

hrSunPII;lhrThutBPM

partial

Harriet Lane

West Cornwall

0.700

Fifteen houn daily
Tue>6-SFU;Sat4.BPM

Rev Nestor Light
Mr. J M Wood

South Coventry
Sooth Coventry

aio

SAn

717

(B)

ye»

808

When called (or

Tne« 4-fl and 7-9 vu; Sat

ye.

Mrs L J Loomis
Sarab M Savage

South Coventry

(a) Indnded in children's atorie*

m-fictiOD (c) iDcInded in fiction

MBiGooi^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

TABLE IV — REPORT OF

HAHB or LIBRA*!

it
1

is-

^SSi™"

■5 S

III
lis

tIDanhiiry

Danbury pahUc

I8M

IBIt

free

21.0U

9»

MDuim

Darien free

IMl

1902

free

8.«70

ISO

120

221

UDdhy

1W1

1901

tree

17.879

Ijl9

260

3S Detby

Derby Neck free

18H

free

HMO

600

37 Duiham

Darham public

13H

18M

free

sja

161

236

,"*

UButfmd

Bkatford pubUc

18H

189S

free

2Mi

112

m But Haddam

East Haddam public

uss

18H

fn»

7,450

178

40 Ewit Hartford

East Hartford public

isee

1«86

free

s.m

312

..'....

41 Bust Haven

Bast Haven free public

19«

free

192

210

42 East Lyme

Niantlc public

1B8«

1910

free

2.<n

186

311

177

U East Windsor

East Windwt library anoda

ISU

1909

tree

free

2,716
1,J00

3S
166

17!
118

304

125

4t Ellington

H^m^orial

1S81

18W

free

G,69S

713

380

4« Enfield

Enfield free public

lau

18W

free

8.714

283

60O

300

lubicriptioo

fubacrlption

free

Ivoryton circulating

1S71

3,048

49 Fairfiald

Pairfield memorial

9.194

870

ISO

620

301

« Fairfield

Peqoot

18H

free

38,143

343

334

3.637

11 FartningtOB

Vllbge

18BD

free

6.810

110

400

Unionville

IBOi

1002

free

2.966

221

100

1.036

Pettis

13U

18%

free
free

606
1.083

2oi

606

"jso

MGosben

Goshen pubUc

ItOt

1901

tree

3,183

113

192

H Grsnbv

Granby pubUc

I8ST

1912

tree

2.786

67 Granby

Frederick H Cossitt

19S>

1900

free

7.418

212

176

783

98 Greenwich

Greenwich public

1877

tree

10,102

191

633

600

W Greenwich

tree

1.719

116

660

260

BO Griswold

SUter

1984

free

*■»!■

176

100

SI Griswold

Coit

Bill memorial

1SS8

free

6.320

MoZn

t has a collection <

a for tree circulatloa

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRAKISS.

LIBSARIES, 1913

„.„

»T.CS™

BOOKS C..C.

^™,

days and hoars of opening

name of Ubrarian or

-—

(e)

J8,174

(*}

Daily ncept hoUdaya 10
Wmk'^days''9l»i-0 ph; Sun

yea

Panny P Brown

Danbury

»T

3.477

1,118

183

6.013

y*"

Gtace G Wehei

Darien

•■OM

!7.78!

S,S18

8,087

49.484

yai

Minnie B Cotter

Derby

Snnin'd"Th«r.3.6P«
TuM and 8hI 3^ PK; Sat

yaa

Mra William Shaw
Mra Gertrude L Hart

Derby
DuAam Center

774

4,S4S

JJ23

7.743

289

768

607

331

1,876

Pri S-e'^nd 7-8:30 FM

Eaatford

3.049

1.613

4«

8.870

Weak days 2-9 PM

yes

Blanche R Boyd

Moodu.

756

24U

1,371

108

21,760
•4J44

"and 7-8"o pm '
Tu«B-6pm; Sat 3-8:30 PM

partial
yas

Jesgie W Hayden
Lottie E Street

Eaat Hartford
East Haven

1.786
M7

3.«50
3,300

693

647

8M3
4,400

Man and Tuas 3-8 PM in

sa^r^-k^nir^

yea

Anne M Bond
Rev Wm F Engliah

Nfantic

42
43

4JU3

Warehouse Poin

709

2J32

1,836

(«)

4,sn

"t^S F« "■"' ^'* ^° "''
Waak days 1:30-6:30 and

Taas and Sat 3-6:30 and

7f
partial
yea
yea
yea

partial

Ida M Bancroft
Bdith D Aitkin

EUinBton

Mra E P Pinney

Thura ava; Sat aftamcxin

Pair£eld

Sonthport

5,183

9,008
8.314

1.313

4.376
1,922

26J87

Weak days except holi-
days B:30-12:SD am;
2-8 and 7-8 fm
Two daya a week 2:30-6

Joaephine 8 Heydrick

Z.783

B.«0

1.677

(a)

8,700

yee

Mr. T H Root

3,573

3.1B8

1.087

1,000

8388

faSar,*"^

ye.

EUiabeth H Hogan
Rav B P Captbaw
M« C G Rankin

Dnionville

62
63

4(8

3,118

i,980

726

0.271

Tn« and Fri 8-6 and 7-8

f**

2.4M

2.378

43)8

8.^2-0 PM

jrea

Emma C Baardilay

Goahen

1S7

1.30S

180

1388

Sat 3:46-6 and 8-8 pm

yea

Clara B Vleta

Oranby

I«

7SI

1.074

322

2.148

Sat 2-6 and e-S PM

yes

Helen M Shaw

North Giaoby

JMt

17.827

8413

27.164

Daily 9 AM-9 PM; Sun 2-8

yes

Mary M Miller

Graanwlch

1.48S

B91

(1)

2.661

Taei and Pri 2-6 FU

y*>

Mabel Grumman

Stamford

73»

2.SI8
2J40

1.382

6,918
3.120

Tuea and Thurs 2-6 and

6-8 pm; Man. Wad.Prl.

6-8FM;SaC2-5SS-epM

tuea. Oet-Apr 2-6 and 7-0

rH;Ap[-Oct2.4and7-6

yea

Mab<d Wllcoi
Charles F Morgan

Jawett City
Griawold

03»I

'£«.?" -■•™

yaa

Abbie M Clark

Groton

<c) Included In flction

.Goot^lc

PUBLIC LI&RARIBS

TABLE IV — REPORT <

U Guilford
MHtAdua
«e Hamden

07 Hunpton
« Hartford
t» Hartfmd

70 HartUnd

71 HarwintOD
73 Hebron

73 Huatingtor

77 LItcbfield

78 Litchlield

79 MadisOD

80 Madison

SI Manchester

82 Maacheiter

84 Meriden

B5 Middlebui

M Middlegel

87 Middletav

88Mil£ord

89 Montville

Mystic and Noank

GuUford tr«

1888

Hoddam memorial

1387

Mt Carmel free public

1900

Hampton public

I89II

18SS

Hartford public

1392

Watkinson library of reference

18SS

Bait Hartland public

HebioD Ubrary association

1889

1899

Plumb memorial

189!

1898

Free public

18H

IBM

Jonathan Trumbnll Ubraty

1896

IS9«

BiU

1887

Wolcott and Litchfield
circnlatins

1882

1900

Gilbert

18B2

E C SctantoD memorial

18B5

1900

East River Ubrary company

1878

Manchester pubUc

189G

1898

1871

Mansfield Center

190«

1911

Curtis memorial

1SB8

1898

Middlebury library

1896

1803

1895

Russell free

1874

Taylor

1893

1895

1884

Palmer memorial
Morris public

1900

lOOO

8.777

201

366

2,100

300

200

3,401

179

2.m

326

130

3,600

110.000

6,991

694

16,000

1,914

168

13,201

G89

■„

8.72S

1,460

2.080

268

107

3.78S

11.391

447

17*

95S

S,01B

119

136

2,134

3,709

221

1.065

800

218

186

21.228

743

10,121

2.171

ISO

6.620

343

20.42*

313

12*

ia,S2*

261

880

4,006

1.000

S,380

196

1.027

222

170

830
46

"■■,,

K destroyed by fire

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

FUBLIC LIBRARIES

LIBRARIES, 1913

mnsT:csoF.oo^c«c^ATao

days and hours of opening

name of Hbrariui or
officer reporting

post office ■

4439

Toes. Thura 2-5:30 PM

PM During July anc
Aug 10.13 AM
Tues. Wed. Sat 3-4:30 pu

FiSebo^s. WedandSat

(Wed and Sat 3-5:30 and

Week days 9 au-S pm; until
W^k"d'Sa^9;30 am-8:30

partial

yes

yes
partial
yes

Geneva B Ricker

Martha G Cornell
Mrs G A Dickinson
Laura L Dickennan

W H Burnham
Caroline M Hewins

D N Gaines
Robert M Reynolds
Caro;inB E Kellogg

Henry M Danielmn
Ella H Williams
Mrs Flora I Gray

Evelyn Merriwether
Mrs L S Werner
Mrs G G Boynton

Louise L Bartlett

Corinne A Desbon

Mrs Lucretia R Scott

Laura F Pbilbrook

WS Chase

Mrs Lucy P Scholfield

Stella Coen

Myrtle M Morgan

Mystic 63

Guilford 64
Haddam 65
Mt Carmel 66

Hampton 67
Hartford 68
Hartford 69
Bast Hartland 70
Torrington 71

Shelton 73

Lebanon 75
Utchfield 77

Sim

1,643

2.125
I24.S30

558
1330

(c )

720
(b)

!,S41
14,871

2,500
257,823

..m

1.701
1.418

19.60S

IS.8M
2.997

14,196

1.B07
I0.S8«

lOB

8,174

S.2SB

«7

4.683

167
6.242

1503

J»

(a)

2.425
3,001
39,501

26.123

684
20,577

2,823

16,064

083

13,036

Wed and Sat 2-5 ph; Sun

Tues" and Fri 3-5 and 7-S

Week days 10-12 ah; 1-9

ing July. Aug. Sept

Week days 1-9 ph

Sat 5 hours

Sun 12-1 FH

[Week days 10 ah-12:30
PM. 3-6 PH;Thura 7:30-

Mon"7-9 ph; Fri 3:30-
G:3UPU;SunI-l:30FH

"K'd'S™ '"""■"

"Si, it" ""■' "-■

Mon. Wed. Sat 7-9 ph;

Tues & Thurs 3-6 ph

eic during July & Aug

■Weekdays 3%Wi 7-9 PM

Tues 3-S pm; Sat 7-9 ph

Week days 10 am-9 pm

Daily 7 ah-9 pu

Sat 1-6 FH

/Weekdays 10-12 am; 3-a

i and 7.9 PM

fWoek days 9 am-1 pu;

1 3-S and 7-9 FH

Sat 2-4 ph; Sun \^ hr

Sat 2-4 PH

yes
yes

yes

yes
ye*

partUl
yes

i,4ss

2,993

Madison 79
Bast River SO
Manchester SI

So Mancheeler 82
Mansfield Center 83
Meriden 84
Mlddlebury 85
Middlefield 86

8.4S4

340

4J»1

507
7,«4i

1501
«,301

lOJiH

7J148

2.1M

4SM7

3.120
38.622

31.41!

Uncasville K F 80
Morrii. 01

1,410
972

Goot^lc

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

TABLE IV — R

M New Cawuo

9G New Fairfield

se New Hirttord

New Hartford tree public

S7 New Haven

New Haven free pubUc

SS New Haven

Young Men's insUtute

100 Newington

The Donald G Mitchell

101 New London

New London public

lOS New MiUoid

New Milford public

103 Now Mllfotd

Ph«nii

104 Nowtonn

Beach memorial

Sandy Hook free

100 Nemowo

Zoar

107 Norfolk

Norfolk library

108 North Csoaan

Douglas

108 North Haven

Memorial library

no North Stoningtoo

Wheeler library

111 Norwalk

City of Norwalk pablic

112 Norwalk

South Norwalk public

113 Norwalk

Rowayton

IH Norwich

Otis

115 Old Lyme

Phtebe Griffin Noye. mem

118 Old Saybrook

Acton

117 Orange

West HBven public Ubrary

118 Oiford

Oxford free public

110 Plainfield

Aldrich free

m Plainville

Plainville pnbiic

121 Plymouth

Plymouth library atiociat

1901

1SB7

1807

lOOfl

1908

1894

180E

1891

1888

1»7

1888

189S

1884

1902

1908

1003

ISM

1906

IBM

lOOO

1904
1900

18>«

1013

1894

1870

lOt.OOO 10
!G.!41 1

3.t08
3.S00

D.qit.zeaOvGoOt^lc

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

LIBRARIES, 1913

.™™.,.«.„c.=„i.™,

daya and hotffs of opening

name ol Kbraiian or
officer reporting

poat office

1,932

10,831

lUM

1.175

MJOS

Mon. Wed. Sat 3-G and
7-B PU; Thura aod Fri

Bllen Spencer

NangatHck

•I

20.003

72 .361

27.D17

18.824

:iB0.443

Week days B am-O pk;

partial

Aona G Rockwell

New Britain

IMS

1.90!

292

14.807

d^t^May '' ■

Mon. Wed, Sat 9-12 AM;

2-a PMjTaea, Thura. Fri

Saf^-llw

yea

Ida F Davidson

New Canaan

119

218

yea

Emily Wallace

Danbury B P D E4

832

4,1S0

l.tDO

1.248

s.m

Wed and Sat 8-8 and 7-9

yea

Mra Marie W Munn

New Hartford

Week days au^9 ru; Sun

Oct-Apr
Week days 9 aw-8 ph

WiUia K Stetson
Abigail Dunn

New Haven
Ne» Haven

27.44B

1,100

CSS

34,300

yea

W«k day. 1-0 PM

Wed 7 fm: Sat 2 and 7 pm

Week daya 10 AM-fl pm;

Toes and Sat until Bpm

reek days 2-6:30 and 7-0

yea

Herbert F Larkin
Id. L Kellogg

Weetville Station

New Haven
Newington

2.370

<b)

100

35,888

urn

«,7»

12,8U
1.140

83.110

30,800

Helen K Ga/
BUiabeth H Noble

New London
New Milford -

101
102

Mra Howard Hendryi
Abbie L Peck

Northville
Newton

1,»1S

*.m

IpSOO

850

8«n

Ttiee and Sat 1-9 pm

yea

101

Sat 3-S and 7-8 pm

Sandy Hook

29,1J»
6.7S2

Weekdays 10 bra

Wed and Sat 2-K and 7-9

Philemon W Johnaon
Mr. NelUe A Prerton

Norfolk
Canaan

111

4A8S

1,703

yea

108

Sll

8,851

fl.702

TueB and Sat 2-4:30 and

yea

Clara E Bradley

North Haven

109

i.in

3,090

4,679

Weekdays 2:30-5 pM; Wed
and Sat 7-9 pm

yea

Mra Edna H Tryoo

110

3JW1

is.4e3

M.aa8

20,0G8
1,7211

ai,no

4.787
UJ38

1,066
1,623
(b)
0,513

30,059
4.170

»73ce

f W«k daya 9:30 AM-lPU;

2:30-a and 7-9 PU
(Daily 9 AM-O PH; July
1 and Aug lo 8 ru
*eek daya 3:30-8 and

0:45-8:lS pm
Week days 9:30 AM-0 pm

yea

Dotha Stone Pinneo
Mra A Blanchard
Clara D Raymond
Imogene A Caah

Norwalk
South Norwalk
Bast Norwalk
Norwich

lit
111
lit

1,434

7^18
4.SU

<c)

(b)
sai

9,850
7,394

yea
yea

Beaaie Conoetly
Sarah G Grannjaa

Old Lyme
Saybrook

HI
lU

tfB3

20,SU

(«)

22.931

Tuea. Thura. Sat 7-9 PH

yea

Mra Robert Han Lewis

Weat Haven

IIT
11R

1741

4123

yea

W E Johnaon
Prancea B Bunnell
A J HiU ptea

Mooaup
PlanviUe
Plymonth

"•

«,431

309

8,492
4,600

Mon and Wed 2-S PM; Sat
2-5:30 and 7-9 PM

Mon 7-9 p«: Fri 4-5:30
aad 7-9 PM

130

t includei book club 11,382, achool circulation 8.S52 fbranchsa SS.GTS

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PUBLIC LmBARIES.

IW Reddina
m Rldgefi«ld
133 Rocky Hill

133 Roibury

134 Salisbury

135 S&ybroak

136 Scotland

12 Southbuiy
113 Southlnffton
144 South Wind«w
148 South Windaot
148 Stsfford
147 Stamford

lis S

Georgetown pablic
Ridgeficid library
oeky Hitliibrary as

Deep RIva public
Scotland public

Somers free public
South Britain public
Southioston free put
South Wlndtor publi
Sadd memorial
Stafford library axoi
The PergUBOn

SConington free

Stratford llbrai
Suffield free pu

(d) included in booka purchaud

1380

17M

1S7J

ISW

ia»

ItOJ

I8n

ISM

ISflS

18K

18S3

isra

13M

18M

18W

1904

IWM

WOO

191X1

1398

1898

1»0S

18B0

1911

1S87

19S6

1S9«

1BS4

1S94

248

SS2

TOO

307

900

S^Ol

iSTi

6,29!

713

780

B5«

S83

B7S

826

887

17B

967

871

134

IWO ...
4,000 3.

D.qit.zeaOvGoOt^lc

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

E.Ztl

JhrsWed.thnSa
Wed ind SBt J-S

and T-e pu
I B. week 3-5 an

Week dara lO-IS am

Louise C Uoppin

Mn P A Sharp*
Pnincea M Psitoa
Min Charlis B HaQet
Mn W B Clarke

d Fii 3:30-S sad

SU3~SandB:30-
id 0:30-7:30 r)

Week dayi 2-fl pm; Tut

'Week daya 10-lS ah; 3
, Tu; Wed, Fri, Sat 7

kad Sat 3-5 nc
Wed and Sat 3-G and

, Thuia, Sat 3-5:30

d 7-8:30 pu

ind Than 2:30-G:30

3-6 PU; Fd 7-e Ph

Week daya 2-6 and T-B:

Week days BAM-epM

Week days 10-12 ai
2-4 fm: Tuea. 1
, Sat 7-8:30 ph

JE Davis

le Smith

Mrs A W Wtlght

Rev W D Humphrey

John Calvin Goddard

doa A Bailer
Mary A Smltb
Irene M Nicholi
Flora A Ryan

llive L Jobnaon
lliia McRoy
August* I Lombard

rs C P Williama
Mrs Chas H BiueU
Elvira C Clapp

I Annie V CoIUhji

laHeald
Alice M Colt

Mrs Eate Halin

ei BRuHell
Madeline H Spencer

Pomtrat Center in

Abingtoa 121

MfddletoWD 12t

Norwich R r D 3 12«

Waterbury 117

Putnam lU

Georgetown lit

Brnll
Georietown ISO

lUdseEeld lai

Rocky HtU 1«

Roibury 133

Salisbury
Deep Rivet

Scotland
Seymour
Sharon

Sbaroa m p o

South Briton

Southington

But WindHirHUI II

Wapi^ng

Stamford

n chUdren'a stories

di.Gooi^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

TABLE IV — BHPORT OF

«*»■ o. L.,n.«

■%

free or

■5

^-sjsr

TOWM

Ul Thomuton

ISa Thomp.on
IM Tolland

35£5£H'™ ■

ISSO
1902

1898
1903

free
free

B.679

107
131

Tolland public

1898

1899

fr«

s,aoo

112

(d)

260

Va Tonington

Torrington library

ISftJ

BUbscription

14,000

1.022

1,402

IH Union

Union free public

18M

13»4

free

3.0O0

UT Vernon

Rocliville public

18H

1S9«

free

10.615

4sa

2,375

in WaUinefOTd

WatlioBfof d public

1S81

ie9«

free

11,839

476

ItO Wuhlngton

Gnnn memorial

isai

free

S.183

118

131

394

178

lei Watcrbtsy

Silai Brooon

free

38.m

S.424

S.6S0

m W»tertom

Watertown Ubrary aiaodation

lEU

free

9.os;

3«

7«7

Its WMtbtoolc

IMJ

1809

free

8,B1»

163

480

IC4 Wat Hsitford

Weet Hartford fr«e

1883

1897

fret

4,4M

834

I»W«tport

"ss'ssffisr-"'

1884

iwa

free

«^7J

419

1.907

880

IW Wetherafield

1894

18M

free

«,19E

299

110

400

160

W7 WUton
l«e Winchettet

Bearddey

189S
1874

fr«

I.S93
13,679

81
531

1899

2.473

170 WlndhuD

Windham free psbUc

free

!,!74

171 Windham

1871

1918

free

8,439

107

88ptr

m WiQdbam

1878

free

6,202

113

417

173 Windior

WiDdeor free

1888

is9e

free

a.su

100

«48

358

174 Windiot Locln

Windior Loclu Ubiary

1907

1M7

free

3,244

134

1.038

171 Woodbary

1810

1897

fret

3,IM

116

303

mWoodrtock

WoodBtoclc Ubraty ataoeUtion

1878

1907

fret

4.77J

170

110

177 Woodrtock
IWWooditock

Bait Woodat«:l[ Ubraiy
W«t WooditocV Ubraty

187S

1907

free

1.193

total

\m^k

«8.1H

11.011

(d) locludtd in book! purcbaHd

MhiGooi^le

PUBLIC LtBRARIBS

S»It.T^O, BOOKS C.C«.-A™

dan and hoort of openint

aame of librarian or
officer reporting

post office

3
1

IDJl

J.«5

xtm

Tuei. Thun, Sat 2-8 and

Martha S Pottar

Tbomaaton

111

1.7«

»3

h.m

yes

Harriet R Lewis

Thompson

Thma 4-6:30 PM

Taea and Sat 7-0 pk; 3-8

y*«

\ Ursula Putney

Qolnebaos

I'M

41J3t

11.233

7,1M

Tim

We«kd«yH:30-0pii

yoj

LODke T UasoD

I5f

»•

Leotard WiUdna

StaSord^Spcinga

i,7i

18.<3S

S,0»

4.38J

M.S44

43.0U

At any time

Week daya 10-12 ami 2-0

yea

y«

Edith M Pack
WUbur H Smith
BounaLewia

Rockville

Takottville
Walllnsford

i,7H

12.130

io,8oa

4.301

1.U1
t2J02

«.m

S141II

3«,m

307
17.240

«,8M
rt«7,!T»

Weali dayi 3:30-8:30 pk;

Sat 7-0 PH
Mon and Sat am-9 pu

pactial

Mrs LilUe G Smith
Helen Sparrj.

Washington
Wateibury

1J«

:,MS

149

£441
8,470

Wed and Sat 3-6 anda:30-
Week days 8-0 and 7-9 ph

CaroUne E Moore
EUabeth S Elmer

Wertbrook
West Hartford

11*

lat

is,fla

T.I83

1.872

24.01S

Week dayi 0-12 AH, 1:30-5

yea

Katharine Mae Hntl

Westport

1«

7A1G

1,1U

(a)

10.104

WedandSata-SPUiMon

and Sat 7-9 pk
Wed and Sat 2-8 PM

Eatherine C Rabbins

WetheraSeld

100

yea

Anna E Caipentei

Wilton

1<7

1.001

0.321

SJtr

37.094

Week dara 1:16-8 and 7-9

ye<

Helena B Alford

Wlnsted

Its

(c)

7.M6

a,oo»

10M8

<•)

3.401

11411

3,011
29J07

(Weak dan of sdiool year
8:30 A1I-I:30 pM; en-
tire rear Wed and Sat

Vedai^atS-lPM

ffSc d"ay™ 3 AM-O PM

TuH. Thiui, Sat 3-8:30

Wed and Sat 3-5 PU
JTeO. 3-1 and 8:30-8 pm

yes

yei

partial

^nna Hadley

uUaASwiit

Un B B RlMlemao

Wiosted

madham

(Tillimantlo

lot

4M6

811

171

........

12.084
9,148

yea

Wn Hattie B Gates
fate P Safford
ulaStockwell

ffindaor
Windsor Locks

171

e.S4i

l,84t

390

174

3,329

1.071

292

4370

yea

dward S Boyd

IToodbury

171

IMS

2ta

1,9W

ans-Kov: Mon andThui
3-BPM;Noy-jHn«:Thun>

ru«a™P-

yes

HaryLFlynn
Lira LilUaa A Uay

IToodstock

171

rhttn 3-6 PM

UrsCC Foster

¥eat Woodstock

207371

11,923 (c) Indnded la fiction (e) included in other books (or children

MhiGooi^le

PUBUC LIBRASIES.

TABLB IV — HEPORT »

I Bnlio

Bast B«rUn

8 Bethel

Bethel £.ee pobUc

t Betblehem

Bethlehem free poblic

10 Bloomfield

Protser pobUo

llBianford

la Bridgeport

Bridgeport pubUe

13 Bridgewater

Jridgevater libiuy

U Bristol

Bristol public

IS BrooVlm

Brooklyn public

Burlington public

17 Csosan

D&vid M Hu»t

20 Chaplin

21 Chatham

22 Chatham

23 Cheshire

24 ChestM
211 Clinton

28 ColchHtn
27 Columbia
18 Cornwall

29 CotOMll

30 Coveuti}'

31 Coventry

32 Coventry

public
William Robb public

ttham public
Middle Haddai

Chester public
Clinton free public

Saiton B Little men
Cornwall libiary usi
Cornwall aaeoc

Poiter library association

1000

tree

ISW

free

1*02

free

IMS

free

isei

free

leoo

free

subscription

free

1013

free

IWl

free

1911

free

1«0«

tree

18SS

free

IMD

free

ItOl

free

ISH

free

subscription

■.»

free
free
free

=•

1 ,

^11

138

1.003

230

2O0

(c)

2S8

130

IIS

113

3.m

140

378

I.31S

2.05G

120

4^20

200

483

31,708

2.211
4.418

2,ESB

1.809

114

230

2«.7«S

S.080

220

S.fi63

4,5r

14fl

8«

18!

1.G12

1,134

gss

IJI

IJOO

81!

1.41

8.IM

40S

ea.

400

2.47

aoc

B.»7B

4.»7(

3.04

i«<

447

B.«r

i.im

500

6.S1

S^7!

i.;ix

4,2«
721

100

• include) tS2 periodicals and 311 Yiddish booln

jOOyGoOt^lC

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

..,»«..

P-OOKSC^CVMT^

dayi and houri of openios

name of Ubiuian or
olficet reitottins

poit office

■

1
1

2,3S»
88,375

Wed and Sat 3-6 and 8:30.

2-6 PM^o'ct-May
Daily, all day

Wed 3-7 PM

ye»

Marion F L*3d
Roby B Steele

Andover

19.847

18.857

12.208

ye>

P Diirlcee, member
Mnc'fi'S^r**"

WanenviUe

Avon

BerUn

2.«7

i.m

4,860

1 6

004

1,3M

(a)

Fri 2-5 pm; Wed 7-8 PM

yea

Bertha E Warren

Kenaington

Wed 7-8 PMi Sat 4-0 ph

Bast BerUn

l.t9D

10,366

i,effl

811

14.338

Wed and Sat 2-6 and 7-9

memb'B

Alice N Sene

Danbury

1»

1,»4

326

142

2j28

yea

Bethlehem

I, on

S.022

2,056

738

10.701

Men, Wed. Sat 2-8 and

ye>

Grace L Hayoa

Bloomfield

1!.I»

27.714

18,766

T.05fl

72,651

Weekday! 8:30 AM.9PM

partial

CbarlBB N Baiter

Branford

S3.3S0

52.888

(a)

248,133

Dally 9 am-9:30 ph

partial

Calboun Utham

1,676

706

2.790

Wed and Sat 4-6 and 7-9

ye>

Mr. Burton ECanfield

Bridgewater

K.m

66J21

23,101

7.466

96.988

Week dayi 9 ak-9 PM

tya

Charlei L Woodins

BriatcJ

!.7!7

1,876

6.028

Sat 9-12 and 2-S PH

partial

George F Cenung

Brooklyn

Pti 7-S'pm; Son 1 PH

!J60

152

!,e»8

Mon, Wed. Sat Z-S and

Mrs W R HxbbeU

Falls Village

1,411

7.3S6

1,841

1.447

fl!.014

Wed 7-9 PMi Sat 4-8 and

MlnVopM;WedS-7PM;

SalV™ '" **"""• 3-6

Tim' and Fri 3.5 and 7-B

ph; Fri 12.1pm during

ler^,^^^3-9PM

yes

LnciaLDerrin

Collinaville

»1

«88

yee

Julia L Martin

Chaplin

711

s.m

SJ174

376

8.701

yes

Margery Abell

East Hampton

U12

1,088
8,762

4«B

403
3,228

2.004

837

3.065
8.4S1

yee
yee

yes

Either H Taylor
Mary E Baldwin

Mri,Mary E Denison

Middle Haddatn
Cheshire

Chester

21
13

sao

«4

8,680
4.6«D

3sm

2,089

338
"2,072
(a)

10,480
12,683
. 2.80S

Mon. Wed, Sat 4-fl and
Tuu, ThuTB. Sat 3-8 and
Fri '3:3S-5 and 7:30-8:30

yea

Emma A Steveaa
Mary A Leal
Lillian W Rice

Colchester
Colnmbia

Maiy J Whitney

Harriet Lane

Roy Waltw I Baton

Mra LoniEC J Loomis

/Tuea, and Sat 2:30-9;
Thur. 2:80-6:80 PH

South Coventry
Soutt Coventry
South Coventry

30
tl

1,811

■"

tt2J>84

yee
yes

1 in cSudn

't Ubrary cloMd 4H "

jdovGoOt^lc

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

TABLE IV — RBPOBT (

» Fairfield
H Fairfield'

H Fianldtn
U Glaatonbui
HGoahen
(7 Granby
n Gnmbir
(S Greenwich
U Greenwich
81 Grliwold

tl Griswold

Bss«x library
Ivocyton circulating
Falrfietd memorial
Pequot

Village

Goshen public
Granby pabhc
FredericV H Coitltt
Greenwich pnbUo
Penot memorial

18)0

BUbHsiption

1871

1876

(ree

1894

free

ISW

Eree

1902

IWM

free

1879

free

13»«

ISW

free

1901

free

1SS7

1»»

fre«

1900

free

isn

free

190S

free

18M

free

i87e

free

^^'^r

1«

1,162

3,839

1,892

2,327

437

250

322

800

139

27S

110

187

200

100

288

375

125

tl68

188

234

469

23«

302

!0S

300

ISO

207

138

317

200

749

400

I.Z60

3.182

101

9,972

228

888

340

39,249

392

414

3.821

7.2M

30O

287

2,890

1.085

74S

4,239

483

291

3.4U

200

A887

101

7,704

289

100

11,008

1,000

800

1,818

100

350

.4470
t2.2n

240

15!

id in additioiu by purchue

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBBARIBS

.,.»«. o, .00.

3 eilCtlLAIID

dav* and houn of opening

name of librarian or
officer reporUog

post office

■a
5

iim

1.707
28.887

i.m

29.973

033
13.188
1,481

11,001

23C

(b)

257

7,911

2.780
82,920
B.70S

82,4«

rTue.7-9:30plI; Sat 3:30

Week daTs 10 '/.M.t*eu

Sun 2-4 pu
Week days eic holidayi

3-S:30andS:3l>-SFH

yes

Sarah M Savage
Fanny P Bronn
Grace G Webet

Minnie B Co»«

Cromwell
Dimburr
Darien

Derby

.....^.

2O.0OD

Thur>andSuo3^pii

yei

Mrs W G Shaw

Derby

4.023

2,380

7.123

Tubs and Sat 3-8 and 7:9

yes

Gertrude L Hart

Dartum Cento

238

816

2,208

Pri3.7pil

BastCord

»7

a.z7»

2.881

901

7.790

Week dayn 2-8:30 PU

ret

Blanche R Boyd

Moodus

13.711

8.M3

2.000

21,373

JTue., Thu«, Sat 2-8:30

paitial

Jessie W Hayden

East Hartford

0318

186

10.490

tuea 3-8 FU; Sat 3-3:30

yes

Lottie E Street

East Haven

1373

2,881

3,480

09«
871

0,1110
1.721

4,877

Mon and Thura 3-7 PM in
Sat 3-5 ph: Snn 12-1 and

yea
yea
yea

Anne M Bond
Rev William F English
Rev W J Brewster
Ida M Bancroft

Niantic
Bast Windsor

S97

3,058

l.US

Weikdaya 1130-6:30 and

Ellinston

11.878

Lillian V Bailey
Mr. E P Finney
MrsSBParmelee.

Essei

Tnei,Thuni,6aie:30.8p.l

IJM)

9,814

1,742

8,193

20,718

Week day* 9 AU-O pm and

ye.

E ™ml P Wakeman

Fairfield

t.>is

8,808
1.979

i,3Ba

i,8n

U71

11,734

8,908

Week dayi eic holiday!
8:30-1 :30 AM and 2-6

partial

Josephine S Heydrick

Soutbport
Farminitoo

11
83

3JSI

1.991

1.802

10,807

Mon, Thun, Sat 9-9 PH;
OD MOQ aodVed

yea

EUiabeCb H Heafey
Rev B P Capshaw

UnloDvUle
Yantic

' 3JEI

3,189

738

7,136

ITues and Fri 3-S pm and

^ 7-9 PM

yes

Mn Lucio K Rankin

Glaslonbnry

8,117
2,138

yea

Emma C Beardeley
Clara B Vieti

107

1A13

321

107

Sat 3:49-6 PM and 0:39-3

Granby

701

1.109

320

2.132

SaH-S PU and 9-B PM

ye*

Helen M Shaw

North Granby

17JH»7
1.087

1J38

<a>

29,030
1,886

Weekdays 9 AM-9 PM;

ruts alid'Fri^-fl PM

yo>

Mary M Miller

Greenwich

Stanford

8M8

0,118

(Tuee and Thur. 2-8 pm;
Sat 2-9 pm; Mon, Wed.

FiiB-SpM

partial

Mabel WUco<

Jewett City

• circulation at ichook IMS

Goot^lc

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

- REPORT OF

M HuBpton

HuflptoQ public

M Hoitfoid

Hartford puhUc

70 Hwtford

Tl Hartland

Eait HartUnd pnbli

n HatwintOB
73 Hebron

Hebron library osboc

Plumb memorial

7S Killiogly

Free pubKc

7« LebBTion

lonathan Ttnmbull

Tl Ledyud

Bill

78 Litchfield

Woleoti and Litchfie
circulating

78 Litihfield

Gilbert

60 Lyme

Public library

SI Madison

E C Scramon memoi

S2 Madi.on

East Riv« Ubrary

B3 Mancbestet

8« Mancheatet

Sooth Manchester (r

as Manifield

Mansfield Center

sa Merid.li ■

S7 Middlebury

Middlebury library

88 Middlefield

Levi E Coe associali

89 Middletown

Rnuell free

K MiUord

Taylor

fll Moniville

Raymond

92 MontviUe

Palmer memorial

Myitic and Noank

189J
18BS
1900

189B

1895

IG92

ISM

(1820
\1B30
11.12

■i9ij-

ies9

last

1S92

I8M

IBU

18W

1890

IB«7

isa

1900

1893

1S9B

I9C0

1876

1895

1898

1871

190«

1911

1888

1898

1895

1893

1874

1S93

IMS

BJ88

111

361

j^i

360
19«

i.too

300

4.OO0

18.000

6.025

«7

15,735

3
IBS

2.130

178

13.901

520

13«

IJ48

9.253

42(

108

1.S0D

2.171

112

161

3,311

127

11.982

441

280

i.aoo

111

342

103

7.900

3«4

123

2.5a»

4.014

22!

1,180

10.020

1,B23

2,9M

1.054

214

22J38

856

144

10,748

2,219

72(

5,837

305

20393

248

315

2359

11,415

321

B70

4.068

ijno

6.505

190

150

100

1.630

855

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

■■.»™.

.OOKSC^Lx™.

daya and boura of opening

name of librarian or
officer reportlna

pint office

"^^t'alp^i"'"™

yea

Abbie H Clark

Grolon

4.073

Tuei, Thura. Sat 2:80-

8:30 ph; Sat 7-8:30 PH

dnrina July and Aug

paitial
yM

Martha G CoraeU
Ml]) G A IHckiasaii

Mystic

Guilford

Haddam

1.1«

818

8.187

1,«S1

1.76*

S2I

5.308

'^S-,Sn,,a?:l;iS

yes

Laura L Dlckennan

MtCarme]

i;.ui

112^12

H,1M

W.B83

MS.180

Sal. winter. 2-4 ph; in
wt!^^I^PH:Sat

yes
partial

WHBomlwni
Caro^^^^ewlot

H«npton
Hartford

88
80

(daytime

D N Gldnes

Eaat Hartland

i,tw

1,141

1.<7J

233

S,S4«

138
lit

saw

1,808
3,808
♦M.01S

Tues and Pii 3-S PH and
Week daye 10-12 AH and

yea

Robert M Reynolds
Caroline E Kellogg
lesaamine Ward

Torrington

Hebron

Shelton

17.411

7,ie»

1,233

27JH8

Week daya 1-8 ph

yea

JMO

S,3M

8 hn on Sat

yea

Mrs R H S^eet

LebanOD

]M1

IS,

uaos

82
3.0W

788

881

20.840

t.4l«

»1.«2

wS3i:*di.'"lO AH-12:30
M™^7":30™m; Pri 3:30-

ye.

yes

Mr. Ursola E Avery
Katharine Baldirin

Rev G F Goodsnoogh
Ida L Harding

Norwich R IT n
Litchfield

Northfield
Lyme a F D

231

117

3,DU

io,ize

18.007

Week daya 0-12 ah and

yes

Evelyn Meriwether

Madison

i.UD

8.«2t
23,988

tfilS

188

1.288

4S.S84

Week dayt 2:30-4:48 fh
Week dlyB°3-0 pliTand 7™

yes •

Mr. Willi™ Weraet
Mr. G G Boynton
LouiM L Bartlelt

Eaat River 82
South Manchester 84

1J«

282

2.778

Tuea 3-S ph; Sat 7:30- 0pm

yes

Elsie G Marah

Mansfield Center

2I,3M

10.327

7.0U

48.029

Week daya 10 AH-8PH

yea

Corfnne A Deshon

Meriden ■

1J24

DaUy 8 ah-9 ph

yea

Middlebuiy

88.MS

Week dayi eic hoUdayi
10-12 ah; 3-8and7-8PM

partial

Middletovn

3,778
2.810

after Sunday achool
Thun 3-5 ph; Sat 7-8 PM

yei

Lucy P SchoSeld
Stella Coeo

MontviUe

»3

di.Gooi^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

TABLB IV — REPOKT OF

lOd N«» Uaveo

Yonog Men's institute

182e

101 New H.ven

102 Neiriaston

Neinnitan free

18M

IBU

103 New London

New London public

18M

IM New Milford

New Milford pubUc

1907

ibt New Milfoid

Phnnii

108 Newtown

Beach oiemorial

1878

lOT Newtown

Sandy Hook free

1887

108 Newtown

Soar

lOB Norfolk

Norfolk librarr

1388

110 North Can»an

DOBglU

1821

HI North Haven

Memorial Ubtary

IBH

1«02

Wheeler Ubrary

1»0S

113 Norwslk

Norwalk pubUc

law

11* Norwalk

South Norwalk public

1935

lis Nor«alk

Rowaytou

IMS

HI Norwich

Otia

18S0

1«0S

117 Old Lyme

Pbcebe Grifiin Noyes

1374

1S12

118 Old Saybtook

Acton

1364

1904

119 Otsnge

West Haven public library

leoe

1908

Oxford free public
Aldricbfree

121 HainEeld

13H

iei3

122 Pluoville

PlainviUe public

ISH

18M

26,052

«7

3,1(8

360

31JH»

808

6.9(7

SJ12

200

107

t.l42

132

1900
117.969
4,UT

' 61

226

1»

S,16»

430

111

s,aio

193

IS.131

218

413

7,360

1.470

10,72J
2,$«i

2,463
360

ISO

40.000

1.B60

8380

106

289

463

370

3,363

109

156

1.142

2,664

lOZ

271

100

3.778

186

116

241

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBUC LIBRARIES

LIBBABIES, 1914

„.„™, o> .o<,„ c,.c„^,„

Says and honia of opening

officer Teporting

poit office

3-S

1,M0

780

JJ80

Sat 3-4 FH

ye>

Myrtle Morgan

Morris

!,<W

30,117

74,1U

12.«1»
30.207

29.120
170.012

Week days S AH-B FM

partial

EM Goodyear
Anna G Rockwell

Nangatuck
New Britaia

94
90

1,M2

10.840

3.018

1B,»84

t Sat 9-12 AM

ye»

Ida F DavidMn

New Canaan

3.»70

1.700

1.000

7.010

Wed and Sat 3- G FK and

yea

Mn Marie W Munn

n,4ii

m,4n

27,430

74,102

sow

307,088
34,310

Week di^< 8 am-B FM:Sun,
Weekdayi'SAH-SFM

yes
yes

Wlllii K Stetion
Abigail D Dunn

New Haven
New Haven

Newinston

28,789
2JMI
aj,72S

Dally eicept Sun and

holidayi 1-B F»
Wed 7-0 ph; Sat 3-5 FM

and 7:30-9 FM
(Moo. Wed. Frt 10 AM-8
fm; Tuh and Sat U

yee
yea
yei

Herbert F Larkin
Jennie E CUdley
Helen K Gay

17,M9

1.400

»,8g2

4»

I0.Z58

18,0*4

4,01t

I0.V74

5,«U

1.048

W,B73

Week dayi 3-5:30 pm and

ye«

EUubetb H Noble

New Milford

1,300

1,«M

800

OJOO

Tuea and Sat 1:30-0 PM

y*»

Abble L Peck

Newtown

..„..,

3,710

Sat 3-8 PM and 7-S fk

yet

Hn H Birdiey SnilleD

Sandy Hook

1,0031

IJ»

IJM

«.e«t

Tue>*ndSatZ-4:30PHand

Tee

Mn Nellie A Preaton

Canaan

Of
110

770

Clara B Biadley

IJN

17,l«

30,411

11,M7

S,lt7

0,07S
8,S»

890

1,000
»,873

01.374

8B.024

3.380

Week day! 9:30 ah-1 pm;

2:30-8 PM and 7-8 PM
Week daya 9 ah-S fM;

July and Ai«eAM.i

W^day° 3:30-8 wand
i_ a:40-a:l£ pm
*7e*kdayiS:30AH-9PH

yea

Dotfaa Stone Pinneo
Ut( A E Blancbard

So Norwalk
EaatNorwalk

njM

MJW

ie,iH

110304

yea

Imoaeae A Cadi

Norwich

SMZ

i.i4a

0.043
7,137

Weekday! 3:30-0:30 fh;

Mon and Wed 7-0 pm;

■hiei,'Thm?'sat 3.0™
and 7-8:30 FM

yei

Beade CouDoUy

Sarah Gtay Cnumii
Ura R H L««la

Lyme

Old Saybrook
Weat Haven

I,17i

213

RathSaoford

Oxford
Mooaup

IJM

IJOO

1.811

0.173

Wed and Sat 34 ph and

yea

IJ40

037

0,073

Mg^Jfed^Sat2-BFM;

ye.

France* E BnnneU

Plainville

• of the total 1 J3I booka »

D.qit.zeaOvGoOt^lc

PUBLIC LIBRARIBS.

:l> Pomfrsc

IM Pomltet

117 Portland
128 P«aton
121 Prospect

130 Ptttnun

131 Iteddlog
I3S Reddloa

133 Ridsefield

134 Rocky HUl
134 Roxbuiy

lU Southbiuy
lU SoutlilDKtoii
14B South Windi
1« South Wind;
148 Stafford
148 Stamford

Porofret library

idal libriuy of Abington

uck
Preston pubUc
Prospect public

ira fm public
Mark Twain
Georgetown public
Ridgefield library

Rocky Hill library auodation
Roibllry public

ScovlUe memoiial

Scotland public
Seymour public
Hotchkiai

outh Britain public
Quthington free public

South Windsor public
memorial

Stafford library assodatlon

Ferguson

1SS2

17B

1S»S
ISM

1896

ISM

1880
IB7S

18B6

im
im

iwo

1808

I87e

ISBO

18M

1902
ISM

ises

1SB3

ISW
1904
1900
18W

ibgcilptloa
iibacriptioa

^S5s?r

no
w

B.9M

80
63

»
112

431

108

Ubrs
20
64

161
17

a
see

176

207
3.328

20
198

. 2fl

76
25

126

lie

8
81

3
24

101
E
198

20
81
266

126
1.8M

urn

2.809
8.0*3
4.W3
».a48
8.810

1.785

676

300
30

50
80

0,900
3,M7
2,408
6.8BS
0.928

1,808
1,900

osed

600
36

too

2.808

100

2.988
1,944
5406
26.748

306

600
12.016

% auobar iMt reported

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

LIBKAKISS. 1914

n.rt,^ OF ^^ c,«ct„.*T<o

dayi and hours of opening

if
U

aame of librarian or
officer reporting

post office

4,»»
7,HT

t,S00

AJHUl
Gertrtvle E Btia

M L Harvey

Hn C A Sharpe

TmrvillB

Pomfret

Abincton

1.7»

3M>

S.3U

100

1,»B

■nd 7-9 PH
Sat 3-6 and 0:30-8 ph;

BsBvSBZ

Ihra; Nov-May: Fri,
loe day a week for 3 bra

yes

114
12t

lis

tMf

8J«

(a)

10»4

a lira Wed; 4 hn Sat

Ura Francea Peltoa
Hto'cBHaHett

Portland

127

406

Wed and Sat 2-6 PH and

Sun"M:30PH;Wed3-Spii

y»

Norwich > F D 3 128

1,HI0

y«

Mn W E Clark

Waterbury

a,ut

2J0«

I,07(

10«7

fWeek daya 3-0 ph and

U H Brown

Putnam

IID

1.1H

<•)

1.440

Hir-tiJ" '■'"■'

yea

Wm E Grumman

KFD41

7,B70

1,401

10,080
825

yea

Jennie Smith
Mra A W Wright

RIdgefidd
Rocky Hill

133

473

1.41(1

S37

2J61

Wsd and Fri 3:30-5 pwand

y«.

Rev W D Humphrey

Roxbury

135

ayeai

s.eu

1,100

4SS

5,3«1

'"iiLf.ZZ'Z

Week daya 10-12 AH and
3-5 ph; Wed, Fri, Sat

yea

Mra Lena A Bailey

Deep River

137

131

B.7«

3,088

2,030
21,002

Marf A Smith

Scotland
Seymour

133
131

IJW

3.m

400

115

,.m

yea

Mra Flora A Ryan

Sharon

140

3.7B7

t.l4S

Olive L Johnson
Carrie L MaeRoy

Simabury

Wed and Sat 3-5 ph and

6-»PM

Wed and Sat 3-6 ph and
Ihiisat

yes

141

3.«

I.M8

283

(1,438

yes

Augusta I Lombard

Somen

143

1,212

toe

110

Mra C P Williams

South Britain

144

»»

10,870
7,21*

4.4il

4,au

(a)

3.7S4
14,012

Tnes, Thura, Sat 3-6:30

and 7-8:30 PH
1 Mon and Thura 2:30-6pH
\ July- Aug 3-6:30 PH
tu« 3.5 ph; Pri 3^ PH

and 7-0 PU
Week daya 2-6 PH and 7-

yea

yea
partial

Mra C H Bissell
Blvira C Clapp
Mra Annie V Colllna
Anna Heald

Southington
Bast Wmdaot

w.„"A

Stafford Springs

143
147
118

([)

80.111

40,325

(a)

120,406

Week daya 9 ah-9 ph

yea

Alice M Colt

Stamford

14*

k) included in children's i

d through braocbei (0 Included In Sctlon

ttqiLzMBlGoOl^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

IW ThompsoD
ISJ Tolland

IK Wallingfard
S3 WBrren
M Wasbington
eS WBterbury
M Wntertown
67 WentbrtJok
SB West Hftrtford
60 Wwtport
70 Wethenfield
n Wiltoo
tl WinchcBtn
'3 Winch est«

1 Wmdharo
e Windham
ITA Windham

<c) indoded in addilii

New BottoD

Waningford public

Guna memorial
Silas Bionson
Watertown library a
Westbrook public
West Hartford free

Beardsley
Gilbert echo

Dunham Hall

issg

1S9B

IB»

1S6S

18M

19H

ISBl

isei

IBM

1914

18l»

ISBS

ipss

1883

1897

1881

IROS

I8VG

1895

I8S7

1871

1»13

1878

Z.057

14.000
3,20D
11.071

*1.G60
li.6B8

7>
«7I

«47

3
24*

i»

100

1,440

IB
60

44E

2.417

1,403

•B.183
M,806
9,2fil
4,411)

e.7M

1.793

10.B91

2,3«0
8,781
«,201

483

9,348
898

2,1BB

1.100

2.783
»0pB

e.803

30
Z14
300

J»0
605

307

130
tOD

900
714

* number Uat reported

jOOyGoOt^lC

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

..™t.csopboo<sc,.„^thi.

days and hoius of tipening

iJ2

name of Ubiarian or
officer reportinB

„.^..

-■

y«

10,871

WhIe dsyi 10-13 am: 2-4
P*: Tn«, Thun, 3»t,

yea

Mra Kate Haha

Stooioslon

3.4(0

11.460

E.7S0

1.812

25,33*

yet

Francee B Ruaielt

Stratford

162

1,TO

S,»4

2.»8

1,172

13,071)

Week day« 3-8 fm; Sat

tiartial

Lillian N Stedraan

Sutteld

163

!,II09

4,414

2.8M

1,218

(a)
(a)

13,8»7
8.8*1
833

Ttiee, Thun. Sat 2-6 PM

and 7-0 Fu
Tuea and Pri 2-6 PM and

Tim 4:30-8 PM

yes

Manila E Patter
Harriet R Lewie
A Urenla Putney

161

166
168

LncaeAgard
Louiae T Maaon

42.4U

14.<19

fl,14«

8JS,8«

Week day. 1:30-8 PM

yea

TorrinBton

168

T°ea and Wed pm

yea

Leonard WiUdni

Stafford Springe

16t

(.488

20 JU

10,«62

4.194

41,1133

Week dayt 10 AM-e pm an d
7-0 PMi Sun. Nov- May.
2-Sph

yea

Edith M Peek

Rockville
Wallingford

16«

!MI

ii.sa7

11387

(,721

4>M*

Nine houn each WMk day

,„

Emma Lewi*

183

Un Robert Swift
tin Lillie O Smith
Helen Sperry

Wadunaton
Waterbory

1,331
2g.M9

8i.MS

MS
38,112

371
17,878

0.902
ta67,131

Week daya 3:80-6:30 PM;
Week daya am-B pm

yea

101

S.*M

«1

847

7,783

«.oer

11,M7

/MoQ, Wed. Sat, S-6 fm
1 and 8:30-8:80 fm
Weekday. 3-8 PM and 7-0

yea

Lynda H Stannard

EliuibethfEtoff
Mn Edith B Van

Wenbtook
Weat Hartford
Weatport

WethereGeld

107

i.HS

i3,we

0,480

IMl

les

170

Anna E Carpenter

Wilton

171

i.sii

97,»tl

tjmi

i,Ma

asjBi

Week daya 1:16-0 fm and

yea

Hel^2^B*SJord

Winated

1.U3

«,»(»

s.m

1,877

12J((8

ya«

Anna Hadley

Winated

171

1.807

Wed and Sat 3-6 pm: Sat

only from Dee-May
Daily 2-e PM

yea

lulia A Swift

Windham

171

4,007

24.US

4,183

1,337

33.988

partial

Mr. Ben B Risaleman

Willimantic

176

727

7.417

BJ71

301

13.818

/Week dayi 12M-e pm and
\ 7-9 rM

ye.

Mr. Hattie B Galea

Waiinumtie

171

1 ; playsrounda, 2,417

D.qil.zMBlGOQl^le

PUBLIC LIBBAKIBS

- REPORT OF

HAn or uraAKT

(tee or
•nbicriptioo

"SS^H^

i
11

TOWM

m windMT

Wu»dawf™e

1888

free

.71

380

ITS WindKtt Lock!

WiDdMt Locki public

ItOT

1»07

fr«>

a.u2

134

1.11C

17B Woodbury

ISW

lan

free

S,8M

137

1»

180 Wooditock

1878

1901

frM

iSM

lOO

230

m Wooditock

But Wooditock tibary

ism

IBOT

1.3a

1S2 Wooditock

Wttt WomUtock libnur

ISBB

■ubicriptioa

tot»!

l,e51,K33

73J61

ITM

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBUC LIBRA.RIBS

LIBRARIES -

SIATIsncS OF BOOK! cmCVLATID

iayi HDd houn of optoiag

<di<xr reporting

poet office

10.0U

7.8M
8.801
l.»61

/Tne.. ThiW Sat 3-B:30

Weik d." 8i3M nt and
3-G FU Wed ud Sat

Winter, Thun, 3-4 PU;

Tuee ^FlljPri 3-5 FM

yei

yea

rei

Kate Putaun Stttocd

LalaSlockweU
Edwvd S Boyd
Mary L Plyan

Mrs LiUian A Uay
Mi« C C Fo»ter

481
U4

(f )

6.603
4.066
1.2SS

BOO

1.330
I.IH

300

103

C")

Windjor Locks 17*
Woodbary If
Wooditook 180

Eaat Wooditock 181

3,4H,0»0

(0 induded in fioti

D.qit.zeaOvGoOt^lc

PUBLIC LIBKARIES
TABLE V — SEFOKT OF LIBRARIES, 1913

,«COME

EXTENaES

"■-

an^nt

how derived

total

1
1

™

name of donor

1 Andover

tl39.«l

s.sm.K
27. sa

11.700.18
M,«53.W

8,8U.3I
aH.72

l,lMJt

investeiSnnds .fines.

BlftG.lnvested funds
_ fines, other source!

town appropriation

Investedh^, fines
gifU, other sources

sub^ptions. fines

ed funds, fines .other

town appropriation
fines. ^t?r other

invested funds, fines
city tai. fines

town appropriation

annual fees, Investei
funds, fines

1,788.00

as .00

14.00
M.O0

31.10

»1E.15

MS .£4

H1.66

187.0«

813 .89
1,030.17

1138.39
4,901.71

37.60

......

1889

807,000

lot

Caroline Fhdps

23.60
16.11

cock

S BerUn
BBerUn

18.16

11.00

.901

1,300
1,000

Kenry H Feck

a. 00
200.00

1,M7.7S

7.SS8.B1
W.00

).o?8.ie

12 .»
2B.O0

118.27

110. la

S, 770 .87

87.06

2,667.71

111.08
60.29

13.26

113.38

12.26
202.60

22.86

' 241.10

M.76
8,033.03

7,208.11

69.21

2.006.82

18.56
3tO.S6

14,700,48
20,098.08

8,744.74

263.8

60.00

1.002 .99

i»sroom,ntown

11 Bianford

\2 Bridgepoc
13 Bridgewte
11 Bristol

ISBrooUyn
1« BurUngton
17 Canaan

1890
1882

100,000
226.000

TimothvB BUck-

Mn Catherine
Pettingill

1907

17,000

cltiiens of Bristd

1801

10,000

WeUth; A and

I» ChapUn
23 Chester

las .32

1M.S2
381.00
SUM

5M.8S

other sources
town appropriation
fines, gifts, other

towQ appropriation
fines, gifts, other

as ,00

179.72

3S.70

150.00
IBS .00

96 .EI

aoo.DO

93.83

iao.37

11.00

18.00
26.00
8.M

32.10
137 Jl

20.06
2»3.78

08. ig

176.11

113.30

810.86

1898

1011

1007

9,000
100

1,160

remod-
eled
house

WUlian. Ross
sabacriptioos,

Russell DKt and
others

Dr G C P Wil-
liam.

S Hills Ely

di.Gooi^le

PUBUC LIBRARIES
- REPORT OF LiBRAUBs, 1913 — continued

.»«,-<

„,™„

LIBBAET aUILDIHC

,0„

amonu

ha« derived

il.

-1

ill

nam. of douor

as ColchMter

16 Columbia
27 CornwaU

EM .13

iao.7»

31.00

10.00

1,191 .M

41.00

funda. finei!'2ft.

sub.=riplion. annoal
fees
inveited fundi

Lnye.'tid fuSdl, &»••

subicriptiong, Sau,
Eifta.inverted funds

ISO .so

40.00

83.33
KM

M-OS
3.U

318 .»

33.03

7E.00

SSI .38
3Sg.8«

loot

908

18.000

1,749.11
3i,000

Ed^^naCra^n

Saitoo B Little
sod others
roha B Calhoun

» Coventrj-
)1 Coreotry

lOJW
(0.00

40.00

M.at

H.HI

W8.3S

CO .00
ta«.14

1913

HFDimock

«..

31.82

30.19

87.1!

»n.^

1871

80,000

H8.S4

B.4M.28

i.oai.u

300.00

108 .n

W2.34

ito.oo

3BT.U

1,344.36
«7.B3

lubicr^on. i d-
vested funds, fines,
^ti, other sources

gifts .entertainmenla

lt<.00
t.3I6.S0

10.00

31.64
EM. 10

tsi.ig

148 .S2

173.76
8.90

ca.s3

7.40

10 .IS

40.es
40 .«

2.2M.e9
146.97

os.ia

6Sfl,3t
SIS .81

111.66
MM

1S7.89
.017.81
48.00

361 .SB
S,B[!.1S

t68.1!

»3.66
66E.7S

.811 .3i

1.019.88
166 .7S

m.M

197.99
386.86

1,344.36

758.67
70 .«

35 Derb7
» Darby
37 Durham

903
907
901

50,000
3.400
t.OD0

Mr and Mrs Bol-
ton Wood

N F Osborne and
Andrew Carne-
gie

nhabitanti

889

10.000

house formerl)-
^_»rt C Ray.

40 BHartford

town appropriation,
"nvHt^fSSdritaS

Si'""'"'"'*"

town appropriBtion,

other source*. .

invest^ fundi,
other Murcea
town apwoprlation.
fines, other aourcei

SI0.79

SO .00

i94.SJ
74.64

4Z ELyme

aeon

ZS6.00
406.90

189.72
JM.47

45 BUiaKton

4aEnfiaId

903
91!

1S99

B0,000
90.000

s.ao«
s.ooa

PranoiB Hall

Andrew Catnesie
Capt Joseph ■

itock, boUdinc
byladiea'aewina
drde and sub-
scriptions

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES
- BEPORT OF LiBKASEES, 1913 — cvniinued

111

>. a PalrEdd

f K PBiifield

3,381.
4,033.43

lobBQripHotis.
vested funds,

iub>cripti(
vested iiindE
Bifti. other Bi

3II,0(KI public EDbsri^p-

332 .S4

100 .00

56 Goshen

K Onubj

51 Granby

£S GreenwiiA
B9 Greenwich
M GriBwold
HI Omwold

52 Gioloo
G3 Groton
64 Guilford
U Redd
K Hsmden

Bg Hartford

SB Hartford
70 Hartlaad
TI Harwint
73- Hebron

32.76 1

BO .00

2e.0O
10.00

1,S2S.43 i
121.70)

Frederick H Cos-
Mrs E M

92.00
400.00

m.ta

invested funds
lubscripUoni. t
gifts, entertain-

3S.00
n, 4,134 .M 7.

iB,403.7D
S.3M.O0

Fred

srick Bill

Elihu

S»ric«

E P Didde and

invested£Dnds,fini
other sources

town Bppropriatioi
invested fundi,flni

It opended for boolcs

TRHuncerford

1,S1S.40 540 .M ISO. I

t remodeled 18Q1-B3 • aame building u ,

Eben Page and

[>Avid W Plumb
bv Horace S

tSBogle

PUBLIC LIBRARIES 71

-XEPORT OP LiBKAKiES, 1913 — continued

„.o>,.

n,™n

L,Et*«V BU,I.n,.

.0^

..»,..

how derived

i||

■8

1
I

00..

name o( donot

HKiUingly

!(L(dy«d
niilcbfietd

I,S75J8
108 .TS

1.8W.D7

23D.ia
a,063.M

town appropriation

ti.,™vi^'f™ds''
Gneg. other sources
town eppioptiatioa

invested funds

r^s^ssS'.^Ss

in^i.'t^^nS"fi"^

"Z^'^XisU'SS;

gifts, othet sources

003.25

28,00

SI .CO
962.111

1«.8»

41.00

llt.84
410 .8t

28.16
184.18

807.90

23.20

43.97
U0.88

(7.96
824.83

1.481.49

90 .60

1,889.68

226.29
2.077.76

1903

16.000

Edwin Hairnet
Bugbee

what is known aa
"War office"
loaned for use

sill Br^en

rooms in Koyes
memorial bnlld-
ing

1876

36. ODD
2,600

MS?yESiranlo»

(IM

798.83

■upported by Cheney
BifU. entertain-

IS ■«-"*■""■•

edfundu
town appropriation

nvested funds, fines,

otheTsoirc"''*'"
town apmopriation,

aDDual fees, fines,

other EOtirce*
town appropriation.

town appropriation,

town appropriation,
subscriptionjnvest-
ed fonds, fines

annual fees, invested

240.0C

210.00

30.76

-■■"

778.29

Washburn

Chester

'^^"

S3 .St
«,7B1.J8

40.1!

1,S7S.3S
1,HO.OO

38.00
1,719.90

1.13a.4A
44 .»

287 .«

8.0C

170.01

40.0!

11 .CO

(b)
188.96

120.18
2,613.17

94.90

1,(18.94

838.68

167.40

8,600.73

84.19

183.11

3,698.48

1,663.02

HUdidoi

UUiddlebuy
* Middlefield

KMilfotd

1903

93,00C

Mrs Augusta U
Curtis

B0.00

1, 371.79
110.00

1871

36,000
24,6DC

Levi E Coe
H^A Taylor

K MontvUla

W.O0
3,332,48
lZ,S24.tl

I.01S.8V

(0,966.(17
4,M7.91

UG.DO

20 -M

1,27! .00

1,137.82

208.40
20 .OC

33801.00

3,900.30

300.00

3,802.49
40.88

Ifil.«3

1.732 xm

1,370.80

60.00
9.80

396.43

S9.*a

248.30

181.86

20.40

S36.86

l.Ml .63

101.08

1.90
167,06

708.28

949.86

60.00

2,472,28

13.877.04

862.77

308.08
10.922.00

4.721 .96

1881

2,600

Albert C Ray-
mond

K N.ugatuck

Britiin

1891

79.800
26,180

John Howard

" "c^n

bn'.^""

400.000
10.000

Mrs Maty Elvea

Haven

irchaied 1910 (b) included in expense for books

dlyGOOt^lC

72 PUBLIC LIBRARIES

TABLE V — BKPOKT og LIBRARIES, 1913 — cimtinued

...CO..

,x„„,.

U.«.v.„™,

"--

howdwived

^^1

c«t

oame of doaor

18R1
18R7

81,400

London
"^'^STi^ord

2,iu.n

WS.N

l^UlfM

rabKrlptioni. cifu
other lOtirca

4n.oa

ag.n

n.7i

9I0M

..,«.«

E^^^Mat.fi

IM Newtown

Ifi.OO

13.10

m.»

K9M

1800

Beach'

private propertj.

iSlM

8,704.88

301.77

398.21

1888

It ,000
2.O00

109 North

Canaan

1 Si
111

m.oa

1SO.O0

30 .Ot

sa.30

Bdmu^D

Hftveo

111 l^r-iX"
IIS Norwalk

S.IKM

3.JM.H

J7T.I0

I0,t».43
1,T«.S4

{03 J»
1,170 .M

lubicription. final

^T™U. other
invntedfundi.finea

gift*. BDtartaio
nienU,otber>ource>

invsst^fundi .fines
tiioroeatB

i,*M,oa

I.118.S

IDS .00

1,310.00
800.00

S7g.fi

140 .to

eatM

I.3M.18

41.15

UW.48

ISUU

IW.TO
47 JO

1,3«7.S7

487.07
gS.TS

T.OU.W
S07.B9

32E.4>
1184.16

3.1M.4A

2,»1S.(2
104 Jl

ID, tot. M
1,731.83

483.48
1.001.72

1001
WIS

24.111

30.000

Andrew CaruCflc

♦lo'.TOo'site sdJ
runaloder of cost
Andrew C»ni!W<

Hi Norwich

moid

Ljrme

moid

Saybrook
117 Orange

18W

31.000
10,000

l,fiO0
10.000

Joseph Otis «"i
ciludingtoT'

othm"

Andrew Caraeglc

11> Flainfield

2ie.ai

219 M
200.00

Miiption, fines, otb

7S.0O

100.00
100.00

2.SD

31 .78
ltl.OD

87 .to

27.00
W.OO

149 .82

81 .»
17S.8J
72.10

IU.S8

IM.M
2*0.30
331.83
233.10

8.180

D L Aldrich and
Bdwia Milner

m Pomfret

tSIl

'•■"

MnOeoreeL
Bradley

*)upport«d br private m

dlyGOOt^lC

PUBLIC LIBKARIB8

:P0ST OF LIBRARIES, 1913 — continued

„.™.

EXPENSES

LINtARV BUlLI.mG

„,...

how derived

111

a
s

„..

name of donor

UtPoTtlaod

IWProapect

341.21

1.27S.S0
M.Ol
101 .00

umM

mse

lubicriptions. i n -

faads, fines, gifti

towntai, fines, other

a'tSJSS** fees. Enea
gifts. eBtertaininsDti

10.00

26S.00
40 .00
110.00

1W.0O

IM.«

70.80

1.M

129.27
90.10

17.00

T3.87

11.36

328.2!
180.80

iefi.B5

83.63

920 .«
««.8«

1808
IBOB

1,000

3.600
1.600

A S Chase and

others

HBBuck

ChaileiH

M«°B'fl Tuttlel
Howard Tottle
and others

129 Redding

1911

4,800

S L Clsmeai

1J2 Rocky HiU
IMRoxbuy

130.00
I18.»

i,4«a.4B

182.12
. ».00
B23.fil
BM.0O
U.OO
200.00
489.22
120 .00

1,ES3.M

131.02
1(7.89

<ub.criptIons. annual
fe«. finea, gifts

■ubicriptlons.annutf
feea. gifU. otlier
BOiircei

other sources
inve.t^unds.fioe>

town appropriation

SSsSE

other source*

1,221.00

182.03

43 .TS

33.90

92.00

89.70

e.M

99 .4G
48.25

I,»1.03

123.68
1,2*7.04

226 .40
49.60
088,49

48.110

400.22

l.S32,I7
198.88

1902
ISSB

4B,D00

James Monia
money earned by
Bradford, sever-

20,00
374 .BO
300.00

200.00

47S.0O
40.00
M.07

28.78
20-00

232_.M

1804

40.000

'El^-U,.-"

138 Sharon

1893

20.000

Mn Maria H
HotchldM

140 Kmibory

1897
1007

1M2

10,000
8,000

1,100

10,000

J. 00
40.01

83.10

7.(0

302.71
37.60

580.27
13.42

Mm L CoUini

W SonthiDg-

LVWalkleyand

■«4sz

1906
1888
1011

8.000
12,000
118,000

Henry* Sadd

Ikh.'id^.Ed

Other.. BitT «P-

M7 SumfMd

ii,«e.si

aubscrfptioo. fine,
othet lourca

...

1.002.78

■"■"

i.mx

11.488.51

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

- REPORT OF LiBSAKiES, !913 — Continued

INCOHB

..™«.ES

1..B1U.V BUCLDINC

3^1

™ount

how derived

111

^■2|

I
I

cost

name oE donor

ftlSJl

nvBit€dfuild..En«

ZOO .00

to .00

287.61

817.«

1000

28.000

'y.»BS

lU StTHtConi

1.7M.«

town appropriation.

680 .H

SIT .38

116.71

E68.88

1,801.40

30,000

BirdKy Blake-

110 Sulfield

1,91».«

giftj, other sources

B90.00

212.e<

113.80

712 .«

1,718.0!

8»

62,000

Sidney A Kent

ISl Thomu-

7S1.MI

own appropriation.

300.00

137.18

200.00

637.28

002

,e».48

library aawds-

tis.n

town ftpproprialion,
ieBs.inve>tedTtindii,

8S.O0

UJ»

2M.88

m.u

002

8.000

m Thompwn

LnnuaL fees, inveated

(und.. fines, enter-

IM ToUuid

187.11

own appropriation.

13.23

71.37

83.00

fines, ^ts. enter-

tainmenta, other

1» TorringtOT.

i,W!M

tmaual feea, in vetted
funds, fines, gifta,

.HO .00

,0M.73

287.41

,80>.S7

4,8M.71

Oil

8J.OO0

BUsha Turner

IH Union

GO .00

30.00

10 .00

60.00

013

pobUc Bubsoip-

ItT Varnoa

3,JM.«

gift.

.mxi

701.117

(a)

.000.17

3,384.61

904

»,OO0

MaiweU iamUv

l» WftUing-
ford

3,370.06

"°u! inve°sted (anda

.,„, rt„, „».

on .39

-.»

1.6.10

„„.„

3.060.28

2E.OO0

Samuel Simpson

l«a Wuhlna^

829.H

annual fe*t. invested

lU.OO

60.00

31.00

623.00

0B0.00

iKoa

30.000

subscriptions

ton

funds, finea. gifta

IM Waterbuty

23.200.10

town appropriation,
Inveatedfuoda,fine.

683.73

4,386.16

21.616.63

1804

»S,000

Sila. Bronws

m WBter-

1.866.38

invested funds, Sn«,

T16.7S

B3a.87

S4,S3

423.46

1,737.01

IS83

16,000

other aources

Forest

m tV^Itbrook

S28.fll

invest edfunds.fines
other aonrcoa

"■"

..,.

"■""

(20.87

8.000

toward ute

IM Weat

*74.17

other aources

310.00

Nsa

58.70

3».W

430.17

room in Congrt-

HBTtTiird

gttlooal churcti

m West port

S,Ca3.DE

7U.T«

SHM

(a)

783.67

2,112.63

lOOS

Morris KJeiaop

IM Wstheia-

Tr.rfffiS'i

100.00

m.70

23 .«

m.80

458.70

field

annual fees. Invested

18 .»

81,63

3S.O0

m.i

funds, gifta. enter

tainmonts, othe

n araonot eapeaded for be

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES
TABLB V — KBPORT OF L1BBARIB3, 1913

INCOM.

„„,.«

UI»A>. ,tn»,HO

,,„

unoQiit

llo» derivsl

ill

COlt

^ofd-^or

ch«ter

3,D8<.«0

Oth« lOUICM

1,018 .M

m.it

(a)

M».7B

I.M3.I3

IB.OOO

"iirf^.!^-

ITO Windham

I.flO0.0O

873.82
1.280.92

150.00
fll.M

lDvtat«l(uDd<,fin«,
city ■pproptlatfon

«0.00
UB.OO
104.00

»0.00
31.81

t.00

100.50
181. M

ibM

in.M

68.27

-la. 19

21.00

Ot.lS

47 .!S
T8JU1

78. TB
301.40

130.87
18«.4f

tS.88
88.40

DM .80
888.00
317.00

M1.47

141.97
1M.J7

83.30

ISM

(0)1,000

1B77

i.M

Liaea company

m wiod-OT

tovQ anproprlBtion,

other sotiTM)

Buhictfotion. in.
vested fundi, 6nt»,

in VMted fundi ,Hne»

"X"'rnu;t^>??:

«onu»r feei, flne>,

m Woodbory

■»,

3.800

M.^j«dM„B8

' Supported by American Thread Co (a) inoladed in smoaat eq>ead«d for booki (c) purchHed

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBRARIES
TABLE V — REPORT OF LIBRA

RIBS, 1914

INCOME

UB^» Bun^l^o

„™

„„..

how derived

■3
S

name of donor

dover

I1OO.0C
5,8S9.M

89 .SO
163.06

67 .6(

IS .20
118.00

41.10

27,054.74

11! .M

S. 814 .35

254.72

60.00
1,106.86

2. OH .29

13.00

498 .3J

204 .B!
684.01
ES4.0I

town appropriation,
invested funds,
fines, other aources

town BppionriatioD,

nvested funds

town appropriation,
gifts,inyeated funds
fines, other sources

gifts, entertain-
ments, fines
subscnptions. fines,

memberBblp f e e s'.

investeiffSnda,fine6
invested funds, fines,
other sources

„„.pp,„H..o.

town appropriation.
fun^ds^fi'iU!'"'*^
Inveat^unds.fines

vested funds, fines

town gppropriatioa

fines, gifts, other
sources

gifts, other sources
town appropriation

'finM,°''^f^'^«

(26.00
,788.00
35,0C

37. 7S
26.00
20.00

25.00
200,00

3.768.47

8.692.20
28.00

i.on.K

42.60

262,00
117.60

179.72

33.70
200.00

tW!-6t
SG.OO

68.17

110,27

410.12
2,^.36
4.303 .88

2,667,74
141.08

S23.26
187.90

142.40
1.028.27

(00.66
4.9M.71

89.60
100.01

109.96

40.61

341.10

48 .It

799.07

21,090.17

8.7*4.74
263 .6

60.00

aAnwola

1891

187,000
400

Caroline Fhelpi
Stokea

Archibald Bab-

24.39
11,85

13.00
133,10

376.30
11. 7S

66.60

0,30
86.76

9,934.39

2.908.32
48J13

18.66

B Berlin

a Berlin

1893
1001

1,300
1.000

Henty::HPeek

fl Bethlehem
10 Bloomfield

ISBridge-
MB^^

16 Brooklyn

isoe

400 000

226,000

Timothy BBUck.

;::

47,000
1.000

dtiBDe of Bristol

,„,:s

180

10,000

18 Canton

673.99

13,26

96,66

HO .06
300.00
93.83

32.20
16.00

.75

137,39

20.66
30,36
301 .OS

1,128,34

13.00
413.66

176.44

446.25

W"':^'

» CbapUn

tJ OiatEiam
» Cheshire

M Chester

1898

1009
101

6.600

400

1.460

lit

( a ) Indnde* binding

dlyGOOt^lC

PUBLIC LIBRARIES
- REPORT OF LIBRARIES, 1914 — conttnutd

—

™.K,^

LIBRAKT lUlUIMa

how d«rlvHi

-Is

1
It

™,

aam* of donor

aCUmon

SUM

m.t3
nt.es

207.80
l.Ml.M

iDvnted iunds.Gna
nibEcrlptiou

invMtad funds.Siiw
other sourcH

IBS .no

1IO.B0

«.oo

7S.00

S3 .33

tOM

0.90
00.06

o.to

10.00

208.87

3IS.30

20.01
31. SS

»4«.ee

0U.38

212.08

29 Colchutcr

WColmnbi.
MCorawaU

1M)8

10,000
39,000

Bdwjn B Cragin
MD

Saiton B Little
and others
John B Calhoun

10.00
lO.OO

M.29

14.10

108 Jl

40 JO
090. U

11 Coventrr

1013

HFDimock

8,T33.«

S,««9.28

1,172.M

aw .00
71.74

US .39

MS.«I

270.70

B87.1J

fines, ^ts*! other

memh«ahipfeB»,
Ones, enleitain-

inv«t.^fund,.finM
Sifts

town appropriation,

"^^^Xg^

fines, giflB, enter-
town appropriation.

24.00

!.iao.7»

1U.O0

2. IK. HI

20.00

uo.oa

920.79
(0.00

10.00

l.»
1.038 Jll

(4.90
170 .3!

80.31

4,188.81
357.17

3,»0.8B

133.31

«t.l3

20JJ0

113.83

214.0!
1M.M
07.70

10.12
197.80

7,718.41
807.07

1,312.29

802.00

243.00
90.20

013.31

1,020.38
177.10
134.00

g«.T2

BSSJ(

UDaabnrr

1870

30,0«

E Morse White',
family

39 Derbr

17D«bF
MDorham

139.10

(b)

148.03

294.97
17.79
38.32

SI .00
188.73

173.70

10.00
03.33

8.10
20.39

itoa

1007
1002

60.000

8.400
8,00C

MrandMrsHol-

tonWood

Carnegie
dtlieosof

a But

Haddun

41 Bast

_, Hartford

1011
1S8S

1,000
IO,«M

house formerly
rented, bought
byUbr.ry.seo-

Albert C R.y-
moDd

.S^

Windsor

) includes periodicals

di.Gooi^le

FUBUC LIBRARIES

- ■EPOKI OF LIBKARIBS, 1914 — contmtted

hav dairsd

>wn anicopriatici

twu Approprlatio
Sum. otn«r toum

l.ttiM
711 .S7

to Fairfield
(1 Fiirfield

13 Gnoby
U Cnnbii
U Greenwith
K Gretnwieh

a GHiwoM

0) Groton

U Groton
U Guilford
U HHddun
67 Hunden

«e HunptoB
m Hartford

TOHutfoTd
71 HutUsd

ubscriptit
vatBdfn

t.m.M

.400.00

SO.ClOO Fruds Hall

20, 000

S.nOCmiit Jo

t.OOOEround by Hu-
rjet B Cam-
Btoclc. boil dim
by ImdieH' stm-
ine circle and

iOwii approprutiOD,
fines, fftc
«wa appropriation,
inveatsd f undi.finH

invested funds, fineg

3«a.00 100.00

B01.88
831 .(« 18«

21S.G2

2.7S US.
I.I3 I0,3S9.Sa

fsiodicali <d) addition built in'lB07 (e) lemDdelled 1S61-189S

3.S00 Fcedtrldi U Coc

8,000 W A SlBt«

<H (£apel siveD

40,00(^Ftedericli Bill
BUhu SiHcer
£ P Didde and
Cyprian S Braia

Wadtironli
Athenaeom

300, ODO various donon

f) uune building as abort I

PUBLIC UBRARIBS
- BEPOKT OF LIBKASIBS, 1914 >— ecn/inued

1,600.87

inrested fund*
nveatedfundi^Bne^

tedfundA.finet
oaQbcTihiEi feci

200.00 100 .Ot

77 Ledyard
TS Litchfield

79 Litchfield

80 Lyme

S2 Madison

; Middle-
bary

a Middle-
field

a Middle-

278.70
t.OfiS.tiO town upprnpliatiDn.

187.11
0.7V1.1S

■upported by
Chapg; BTOthi

[1 amtfopriatioa.

iigjported by Palmec
■00 town uppiopliatioi

Ijtown appTOpriAtifl
J EubacnptioQi, i i
veated Enods, Gni
gifli, Dther uBici

HunBerfoid
>G00 by Benja-
mia BisuU.tZSO
by Samh Beitor

Bill Brotbers

Mr lod Mt« H P

m.OE!,l
(0.10 ...

m.4«

«2.3(

23i.n

20.00

124.00

t, 137 .112

Mrs France* A
Russell

b) indodea pnlodicala

D.qil.zMBlG001^le

PUBLIC LIBBARIBS
TABLE V — REPORT OP LiBSASiBs, 1914 — continued

INCOU

BKPINMt

UBKARr BUIlDINa

„„

«n»n.

howdsrivM

1
1

».

name of doaw

M New

Ccuun

1,016 .St

MS .78
M.SIG.IX

membenhip Ceee
fine*, otli«r Miucee

finea
veatwffondi

MS .40
».00

187M.0O
1,WO.DO

«.8S

»«.4S

167 ,«

11067,00

33.80
808.68

18,973.00

'"•

18,680

pgbUo ^b^rip.

Fairfield

181.63

8,061 .00

1,101.61

;:;;:«

Hlven

100 New
Hiven

1210

400,000

18,000

MnUn^BIra

Ubrarr in bus-
public misaif

Haven

1827

89,400
31436.80

HnUT P Hsveii

London
IMNew

MUford

S.1M.7!

i nveited funds .fines

488.00

8S>.M

76.78

270 ,oe

9,164.63

M1.M
81 .«

annual f e». iaveeted
fund*, sifts, enler-

finei. other loaices

83.1X1

1900

1908

RebeccaD Bead

86,06

ISK

M,O00
3.000

.SSSTd

Csnoan

381.21

other unucas

1U.O0
180.01

W.88
10) .68

20.U

38.30

66.84
87.43

301 ,n

MS .31

Haven

113 NorwX

114 Norwolk

1, 109 .7G

*.mM

I7J.31
10.»M.«
1,789.84

18S.»

city appropriation

city appropriation.

Invested fundi ,finei
other sourca

v«led fund., final,
gilts, other sources
town appropriation,
subscriptions, in-
vested funds, fines

investedtunds.Enea
gifts, untertaln-

'Eit'SlSi

other louroes

■ JOS .70

.374.78

168.00

3.3B3.S3

600.00

156.60

680.06

6>.83

1,883.18

111.24

M.ia

172,36
307.26

187.72
73,76

,160.73

681.86

167.82
6,013 .88
897.83

143.90

3,106.7(1

9,803.90

386,63
10,ttW.9«

312,53

1213

M,3SI
30,000

Andrew CanwlB
120.000, dtiMM
tlO.OOOsiteud

Andrew Caroegi*

lie Norwich
117 Old Lyme

1860
1828

23.000
10,000

Joaeph Otis u

C H LudingWD

Saybrook

tadditiW built Ln 1911

D.qit.zeaOv^OOglC

PUBUC LIBSARIES

TABLE T — REPOKT OP LiBSAUXS, 1914 — continued

bow derived

lli!

DO Andrew Carnegie

190 Oxford
mPkinfield

123 Plymooth
IM Pljinonth

2t PmnftBt
WPonlMd

12 Reddins
33 Ridgefidd

US Roibnry

13t Siltibuiy

IJSScoUud
IMSermoar

21».»

aetnbenliip ita.

abecriptioas, gUtt

181 .U

110.30 ..

3BI.U ..
201 ,00 10

11.00 gift*. entarUlTUnanti
Awn Appropriation,

gifU, oUiar •ourcet
«va appropiutioii.
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state of Connecticut

PUBLIC DOCUMENT NO. 35

ANNUAL REPORTS

-OF THE

BoQiil of Eteutlon of tlie Blinit

THE GOVERNOR

FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
1913—1914 ,

PBJSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITE UTATVTB

HAETTORD

PUBUSKBD BT THK STATE
1914

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Publication

Approved by

The Board of Controi.

The Btilletin Company. Noncith, Conn,

. i:q,t7edi>G00t^lc

PRESENT MEMBERS

OF THE

SOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

SIMEON E, BALDWIN, Govbrnob, New Haven.

SAMUEL O. PRENTICE, Chief Jueptice, HARiroRD.

Hon. BLISHA J, STEELE, Torrington.

Mrs. EMILY WELLES FOSTER, Harttord.

JOHN D. RU5HE3t, Hartford, Secrdarv.

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ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND

For the year ending September 30, 1913.

Office of the Board of Education of the Blind,

Room 79, State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.

To His Excellency, Sttneoti E. Baldwin, Governor: —

Sir: — In compliance with the statutes, we have the honor
to submit herewith the annual report of the Board for the
year ending September 30, 1913:

With the powers and duties with which it has been in-
vested, the Board, in promoting the welfare of all coming
immediately under its direction, has endeavored duHng the
year under review to advance the interests of such by seeking
through thorough and practical education and training, suited
to the conditiops of those to be benefited, to form for each as
far as possible the foundation of a prosperous and useful
life. The results of these efforts may be seen in the progress
in the courses of study, as well as in the healthy appearance
and happiness of those in attendance at the institutions to
•which they have been assigned. As the formative period in
the life of the blind child is perhaps the most important, we
have aimed by searching out and investigating cases to bring
under our supervision at the earliest practicable age the
children found to be qualified that they may receive to the
fullest extent the advantages of the school, which must do
a great part in the work of the development of the physical,
mental and moral life of the child. To the adult the question
of the acquisition of a trade or trades may be of vital Im-
portance. Not only may it affect the individual but the
home as well, even the town and the State, Time and at-
tention has been given to reaching him and to helping him
to help himself by giving to him the opportunity, whenever

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6 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

needed and desired, of learning one or more trades which
shall be conducive to his support.

The number of blind or partially blind persons registered
with the Board September 30, 1912, was sixty-one, Sixteen
have since been added and eleven dischiirged while one has
died, making the total number registered September 30, 1913,
sixty-five. The foregoing show that seventy-seven blind or
partially blind persons have been under the direction of the
Board as State pupils receiving instruction and training dur-
ing the past year. Of this number fifty-six were children
and twenty-one were adults.

Six, two boys and fouV girls, of whom one of the boys
was for a part of the year at the School of the Connecticut
Institute for the Blind, were assigned to the Perkins Institu-
tion and Massachusetts School for the Blind, fifty-one,
twenty-six boys and twenty-five girls, to the School of the
Connecticut Institute for the Blind, and the adults, sixteen
men and five women, to the Department of Trades of the '
latter institution.

Of the six pupils at the Perkins Institution and Massa-
chusetts School for the Blind, three were in attendance
throughout the school year, no one of whom finished the
course or was withdrawn, while three were entered by the
Board in the fall of the year.

Of the State pupils at .the School of the Connecticut In-
stitute for the Blind, one was transferred to the Perkins In-
stitution and Massachusetts School for the Blind and seven
were discontinued, one for unsatisfactory {trogress, one on
account of Continued poor health, one for removal from the
State, one by reason of improved sight, and "three were al-
lowed to be withdrawn by their parents because further at-
tendance seemed unwarranted. Four of the seven discon-
tinued were boys and three were girls. All the girls are at
the homes of their parents while of the boys, one has ob-
tained employment and one is in attendance at a public
school.

Three of the adults at the Department of Trades of the
Connecticut Institute for the Blind completed the course of
training, of whom one returned to her home to engage in
typewriting, another secured employment, while the third
has been given work in the department. One was discon-
tinued on account of removal from the state and one died.

Of the sixteen who came under the Board's direction
during the year, fourteen were new pupils and two were
former pupils who were reinstated. Two . of the number
were assigned to the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. 7

School for the BHnd, nine to the School and five to the De-
partment of Trades, of the Connecticut Institutes for the
Blind. In addition two children were placed in the Nursery
of the Connecticut Institute for the Blind through the in-
strumentality of the Board.

At the close of the year, sixty-five blind or partially
blind persons were registered with the Board, six of
whom were assigned to the Perkins Institution and
Massachusetts School for the Blind, forty-three to the School
and sixteen to the Department of Trades, of the Connecticut
Institution for the Blind,

During the year eighty-nine cases were investigated. Of
those found qualified to benefit from the opportunities we
have to oiJer, a number came under the Board's direction
while some who should have but did not are under observa-
tion and within a short time, it is believed, will be receiving
the education and training we can afford. Visits have been
made to a number of those who in the past have been estab-
lished in business through the efforts of this Board or are
employed and the progress of others has been followed
through inquiry and information from various sources.

In accordance with Chapter 66 of the Public Acts of the
General Assembly of 1905, visits of inspection were made to
the Connecticut Institute for the Blind in conformity to its
provisions.

In the past year in each of the three departments of this
institution, the same general policy in the carrying on of the
work has been followed as formerly and it has been en-
deavored to conduct the affairs of the institution in ■ such a
way as to attain the best results which the funds at disposal
could effect. The means and methods ofdinariiy employed
in instructing and training with such modifications and
changes as have' been suggested by experience and required
by progress have been pursued by the different departments
in the improvement and advancement of those under their
charge.

The condition of health in the institution during the time
which this report covers has been very good and while there
has not been entire immunity from sickness, what cases there
have been have not been of a serious nature. Three deaths
occurred, one at the Nursery, of a baby feeble from birth.
and two at the Department of Trades — one due to appendici-
tis and the other to pneumonia.

The Department of Trades continues to 'be conducted on
the system which has been in force for a number of years.
Forty-nine blind or partially blind persons have been con-
nected with this department during the year, twenty-four as

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8 BOARD OF EDLXATION OF THE BLIND.

pupils, of whom tweiity-one were under the direction of the
Board, twenty-one as employees and four as boarders.

Within the past year several steps were taken looking to
the improvement and development of this department. Near ■
the close of the preceding year the institution, through the
generosity of a friend, acquired a tract of land comprising
about forty acres in the Town of Wethersfield, on which it
is intended, when sufficient funds are in hand, to erect one or
more liuildings, adequate and suitable to its needs. With
this end in view a Building Fund was started which amounted
at the close of the year, as shown by Schedule G, to $3,T85.
There was also instituted for the benefit of this department
an Endowment Fund now amounting to $850, a statement
of which is contained in Schedule I. It is hoped that this
endowment fund will grow rapidly and in a short time be of
sufficient amount to yield an income large enough to meet
any deficiency which may arise in any year.

Mrs. R. E, Colby, who has been matron of the Depart-
ment of Trades for several years and who as such has
rendered valuable and efficient service was granted a year's
leave of absence. Her place during the coming year will
be filled by Mrs. B. G. Humphrey.

The total number of blind or partially blind persons reg-
istered in the three departments of the institution, as pupils,
instructors, employees, workmen and women at the begin-
ning of the year was ninety-seven. Nineteen were admitted,
fourteen were discharged and three died, making the total
number at the close of the year ninety-nine. Of these, forty-
six were in the School, thirteen in the Nursery, and forty in
the Department of Trades. The first division includes forty-
two pupils, the principal, one teacher, an office assistant and
one employee; the second, eleven children, a matron and an
assistant matron; the third, seventeen pupils, seven in-
structors, all but one of whom devote part of their time to
working at the trade they are teaching, one office assistant,
one domestic, ten workmen and women and four boarders.

The expenditures of the Board during the year, together
with financial statement of the Connecticut Institute for the
Blind, are given on the pages following this report.

In fulfillment of our duties under Chapter 66 of the Public
Acts of 1905, we have obtained from the Connecticut In-
stitute for the Blind the following statements: (Schedule A)
statement as to their financial condition on the thirtieth day
of September, 1913; (Schedule B) statement of cash receipts
and disbursements for the year ending the thirtieth day of
September, 1913; (Schedule C) statement as to the financial
condition of the Department of Trades on the thirtieth day

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. 9

of September, 1913; (Schedule D) statement as to the profit
or loss in each of the various departments of the Department
of Trades for the year ending the thirtieth day of September,
1913; (Schedule E) statement as to the income of the De-
partment of Trades for the year ending the thirtieth day of
September, 1913; (Schedule F) statement as to the condition
of the Building Fund of the School on the thirtieth day of
September, 1913; (Schedule G) statement as to the condi-
tion of the Building Fund of the Department of Trades on
the thirtieth day of September, 1913; (Schedule H) statement
as to the condition of the Endowment Fund of the School on
the thirtieth day of September 30, 1913; and (Schedule I)
statement as to the condition of the Endowment Fnnd of the
Department of Trades on the thirtieth day of September,
1913.

The State Auditors have examined and audited such items
as fall within the range of their duties.

Dated at Hartford this 30th day of December, 1913.
(Signed) Simeon E, Baldwin.

Elisha J. Steele.
Emily Welles Foster.
Samuel O. Prentice.

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ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND

For the year ending September 30, 1914.

Office of the Board of Education of the Blind,

Room 79, State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
To His Excellency, Simeon E. Baldzvin, Governor: —

Sir : — In compliance with the statutes, we have the honor
to submit herewith the annual report of the Board for the
year ending September 30, 1914:

The average yearly number of blind or partially blind
persons receiving an education or training as State pupils
under the Board s supervision during the twenty years pre-
ceding the year just closed has been seventy-two. The work
of the Board in endeavoring to have more of the blind Ve-
ceive the educational advantages provided by the State is, we
believe, being advanced, as during the year under review
eighty-three blind or partially blind persons have been under
the direction of the Board as State pupils, which is the largest
number to whom the Board has afforded education and train-
ing in any one year since its creation. This number does
not include the blind who have finished their courses as State
pupils and who are either employed or are given employment
at the trade or trades they acquired as such and with whom
the Board seeks to keep in touch and be of whatever as-
sistance it can when necessary. With the extension of the
appreciative recognition of the possibilities of the education
of blind children, particularly among the parents of such chil-
dren, an increase may be looked for in the number of those
who by reason of lack of sight or of sight too defective to '
allow of their attendance at the public schools will come
under the direction of the Board to obtain the advantages of
an education. In fulfilling the duties with which it has been
charged the Board has sought to secure for all under its im-
mediate direction wise instruction, efficient training and sym-
(10)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. 11

pathetic care, with the end in view of rendering the subse-
quent life of each happier and more serviceable. In the in-
vestigation of cases our aim has been to give sympathetic
t:onsideration to every applicant and to reject only the ap-
plications of those who while fulfilling -the other requirements
of law did not possess the qualifications which fitted them to
profit by instruction. The discontinuance during the year of
fourteen of the adults under the Board's direction as State
pupils at the Department of Trades of the Connecticut In-
stitute for the Blind, left at the close of the year a smaller
number in this department receiving industrial training at the
expense of the State than in recent years. This.^ reduced
number afforded a temporary relief to the crowded condition
prevailing in this department for several years past but;among
those about the State whose cases are under surveillaiice are
some who, it is believed, will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity of entering this department through this Board and
bring the number within a short time up to the general
average.

The work as a whole for the blind in the State as com-
prised in the searching out and investigation of cases, the
care of the infants, the education of the young, the industrial
training of the adults, and the establishment in business or
the employment of such as are qualified as a result of their
education and training and the keeping in touch with them
as closely as possible so as to be of whatever aid when nec-
essary as lies within the powers of the Board, bears evidence,
it is believed, of a permanency of definite aim, organized ef-
fort, and the accomplishment of valuable results.

The number of blind or partially blind persons registered
with the Board September 30, 1913, was sixty-five. Eighteen
have since been added and twenty discharged, making the
total number registered September 30, 1914, sixty-three. The
foregoing show that eighty-three blind or partially blind
persons have been under the direction of the Board re-
ceiving their education and training during the year. Of
this numbei* fifty-nine were children and twenty-four were
adults.

Six, two boys and four girls, were assigned to the Perkins
Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind and
seventy-seven to the Connecticut Institute for the Blind as
follows : six, four boys and two girls, to the Nursery, forty-
seven, twenty-six boys and twenty-one girls, to the School,
and twenty-four, nineteen men and five women, to the De-
partment of Trades.

Of the pupils at the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts
School for the Blind, all were in attendance the entire school

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12 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND,

year. With its close one of the pupils who had been en-
gaged in post-graduate work was discontinued by the Board
as it was felt her further continuance as a state pupil was
unwarranted while another who completed the school course
and w^s graduated in June was authorized to take up post-
graduate work during the coming year to allow him to
profit by additional instruction in tuning and in the study
of music, with special attention to the organ.

Four of our pupils at the School of the Connecticut In-
stitute for the Blind were discontinued, one, a boy with
partial sight, to go to work, one on account of continued poor
health, and two by reason of removal from the State.

Of the children whose attendance as State pupils was
authorized at the Nursery of the Connecticut Institute for the
Blind because of their need of special care and special in-
struction, one after a year's trial was dropped from the list
of State pupils because of failure to make progress sufficiently
satisfactory to warrant continuance.

Fourteen of the adults, eleven men and three women, at
the Department or Trades of the Connecticut Institute for
the Blind were discontinued as State pupils. Of this number
nine completed the course of training, four of whom have
been established in business in their home towns, one is to
be established, while four have been given employment in
this department. One, a former pupil, was reinstated for a
limited time in order to allow him to acquire the trade of
mattress making which he began and completed within the
year. Four were discontinued for the following reasons:
one on account of poor health, one for continued absence,
one for unsatisfactory conduct, and one by reason of removal
from the State,

All under the Board's direction whose standing and pro-
gress warranted and who were in need of further training
in order to render their education productive of good results,
have been continued as State pupils.

The general health of our pupils in the institutions they
have been attending has been good.

Of the eighteen who came under the Board's direction
during the year, seventeen were new pupils and one was a
former pupil who was reinstated for a limited period. Five
of the eighteen entered the Nursery, five the School and eight
the Department of Trades, of the Connecticut Institute for
the Blind. In addition to the above number, two children
were placed through the instrumentality of the Board but not
as State pupils in the Nursery.

At the close of the year sixty-three blind or partially blind
persons were registered with the Board as State pupils, of

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. 13

■whom five were assigned to the Perkins Institution and
Massachusetts School for the Blind, and forty-eight to the
Connecticut Institute for the Blind, as follows : five to the
Nursery, forty-three to the School and ten to the Depart-
ment of Trades.

Ninety-two cases were investigated during the year,
among which weresome who could be greatly benefited by
the advantages allowed by law through this Board but who
have not come under its direction. The cases of all such are
kept in as close touch v^ith as possible in order to have them
avail themselves of their opportunities at the earliest date.
The careers of a number who in the past were equipped with
a trade or trades 'and established or employed in useful
occupations through the efforts of the Board have been
followed either by personal visitations or by information from
reliable sources.

The Connecticut Institute for the Blind, as directed by
Chapter 66 of the Public Acts of tlie General Assembly of
1905, was visited and thoroughly inspected as often as once
in three months by at least two members of the Board. Such
visits were without notice to the persons in charge of the
several departments and every opportunity was aflorded for
a thorough inspection.

The work in each of the three departments of this insti-
tution has been conducted along the same general lines as
noted in previous reports whatever changes there have been
made being of a minor nature and in no way affecting the
gene'ral scheme or the objects sought to be accomplished.
With the exception of the resignation of Mr, Antonio Mentone
who, for a year or more, has been a teacher at the School,
and who left to take up other work, there have been no
changes in the force of officers and teachers in either School
or Nursery. In the Department or Trades, Mr. R. E. Colby,
who has been Superintendent for a number of years, was grant-
ed a six months' leave of absence to expire with the beginning
of the Fall term of the year 1914-1915, at which time Mrs.
R. E. Colby, Matron of the department who was granted a
year's leave of absence, will also return. Mr. Colby's place
during his absence was filled by Mr. W. G. Riggs, of New
Haven. Mrs. B. G. Humphrey, who was selected to fill the
position or Matron until Mrs, Colby's return, resigned in
April, and Miss Emily Timms, Assistant Matron'for several
years, was chosen as her successor. With these exceptions,
the officers and instructors in this department remain prac-
tically the same as to personnel and number as in the pre-
ceding year.

During the year one hundred and eighteen blind or par-

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14 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

tially blind persons have been connected in one capactiy or
another with the three departments of the institution, and
the record of health of this number has on the whole been
good. One death occurred, that of a young woman in the
Department of Trades who in the early part of the year com-
pleted her course of training and Up to the time of her death
was employed in the department.

The institution in its Nursery and School have, it is be-
lieved, the facilities for affording to those of tender years
and the young the care, education and training which they
require.' It is towards the Department of Trades, devoted to
the industrial training and employment of the adults, that
the efforts of those having the institutiofi's affafrs in charge
are being directed with the end in view of having better and
more suitable conditions for the carrying on of this branch
of the work and of providing allowance for its growth in
scope and effectiveness.

The total number of blind or partially blind persons
registered in the three departments of the institution as
pupils, instructors, employees, workmen and women, and
boarders, at the beginning of the year was ninety-nine.
During the year nineteen were admitted, twenty-one were
discharged and one died, making the total number at the
close of the year ninety-six. Of these, fifteen were in the
Nursery, forty-five in the School, and thirty-six in the De-
partment of Trades. The first division includes thirteen
children, a matron and an assistant matron ; the second, forty-
three children, the principal and an office assistant; and the
third, nine pupils, seven instructors, all but one of whom are
engaged part of the time in working at the trade they are
teaching, an assistant to the Superintendent, an office assist-
ant, fourteen workmen and women, and four boarders.

In fulfillment of our duties under Chapter 66 of the
Public Acts of the General Assembly of 1905, we have ob-
tained from the Connecticut Institute for the Blind the fol-
lowing statements: (Schedule A) statement as to their
financial condition on the thirtieth day of September, 1914;
(Schedule B) statement of cash receipts and disbursements
for the year ending the thirtieth day of September, 1914;
(Schedule C) statement as to the financial condition of the
Department of Trades on the thirtieth day of September,
1914; (Schedule D) statement as to the profit or loss in each
of the various departments of the Department of Trades for
the year ending the thirtieth day of September, 1914:
(Schedule E) statement as to the income of the DepaWment
of Trades for the year ending the thirtieth day of September;
1914; (Schedule F) statement as to the condition of the

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. 15

Building Fund of the School on the thirtieth day of Sep-
tember, 1914; (Schedule G) statement as to the condition of
the Building Fund of the Department of Trades on the
thirtieth day of September, 1914; (Schedule H) statement as
to the condition of the Endowment Fund of the School on the
thirtieth day of September, 1914; {Schedule I) statement as
to the condition of the Endowment Fund of the Department
of Trades on the thirtieth day of September, 1914; (Schedule
J) statement as to the condition ot the Furnishing Fund of
the Department of Trades on the thirtieth dav of September,
1914.

The expenditures of the Board during the year, together
with the financial statement of the Connecticut Institute for
the Blind, are given on the pages immediately following this
report. Such items in both statements as fall within the
range of their duties have been examined and audited by
the State Auditors.

Dated at Hartford this S9th day of December, 1914.
(Signed) Simeon E. Baldwin,

Emily Welles Foster.
ElisHa J. Steele.
Samuel O. Prentice.

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BOARD OF EDUCATIOX OF THE BLIND.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

Year ending September 30, 1913.

RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated by the Q«neral Assembly of
1911. for the tno fiscal years ending SeptenVber

30, 1813 (43,000.00

II>efl<:lency approprla^on by the General AsBembly

of 1913, tor tuition and board 4,000.00

147,000

DISBURSEMENTS.
Tuition and board of State pupila:

Perkins Institution, Boston $ 900.00

Connecticut Institute tar the Blind.. 10,386.67

Transportation and clotnlns . .-. 401. 7S

Travelling expenses, members and Sec-
retary of Board 331.91

Office eipeoBes 81.55

In addition to above, comptroller's re-
port shows:

Salary of Secretary 11,800.00

Premium on Secretary's bond 17 , 60

State Auditors 136.54

iMachinery, materials and tools for

State beneficiaries 140.14

— 2,084.18

420,186.09
Deduct:

Premiums on Secretari*'s bond % 17.50

State Auditors 128.54

120,042.05

Amount disbursed, year ending- Septem-
ber 30, 1912 22,160.62

September 30, 1913, balance to credit of
Board to be covered back Into State
Treasury 4,797.43

-$47,000.00

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

Tear endlnK September 30, 1914.

RECEIPTS.
Amount appropriated by the General AaaemWy of 1913, tor

the two flacal years ending September 30, IfllS t^T.OOO.Ott

mSBURSEMENTS. «

Tuition and board of State pupils;

PerklDs Institution tor the Blind % 1,766.67

Connecticut Institute tor the Blind... 16.686.67

• Transportation and clotbln* 482.57

Travelling expenses, members and Sec-
retary of Board 824.28

OHlce expenaes 6B.86

In addition to above. Comptroller's re-
port sho'ws:

Salary of Secretary (1,800.00

Premium on Secretary's bond 17.60

State Auditors 181.20

Machinery, materials and tools tor

State beneflclarles 646.78

}i,e85.4g
Deduct:

Premium on Secretary's bond.* 17. BO

State Auditors 121.20

138.70

2,346.78

121.652.82

September 30, 1014. balance of appropri-
ation to credit of Board 2B.34T.18

S47,000 . 00

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT
INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND.

[Schedule A.]

General Balance Sheet.
September 30, 1913.

ASSETS.

Plant and personal Jiroperty '(School) $94,097.93 «

Plant BJid personal property (Nursery) 13,000.00

Plant and personal property (Department of Trades) 31,363.19

Building Fund account (School) 9,366.80

Endowment Fund (School) 7,503.80

Building Fund account (Deportment of Trades) B,7SB,0(f

Endowment Fund (Department of Trades) 8B0.00

Stock on hand (Department of Trades) 1,614.24

Cash on land 1,132.80

Tuition and board accrued, pupils State of Connecti-
cut (Department of Trades) 154.80

Tuition and board accrued, other than State pupils

(Department of Trades) 26i6.70

Interest accrued on Savings Bank deposit 6. SI

LIABILITIES.

Accounts payable % 966.19

Balance: Assets over liabilities 161,175.40

»182,14I.6»

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT

INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND. ^

[Schedule A.] \^

General Balance Sheet.

September 30, 1914.

ASSETS.

Plant and personal property (School) 194,097.95

Plajit and persona] property (Nursery) ISjOOD-OO

Plant and peraonal property (Department of Trad«e) 31,323.89

BuUdlns Fund account (School) 7,979,00

Endowment Fund account (School) 8,6S6.33

Building Fund account (Department of Trades) 2,9SG.T0

Endowment Fund account (Department of Trades) 'so.OD

Furnishing Fund account (Department of Trades) 107.80

Stock on hand (Department of Trades) 1,739.72

lAccounta receivable (Department of Trades) 9S5.39

Cash on hand 2,379.69

Tifltlon and board accrued pupils. State of Con-
necticut (Department of Trades). ..i 13S.45

Tuition and board accrued, other than State pupils

(i:>epartment of Trades) 168. 00

Interest accrued on Savings Bank depofflt 8.67

J164,S76.49

LPABILITIES.

Accounts payable S 409.87

Balance: Assets over liabilities 163,9«B.62

1164,375.49

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[Schedule B.]

SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS

For the year ending September 30, 1913.

RECEtPT3.
Balance on hand October 1, 1912:

School Oncludlng Nurserj-) (2,038.88

Department of Trades 1,124.93

R163.SI

Sohool and Nuraary.

Contrtbutlons t 6,80«.95

State ot Connecticut 11,«B3.33

Board of child at Nursery TE.DO

Income from Endowment Fund 160,00

Amount drawn from Building Fund account to re-
place check No. 4970 7.00

Returned amount of overcharge 1.00

18,706.2*

Department of Trades-
Departmental receipts:

Caning Department $2,737.04

Mattreea Department 1,580.33

Broom Department 3,235.67

Fancy Work Department 338.34

17,789.38

Tulftlon and board State pupils 4,733.34

Tuition and board other than State pupils 1,323.04

Donations 790.50

Discount returned on bill of L. S. Qold-

. Schmidt & Co .09

Ihterest on Savings Bank deposit 24.48

H661.73

136,531 . Sa

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.
DISBURSEMENTS.

Nursery,

Salaries and wages J1,83S

ProvlBlons 1,554

HouBefumishlngs .' Bfl

Household supplies 177

Ijaundry. wages and supplies 313

Ice Tl

Light 87

Water 25

Fael 364

Telephone 64

Insurance 27

Medical attention ajid supplies 44

itt«palr» 231

Miscellaneous expenses 41

Patty cash 75

Prt^erty , 35

Sohool.

Salaries and wages ja,837

Provisions 2.16S

Housefumishlnge 93

Household supplies 22S

Liaundry. wages and supplies 648

Educational expenses - - - 138

SpecIaJ instruction 87

Ice 77

Lisni tsS

Water 100

Puea 1,026

Telephone 7C

Hay and grain 181

Farm and garden 565

Medical attention and supplies 136

Printing and stationery 333

Improvements 134

Repairs 24s

MfAcellaneous expenses 2D7

Petty cash 70

Soliciting 906

Services of Treasurer 300

Property 3t

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Contributions transferred to Depaxtment of Tradaa,

Building Fund account % 20.00

Contributions tranaferred to I>ei>artinent of Trades,

Endowment Fund SBO.OO

Departmant of Trade*.
Salaries and wasea;

Household Department f 2,807. 83

Broom Department 561.57

Mattress Department 115.05

Caning Department 1,3S8.06

Fancy Work Department 101.00

(8,118.51

Household Department.

Provisions 12,352 . 18

Fuel 738.14

Light and power 101.57

Telephone B4,65

Ho use furnishings and supplies 52.60

Hepolra ■ 321.84*

Hoy and grain 268. GS

Farm 216.11

Water rent 108.29

Fire Insurance 251.28

Office ....- 70.89

Petty cash 120.00

Miscellaneous expenses 273.69

Services of Treasurer 200.00

5,136.83

Materials and supplies:

Broom Department $2,177.61

Mattress Department 459.30

Caning Department 793.46

Fancy Work Deparlment 110.77

3,541.17

Property account 39.30

14,825. PI

September 30, 1413, cash on hand:

School and Nurserj^ (171.95

Department of Trades 960.85

1.132.80,

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

[Schedule B.]

SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS

For the year ending September 30, 1914.

RECEIPTS.

Balance on hand October 1. 1913:
School (includlngr Nursery) . , .
Department of Trades

School and Nuraory.

Contributions (4,233

State of Connecticut 12,833

Board of child at Nursery 11.

Jncome from Endowment Fund 213

Amount drawn from Building Fund (to replace

amount ^jipended for building purposes) 526

Note 1,000

Proceeds of concert at New Haven 116

Proceeds of concert at Hartford 213

I-eg[acy of Edward W. Marsh 1,500

Department of Traifsa.

Departmental receipts;

Caning Department S2,114.T&

Mattress Department 1,677.77

Broom Department 3,391.72

Fancy Work Department 175,51

Tuition and board of State pupils

3,733.34

Tuition and board of other than

State

pupils

1,475.24

Donation;^

3,270.40

Rental of farm land . :

149.04

Legacy of EdAvard W, Marah . . . .

1,500.00

.01

17,713.26

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DISBURSEMENTS.

Salaries and wa««s .

HoueeCumiahlngs

Housebold supplies

Laundry, wages and supplies .
■Ice

lAebt

Water

Fuel

Telephone

Insurance

Medical' attention and supplies .

Repairs

Miscellaneous expenses

Petty cash

19. oa

19.03
99.73
53.01

Salaries and wages

Provisions

HoUBefurnlBhlDKS . .*.

Household supplies

Laundry, wages and supplies .

Educational expenses

Special Instruction

Light

Water

Fuel

Telephone

Insurance

Hay and eraln

Farm and garden

Medical attentfon and supplies .

Printing and stationery

bnprovements -.

Repairs

Mlaceilaneous expenses

Petty cash

Soliciting

Services o( Treasurer

Property

Interest on temporary loans . . .

Contributions transferred' to Department of Trades

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DeiMrtmant of Trade*.
Salaries and wa«:ea:

Household Department f 3,851 , 6

Broom Department 528.0

Mattress Department 365.0

Canlns Department 1,273.0

Fancy Work Department lO'S.O

Household Department;

Provisions (2.758.5

Fuel :

Light and power

Telephone

Housefumishlngs and supplies

Repairs

Grain

Water rent

Fire Insurance

Special Instruction

Medical attention and suppll^i

Delivery

Petty cash

Miscellaneous expenses

Services of Treasurer

Materials and supplies.

Broom Department (.'!.292.57

Mattress Department 873.64

Caning Department 952.41

Fancy Work Department . .■ 9 13

September 30, 1914, cash on
School and Nursery . . .
Department of Trades .

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[Schedule C]

CURRENT BALANCE SHEET.

(Department of Trades.)

September 30, 1913.

ASSETS.

Cash;

In Security Cctmpany 1329.65

In Uechanlcs Savings Bank G31.20

Stock on band:

Caaing) Department ■. (392.31

Mattress Department 155.75

Broom Department 845.83

li^incy Work Department 220 . 35

Accounts receivaible:

Caning Department 1273.28

Mattress Department 77 . 35

Broom Department 822 . 56

Fancy Work Department 1.05

Tuition and board accrued State pupils
Tuition and board accrued of other than

State pupils

Interest accrued on Savings Bank deposit

LIABILITIES.

Accounts payable % 966 . 19

Amount due' Building Fund account

(School) 1,500.00

ISxcess of current assets over current lia-
bilities, g^tember 30, 1912. ae per
previous report (2,457.93

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Deduct:

Increase In property account carried
to general baJance sheet

12,418.6
Deduct:

Deiflclency for year endiDg September

30, 1913, as per Income statement 708. T

I1,T09.S

Excess of current assets c

bilitlea, September 30, 1913

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

[Schedule C]

CURRENT BALANCE SHEET.

■ (Department of Trades.)

September 30, 1914.

ASSETS.

Cash:

In Security Company IT5S.66

In Mechanics Savinea Bank 656. 6S

Stock on hand:

Oanlng Department (3SB.04

iMattress Department SD9.69

Broom Department 963.69

Fancy Work Department 177.30

Accounts receivable:

Caning- Department $153.30

Mattress Department 241.85

Broom Department 566 . 69

Fancy Work Department 3 . EB

Tuition and board accrued State pupils
Tuition and board accrued otlier than

State puplla

Intereat accrued on Savings Bank deposit

LIABILITIES.

Accounts payable , . | 409 . ST

Loan due Building Fund account (School) 1,500.00

Excess of current aaseta over current 11a-
■ bllltie«, September 30, 1913, BlB per
previous report tt,709.96

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

Add:

Profit for year ending SeptenVber 3
1'914, as per Income b
Add:

Error In check

Sxceas of current aaaets over cur
billtles, September 30, 1411 .

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[Schedule D.]

DEPARTMENTAL ANNUAL PROFIT AND LOSS

STATEMENT.

(Department of Trades.)

For the year endln® September 30. 1913.

Caning Department.

Sales $2,684. 52

Deduct:

Materials and suppliea consumed S Sll . 86

Wages 1,333 . 06

Gross profit carried to Income etatenient 1639.60

Mattress Department,

Sales Ii,'465.28

Deduct;

Materials and supplies consumed $490. 13

Wages 415.05

Gross profit carried to income statement $&60,](y

Broom Department, #

Sales $3,261 .75

Deduct:

Materials and supplies consumed I2,3e4.15

Wa^es 561. B7

■— 2,945.72

Gross profit carried to Income statement t316.03

Fancy Work Dapartmant.

Sales $224.12

Deduct:

Materials and supplleiS consumed $67.74

Wages mi .00

158.74

Grosa profit carried to Income statement $55. 3S

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[Schedule D.]

DEPARTMENTAL ANNUAL PROFIT AND LOSS

STATEMENT.

(Department of Trad€S.)
For the year ending September 30, 1914.

Caning D«partinent.

SaloB «,a95. 77

Deduct:

Materlaia and supplies consumed 11,019.43

W«ce8 1,372 .08

2.J91 . 49

Groas profit carried to Incolne statement J4.28

Mattr«u Departmant.

S^es 11.842.37

Deduct:

MateriaJa and Buppliea consumed 1804. 88

Wages 365.00

1.169.88

Oross proflc carried to income statement 1672.39

Broom Depart mo nt.

Sales *■ - t3,03B .85

Deduct:

MateilalB and supplies consumed |2,66E.41

Wa«ea 528,00

3,193.41

Groaa loaa carried to income statement (157. Gfl

Taney Work Department.

SaJea $178.01

Deduct:

Hateiials and aupplles consumed t 4S . 44

"Wases 106.00

150.44

Orosa profit carried to Income statement f27.tT

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[Schedule E.]
INCOME STATEMENT.
(Department of Trades.)

For year endins September 30, 1913.

Gross profita of Departments.

Caning; Department ' }639.fii)

Mattress Department 560.10

Broom Department 316.03

Fancy Work Department 56.38

*1,GT1.11

Tuition and board at State pupils 4,694.64

Tuition and board o( other than State

pupils 1,218.04

Donations 790,50

Interest on Savings Bank deposit 24.72

t8.2fl4.01

Deduct: ^

Household expenses:

Supplies and current expenses... 15,194.95

Salaries and wages 3.80T.83

9,002.78

Net deficiency carried to current balance sheet J708.77

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[Schedule E.]
INCOME STATEMENT.

(Department of Trades.)
For year ending September 30, 1914.

OroBS profits of Departments:

Caning Depaxttnent % 4,28

Mattress Department 672.39

Fancy "Work Department ■. 27.67

f 704. 24
X>ecluct:

OroBS loss of Broom Department... 157.56

Tuition and board of State pupils.
Tuition and board of other than State

rtonatioi^

Rental of land •l

Lieg-acy of Ediward W. Marsh

Interest on Savings Bank depoalt

Deduct:

Household expenses:

Salaries and current expenses.
Salaries and wages

Net profit carried t

3.718.

Lte

.68
.99

.54
.40

.04
.00
74

110.582
9,771

'l49

.3ft

f5,920.

,07
.68

.75

lialance sheet

tsio

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[Schedule F.]
BUILDING FUND.

(School.)
September 30, lfll3.

1913.
Sept 30. Balance .

RECBIPTS.

Coupons American Telephone &■

Telegraph Co

Cash for check No. 20

1813.
Jan. 3. Withdrawn from Mechanics
Savlngfl Bank

EXPENSES.

Purchase of Land on Jordan
Lane. Wetherafleld, from
Thomas Standlsh 13.100.00

Bill, Frauds W. Cole 30 00 .

Bill, Ford, Buck & Sheldon... 2B.00

Bill, Security Company 1.00

Bill, A- S. Freeburg 481.48

BUI, Sanford A. Griswold, in-
terest on mort^rase 22.92

Bill, Spencer & Waslhburn. .. . 33.00

Bill, Tajces, Wethersfield 20.10

Sill, Case, Lookwood & Brain-

ard 7.00

Bill. Sanford A. Griswold 75.00

Interest paid Security Company

on overdraft 20.35

Balance

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liNVENTORY.

CsMb

Loan to Trades Depai'tmenC

16,000 tionds, American Telephone & Tel-
egraph Co., 4%. 1929

Parmington Savings Bank

F'armlngton SavlnjiB Bank accrued Inte^rest

Leas withdrawn .

State Savings Bank 11,964. S

State Savings Bank

Society for Savings
Society for Savings

(237

63
5S

$2,210

38
60

J2,251
2,233

9S
73

J609
t 24

61
60

tl,e64
63

S8
S3

(568
22

22
94

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[Schedule F.]
BUILDING FUND.

(School.)
September 30. 1914,

1913.
Oct. 1. Balance last account .

RECBIPTS.

Coupons American Telephone

& Telegraph Co f £00.00

Withdrawn from State Savings

Bank . .' 1,000.00

Withdrawn from Mechanics Sa-
vings Bank S26.B2

1,726.62

$1,815.97

EXPENSES.

Dec, 30. Interest paid Sondtord A. Grls-

wold i IBO.OO

Demand note dated November

6. 1913 paid ■ 1.000.00

Transferred to School and

Nursery account 526.62

tl.8l6.97

INVENTORY.

Cash J 139.35

Loan to Tra^ea Department 1,500.00

*5,00« American Telephone & Telegraph

Co., 4%, 1929 4.5B5.00

Deposited Parmlngton Savings Bank (247.21 ,

Interest 9 . 98

257.19

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SS34

536

$107

JT2S

t591

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BUND.

[Schedule G.]

BUILDING FUND.

(Department of Trades.)

September 30, 1913.

RECEIRTS.

1918.

Dec, 27. Gift from 'Mrs. Sarah G. Hall t 100. 00

1913.

Jan. 37. Gift from Katherine H. PoniCToy. 5.00

' Gift from Martha S. Wade.. 10.00

Apr. B. Gift from Julia S. Coffin 2B.00

Gift from 'Ellen W. Gray 20.00

Gift from Frances C. Palmer 2,500.00

Mortgage loan J. Everson 135.00

t2.7e6.09

INVENTORY.

Sept SO. Mortgage loan John Everson $3,500.00

Cash 285.00

$2,785.00

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■ EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

tSchedule G.]
BUILDING FUND.

(Department of Trades.) W3

September 30^1914. "- — ,

Balance on liand

RECEIPTS.

Interest on loan, John Everaon 1129.16

Bonus on loan, Wm. A. Hollen-

beck ., 39.26

Interest September 12, 1911—
October 1, 1914, on loan
Wm. A. Hollenbeck 7.29

Commission 25.00

RmNCIPAL ACCOUNT.
RECEIPTS.
Loan. John Everson paid

INVESTMENTS.

Loan to Wm. A. Hollenbeck. . . .

J2,BOO.0(l

INVENTORY.
Loan, Wm. A. Hollenbeck

12,6(10.00
*86.70

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[Schedule H.]
ENDOWMENT FUND.

(School.)
September 30, 1913.

INCOME RECEIPTS.
Coupons American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. f 40.00

Coupons N. T., N. H. & H. R R. IM.OO

CONTRA.
Transferred to Schirol ojid Nursery accoumt

1912. CASH ACCOUNT WITH PRINCIPAL.

Sept. 30. Balance (710.00

RECEIPTS.

Legacy, Estate of Sarah R,

Dunham (1.000.00

Legacy. Estate of Elizabeth

H. Williams 1,000.00

Legacy, Estate of James N.

Thomson 1,000.00

3.000.00

Balance — - — 3

INVENTORY.

$1,000 Bond American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co.,
4%, 1829 I 905.47

J3,000 Bond N. Y., N. H. & H.

R. R„ i%, 1947 2,790.00

Deposit State Savings Bank.. J94.o3

Accrued interest State Sa-

vlngB Bajik 3.80

9S.3S

CaEh 3,710 .00

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BOARD OP EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

[Schedule H.]

ENDOWMENT FUND.

(School.)

September 30, 1414.

'INCOME RECEIPTS.

Coupons American Telephone & Telegraph Co..... t 40.00

Coupons N. T., K. H. & H. R. R 120.00

Coupons Baltimore & Ohio Equipment 67.50

Coupons City of Hartford, Conn 36.4)0

Interest on legacy from Estate Mary A. Clarke .75

t2eS.S5

CONTRA.

Transferred to School and Nursery bank account.. f213.43
Accrued interest and com. Baltimore & Olilo bonds IS. 88

Accrued interest City of Hartford, Conn 29.94

(203. 2&

CASH ACCOUNT WITH PRINCIPAL.
1918.

Sept. 30. Balance J3,710.OO

191 4.

Jan, 7. Bequest of Edward W. Marsh (3,000.00

Mar. 3. Legacy from Estate Mary A. Clarke 300.00

May 11. Payment from Estate Mary A. Clarke

to residuary legatee 899.57

4,199, BT

t7,S09.G7

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INVESTMENTS.

1914. .

Jan. 14. Transterred to School and Nursery ac-
count ^ Jl.MO.OO

Transferred to Department of Trades... 1,500. OO
1913.
Nov. 13, (3,000. iBaltimore & Ohio Equipment,

414%, April 1, 1921 2.90S.48

1914.
June 5. $2,000. Cltj- of Hartford. Conn.. Park

Imp. 314%, 1926 1,900.00

Sept. 30. Balance on hand , 103.09

J7.909.B7

INVENTORY.

11,000. American Telephone & Telegraph

Co., 4%, 1929 S 905 . 47

J3,000, N. Y., N. H. & U. R. R.. 45£, 1947 2,709.00
13,000. Baltimore & Ohio Bqulpment, 4^:%.

1931 3,906.48

la.OOO. City of Hartford, Conn., Park

Imp., 3H%, 1926 1,900.00

Deposited State Savings. Bank (98. S3

Accrued Interest 3.96

— 103.29

Cash 108.09

n JS,62S.3!

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

[Schedule I.]
ENDOWMENT FUND.
(Department of Trades.)

September 30, 1913.

aift from Mrs. J. J. Goodwin fEOa.OI]
I>ees comtDlasion paid solicitor TZM

Qtft from Rev. Jajnes J. Good-

Lesa comnilssion paid solicitor

1913.
Sept. 80. Balance <

[Schedule I.]
ENDOWMENT FUND.

{department ol Trades.)
September 30, 1914.

1913.

Oct. 1. Balance last account tSEO.OO

1»1*.

May *■ Subscription, Alice Evans 10.00

Balance

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BOARD or EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

[Schedule J.]
FURNISHING FUND.

(Department of Trades.)
September 30, 1814.

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State of (Tonnectlcut

PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 13

REPORT

OF THE

State Librarian

The Governor

For the Two Years Ended September 30, 1914

PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE

HARTFORD

Published bv the State

1914

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Publication

Approved by

The Board of Control

Chas. M. Gaines, Printer

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STATE LIBRARY COUUITTEE.

His Excellency, SIMEON E. BALDWIN

Hon. ALBERT PHILLIPS

Hon. WILLIAM HAMERSLEY

LIBRARY STAFF.

Stale Librarian
GEORGE S. GODARD

Librarian's Assistant
Fakky I, Yale

Legislative Referenet
Helen Coffin ' Edyth W Bkaddqck

RxNEE M. Ramsden Lena B. Derick

Archives and Records
Effie M. Prickett Aldika A. L. Galabneau

Maky B. Brbwstei Aseixa M. Gbeeh

Kathbyn R. Fariieu,

Cataloguers

Grace R Peskihs Louise M. Baiuy

Hauuet M. Bos worth

Reading Room
Christuk N. Due

Memorial Hall
Helen M. Bis sell

Receiving Room
Florence H. Herman

General Assistants

Jaubs D. Lahey
L. Chariottb Tripp

M. V. B. Barker

Examiner of Public Records
Lucrua B, Barboub

Supervisor of Building
Williau a. Starkib

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CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY

Hartford, November i8, 1914.

To His Excellency

SIMEON E. BALDWIN,
Governor.

Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as
State Librarian of Connecticut for the two fiscal years ended
September 30, 1914. As heretofore, I have endeavored to have
this report of such a character as to serve as an official report
to the State upon the life and progress of the Connecticut State
Library, and at the same time to be an item of some interest to
the citizens of our State.

Respectfully submitted,

State Librarian.

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WHAT IS THE CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY?
It is the :

1. Supreme Court Law Library.

2. Legislative Reference Library.

3. Department of Local History and Genealogy.

4. Archives Department.

6. Depository of Public Records.

6. Examiner of Public Records.

7. Depository of Connecticut State, Town, Municipal and

Society ofSdal publications.

8. Depository of the United States.

9. Depository of each State in the Union.

10. Depository of the Canadian Government and Provinces.

11. Depository of the Australian Colonies,

12. Exchange Agent for the Connecticut State Publica-

tions.

13. Exchange Agent for the Connecticut Geological and

Natural History Survey.

14. Custodian of Portraits of Governors, etc.

15. Custodian of State Library and Supreme Court Build-

ing.

16. Depository of literary and historical gifts to the

State. Among these gifts should be mentioned :

a Joseph C. Mitchelson Collection of Coins, Cur-
rency, Tokens, and Medals,

b Charles T. Wells Collection of books relating
to New England.

c Daniel N. Morgan Historical Collection includ-
ing table on which Emancipation Proclama-
tion was signed.

d Major E. V. Preston Collection of Civil War
military rolls and papers.

e Col. Edwin D. Judd Collection of Civil War
military rolls and papers.

f Ellen D. Lamed Collection of books and manu-
scripts relating to New England.

g William F. J. Boardman Collection of books
and manuscripts relating to Genealogy,

h Capt. John Pratt Collection of colonial papers.

i Brandegee Collection of Portraits of Chief Jus-
tices of the United States.

i Governor Trumbull Manuscripts,

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EXPENDITURES.

Expenditures of the State Library for the two years ended
September 30, 1914, have been as follows :

Total

Library Employees $37,750,64

Purchase of Books 10,946.6%

Special Reports 8,825.10

New Books 587.34

Legislative Reference 3,532.50

Records 3,033.78

Binding 2,450.fi4

Supplies 3,363.88

Postage 360.00

Mitchelsoa Collection 356.06

Miscellaneous 1,823.94

Circulating 812.70

$67,833.19

1913

1914

$18,396.91

$19,463.63

4,945.94

5,999.98

376.60

2,448.60

52.83

534.61

2,191.06

1,341.44

1,345.48

1,978.33

1,589.12

S61.52

1,386.60

2,077.06

164.00

196.00

291.29

64.77

1,032.01

791.93

284.37

528.43

$31,855.99 $35,976.30

George S. Godard, State Librarian

Fanny 1. Yale, Librarian's Assistant

Christian N. Due, Reading Room

Helen M. Bissell, Memorial Hall ,.

Helen Coffin, Legislative Reference

Renee M. Ramsden, Legislative Reference
Edyth W. Braddock, Legislative Reference
Lena B. Derick, Legislative Reference . . .
Eflie M. Prickett, Archives and Records..
Aldina A. L. Galarneau, Archives and

Records

Kathryn R. Farrell, Archives and Records
Alice H. Farmer, Archives and Records.. .
Adella M. Green, Archives and Records...
Mary B. Brewster, Archives and Records

Grace E. Perkins, Cataloguer

Louise M. Bailey, Cataloguer

Harriet M. Bosworth, Cataloguer ........

M. V. B. Barker, Assistant

Florence Favor, Assistant

Florence H. Herman, Receiving Room . . .

James D. Lahey, Photostat Operator

Signa Fors, Telephone Switchboard

L. Charlotte Tripp, Telephone Switchboard
Mrs. Percy E. Rockwell, Telephone Switch-
Lucius B. Barbour, Examiner of Public

Records

Lucius B. Barbour, Expenses

1913-13

1913-1*

$ 3,146.86

$ 3,600.00

1,000.00

1,075.01

1,000.00

1,075.01

780.00

825.00

1,034.95

1,100.00

600,00

645.00

579.68

660.00

243.60

10.00

1,100.00

660.00

705.00

550.00

45.00

465.00

585.00

65.00

780.00

900.00

975.01

SOO.OO

900.00

720.00

7BB.00

600.00

645.00

22.S0

600.00

645.00

600.00

660.00

880.00

168.00

504.00

34.00

1,000.00

1,350.13

603.10

$18,296.91 $19,463.«3

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UBRARIAN'S REPORT, 1913-14 . 1

Maintenance of the State Library and Supreme Court
Building for two years ended September 80, 1914, has been as
follows :

Total

Bnilding | 3,622.70

Coal 4,7Sa.7B

Light .: 602.28

Power 1,200.80

Equipment 10,708.20

Grounds , 48S.92

Insurance 4T1.B2

Protection 614.14

Telephone 011.98

En^neer't Supplies 1,300.48

Janitor's Supplies 1,560.79

Employees 26,402.51

Miscellaneons 1,002.89

$53,896.14

1913

1014

$ 2,236.81

% 1,386.96

3,325.87

2,406.88

349.42

262.84

6O0.S1

501.49

3,710.69

7,087.70

388.70

147.22

333.86

137.98

309.02

806.12

458.10

453.83

263.B4

1,135.94

812.02

747.87

13,016.66

13,476.86

478.30

524.30

$25,243.19 $28,652.05

Help on Building for 62 we^ks endit^ September S6, 1913.

William A. Starkie, Supervisor f 1,457.46

Walter J. Wheaton. Guide 939.00

Walter S. Colton, Day Policeman 036.00

James E. Officer, Night Watchman 989.00

Jerome W. Wilson, Engineer $1,092.00

John Wagner, Fireman 936.00

D. L. Easland, Fireman 864.00

Frank De Corleto, General Helper $ 780.00

John De Carmine, General Helper 728.00

William J. Rosell, General Helper 728.00

William Murray, Carpenter and Painter ... $ 301.60

Victor Hedeen, Carpenter and Painter . . . 484.25

Robert H. Litchfield, Mail Carrier and Mes-
senger $ 430.00

Emile Claudell, Grounds $ 702.00

Mrs. L. C. Pnrves, Geaner $ 572.00

Mrs. William Janes. Geaner 40.00

Mrs. C. Mclnnis, Geaner 260.00

Mary Elwood, Cleaner 490.00

Mrs. Lawrence, Cleaner 213.36

Mrs. George Stuart, Cleaner 40.00

480.00
702.00

118,010.60

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Help cm Building for 53 weeks ending September 25, 1914.

William A. Starkie, Supervisor $1,600.00

Walter J. Wheaton, Guide 936.00

Walter S. Colton, Day Policeman 936.00

Tames E. OiBcer, Night Watchman 936.00

% 4,408.00

Jerome W. Wilson, Engineer $1,092.00

John Wagner, Fireman 918.00

D. L. Easland, Fireman 936.00

H. P. Smith, Fireman 7.80

2,953.80

Frank De Corleto, General Helper $ 785.00

John Dc Carmine, General Helper 728.00

William J. Rosell, General Helper 714,00

Jerry Cahill, General Helper 3.00

Victor Hedeen, Carpenter and Painter ¥ 994.50

994.60

Robert H. Litchfield, Mail Carrier and Mes-
senger $ 520.00

520.00

Emile Claudell, Grounds $ 765.00 .

765.00

Mrs, L. C. Purves, Cleaner $ 573.00

Mrs. William Janes, Cleaner 6.67

Mrs. George Stuart, Qeaner 530.00

Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, Cleaner 6.75

Louisa Claudell, Cleaner 499.13

1.604.55

$13,475.85
LIBRARY EXPENSES.

When the library was located in the Capitol, the expenses
recorded as State Library expenses were limited practically
to the librarian and assistants, and purchase of books. There
were no charges for heat, lig^t, janitor service, watchman,
care and repair of building or grounds; all these expenses
came as part of the Capitol expenses. But when in the Capi-
tol, the books of the library were stored on five different
floors upon crowded and overloaded shelves or in heaps upon
the floor. Many important sets of books were separated or
incomplete or entirely inaccessible. It required no little
thought and labor to keep the current and more important works
fairly accessible. Moreover, the great danger from fire, water,
and other possible damages to which our invaluable collections
and books were exposed was great, and the accommodations
for readers and investigators were very meager.

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la its new home, in our new and model State Library and
Supreme Court Building, proper provision has been made
whereby all the bot^s of the Hbrary have been brought to-
gether, where the several portraits of our governors have been
properly and safely hung, where accessible vaults properly
equipped have been provided for our invaluable records and
papers, where proper facilities for readers and investigators
have been provided, and where suitable provisions have been
made for the necessary development and work of the several
departments of our State Library.

It should also be borne in mind that our Supreme Court
and its main offices arc also housed in this same building, and
cared for by the same janitor service.

UNEXPECTED EXPENDITURES.

To those who have had the experience of moving into a
new home, it will be no surprise to team that upon coming -
to our new building we found there were a large number of
things necessary to be done, and a good many things to be
secured, before we could feel we were settled in our new
home.

From among these many items may be mentioned the
following: Service walks above the vaulted ceilings, cur-
tains under the skylight to protect Memorial Hall from the
scorching sun, awnings for the windows on south and west
sides, concrete service Boor in attic, the installation of a
system of clock stations for the night watchman, the instal-
lation of a telephone service between the central desk in the
reading room and the several public study rooms, the instal-
lation of a system of clocks throughout the building, the
installation of storm windows on the west end of the build-
ing, the refinishing of furniture brought over from the
Capitol, the securing of necessary hat and coat racks and
special tables for examination and exhibition purposes, and
a series of wooden steps to be used in winter over the long
line of granite steps leading to the main entrance.

The fact that our ^heating plant was of a temporary
character and installed in the basement of one of the brick

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tenement houses purchased with the necessary ground for
the building, has made its maintenance more expensive than
would have been the case had a central heating plant for the
Capitol, Armory and Library been installed as at one time
contemplated. The most important changes found neces-
sary included the following: Roof, eaves and conductors
restored or repaired and painted, underground drains re-
stored, fire-boxes and boiler walls reset and new rocking
grates installed, bottom of house chimney removed in
boiler room, and coal bin enlarged from twenty-five to
seventy tons capacity.

All of these and many other items of expense, which
were not foreseen, have increased our expenditures more
than anticipated. Whatever has been done, however, has
been done with an eye for durability as well as economy.

PURCHASE OP BOOKS.

As heretofore, in the purchase of books, special attenticMi
has been given to our Supreme Court Law Library, Legislative
Reference Department, Connecticut Section, and the books
needed in the work of the several commissions and departments
in the Capitol, Several have gradually disccmtinued maintain-
ing separate libraries and have turned over to the State Library
their books where they are practically as accessible, and being
a part of a larger collection, become of more service both to the
departments and to the public who thus gain access to them.

We have continued to make accessible, so far as possible
for us, all statute and case law published in the Enghsh lan-
guage, with their accompanying digests and citations, also
the usual dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and digests, and such
special treatises as may be cited by our own Supreme Court or
that of the United States.

While we are able to secure many series of reports and
statutes upon exchange account, there are increasing numbers
of these items which, not being published by the states, must be
purchased. The longer the delay in purchasing, as a rule, the
greater the cost when finally added. Perhaps the most expen-
sive and aggravating series to complete are the session laws.

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The fact that the United States is now in both hemispheres
and that Connecticut is found in the front rank in all spheres
of our country's activity, requires that we have accessible the
current law of those with whom we deal. Therefore our
library has been strengthened along these lines. Even a hasty ,
glance through our shelves will show what rapid strides are
being made throughout the world by the English speaking
people.

ACCESSIONS.

The Connecticut State Library, like its sister state libraries,
acquires its additions through three main channels : exchange,
purchase and gift.

A total of 86,176 items have been thus received during the
twenty-four months ending September 30, 1914. Of these,
13,913 were bound volumes; 37,950 were pamphlets and
44,313 were miscellaneous. The number of pamphlets and mis-
cellaneous items here recorded, gives something of an idea of
the large number of records and briefs, town, borough and city
reports, experiment station and l^slative material received.
They have been received as follows :

191S-1S1S. 191S-1SM.

Bd. Vols. Pamps. Misc. Bd. VoU. Pamps. Misc.

October .... 384 SSI 95 419 l.OeS 177

Movember .. eS5 1,687 410 418 1,234 208

December . . 263 1,236 S46 - S07 1,414 1,643

January 64S 1,004 1,256 409 1,167 702

February ... 377 979 6,263 S41 871 2,906

Marcb 268 1,023 10,912 669 1,262 2,739

April 1,659 2,385 2,949 491 1,234 998

May 868 1,469 3,514 617 1,208 53S

June 549 1,336 1,785 468 1,454 1,011

July 335 746 1,201 480 1.069 SSS

August 368 814 659 327 606 864

September . 328 1,103 389 277 766 475

6,400 14,606 31,997 6,513 13,345 12,316

ASSISTANCE.

The lai^e increase in the number of frequenters of the
library, the ever-increasing number of official and other publi-
cations received, and the large amount of work to be done upon
the material long since in the library and never catalogued, con-
tinues to make our State Library a busy place. The labpr of

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getting from and returning to the shelves books called for is
but a small part of our work. The real labor comes in the
selecticai, securing, preparing, catal<^^tng and maintaining
these volumes.

So rapidly has the library advanced along; its lines of ac-
tivity, and so many arc the demands made upon it, that it has
been necessary fnmi time to time to incrrase the force of assis-
tants and specialize their work. As competence, adaptability,
preparation and enthusiasm are essential to the success of any
library staff, it is a pleasure for me at this time to express my
appreciation of the work which has been accomplished throi^h
the interested co-operation of the several members of my staff,
each one of whcmi it has been my privilege to select, having in
mind the special lines of work to be acccanplished.

The following colleges and library schools are represented
upon the staff: Yale, Wesleyan, Cornell, Smith, Mount Hol-
yoke, Simmons, Drexel and Albany.

LEOISLATIVE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT.

Members are reminded that the Special L^slative Refer-
ence Department of the State Library, located in the new State
Library and Supreme Court Building, is at their service. In
this department there has been assembled and conveniently
arranged for ready reference not only the laws, journals, print-
ed bills, special and departmental reports of Connecticut, but
the special reports, literature, laws, and proposed laws relat-
ing to the principal questions now before the General Assem-
blies of the several states. As the material in this section is
being added to daily, it is hoped that this department may be
used freely. Messengers between the State Capitol and State
Library will be on duty in the corridor on the second floor near
the House.

The following letter, written in reply to one of the several
inquiries received asking concerning our special work in this
department, may serve to show something of what is being
done.

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"Dear Sir:

"Replying to your recenl inquiry in reference to the work of
the Legislative Reference Department here in the Connecticut State
Library, I am pleased to report as fallows:

"There has been no special act creating a Legislative Reference
Department in Connecticut other than by making a special appro-
priation of five thousand dollars biennially since IS07, at which time
the work was especially increased along this line without waiting
for a special appropriation so to do. Our work, which has been
nnder the direction of trained assistants, has been in vogue during
the past four sessions of our General Assembly and was inaugurated
without special legislation because it was felt that today as in the
early days the State Library should continue to be among other
things a reference library not only tor the Supreme Court, state offi-
cers, and several state departments, but also for the General As-
sembly, for the use of which most state libraries were originally
founded.

"The special work done in our Legislative Reference Depart-
ment consists in maintaining a well-das siiied and very full collection
of ofEcial reports and treatises upon the various topics before our
several General Assemblies, all made accessible through a very full
card catalogue.

"In addition to the printed material which we secure from all
sections of this country and from various countries abroad, we
maintain a file of the printed bills from about twenty-five states,
showing proposed legislation in those states. These bills are filed
in vertical file cabinets arranged by subject and alphabetically by
states under each subject.

"We also make and maintain a photostat copy of every bill.
resolution and petition introduced into our General Assembly and
a series of cards covering each such bill, resolution and petition,
showing its number, when and by whom introduced, to what com-
mittee referred, when hearings were advertised, when and what
report was made upon it, action in each house and, if passed, when
signed by the Governor and its position in the public or special
laws. As no bills are printed in Connecticut until favorably re-
ported by the committee to which they have been referred, you will
understand that our file of photostat copies of these bills, which
copies are made almost immediately after their introduction, is
invaluable.

"We also maintain a set/if cards on which is found the several
sections of our revised statutes. As these several sections are
amended or repealed this additional information is carded and filed
with the main card. Thus we maintain the material necessary for
a revision of our statutes.

"We also maintain the typewritten copies of the sten-
ographer's notes at the hearings held before the several commit-
tees so far as they are transcribed for the use of these several
committees. These notes, which are maintained on file during the
session, are between sessions thoroughly indexed and bound, thus
making accessible to future General Assemblies and judges of our
courts what was the intention and purpose of each bill as advocated
at these hearings.

"We prepare special reference lists upon various topics, com-
pile special information along various lines and do not hesitate to
draft bills when asked to do so, if a member has definite ideas
as to what he desires. Still the- drafting of bills is not our special

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faaction here in Connecticut as for a great many years onr General
Assembly has had a Clerk of Bills and an Engrossing Clerk, both
officer! of experience who have served as clerks and assistant clerks
in the House and Senate before becoming Clerk of Bills and then
Engrossing Qerk.

"From time to time when requested by state officials special
investigations have been made along definite lines and a report
made.

"As this library contains about 12B,000 bound volumes, over
800,000 pamphlets and over 300,000 miscellaneous items, all of which
have been at the service of the members of the General Assembly
and others interested, this department has been appreciated and sup-
ported without question.

"I take pleasure in sending to you under separate cover copy of
an issue of the Legislative Bulletin of our last session on which
reference is made to this department and attention of members
called to the rules of legislation, a sample of the card on which the
daily progress of legislation is maintained and a copy of the pro-
ceedings at the laying qf the corner-stone of our new State Library
and Supreme Court Building which doubtless would not have been se-
cured so soon had it not been for the appreciation of the work which
was being done in our State Library.

"Hoping sometime to have the pleasure of welcoming you
here and showing you something of the work we are endeavoring
to do, I remain • • •

Vary respectfully,

Gbomx S. Godard,

Stalt Librarian."

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE.

The following report of the Joint Committee of the
American Association of Law Libraries and the National
Association of State Libraries upon a National Legislative
Information Service was adopted at the recent meeting of
these two Associations held in Washington, July, 1914,

"In these days of easy and quick communication and trans-
portation the interests and welfare of our several states are fast
being unified. It is therefore most desirable that so far as possible
the laws of the several states along well-defined interstate topics
should be uniform. To this end, it is essential that so far as possible
proposed legislation and progress of the same should be easily
accessible at our several capitals. To make such information of
real value the strvict must be prompt and regular. The information
must be reliable and so far as possible, digested. It must be con-
fined to the work of legislation and the activities of our several
legislatures. Last and not least, our service must be ttatianal. No
one state, nor group of states, can determine what is neceSsary
for any other state, or group of states. Neither can the activities
of the legislature of any state, or group of states, be disregarded.

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"The service nnist be lutioiul, bnt so planned as to permit any
state to discard such of the material aa it may care to disregard.

"Your committee are pleased to report that it is convinced
that such a National Legislative Information Service at a nominal
price is possible, feasible and desirable. We recommend that a
special committee, of whom the present President shall be one,
b« appointed to represent this association in conference with a
similar committee, already appointed by the American Association
-of Law Libraries, to confer with the Law Reporting Company of
New York, which has expressed its willingness to undertake to ren-
der such a service at a minimum of cost, probably not to exceed $100
for the year 1S15. The ability of this firm to render such a Na-
tional Legislative Information Service we believe is unquestioned,
as it has an international reputation for accuracy and promptness
and has representatives at our several capitals."

NEED OF A FEDERAL GAZETTE.

While every effort is made to have easily and quickly
accessible the laws, decisions, rules and regulations of our
Federal Government and its several departments, these are
scattered through so many separate regular and irregular,
official and semi-official publications, we are never sure that
we have all and the latest.

It is to be hoped that some time our Federal Govern-
tnent will publish a daily gazette or bulletin, in which all
official laws, rules, decisions and announcements may be
easily and quickly found, and in a form which can easily be
maintained upon our shelves. The advantages which such
a publication would have can be seen in similar publications
issued by so many other coimtries.

PUBLIC RECORDS AND ARCHIVES
This work is divided under two heads: that without
the library by the Exammer of Public Records, and that
within the library by the regular library staff.

A. The Examiner of Public Records, who is an ap-
pointee of the State Librarian and for an indefinite term,
has visited every public official throughout the State who
has charge and custody of town and probate records. At
his suggestion new vaults have been constructed and new
safes purchased where needed. Many volumes of land,
probate, court recwds and vital statistics in tatters or witi
broken bindings have tmder his direction been repaired —

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with the silk process where necessary — substantially bound
and properly lettered on the backs. Through his efforts
the original files from forty-two of the one hundred and
forty-eight probate districts in the State have been per-
manently deposited in the State Library. These files ex-
tend from the earliest days of the several districts practically
down to the present time.

As directed by the General Assembly of 1913, which
placed under his direction inks and typewriter ribbons for
record purposes, the forty different inks which have been
used in Connecticut for record purposes have been analyzed
by a state chemist and the four standing highest, approved
for record use. The use of any other ink upon the public
records of Connecticut than those specified by the Examiner
of Public Records is by law prohibited.

The personality of our Examiner of Public Records and
his knowledge of the work in hand has made him a welcome
visitor to and a frequent adviser of the several record offices
of the State.

In his first report Mr. Barbour, who entered upon his
duties as Examiner of Public Records July 5, 1911, confined
his attention to the condition of records, vaults and safes in
the offices of the several town clerks and judges of probate
throughout the State, based upon personal observation
during the fifteen months preceding September 30, 1912,
during which time he personally visited and inspected each
of these offices.

In his report for the two years ended September 30,
1914, which is also published separately as Public Document
No. 41, he has confined his attention more especially to the
erection of new vaults ; the purchase of new safes ; the in-
stallation of metal equipments ; the restoration, repairing,
binding, copying and publication of records ; the depositing
in the State Library of official papers not in current use;
and the testing of inks and typewriter ribbons, as directed
by the General Assembly of 1913.

I am of the opinion that the recommendation of the
Examiner, advising that an official selection of brands of
paper suitable for record purposes be made from actual

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tests, should receive special attention, for such selection, I
believe, would work no hardship, would prevent the use
of inferior papers unwittingly, and would be welcomed by
the several officials of the State.

B. Work within the State Library. Our new State
Library and Supreme Court Building, which was officially
turned over by the Building Committee to the State Library
Committee and by it to the State Librarian on February 10,
1914, is a model of its kind. It is a satisfaction to those who
have occasion to consult its contents and a pleasure to those
who are fortunate enough to work within it. The fireproof
and convenient accommodations for records which have
been provided are being appreciated not only by the people
in Connecticut but by those outside of the State as a per-
manent depository for records and family papers which have
heretofore been held almost sacred.

Eleven hundred and thirty-five packages of early court
papers, extending from the early days to about 1800, have
recently been transferred from the Secretary's office. Ap-
parently this is but the beginning of these transfers not only
from the departments in the Capitol, but from several clerks
of the Superior Courts throughout the State.

Assistants, who are competent and interested in their
work, are devoting their time to the arranging, repairing,
indexing and making accessible these early records and pa-
pers. Of the files of the forty-two probate districts thus far
deposited en masse, those from thirty-five are now acces-
sible. About 300,000 original documents relating to prac-
tically 50,000 different estates are now conveniently ac-
cessible for the first time. '

PROBATE PILES DEPOSITED.

Files have been deposited in the State Library from the
following Probate Districts. The date of depositing, the
number of estates, the number of separate documents and
the period covered by these files, are as follows:

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Andovei^-Depositcd October 36, 1912. i,7ti Estates,
15,383 Documents. 1787-1910.

Incorpoiat'ed May, 1B48, from Hebron and Coventry.
In Hebron until June 27, 18S1; since then in Andover.
Avon— Deposited November IS, 1913. 404 Estates, 1,695
Documents. 1842-1905.

Incorpora.ted May, 1830, from Fannington.
In Farminston until May session, 1844; since tben in Avon.
Barkhamsted— Deposited November 26, 1913. 661 Estates,
8,674 Documents. 1820-1896.

Named May session, 1732; incorporated October, 1779.
In Hartford until May session, 1780; then in Simabury until
May 27, 1825; then in New Hartford until June 5, 1834;
since then in Barkhamsted.
Bethany— Deposited December 9. 1911. 337 Estates, 1,736
Documents. 1833-1910.

Incorporated May, 1832, from Woodbridge.
In New Haven until July 4, 1854; since then in Bethany.
Bozrah— Deposited December 31, 1912. 361 Estates, 1,562
Documents. 1833-1910.

Incorporated May, 1786, from Norwich.
In Norwich until June 3, 1843; since then in Bozrah.
Brookljra— Deposited October 14, 1911. 481 Estates, 1,868
Documents. 1833-1901.

Incorporated May, 1786, from Fomfret and Canterbury.
In Fomfret and Flainfield, partly in each, the part taken
from Canterbury being in Flainfield, until June 4, 1833;
since then in Brooklyn.
Burlington— Deposited November 26, 1913. 246 Estates,
1,501 Documents. 1834-1886.

Incorporated May, 1S06, from Bristol.

In Farinington until June 3, 1834; since then in Burlington.
Chaplin— Deposited Octobei' 28, 1911. 353 Estates, 1,748
Documents. 1850-1910.

Incorporated May, 1832, from Manstield and Hampton.
In Windham until June 7, 18S0; since then in Chaplin.
Colchester- Deposited August IS, 1912. 3,546 Estates,
17,768 Documents. 1721-1890.
Named October, 1998.

In New London until October session, 1708; then in Hart-
ford until October session, 1741; then in East Haddam
until May 29, 1838; since then in Colchester.
East Lyme— Deposited August 14, 1912. 737 Estates, 6,309
Documents. 1843-1911.

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BaiBtford— Deposited July 1, 1914. 165 Estates, 3,074 l!)ocu-
ments. 1837-1918.

Incorporated May, 1847, from Ashford.
In Aihford until June Bl, 1849; since then in Eastford.
FarminEton— Deposited November 18, 1911. 3,173 Estates,
16,885 Documents. 1769-1878.
Incorporated December, 1645.

Under the jurisdiction of the Particular Courts until May
session, 166S; then in Hartford until January, 1769; since
then in Farmington.
Granby^Deposited November 3, 1913. 1,748 Estates, 8,391
Documents. 180M913.

Incorporated October, 17 S6, from Simsbury.
In Simsbury until May session, 1807; since then in Granby.
Hampton— Deposited November 15, 1911, 498 Estates,
2,600 Documents. 1836-1910.

Incorporated October, 1780, from Windham, Pomfret,

Brooklyn, Canterbury, and Mansfield.
In Windham until June 2, issa; since then in Hampton.
Lebanon — Deposited November 7, 1913. >

Incorporated October, 1700.

In New London until October session, 1719; then in Wind-
ham until June S, 1620, except that the part of the
parish of Andover belonging to Lebanon was in Hebron
from May session, 17S0, until about 1820; since then in
Lebanon.
Lyme— Deposited May 13, 1914. 209 Estates, 1,695 Docu-
ments. 1864-1897.
Named May, 1667.

In New London until June 4, 1B30; then in Lyme (the old
district) until July 24, ISSS; then in Old Lyme until
July 5, 1869; since then in Lyme (the new district).
Mansfield — Deposited November 7, 1913.

Incorporated May, 1702, from Windham.
In Hartford until October session, 1719; then in Windham
until May 30, 1831; since then in Mansfield.
Marlborough— Deposited November 9, 1911. 268 Estates,
1,592 Documents. 1846-1910.

Incorporated October, 1803, from Colchester, Glastonbury,

and Hebron.
In East Haddam until May 29, 1832; then in Colchester
until June 11, 1846; since then in Marlborouffh.
New Hartford— Deposited August 23, 1912. 881 Estates,
fi,062 Documents. 1834-1902.
Incorporated October, 1738.

In Hartford until January, 1709; then in Farmington until
October session, 1808; then in Simsbury until May 27,
1825; since then in New Hartfbrd.

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New London— Deposited July 23, 1912. 5,856 Estates,
45,114 Documents. 1675-1850.
Settled t64S.

Under the jurisdiction of the Particuhu- Courts until U&r
session, 1660; since then in New London.
Norwich — Deposited May 5, 1914.
Settled 1060.

Under the jurisdiction of the Particular Courts until Ha7
session, J666; then in New London until October, 1748;
since then in Norwich.
Old Lyme— Deposited September 13, 1912. 816 Estates,
3,831 Documents. 1800-1904.

Incorporated as South Ljrme Hay, 1BS5, from Lyme; name

changed in 1857.
In Lyme (the old district) until July 24, 1S68; since then
in Old Lyme.
Old Saybrook— Deposited August 7, 1914. 351 Estates,
1,781 Documents. 1869-1903.

Incorporated May, 18SS, from Saybroolc
In Saybrook until July 4, 1853; since then in Old Saybrook.
Oxford— Deposited December 20, 1911. 693 Estates, 3,734
Documents. 1843-1908.

Incorporated October, 1796, from Derby and Southbury.
In New Haven until June 4, 1846; since then in Oxford.
Pomfret— Deposited October 15, 1911. 3,811 Estates, 29,241
Documents. 1752-1898.
Named 1713.

In New London until October session, 1710; then in Wind-
ham until May session, 1747; then in Ptainfield until
May session 17SS; since then in Pomfret.
Salem— Deposited July 23, 1912. 291 Estates, 2,158 Docu-
ments. 1834-1898.

Incorpoi^ted May, 1819, from Colchester, Lyme, and Mont-

ville.
In New London and East Haddam, partly in each, the part
taken from Lj'me being: in New London until July Q,
1841; the part taken from Montville being in New Lon-
don from June 3, 1824, until July 9, 1841 (previous to
June 3, 1834, it had apparently been overlooked and
not assigned to any probate district); the part taken
from Colchester being in East Haddam until May 29,
1832, then in Colchester until July 9, 18*1. In Salem
since July 9, 1841.
Saybrook— Deposited January 21, 1914.

Settled 1635, and was a separate colony until it united with

Connecticut in 1644.
Under the jurisdiction of the Particular Courts from 1644
until May session, 1666; then in New London until
October session, 1719; then in Gnilford until May ses-
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Sherman— Deposited December 2, 1911. 393 Estates, 2,436
Documents. 1816-1910.

Iiicorpora.ted October (easion, 1B02, from New Fairfield.
In New Milford until June 4, I84a; since then in Sherman.
Simsbuiy^Deposited December 6, 1913. 8,966 Estates,
16,817 Documents. iriT-igoe.
Named May session, 1870.

In Hartford until May session, 17S0; since then in Simsbury.
Somers— Deposited November 14, 1911. 769 Estates, 4,967
Documents. 1810-1909.

Incorporated 1734. In Massachusetts until 1749.
In Hafflpshire County (Northampton, Mass.) until 1749; then
in Hartford until May session, 17S9 ; then in SWfford untH
May 31, lesS; then in Ellington until June 3, 1634;
since then in Somers.
Stafford— Deposited December 31, 1912.
Settled 1719.

In Hartford until May session, 17S9; since then in Stafford.
Stonington— Deposited August 29, 1912. 3,797 Estates,
82,575 Documents. 1708-1876.

Incorporated October, 1S98, by Massachusetts.
Was for some years claimed by both Connecticut and
Massachusetts, and the location of its early probate
records is doubtful; perhaps a part will be found in
Massachusetts and a part in the records of Particular
Courts in Connecticut; then in New London until
October session, 1766; since then in Stonin8;ton.
Suffield— Deposited November 28, 1911. 1,314 Estates,
6,698 Documents. 1821-1894.

Incorporated by Massachusetts, May, 1974; annexed to

Connecticut, May, 1749.
Id Hampshire County (Northampton, Mass.) until May,
1749; then in Hartford, except that the part lying
west of the mountain was annexed to Granby, May
session, 1807, until May session, 1821; since then in
Suffield.
Thompson — Deposited November 1, 1913:
Incorporated May, 178S, from Killingly.
In Pomfret until May 25, 1B32; since then in Thompson.
Tolland— Deposited October 14, 1911. 1,061 Estates, 3,378
Documents. 1825-1910.
Named May, 1715.

In Hartford until May session, 17S9; then in Stafford until
June 4, 1830; since then in Tolland.
Torrington— Deposited December 10, 1912. 986 Estates,
6,126 Documents. 1847-1906.
Incorporated October, 1740.
In Hartford until October session, 1742; then in Litchfield

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Voluntown— Deposited May 5, 1914. 278 Estates, 1,993
Documents. 1831-1876.
Named May, 1708.

In New London until May session, 1726; then in Windham

until May session, 1747; then in Plainfield until June

4, 1830; then in Voluntown until April 3, 1889; since

' then in Norwich.

Woodstock— Deposited November 6, 1911. 1,700 Estates,

8,137 Documents. 1819-1902.

Incorporated by Massachusetts March, 1690; annexed to

Connecticut May, 1749.
Probably in Suffolk County (Boston, Mass.) until 1731;
then in Worcester County until May, 1749; then in
Windham until May session, 1753; then in Pomfret
until May 30, 1831; since then in Woodstock.

PLAN OP ARRANGEHBNT.

With the assistance of several Judges of Probate from
diiferent sections of the State, the following plan for check-
ing, recording, arranging, making and keeping these papers
accessible has been evolved. This plan, which has been
approved by the Connecticut Probate Assembly, shows not
only the number, date and kind of estate the files of which
have been deposited by each district, but also the actual
number and kind of papers relating to each estate.

It is briefly described as follows : (1) Papers from each
Probate District are kept together as a separate section in
our record vault. (3) All papers of an estate are to bear the
accession number of th*t estate, and brought together in a
standard document envelope, properly endorsed with name,
date, kind of estate, exact contents and date when deposited.
in the State Library. (3) The estates within the district
are to be arranged alphabetically. (4) Every estate is to
have an index card bearing the essential data, which
card shall be filed alphabetically with similar cards from
other districts, thus easily, quickly and definitely locating
the papers of any estate at any time deposited in our library
by any Probate District, (d) A receipt to the Judge of
Probate to be in book form, with one line devoted to an
estate, which shall contain an exact inventory of the papers
filed and space for volume and page where each estate is
found in the court records of .the District.

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These estates being arranged alphabetically,, this receipt
at once becomes a complete index to the records of each
probate office, and shows at a glance what papers relating to
an estate are officially extant and accessible.

The following is a portion of the official receipt covering
the files deposited by the Granby Probate District :

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EARLY LEGISLATIVE PAPERS.

In addition to the work done upon the probate papers
the work of thoroughly indexing our early legislative papers
continues. Every e£Fort is made to include in these indexes
the name of every subject, place and individual mentioned,
at the same time noting each autograph and seal.

The following note taken from the index relating to the
Ecclesiastical papers may serve to emphasize the value and *
completeness of the work which is being done upon these
original papers of such interest to every town of our State.
It is from such papers as these that we learn concerning our
town boundaries, turnpikes and highways, ferries, church
and school societies, and all matters pertaining to the life
and development of our State and its subdivisions.

"This index of one thousand seventy pages, covering the con-
tents of the five thousand one hundred and thirty-nine documents
contained in the fifteen volumes of Archives labeled 'Ecclesiastical,'
was completed March 36, 1913, having been in progress since
September, 1910. The indexing was done by Effie M. Prickett and
the typewriting by Lena J. Barnard.

"These documents, which extend from 1658-1TS9, were under
legislative sanction culled from the mass of legislative papers in
the custody of the Secretary of State and about 1B45 arranged
as now found by Sylvester Judd, author of the History of Hadley,

The following report made to the General Assembly
October, 1747, and found in Ecclesiastical Vol. 7, Document
336, shows s(Mnethtng of one of the questions which vexed our
ancestors.

To the Honble Assembly at New Haven Octobf. 1747
May Inform your Hon"., that the Prime Society in Woodbury
Have set up a meeting House in the place where the Courts
ComMee set the stake. Have Covered & Inclosed it, & for its Big-
ness, Strength, & Archictecture it Does appear. Trans cendently.
Magnificent

Joseph Minor Society Clerk
Woodbury Octobcr;1747

EARLY CONNECTICUT HOUSES— COLONIAL
DAHES SERIES.
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of something over two hundred early Connecticut houses
have been compiled and permanently deposited in our State
Library. These h^tories, which usually represent the re-
sults of much time and research of the compiler, are written
upon a special form prepared by the committee having
this work in charge. Such questions are asked and such
typical floor-plans are given as will enable the compiler
to make his or her contribution more complete and uniform.
The photographs which accompany these sketches and the
family and community traditions often given will make this
series of the homes of our fathers of increasing value and
interest. The sketches thus far received have been uniform-
ly bound in "Connecticut blue" imperial morocco cloth.
Arranged alphabetically and by towns, they are as follows :

Berlin — Fuller Tavern, 17BB.

Branford — Nathaniel Harrison Honse, 1690.

Canaan — Lawrence House, 1731,

Cheahire — Brooks Homestead.

Cheater— Dr. Ambrose Pratt House, 1«30.

Jonathan Warner Homestead, 1798.
Colebrook— Samuel Rockwell House, 1767.
Cornwall — Douglas House, 1750.
Cromwell— Joseph .Wells House, 179S-1798.
Derby— Bronie Castle, 1686.
Eut Goshen — Birds eye Norton House, 1804.
But Hartford— Pitkin House, 1725.
East Uartland — Simeon Baxter House, 1770.
East Lyme— Thomas Lee House, 1660.
Fairfield— Fairlield, 1639-1909. Child.

Bulkley House.

Dennison House.

John Goodsell House.

Edmund Hobart Homestead, 1766, ,

Justin Hobart Homestead, 176S.

Hull Tavern. '

Redfield House.

Gen. Silliman House.

Gold Selleck Silliman House.

Sally White House,

Old Burying Ground.

Benson House.

Older Silliman House, 1760.

Redfield House, 1760.

Judge Roger M. Sherman House, 1814-1815.

Jonathan Bulkley House,

Village Green and Eliot House, 1S80-1840.

Justin Hobart House, 1765,

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Thaddens Bnrr House, 17S0.

Glover House.

Old Colonial Houses on Beach Lane.
FartiiIiigtoi)--G«n. George Cowles House, 1M3.

Two Hundred Years Ago. Gay.

Old Houses. Gay.

Waldo K. Chase House, 181S,

Oldgate. Admiral W. G. Cowlee House, 17S0.

F, P. Swanston House.

Henry Trowbridge Allen House, 178*.
Qlastonbnry — Kimberly Mansion.

Welles House, 1780.

Wells Homestead, 16W>.
&otoll — Ebeneier Avery House,

Oldest Baptist Parsonage in America, 1700.

Barber House, 1704,
Guilford— Henty Whitfield House, 1840,
Otiilford and Uadison — Memoranda by Rev. W. G, Andrews.
Hartford — Photographs of Early Houses. Taylor.

Francis Barnard House, 1650 (?).

Bartholomew House, 1787 (?).

Samuel Webster House, 1673.

Robert Webster House, 1669.
Hebron — John Peters House.
Huntington — Ferry Homestead, 1767.
Kent — Nathaniel Slosson House, 1774.

Nathaniel Slosson, 1638-1896.
I^tcfafield—HistDric Litchfield, 1721-1907. Bulkeley.

William Deming House, 1771.

The Lindens, 1790-1793.

Judge Reeve House, 1773.

Gerret P. Welch House, 1745.

Major David Welch House, 17*5.

Sheldon's Tavern. 1760.

Smith House, 1770.

Oliver Wolcott Homestead, 17S*.

TallmadRc Homestead, 1776.

Elijah Wadsworth House, 1799.
Lyme— John McCurdy House, 1725.
Hadison — Ellis House, 1739.
. Fowler House, 1764.

Graves House.

Daniel Hand House, 1757.

Capt. Frederick Lee House, 1767.

Meigs- Bishop House, 1690.
HUford — Coggeshall House, 1772.

Robert Treat House.
Myatic— Old Denison House, 166S.
New Haven— 'Bontecou-Wooster House, 1774.

Old Tory Tavern, 177*.

Joshua Chandler House.

Forbes House, 1767.

Hillhouse House, 1762.

Jones House, 178S,

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Old Morris Hout«, ITSO.

Parsonage of Old Blue Meeting House, 1T4B.

Phipps House, 1762.

Pierport- Foster House, 1767.
New London — Samuei Harris House, 1738.

Seabury Rectory.
Newtown— Beers House, 1738 {?>.

Morris Homestead.

Theophilus Nettleton House.
Norfolk — ^Amasa Cowles, Sr. House, 1776,

Capt. Titus Ives House.

Joseph Jones House, 1780.

Giles Pettibone, Jr. House, 179*.

Joel Phelps House, 1776.

Nathaniel Stevens House, 1786.
North Canaan — Lawrence House, 1751.
North Haven — Photographs of Early Houses (3).
Norwich— Gen, Jedediah Huntington House, 1765. 9 Vols.

Dr, Daniel Lathrop House, 1745.

Thomas LefEngwell House, 1701.

Reynolds House, 1659.

Col, Simon Lathrop House, 1780-1784.
Norwich Town — Coit House, 1785.

Thomas Harland House, 1770,

Gen, Jabez Huntington House, 1719.

Hyde House, 1744.

Sherman House, 1785,

Sylvanus Jones House, 1700.

William Morgan House, 17*5-175*.

Peck's Tavern, 1733,
Old Lyme— Roswell Beckwith House, 1782.

Deming House.

Higgins House.

Lord House, 1730 (?).

Enoch Lord House, 1790.

Richard Lord House, 1790,

Dr. William Lord House, 1889.

Samuel Mather House, 17S0 (?).

Israel Matson House, 1800.

Joseph Peck House.

Henry M. Waite House, 1828,

Old Siq-brook— Elliot-Newell House, 1740.

■ Gen, William Hart House, 1767.

Rev, Frederick W. Hotcbkiss House, 1784-1785.

Lord House, 1665.

Azariah Mather House, 1736.
Orange— Collins House, 1695.

Potnfret— Trowbridge-Pike Homestead, 1703, .

Rocky Hill — Calvin Chapin House, 17S3.

Robbins House, 1767,

Robbins House, 1770 (?).

Simeon Williams House, 1752 (?).
Sftybrook — Potter House, 1700.

Humphrey Pratt House, 1T85.

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Scotland — Nathaniel Huntington Houac

Waldo House, 1715.
Sharon— Gay House, 1780.

Frindle House.

Sedgwick House, 1780.

Governor Smith Mansion.
Sonth Windsor — Grant Homestead, 1757.
SonthbuiT^—Benjamin Hinman House, 1TB4-178G.

Sherman Hinman House, 1777.

Benjamin Stiles House, 1740.

David J. Stiles House. 1760 (?).

Truman Wheeler House, 1808.
Stonington — Davis Homestead, 1700.

Nehemiah Palmer House, 170O.

Nathaniel Williams Mouse, iSSfi.
Stratford — Judson House, 1733.
Suffield— Jj>hn Roe House, 1730.
Torrington — Fowler Homestead, 1750.

Henessey House, 1761.

John Brown House, 1776.
Wallingford — Rev. Samuel Street House, 1674.
Waahington— Cogswell Tavern, 1758.

Old Red House, 1773.
WaterbuiT — Samuel Chip man House.

Cooke Homestead, 1741.
Watertovm — Noah Richards House.

West Haven — Stevens Homestead, 173S.

Richard Thomas House, 1750-1760.
Weatport— Redfield House.
Wcthenfield — Old Houses and Gardens. Adams.

First Church, 1636-1911.

Jonathan Goodrich House.

Williams House, ISSa.
Wilton — Lambert House, 1725.
Windham— Col. Eleazer Fitch House, 1769.
Wmdsor— Elmwood Ellsworth Homestead.

Loom is Homestead.

■pierson House, 1807.
Winsted— Rockwell Homestead, 18U.
Woodbridg^— Colonial Houses and Map.

Elioenai Clark Tavern, 1780.

Lieut. Samuel Newton House.
Woodburr^Curtis House, 1754.

DSniel Curtiss House, 1758.

Glebe House.

Orton House, 1711.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1781.

Thompson House, 1765.

Dr. Webb House.
Woodatocit— Asa Bishop's House, 1782-1784.

Gen. Samuel McClellan House, 17Bg.

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^arcU ar.d edii'.- :, fron! i'^'"* lo !";■-■ ■■ ::

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o' ^ipc'.'ial va!'"* i^: -;;ir 'i';T]'-. ."-.-.
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j*s alrtaiiy st;.'\-' "i this ropui" it '■

■.) have bC-IeCipJ ;-vi-y i.-.y uhy-'^-i r- t!v; ;

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t;-,i, Jltnv':'--. adapubi';;> aii.-^ ^eai L-:
■- .^il'^f pt'J'iii"- nor rt'xi-'r' I-.-in- 1 .■ ••

:i'' o! Ill-- merit .-^yitoiji i..is rcfi: li ■
;iuri?'ic-i of v:iipi'.yeef is fJciiii< a t-or. ■
n'.r.' in t very s-atisiac ur> niatmoi' '

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PUBLICATION OF CONNECTICUT VITAL RECORDS.
Under the personal direction of our Examiner of Pub-
lic Records the Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars has
the past year published the vital records of the ancient Town
of Norwich, from 1659 to 1848, in two volumes. The pub-
lication of similar volumes for other early towns is now being
considered by other patriotic societies in our State.

DWIOHT a KILBOURN.

It is a pleasure to here publicly acknowledge the large
number of State and Litchfield County jtems which Dwight
C^Kilboum, Clerk of the Superior Court of that County,
has been sending to the library as opportunity offered.

CONNECTICUT LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN-
CURTIS COLLECTION.

Through the thoughtfulness and favor of George D.
Curtis, so long connected with the "Hartford Times," and
for many years closely identified with our General Assem-
bly, our State Library has received his private set of the
Connecticut Legislative Bulletin, which he originated, pre-
pared and edited, from 1889 to 1905 inclusive, when he severed
his connection with these bodies. These volumes, which are
bound in full morocco, are probably unique and are therefore
of special value in our library. Mr. Curtis also presented
his files of Journals and of the Register and Manual.

MERIT SYSTEM AND CIVIL SERVICE.

As already stated in this report, it has been my pleasure
to have selected every employee in the State Library. Each
selection made was based entirely upon the peculiar prepara-
tion, fitness, adaptability and zeal for the work in hand.
Neither politics nor religion have been considered. The re-
sult of this merit system has been that a surprisingly small
number of employees is doing a surprisingly large amount of
work in a very satisfactory manner. Every one seems in-
terested, competent, congenial and happy.

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The General Assembly of 1913 in its cloamg bours enscted
a Civil Service Law— Chapter 238, Public Acts 1913— which
without doubt includes within its provisions the employees
of the State Library. Under the provisions of this act, if
strictly interpreted, the State Librarian will no longer be per-
mitted to use his best judgment in the selection of his assistants
as in the past. He must limit his selection to three persons
who have been selected by the Civil Service Commission.
The person selected from this eligible list must be retained
ninety days, whether adapted to the special work or not, when
he may be discharged if the State Librarian so desires, unless
sooner discharged foe cause. If the first one does not fit, the
same operation may be repeated as many times as necessary,
but always from this line-up made by the Civil Service Com-
mission.

It is not difficult to foresee the possible effects which such
a procedure is almost sure to have upon the life, integrity and
efficiency of our State Library and upon the harmony now
existing between the several employees of the Library.

Having devoted my entire time to the life and work of our
State Library since August, 1898, — over sixteen years — and
during these years aided by the encouragement and assistance
of our Gener^ Assembly and by a large number of friends in
all parts of the State, having succeeded in bringing our State
Library to its present state of efficiency, it is but natural that
the provisions of this act, as thus far interpreted by ^e Com-
mission, would be very annoying. No (me who is interested
in a great work which is a part of his life, and which is the
admiration of those competent to judge, can sit quietly by and
see its efficiency and harmony endangered.

The fact that so much of the work which is being ddne in
our State Library is special — some of it is unique — renders
it very desirable and necessary that the State Librarian' be
given every opportunity to secure the best-equipped person
possible for the special work to be done, whenever a vacancy
may occur. I think it will be granted that no one is so well
qualified to select these assistants as the State Librarian, who
knows his work, knows his staff, and the special requirements
of each. • With an extensive acquaintance in the library world.

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he should be given every opportunity possible to use that
acquaintance for the best interests of our State Library.

The work thus far accomplished, or in progress, the pres-
ent personnel, and the spirit which permeates the State Li-
brary in each of its departments, all indicate that the request to
be placed in the exempt class, as provided for in said act, is
reasonable, desirable and just. I should very much dislike to
have the Connecticut State Library, now in the front rank,
come to be looked upon as so many positions to be filled from
a fixed waiting list, rather fhan as an institution doing a great
work for our State and country, and aiming at a maximum
of efficiency at a reasonable cost.

THE JOSEPH C UITCHELSON COLLECTION.-

This collection consists of:

1. Coins — Federal, State, Colonial, and Foreign.

2. Bills — Federal, State, Colonial, Confederate and South
American.

3. Tokens — Patriotic, Political, Commemorative and
Commercial.

4. Medals — Patriotic, Religious, Historical and Bio-
graphical.

fi. Library — Books, Pamphlets and Manuscripts relating
to Numismatics.

This collection was made, not purchased, and is the com--
bined result of time, study, money and untiring love and de-
votion. It was Mr. Mitchelson's hobby.

The special vault in Memorial Hall occupied by the col-
lection is one of two planned for this and similar collections.
It is fireproof and, through a special appropriation of $8,000,
made by the 1911 General Assembly, equipped with the latest
electrical protection, known as the Holmes System, and in-
stalled by the American District Telegraph Co. The special
interior equipment, which is an innovation in method of stor-
age and exhibition, was planned by Mr. Mitchelson and the
State Librarian and was built and installed by the Art Metal
Construction Co., Jamestown, N. Y. There are 196 safety
deposit boxes, accommodating 6 trays each of a standard size.

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Each tray will hold from 3 to 36 coin boxes accordiilg to the
size of box used. The vault also has 10 cupboards for the
accommodation of the Special Library.

A steel easel of special des^, which will accommodate
36 trays of coins at a time, and stands just behind the inner
plate-glass door of the vault, furnishes both a convenient
method of exhibiting the collection in sections, and at the
same time being electrically protected it will guard against
such burglarious raids as have recently been made on similar
treasures of various museums and galleries.

As it was Mr. Mitchelson's intention to have this collec-
tion serve as a permanent historical collection which shall
easily and authoritatively show the evolution and develop-
ment of our money, a separate coin box substantially made
from cardboard and properly labeled with white lead has been
provided for each known variety of each date and issue of the
severjj mints, whether he had succeeded in securing a speci-
men of that variety or not. As a result there appear in the
collection several empty boxes properly labeled, which will
bear the legend, "Not yet in collection." By this method Mr.
Mitchelson thought to show at a glance what, when and where
the several coins of our country had been minted. Six sizes
of boxes have been used in installing the collection. While
we have been led to think of this collection of coins, bills,
tokens and medals as being confined to America, it is interest-
ing to note that there have been already classified coins from
over one hundred and twenty foreign governments and muni-
cipalities.

RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE JOSEPH C HITCHBLSOH

COLLECTION.

General Assembly, January Session, A. D. 1S13.

Whereas, the late Joseph C. Mitchelson of Tariffville has given
to the State of Connecticut his large collection of colonial, state,
federal, and foreign coins; colonial, state, federal, and foreign cur-
renqr; patriotic, political, commemorative, and commercial tokens;
patriotic, historical, religious, and biographical medals; together with
his books, pamphlets, and manuscripts relating to these subjects, and

Whereas, said collection should be properly installed in the Con-
necticut State Library and there form a permanent historical exhibit
for the benefit of the people of his native stale, therefore ^

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Ueo. S. Godard, Librarian.
Memorial Hall. Specis

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Resolved by this Assembly: That this collection which repre-
sents so large an expenditure of time, study, travel, money, uotiring
love, and devotion, is hereby accepted as a permanent historical col-
lection to be known as The Joseph C. Mitchelson Collection to be
maintained as requested by Mr. Mitchelson and, further

Resolved: That a copy of this expression of appreciation of Mr.
Mitchelson's thoughtfuluess and generous gift to his native state be
suitably engrossed and transmitted by the secretary of the state to
Mrs. Mitcbelson, who so ably assisted in making the collection, and
shares in her husband's patriotic wishes.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE JOSEPH C. MITCHELSON
COLLECTION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hotue of Representatives in General

Assembly convened:

The State Librarian is hereby directed to continue The Joseph C.
Mitchelson Collection of coins, tokens, and medals by adding each
year a proof specimen, or if not so coined, an uncirculated specimen
of each variety of coin minted in the several mints of the United
States. The comptroller, upon vouchers of the State Librarian, is
hereby directed to draw his order on the Treasurer for such amount as
may be necessary for the purposes of this act, not to exceed two
hundred and fifty dollars annually.

Approved, June 2, 1913.

CONNECTICUT IN THE WAR OF THE
AUERICAN REVOLUTION.

Pursuant to an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1913,
authorizing and directing the Secretary of War and the Secre-
tary of the Navy to collect or copy and classify with a view
to publication the scattered military records of the Revolution-
ary War, including all troops acting under state authority,
two letters relating to this subject received from Secretary of
War and Secretary of the Navy respectively, by Governor
Baldwin, were referred to the State Librarian for attention.
The following circular appeals embodying these two letters
were at once sent the several state, provincial, governmental
and public libraries and historical societies, with which the
Connecticut State Library maintains exchange relations, and
also to individuals interested along historical and patriotic
lines.

The letter embodying the letter from the Secretary of War
reads as follows :

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Connecticut in the fVar of the Revolution.

"The following letter received from the Secretary of War by
Governor Baldwin and \>j him referred to State Librarian Godard
for attention is self-explanatory.

April t, IBIS
Tlie GoTernar,

State of Connecticut.
Hutford.

Sir:—

Tlie Act of Concresi approved Hucb S. 1>11, antlnriza uid dlrecti the

Secretary of Wot 'to collect or copy and claaajry. with a new to publicatiDn, tlie
■cattered military recorda of the KevolutiOOBrf War, including all traopi icticK under

It IB beliered tiiat all of the States i>iU be deairou) in view of the contemplated
publication bv the Goverament of the Reralutionary records, of having the War De-

pubHcation of the record^ b begun, and your co-operation in this line ia desir^

The first atep in thli worlr will be to ascertain the whereabouts of authentic

military records of the Revolutionarj War of which the War Department has no coples-

As an aid in this work, I beg Ifave to ask whether you will not have measures takea

of the authorities of jour StiK. I shall also be pleased if yofl will advise me if you
know of the whereabouts of any such records in the custody of hislorica) BocieOea,
associations, or individuals, in order that the question of obtaining thole recotda,
or copies of them, may be taken up with the proper custodians.
Very respectfully,

UNDLEY M, GAKRISON,

Secretary of Wat.

"In order that Connecticut may be fittingly represented and all her
citizens who toolt part in this struggle for independence may have
proper credit, it is requested that any persons having in their custody
or knowing of the location of any records, correspondence or other
papers which will assist the Secretary of War in completing the pro-
posed compilation will communicate with State Librarian George S.
Godard, Hartford, Conn., at their earliest convenience concerning diem."

The letter embodying the letter from the Secretary of the
Navy reads as follows :

Connecticut Naval Records, War of the Revolution.

"The following self-explanatory letter from the Secretary of the
Navy has been received by Governor Baldwin, and by him referred to
State Librarian George S. Godard, for attention.

THE SECBETARY OF THE NAVY
WaaUottOD

Hay 14, IVIS

Sir;

Thele iB enclosed herewith a copy of Act approved March 3, 1S18, authoriiint
the Secretary of the Navy to collect or copy and classify, with a view to publicatioD,
the scattered naval records of the SevDlulionaty War.

Your asBbtance in this patriotic work of collectini the records of out Sailon ia
earnestiy requested and will be appreciated.

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The GaTemar of Connecticut,

Hartforil, Coim.

[PUBLIC No. 4011.]
(S. m'j

tbe diiectian of Che Secretary of War and tbe Secretary of the Navy, and that they
■hall make to CoDgrcas each year detailed guteaients ahowing how the money herein
appropriated has been opcnded and Co whom: Providid furthtr. That no part of the
«um hereby appropriated ihall be used in the purchase of any inch record* that may
be discoTered either in the bands of private owners or in public depositoriei.

An Act To authoriie the collection of the military sod naval recordj of the
Hovolutiooary War with a view to their public»tion. „ . ,

■Be it euacttd by the Senalt and Houst of Rtp'ittntaiwts of iht Untied
Stalti of Amrrica m Congriit atitmbltd. That, witUn the limits of the appropriation
herein made, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to collect or
copy and classify, with a view Co publication, the lattered miUtsry records of the
Revolutionary War, iacluding all troops acting under Sute authority, jind the Sec-
retary of the Navy is hereby aucioriied and directed to collect or copy and classify,
with a view u publication, Che scattered naval records of the Revolutionary War.

'Section ». That all luch records in the possession or custody o£ any official
of the United States shall be transferred, the miliWry records to the War Department
and the naval records to the Navy Department.

•Section S. That there is hereby appropriated for the purposes of this Act,
out of any money in tbe Treasury not otherwise appropriated, twenty-five thousand
dollars for Che War Department and seven thousand dollars for the Navy Department:

■d. That the aforesaid sums of money shall be expended, respectively, under

each year debiiled

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"As Connecticut had quite a little navy in Revolutionary service
and in order that she may be fittingly represented and all her citizens
who took part in this struggle .for independence, whether upon sea or
land, may have proper credit, it is requested that any persons having
in their custody, or knowing of the location of, any records, corre-
spondence or other papers relative to such Connecticut men, which will
assist the Secretary of the Navy or Secretary of War in completing
the proposed compilation, will communicate concerning them at their
earliest convenience with State Librarian George S. Godard, Hartford,

The result has been, not only the bringing into our State
Library of many additional records, but locating many others,
nearly all of which will probably be available for publication
purposes. ■ It is hoped that a satisfactory arrangement may be
made with the departments in Washington, and possibly with
some of the historical societies and individuals whereby the
Connecticut State Library can furnish photostat copies of
records in its custody and lacking in their collections for copies
of Connecticut records in their collections and lacking in ours.

UEHORANDUH CONCERNING PHOTO-DUPLICATING.

Since the installation of the Photostat in the Connecticut
State Library, in December, 1912, frequent requests are being
made for photographic copies of manuscripts, maps, drawings
and extracts from printed books.

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For the mformatioo of those who desire such copies refer-
ence is made to the following Memorandum issued by the
Library of Congress relating to Photo-Duplicating and charges
for the same. These rules and regulations having been care-
fully considered by the Library of Congress and adopted by
that institution are made the basis for photo-duplicating work
at the Connecticut State Library.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Office of Chief Derk
MEMORANDUM: February 1, 1913

Charges for Photo-Duplicating Cancels previous memorandum
For Negatives (white od black)

A single print, 13^ by 11^ inches or less in size $0.50

NOTE. — Thia prim con be enUrsed or ndoced trom the orlsliul to
I size Bot to exceed IB^xIlM wid sujr mchide M nuu* (beeM or paset
■■ can be cipoied at one and the ume time wiuin the limit of

ISHillH.

Each additional print ..... '. 10

For Positives (black on white)

Each print, in addition to charge of negative 10

Extra Charges

The charges named above do not include the expense of
the operator. This varies according to the time involved
in adjusting the material for focus. A charge is there-
fore made for the time of the operator at the rate of
SOc. per hour.
In addition there is a charge for postage, wrapping, clerical
service, etc., at the rate of ic. per sheet.

Tbc Library will undertake to photo- duplicate only such material
as is in its collections and which, in the opinion of its authorities, is
properly available for duplication.

It cannot undertake to photo- duplicate any material that has been
copyrighted at a later date than July 1, 1887, without the signed author-
ity of the owner of the copyright or conclusive evidence that the copy-
right has expired; and all responsibility for infringement of copyright
is to be understood as assumed by the applicant

In ordering photo- duplicates of copyrighted material, the appli-
cant is required to enter into the following agreement as set forth in
the form used:

"This order is given with the understanding that the Library of
Congress does not sell the photo-duplicates referred to herein, but
merely performs the service of copying at my request, and that the
fee paid is exclusively for such services.

"All responsibility for any questions of copyright that may arise
in such copying and the use made of the copies is assumed by me."
Furthermore, the Library of Congress reserves the right, in its
discretion, to limit the number or to decline to make any photo-dupli-
cates, in a particular case.

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The above rates subject to change without notice.

Payment in advance is required. Checqnes and moner orders
should be drawn in favor of the Librarian of Congress, but should be
mailed to the Chief Clerk.

Communications concerning Photo-Duplicating material
in the Connecticut State Library, and checks and money orders
for work done, should be sent to the State Librarian, Hart-
ford.

REPORTS ON LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS.

The State Library now has the stenographers' reports of
hearings, held before the following committees, which have
been indexed and substantially bound, thus making their con-
tents easily accessible.

Agriculture, 1008, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913. \^

Appropriations, 18BB, 1893, 1890, 1001, 1903, 190S, 1V07, 1009, 1011, 1913. ^

Banks, lOOS, 1007, 1900, 1011, 1013.

Capitol Furniture and Grounds, 190S, 1900, 1911, 1913.

Cities and Boroughs, 1901, 190S, 1907, 1000, 1011, 1013, 2 v.

Claims, leos, igo7, looo, i9ii, 1913.

Congressional and Senatorial Districts, 1009.

Constitutional Amendments, 1001, 1903, 1000, 1011, 1013.

Contested Elections, 1S07, 1911, 1013.

Education, 190S, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913.

State Board of Education Investigation, 1909.

Excise, 1907, 1900, 1011, 1913.

Federal Relations, 1909, 1011, 1013. V

Finance, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1011, 1013. >

Fish and Game, 1909, 1907, 1009, 1011, 1013.

Forfeited Rights, 1009, 1911, 1913.

High Cost of Living, 1011.

Humane Institutions, lOOS, 1907, 1009, 1911, 1013.

Incorporations, 1006, 1007, 1900, 1011, 1013.

Insurance, 190S, 1S07, 1909, 1911, 1913.

Judiciary, 1003, 1009, 1907, 1013.

Telephone Matters, 1907.

Labor. 190S, 1009, 1911, 1013. |

Special Labor Investigation, 1011. *

Legislative Expenses, 1907,

Manufactures, 1009, 1911.

Military Affairs, 1009, 1007, 1000, 1011, 1013.

New Towns and Probate Districts. 1005, 1007, lOOO, 1011, 1013.

Public Health and Safety, 1009, 1007, 1000, 1011, 1913.

Public Utilities, 1909.

Israel Putnam Memorial Camp Ground, 1009.

Railroads, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1007, 1009, 1011, 1913.

Roads, Rivers and Bridges, 1909, 1007, 1900, 1911, 1013.

School Fund, 1907, 1909, 1013.

Senate Appointments, 1907.

Shell-Fisheries, 1000, lOll, 1013.

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State Commissions, 1911.
State Printing, 1011.
State Prison, l»ll, 1913.
Woman Suflfrage, 1809, 1911, 1918.

TOWN, CITY AND BOROUGH REPORTS.

. In response to the following appeal, sent to the town,
city and borough officials, and friends of the library interested,
large additions have been made to our collection of official
reports and publications during thti past two years.

Dear Sir:'

Your attention is respectfully called to Chapter 88 of the Public
Acts of 1913, approved May 20, 1913, which reads as follows:

"AN ACT CONCERNING TOWN, CITY, AND
BOROUGH REPORTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Files of the official publications of the towns, cities, and
boroug'hs of the State shall be kept in the State Library, for

reference. The clerk of each such town, city, or borough shall
send to the State Library two copies of each such publication
as soon as the same is published, and copies of such previous
issues of said publications as can be spared by the towns if
the same are needed by th^ State Library to complete its
files."

I am pleased to state that through the thoughtfulness, favor and
assistance of our many friends throughout the State our State Library
has already succeeded in getting together a very creditable collection
of the official publications of the several towns, cities and boroughs
of Connecticut. So far as possible these reports have been assembled,
substantially bound in volumes of convenient size and plainly lettered,
not only that they may be better preserved, but that they may be
quickly and easily accessible when needed.

To complete the file of your publications, I find we need the pub-
lications mentioned below.

Assuring you of our appreciation of your favor in assisting us to
make our files complete, I remain

Yoirs respectfully.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.

For the convenience of those who desire to know what
departments in Connecticut publish reports and when each

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series began, it has seemed best- to publish the following
chronological list. It should be remembered, however, that
in the earlier years some reports were not published regularly.

CHRONOLOGICAL OKDER OF FIRST PRINTED REPORTS
OP DEPARTMENTS.

Nmober.

I Comptrorier 1807

S School Fund, 1809

3 Governor's Meisage, 1817

i State Prison, 1BS8

S Bank Comtnis si oners, ....... 1838

t Adjutant- General, ........ 1838

7 Quartermaster -General, ....... 1839

B Board of Education (first issued by Commissioner of Com-
mon Schools) 1S30

9 Vital Statistics (first issued by Secretary of State), . 1847

10 Treasurer, 18B2 ,

11 Connecticut School for Boys (Refortit^chool), . . 1853 V^

12 Railroad Commissioners, 186* ^»

IS State Librarian, 1865

14 County Commissioners, ....... 1863

IB Connecticut School for Imbeciles, 1882

15 Manual and Roll 1864

17 Insurance Commissioner, ....... 1866

18 State Board of Agriculture, 1866

19 P^sh and Game Commissioners, ..... 1867

20 Connecticut Hospital for the Insane 1847

SI Connecticut Industrial School for Girls, .... 1870

22 Indebtedness, rate of tax, etc. 1874

23 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1874 V

24 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment' Station, . . 1878 \
26 State Board of Health 1879

26 Statement of Vote for State Officers, .... 1880

27 Criminal Business of Courts, 1880

28 State Board of Charities, 1882

29 Connecticut (formerly Storrs) Agricultural College, . . 1882

30 Shell-Fish Commissioners, 1882

31 Estimate of State Expenditures, ..... 1886

32 Dairy Commissioner, 1887

33 Factory Inspector, 1887 i

34 Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, .... 16BS k

35 Board of Education of the Blind 1896 '

36 Highway Commissioner, ....... 1897

37 Building and Loan Commissioner, ..... 1898

38 Commissioner on Domestic Animals, .... 1698

40 Attorney- General, IBOO

41 Commission of Public Records, ..... 1900

42 Dental Commission, ........ 1901

43 Israel Putnam Memorial Camp Ground Commissioners, . 1B02

44 Connecticut Prison Association de Probation Law, . . 1904

45 State Police Department 1904

46 Mediation and Arbitration 1904

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47 Geological and Natural Hiatory Survey, , , , , 1W4

48 Tax Commissioner, 1908

49 Soldier's Hospital Board, 1005

50 Board of Control, 1»0»

91 Norwich State Hospital for the Insane, .... lOOS

SS Property Exempt from Taxation, ..... 1910

63 Tubercmosis Commission, IVIO

54 Connecticut Reformatory, ...... 1910

55 Colony for Epileptics, 1910

56 Public Utilities Commission, ...... 1911

57 Rivers and Harbors Commission, ..... 1913

EXCHANGES AND DEPOSITORIES.

As it is no longer possible for the individual and the
smaller libraries to secure — or if they could secure them they
could not care for them — the several official publications of
our several states and the federal government, it has become
necessary to establish depositories at certain centers — usually
at the state library and the larger universities — where these
official publications showing the life and activities of our
states and the United States are received, and made and kept
accessible. To ensure the prompt and regular sending of these
publications, it is necessary for some department to be respon-
sible for this exchange service. In most states, as in Con-
necticut, this exchange is made through the State Library,
which is also the depository for this official material from
without the State.

The following is the list of libraries to which the Con-
necticut State Library sends the official publications of Con-
necticut. . The number preceding each library not only desig-
nates the chronological order in which that library was placed
upon our exchange list, but also the number in our letter-file
under which all correspondence concerning that library and
that locality is placed.

There are four classes of libraries or depositories: 1.
Governmental to which everything is sent. 2, Public to which
everything except the Supreme Court Reports is sent. 3.
Bar and special law libraries, to which only the laws are sent.
4. Patriotic societies and special historical libraries which re-
ceive only the historical publications.

Numbers 1-100 are reserved for the first class, 101-300
for the second class, 301-400 for the third class, and 401-800
for the fourth.

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1. Governmental

1 Congressional Library, WashinE^ton, D. C.

2 State Library, Montgomery, Alabama.

3 " " Little Rock, Arkansas.

4 " " Sacramento, California.

5 " " Denver, Colorado.

6 " " Dover, Delaware.

7 " " Tallahassee, Florida.

8 " " Atlanta, Georgia.

9 " " Bois£, Idaho.

10 " " Springfield, Illinois.

11 " " Indianapolis, Indiana.
13 " " Des Moines, Iowa.
13 " " Topeka, Kansas.

H " " Frankfort, Kentucky.

15 " " New Orleans, Louisiana.

16 " " Augusta, Maine.

17 " " Annapolis, Maryland.
IS " " Boston, Massachusetts.

19 " " Lansing, Michigan.

20 " " St. Paul, Minnesota.
31 " " Jackson, Mississippi.

33 " " Jefferson, Missouri.

53 " " Helena, Montana.

34 " " Lincoln, Nebraska.
2S " " Carson City, Nevada.

38 " " Concord, New Hampshire.

27 " '■ Trenton, New Jersey.

28 " " Albany, New York.

29 " " Raleigh, North Carolina.

30 " " Bismarck, North Dakota.

31 " " Columbus, Ohio.

32 " '■ Salem, Oregon.

33 " " Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

34 " " Providence, Rhode Island.

35 " " Columbia, South Carolina.

36 " " Pierre, South Dakota.

37 " " Nashville, Tennessee.

38 " " Austin, Texas.

39 " " Salt Lake City, Utah.

40 " " Montpelier, Vermont.

41 " " Richmond, Virginia.

42 " " Olympia, Washington.

43 " " Charleston, West Virginia.
44^ " " Madison, Wisconsin.

49 " " Cheyenne, Wyoming.

40 Territorial Library, Sitka, Alaska.

47 " " Phoenix, Arizona.

48 " " Santa Fe, New Mexico.

49 " " Guthrie, Oklahoma.

50 State Library, Havana, Cuba.

91 Supreme Court Library, Honolulu, Hawaii.

52 State Library, Manilla, Philippines.

B3 State Library, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

54 Parliamentary Library, OttaWa, Canada.

55 Provincial Library, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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56 Legislative Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

57 Provincial Library, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
SB Colonial Library, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.

59 Legislative Library, Halifax, Nov% Scotia, Canada.

60 Legislative Library, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

61 " " Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

62 " " Charlotte stow n, Prince Edward Island, Can.

63 " " Quebec, Canada.

64 Parliamentary Library, Adelaide, Australia.

65 Public Library, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

66 National Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, S. A.

67 Congressional Library, Santiago, Chile, S. A.

68 British Museum, London, England, Europe.

69 Bodleian Library, Oxford, England. Europe.

70 Bibleotheque Nationale, Paris, France, Europe.

71 National Library, City of Mexico.

73 Imperial German Consulate General, Mew York City.

73 State Law Library, Lewiston, Idaho.

74 American Section Municipal Library, Frankfort-on-Main, Ger-

many, Europe.

7G Legislative Library, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

76 Colonial Library, Kingston, Jamaica.

77 Governmental Library, Montevideo, Uruguay, S. A.

7B Ministerio de la Gobernacion, Palacio Nac'N'L Managua, Nica-
ragua, S. A.

79 American Library, Brazilian Press Association, Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil, S. A.

80 An Die Bibliothek Des Reichjustizamts, Vosstraase, Berlin W.,

Germany, Europe.

3. Public Libraries

101 Public Library, Ansonia, Conn.

102 " " Bloomfield, Conn.

103 " " Bridgeport, Conn.

104 Free Public Library, Bristol, Conn.

105 Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia, Conn.

106 Public Library, Durham, Conn.

107 " " East Hartiand, Conn.

108 Granby Library, Granby, Conn.

109 Public Library, Hartford, Conn.

110 " " Hebron, Conn.

111 " " Meriden, Conn.

112 High School Library, Meriden, Conn.

113 East Haddam Public Library, Moodus, Conn.

114 Russell Free Library, Middletown, Conn,

115 Public Library, Middlefield, Conn.

116 Coe Memorial Library, Middlefield, Conn.

117 Norfolk Library, Norfolk, Conn.

118 Public Library, Norwalk, Conn.

119 State Normal School Library, New Britain, Conn.

120 Free Institute Library, New Britain, Conn.

121 Public Library, New Haven, Conn.

122 Douglass Library, North Canaan, Conn.

123 Frederick H. Cossitt Library, North Granby, Conn.

124 Peqnot Library, Southport, Conn.

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129 Public Library, Southington, Conn.

126 " " Simabiiry, Conn.

127 " " South Manchester, Conn.
138 " " Stonington, Conn.

159 Acton Library, Saybrook, Conn.

130 Ferguson Library, Stamford, Conn,

131 Kent Memorial Library, Suftield, Conn.

132 Public Library, Torrington. Conn.

133 " " Thompsonville, Conn.

134 " •' Wallingford, Conn.

135 Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury, Conn.

136 Public Library, Westerly, R. I.

137 Windham Free Library Association, Windham, Conn.

138 Beardsley Library, Winsted, Conn.

139 Public Librarj;, Woodbury, Conn.

140 Bridgeport Scientilic and Historical Society, Bridgeport, Conn.

141 Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn.

142 New Haven Colony Historical Society, New Haven, Conn.

143 New London County Historical Society, New London, Conn.

144 Connecticut Agricultural College Library, Storrs, Conn.

145 Trinity College Library, Hartford, Conn, tC

146 Wesleyan University Library, Middletown, Conn. V '^

147 Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn. ^^^

148 Yale Law School Library, New Haven, Conn.

149 Columbia University Library, New York City.

150 Cornell Law Library, Ithaca, N. Y.

151 Harvard University Library, Cambridge, Mass.

152 Public Library, Boston, Mass.

153 " " Chicago. 111.

154 " " New York City.

155 " " St. Louis, Mo.

156 Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Fa.

157 Case Library, Cleveland, Ohio.

158 American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. . '
15& Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Mass. ^

160 New York Historical Society. New York City. ^

161 Public Library, Newington, Conn.
163 '* " Willimantic, Conn.

163 " " New London, Conn.

164 " " Andover, Conn.

165 Free Public Library, Bethlehem, Conn.

166 Town Library Association, Brooklyn, Conn.

167 Public Library, Burlington, Conn.

168 " " Chatham, Conn. .
lee " " Chester, Conn. l

170 Town Library, Eastford, Conn. ^

171 Public Library, East Hartford, Conn.

172 Free Public Library, Glastonbury, Conn.

173 Public Library, Hampton, Conn.

174 Plumb Memorial Library, Huntington, Conn.
176 Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon, Conn.

176 E, C. Scranton Library, Madison, Conn.

177 Taylor Library, Milford, Conn.

178 Public Library, Morris, Conn.

179 Circulating Library, New Canaan. Conn.

180 Free Library, New Fairfield, Conn.

181 Public Library, Plainville, Conn.

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Free Public Library, Tcrryville, Conn.
Back Library, Portland, Conn.
Free Public Library, Putnam, Conn.
Public Library, Seymonr, Conn.
Free Public Library, Somers, Conn.

" " South Windsor, Conn.

Library Association, Stratford, Conn,
Public Library, Thomaston, Conn.

" " Tolland, Conn,

Free Public Library, Union, Conn.
Public Library, Rockville, Conn.

" " Westbrook, Conn.

Free Library, West Hartford, Conn,
Public Library, Windsor, Conn.

" " Kensington, Conn.

Blackatone Library, Branford, Conn.

198 Public Library, Cheshire, Conn.

199 Danbury Library, Danbnry, Conn.
30O Village Library, Farmington, Conn.

201 Reading Room and Library Association, Greenwich, Conn.
SOa Coit Library, Griswold, Conn.

203 Slater Library, Jewett City, Conn.

204 Bill Memorial Library, Groton, Conn.

206 Bill Library, Ledyard, Conn.

207 Gilbert Library, Northfield, Conn.

208 Whittemore Memorial Library, Naugatuck, Conn.

209 Public Library, New Milford, Conn.

210 Bradley Memorial Library, North Haven, Conn.

211 Public Library, Wethersfield, Conn.
ai8 Plainficld Library, Plainfield, Conn.
213 Public Library, Preston, Conn.

314 " " Stafford, Conn.

215 Library Association, Washington, Conn.

216 " " Watertown, Conn.
BIT Scovillc Library, Salisbury, Conn.

218 Public Library, Manchester, Conn.

219 Middlesex County Historical Society, Middletown, Conn.

220 Public Library, South Norwalfc, Conn.
231 Otis Library, Norwich, Conn.

222 Hale Donation Library, South Coventry, Conn.

223 Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Me.

224 Maine Historical Society, Portland, Me.

225 University of Maine, Orono, Me.

22S Michigan University Law Library, Ann Arbor, Mich.

237 New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass.

328 Public Library, Goshen, Conn.

229 Haddam Library Association, Haddam, Conn,

230 Public Library, Derby, Conn.

231 David M. Hunt Memorial Library, Falls Village, Conn.

232 Fairfield Memorial Library, Fairfield, Conn.

233 State Normal School, Willimantic, Conn.

235 High School Library, Stamford, Conn.

236 Hall Memorial Library, Ellington, Conn.

237 Public Library. Prospect, Conn.

238 University of Missouri Library, Columbia, Mo.
230 Northwestern University Library, Evanston, III.
840 Public Library, Roxbury, Conn.

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241 State Historical Society, MadisoD, Wis.

342 University of Chicago, Chicago, 111.

243 Berlin Free Library, Berlin, Conn.

244 Newberry Library, Chicago, 111.

245 Public Library, Kansas City, Mo.

246 Princeton University Library, Princeton, N. J,

247 Peck Library, Norwich, Conn.

348 Thompson Library, Thompson, Conn.

24B Missouri State Historical Society, Columbia, Mo.

250 Danbury Norma) School Library, Danbury, Conn.

251 Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.
292 Free Library, Litchfield, Conn.

253 State Normal School Library, New Haven, Conn.

254 American Chamber of Commerce, Naples, Italy, Europe.

255 Cragin Memorial Library, Colchester, Conn.

256 Plymouth Library, Plymouth, Conn.

257 University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, Europe.

258 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

269 Free Public Library, New Hartford, Conn. '

260 Public Library, West Haven, Conn.

261 Woodstock Library Association, Woodstock, Conn. *£

262 East Windsor Library Association, East Windsor, Conn. v ^

263 Brown University Library, Providence, R. I. \»^

264 Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa.

266 Westport Public Library, Westport, Conn.

287 Vassar College Library, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

268 Wheeler School Library, No. Stonington, Conn.

269 High School Library, Middletown, Conn.

270 Cornwall Library Association, Cornwall, Conn.

271 Library Association, Warehouse Point, Conn.
372 Gilbert School Library, Wins ted, Conn.

273 Public Library, Windsor Locks, Conn.

374 Bureau of Municipal Research, 731 Real Estate Trnst Building,

Philadelphia, Pa. .

375 Bureau of Municipal Research, 261 Broadway, N..Y. V

276 John Crerar Library, Chicago, 111. ^

277 Donald Mitchell Library, New Haven, Conn.
378 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
270 University of Illinois, Urbana, 111.

380 Canton Public Library, Collinsville, Conn.

281 Lyme Public Library, Hamburg, Conn.

3. Law Libraries

303 Fairfield County Bar Library, Bridgeport, Conn. I

306 Fairfield County Bar Library, Danbury, Conn. ^

307 Hartford County Bar Library, Hartford, Conn.
309 Litchfield County Bar Library, Litchfield, Conn.
311 Middlesex County Bar Library, Middletown, Conn.
313 New Haven County Bar Library, New Haven, Conn.
315 Litchfield County Bar Library, New Milford, Conn.

318 New London County Bar Library, Norwich, Conn.

319 Windham County Bar Library, Putnam, Conn.
322 Tolland County Bar Library, Rockville, Conn.
32(P Litchfield County Bar Library, Winsted, Conn.
338 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
32B Interior Department, Washington, D. C.

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330 Departroent of Justice, Washington, D. C.

333 State Department, Washiagton, D. C.

335 War Department, Washington, D. C.

336 Harvard Law Library, Cambridge, Mass,

33B New Haven County Bar Library, Waterbuiy, Conn.

339 Windham County Bar Library, WiUimantic, Conn.

341 Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York City.

342 Inns of Court Bar Library, Royal Courts of Justice, London,

England, Europe.

343 Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C.

344 United States Supreme Court Library, Washington, D. C.

345 Law Society of British Columbia, Victoria, B. C., Canada.

346 Law Society, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

347 Honorable Attorney- General, Halifax, N. S., Canada..

348 Honorable Attorney- General, St, Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.

349 Department of Justice, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

350 Honorable Attorney-General, Adelaide, South Australia.

351 Law Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

353 Joint Library of Parliament, Cape Town, Cape Colony, South

353 Legislative Library, Natal, South Africa.

354 Parliamentary Library, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

355 Legislative Council Library, Salisbury, Rhodesia.

356 Law Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.

357 Northwestern University. Law Library, Chicago, 111.

358 Law Library, Forest Service, Washington, D. C.

359 Chicago University Library, Law Department, Chicaso, HI-

360 University of Colorado Library, Boulder, Col.

361 New London County Law Library, New London, Conn.

362 Meriden Bar Library, City Court, Meriden, Conn.

363 Law Society of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

364 Bar Association, Boston, Mass.

365 Worcester Bar Library, Worcester, Mass.

366 Social Law Library, Boston, Mass.

367 State Library, Montgomery, Alabama.

368 State Law Library, Charleston, W. Va.

369 Supreme Court Library, Salem, Oregon.

4. Patriotic Societies and Special Libraries

401 Wadsworth Chapter, Middletown, Conn,

402 Lucretia Shaw Chapter, New London, Conn.

403 Ruth Wyllys Chapter, Hartford, Conn.

404 Norwalk Chapter, Rowayton,Conn.

405 Melicent Porter Chapter, Waterbury, Conn.

406 Ruth Hart Chapter, Meriden, Conn.

407 Mary Wooster Chapter, Danbury, Conn.

408 Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, New Haven, Conn.

409 Roger Sherman Chapter, New Milford, Conn.

410 Fanny Ledyard Chapter, Mystic, Conn.

411 Anna Warner Bailey Chapter, Groton, Conn.

413 Abigail Phelps Chapter, Simsbury, Conn.

414 Faith Trumbull Chapter, Norwich, Conn.

415 Dorothy Ripley Chapter, Southport, Conn.

416 Mary Silliman Chapter, Bridgeport, Conn,

417 Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Fairfield, Conn.

418 Katherine Gaylord Chapter, Bristol, Conn.

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41B Sarah Ludlow Chapter, Seymour, Conn.

420 Elizabeth Clarke Hull Chapter, Ansonia, Conn.

4SI Hannah Benedict Carter Chapter, New Canaan, Conn.

422 Anna Wood Elderkin Chapter, Wiliimantic, Conn.

423 Esther Stanley Chapter, New Britain, Conn.
434 Stamford Chapter, Stamford, Conn.

425 Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth Chapter, Windsor, Conn.

428 Emma Hart Willard Chapter, Berlin, Conn.

437 Orford Parish Chapter, TaleottviUe, Conn.

428 Deborah Avery Putnam Chapter, Plain fie Id, Conn.

439 Sabra Trumbull Chapter, Rockville, Conn.

430 Susan Carrington Clarke Chapter, Meriden, Conn.

431 Torrington Chapter, Torrington, Conn.

433 Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter, New Milford, Conn.

433 Sibyl Dwight Kent Chapter, Suffield, Conn.

434 Elizabeth Porter Putna^ Chapter, Putnam, Conn.

435 Anne Brewster Fanning Chapter, Jewett City, Conn.

436 Hannah Woodruff Chapter, Southington, Conn.

437 Abi Hummaston Chapter, Thomaston, Conn.

438 Green Woods Chapter, Winsted, Conn. u

439 Putnam Hill Chapter, Greenwich, Conn. 25

440 Judea Chapter, Washington, Conn. V ^

441 Martha Pitkin Wolcott Chapter, East Hartford, Conn. ^''*—

442 Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, Litchfield, Conn.

443 Sarah Williams Danielson Chapter, Killingly, Conn.

444 Nathan Hale Memorial Chapter, East Haddam, Conn,

445 Connecticut Society S. A- R. Registrar, New Haven, Conn.

446 C. Howard Clark, Register- General, Smithsonian Institution,

Washington, D. C.

447 Whitfield House Library, Guilford, Conn.

448 Ellsworth Homestead Library, Windsor, Conn.

449 Librarian General, D. A. R., 902 F St., Washington, D. C.

450 Connecticut Sons of the Revolution Library, Hartford, Conn. 1

451 State Prison Library, Wethersfield, Conn. i '

452 Connecticut Society Colonial Dames of America, Hartford, Conn. ^

453 Society of Mayflower Descendants, 52 Broadway, New York City.

454 Connecticut Hospital for the Insane Library, Middletown, Conn.

455 D. A. R. Chapter, Collinsville, Conn.

456 Connecticut School for Boys Library, Meriden, Conn.

457 Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio.

458 Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Mass.

45B Sarah Whitman Trumbull Chapter, Watertown, Conn.

461 Sarah Whitman Hooker Chapter, West Hartford, Conn.

462 Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants, Hartford, Conn. *

463 Ohio Historical and Philosophical Society, Cincinnati, Ohio. V

464 Berkeley Divinity School Library, Middletown, Conn. ^

465 Mattatuck Historical Society, Waterbury, Conn.

466 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass.

487 Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Conn.

488 Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C.

489 Yale University, Secretary's Ofiice, New Haven, Conn.

470 Weymouth Historical Society, South Weymouth, Mass.

471 Lexington Historical Society, Lexington, Mass.

472 Grand Lodge, F. & A. M., Hartford. Conn.

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HBH0RIAL8 OF THE CONNECTICUT BENCH AND BAR.

In March, 1914, the Worcester County, Mass., Law Library
published an index of the Memorials of the Connecticut Bench
and Bar found in Connecticut Supreme Court Reports from
Kirby to Volume 84, Connecticut inclusive.

In the preface to this index Dr. G. E. Wire, Deputy Li->
brarian, states:

"We have attempted to differentiate the Justices of the Courts by
prefixing the title 'Honorable' to their names. Connecticut memorials
mclude a large representation from the bar and it is indeed a roll of the
honored dead. As with the other states, considerable interesting matter,
such as court rules, rules for admission to the bar, also relative to court
reporters, and other matters is on file in manuscript We shall be glad to
copy this and send to any one interested in Connecticut history."

I am sure the people of Connecticut appreciate the work
of Dr. Wire in thus making easily accessible this long list of
memorials, which are found scattered through these ninety-
two volumes of our Supreme Court Reports.

CLARK'S HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT.

It is a pleasure at this time to call attention to the History
of Connecticut, written by Rev. George L. Clark, and published
by G. P. Putnam's Sons last summer. Mr. Clark seems well
qualified to write such a history of the people and institutions
of our State; for his duties as pastor of the ancient Congrega-
tional Church in the ancient town of Wcthersfield, and before
that as pastor of the First Church in the early town of Farm-
ington, have given him an opportunity for study and investiga-
tion, not only along historical lines, but amid historical sur-
roundings. This volume of six hundred and nine pages is a
worthy contribution to the historical literature of our State
and land.

STANDARD INDEX TO STATUTES AND CODES.

It is to be hoped that in the near future, there may be
evolved a standard index, which can be used in connection
with the statutes or codes of all states. It should be possible
for the judge and attorney of any state to consult the statute
or code of any other state by means of cross references in tbese

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indexes, which shall contain the local termmology found in
the several states.

There is no question as to the possibility and desirability
of such a standard index to American Statute Law. It is hoped
the American Bar Association may take in hand the considera-
tion of such an ind^.

WHAT THE CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY IS, AND
WHAT IT AIMS TO DO.

The Connecticut State Library is especially fortunate,
being central in its location, housed in a building substantially
built, beautiful in its architecture, convenient in its arrange-
ment, harmonious in its decorations, and homelike. It is, to
paraphrase the words of another, a library by the people, of
the people, and for the people.

To the judge and attorney it is the Law Library of the
State, commendably complete in its several lines.

To the legislator and man of public affairs it is a Legisla-
tive Reference Library, in which he can, at his own convenience
and in his own way, study easily, intelligently and fully, not
only the trend of legislation both at home and abroad and
learn something of the reasons for and against the several
movements, but he can also ascertain there the contents the
daily status of each bill in his own legislature.

To the town clerk and judge of probate it is a possible,
convenient, desirable and safe depository for files and papers
not in current use, and a source of intelligent assistance, which
is theirs for the asking, in matters pertaining to binding, repair-
ing, indexing and caring for those records which must be re-
tained in their several offices.

To the state officer and commissioner, the State Library
is the place where he can find at any time the reports of his
own department and similar departments in other states, and a
place where he can deposit any special reports, records or other
material which may come to him, or which he may care to have
in a place of safety, and at all reasonable times have accessible
to him and to those who have a right to use them.

To the selectman and town treasurer, the State Libfary
is the place where they are confident they can find a com-

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mendably complete file of the financial reports of their own
towns and neighboring towns, which are so often lacking at
home.

To the civil engineer and surveyor the State Library is
not only a source of supply of topt^aphical maps of the State
as it is today, but the depository of the official copy of the
drawings and specifications for all dams and waterways ap-
proved by the State Board of Civil Engineers, and the reposi-
tory of records showing the layout of many counties, towns,
school districts, ecclesiastical societies, highways, and so forth,
as they now are or used to be.

To the members of the Connecticut Geological and Natural
History Survey and those interested along these lines, the State
Library is the distributing and exchange agency for the several
publications of the Commission.

To the minister of our older churches, the State Library
is a mine of wealth concerning many things which relate to
the life and activities of the church in the days of our fathers.

To the genealogist and descendants of Colonial and Revo-
lutionary ancestry our large collection of muster-rolls, pay-
rolls, lists, receipts and miscellaneous manuscripts, together
with our genealogies and local histories, is the one department
thought of.

To the members of the Connecticut Society of Colonial
Dames the Connecticut State Library is the home of that
unique collection of manuscript histories relating to the early
homes of our fathers in Connecticut, which are being com-
piled by this society.

The student of political economy and government is at-
tracted by our large collection of public documents of our own
State, the sister states, and United States, arranged in long
series, easily accessible.

The inventor and prospective patentee thinks only of our
long sets of patent reports and certified copies of specifications
and drawings of patents, always at his service.

The pupils of our public schools think of the State Library
as the home of the old Charter, the Stuart portrait of Washing-
ton, the portraits of our several governors, and the place where
they can see so many things of interest to them connected

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with the history o£ our own State and the general government.

The numismatist has formed his idea of our State Library
through that remarkable collection of coins, currency, medals,
tokens and associated books, recently presented to the State
by one of her sons, the late Joseph C. Mitchelson of Tariff-
vUle.

To the tourist and professional traveler, the Connecticut
State Library is simply a beautiful, new building, which, hav-
ing been planned from the inside out as well as from the out-
side in, and having been built upon honor and for time, is
acknowledged to be a model of its kind.

To the several state libraries of our own country and
governmental libraries of Europe, the Connecticut State Li-
brary is looked upon as the exchange medium with the State
of Connecticut, through which they receive promptly the offi-
cial publications of the State, and in which raay be found the
several official publications sent in return.

To the sons and daughters of Connecticut, who have in-
herited or accumulated manuscripts and records which they
have held almost sacred, the Connecticut State Library is re-
garded as a most fitting depository for these private collections
of official and semi-official papers, which have to do with the
early life and activities of the State and its several families.

To the librarian and his staff, the Connecticut State Library
is a group of departments, housed in a model building, with
interested and competent assistants, whose aim and purpose
is to serve intelligently, promptly, and courteously not only
the inquirers of our own generation but those which arc t6
follow.

. The above, I imagine, are some of the ideas which have
become clustered about the name of the "Connecticut State
Library," and may we not say that all of them are right, simply
looking at the Library from their own point of view, and
thinking along the lines in which they are especially interested.

COMMENTS UPON OUR STATE LIBRARY AND ITS
SEVERAL ACTIVITIES.

In view of the large number of librarians and others
interested along the several lines of activities of our State

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Library, from this country and abroad, who have visited us
during the past two years, and who have expressed them-
selves concerning the same, it has seemed best to record here
extracts from a few of the large number of letters which
have been received by the State Librarian. They are here
printed with the hope that they will assist in emphasizing
the work which is being done in the several departments
of the library, and that the people of our State may appre-
ciate, not only that they have a beautiful State Library and
Supreme Court Building, but that the facilities offered and
the work which is being done within its walls are like the
building, not only for the present, but for those who shall
follow us.

"It was my good fortune to visit your new State Library Building
and to examine into its equipment with some particularity. I was
agreeably surprised to find so fine a building, equipped so tlioroughly
in an up-to-date manner and giving evidence of the generosity of the
State, 3S well as the good judgment and experience of the State Li-
brarian.

"Perhaps the way I was impressed by my visit is best revealed
by the fact that I have often spoken to others since then of your build-
ing and plant and have advised them to visit and see for themselves,
w^t neither pictures or a verbal description from me could possibly
portray properly.

"I think I owe you this expression of an impression in considera-
tion of the courtesies you extended to me during my visit of inspec-

"Perhaps I should not trouble you in this way, although one always
wishes to so to an expert Mr. Gholson, of Cincinnati, carried back
from Hartford the most pleasing recollections, and he thinks your library
and your administration wonderful."
Luther ^ Hewitt, Librarian, The Law Association of Philadelphia

"Even in this very remote region a great deal has been heard of
your very efBdent Legislative Reference Library. H it is not pre-
suming too much upon your kindness, may I ask you to futnish me
some pamphlets or other literature containing information r^arding
your library? We are trying to establish a small Legislative Reference
Library here and we shall feel very much obliged for any help or sug-
gestion you might care to give."
Office of the Governor, Philippine Islands

"The will arrived in Fairfield before I did, but when I returned
and found it here I was certainly delighted; not only with the beauty
of the copy but because on reading it over carefully I found my long-
missing Jerusha Finch.

"Seven years have I spent in searching for my great, great grand-

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mother, Jerusha Fiach, and so I feel that I cannot properly express my
thanks to you.

"You are doing a wonderful work for Connecticut and all the
generations that will come after us. * • * •

"Thanking you again for the will and for all the courtesies on
my visit to the Library."

"1 thank you very much for the three sheets of photographs you
mailed me. They are excellently done and will assist me greatly.

"I feel under obligations to you and shall moat certainly send you
some items 1 have for your fine library next week, I hope.

"I admired the thorough and convenient system you have adopted.
Nothing could be more appreciated by visitors and investigators.

"I hope to be at your records again before long— some are almost
fascinating."
Henry P. Johnston, Professor of History, College of the City of New York

Note: — Professor Johnston was editor of the Record of Connecticut
Men in the War of the Revolution, etc., published by the State in 1888.

THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

"He was a friend to man and he lived in a house by the
side of the road." — Homer.

"Let me live in my house
By the side of the road.
Where the race of men go by ;

They are good, they are bad, I

They are weak, they are strong, '^

Wise, foolish — so am I.
Then why should I sit
In the scorner's seat.
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house
By the side of the road,^ .,

And be a friend to man." ^t

— Sam. Walter Foss. ^

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INDEX.

AtKressions 11

Activities of State Library 5, 4S

Approval of Ptiblication 2

Archives and Public Records 19

Assistants ii, 29

Books, Purchase of 10

Borons^ Reports 38

City Reports 3«

Civil SIrvice and Merit System 29

Qark's History of Connecticut *8

Coins and Medals, Joseph C. Mitchelson Collection 31

Colonial Dame Series, Early Connecticut Houses 24

Comments upon our State Library 51

Connecticut Bench and Bar, Memorials of 48

Connecticut' Departmental Reports SB

Chronological List 39

Connecticut History, Clark 48

Connecticut in the War of the American Revolution 33

Letter from Secretary of the Navy 34

Letter from Secretary of War 34

Connecticut Legislative Bulletin, Curtis Collection 29

Connecticut State Library Activities S, 49

Connecticut Town, City and Borough Reporta 38

Act to Maintain Files 38

Letter to Officials 38

Connecticut Vital Records, Publication of 29

Curtis Collection, Connecticut Le^slative Bulletin 29

Depositories and Exchanges 40

Governmental 41

Law Libraries 45

Patriotic and Special Libraries 44

Public Libraries 42

Early Connecticut Houses, Colonial Dame Series 24

Early Legislative Papers S4

Examiner of Public Records IS

Exchanges and Depositories 40

Governmental 41

Law Libraries •. 46

Patriotic and Special Libraries 48

Public Libraries 4S

Expenditures B

Books

Circulating

Employees W

Examiner of Public Records S

Miscellaneous ,

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Mitchelson Collection 8

Postage 1

Records *

State Library and Supreme Court Building 7

Sutement 8

Supplies T

Unexpected 8

Federal Gaiette, Need of a IS

Gifts SI

Joseph C. Mitchelson Collection of Coins and Medals 31

Act to Maintain 33

Resolution Accepting 32

Kilboum. Dwight C 39

Legislative Reference Etepartment 13

Legislative Committee Hearings 37

Letter of Transmittal «

Library Committee 3

Library Expenses fl

Library Staff 3

Memorandum concerning Photo Duplicating 3S

Memorials of the Connecticut Bench and Bar 48

Merit System and Civil Service 29

Mitchelson, Joseph C, Collection of Coins and Medals 31

National Legislative Reference Service 14

Need of a Federal Gaiette 15

Photostat 3S

Probate Files Deposited 17

Plan of Arrangement 22

Public Records and Archives 16

Publication Approval 2

Publication of Connecticut Vita! Rtcords 20

Purchase of Books 10

Reports ^on Legislative Committee Hearings 37

Special Collections 5

Standard Index to Statutes and Codes 48

Stale Board of Civil Engineers 50

State Geological and Natural History Survey 50

Statutes and Codes, Standard Index to 48

"The House by the Side of the Road" 93

Town Reports 3B

Unexpected Expenditures 9

Views of State Library ;

Charter, Constitution and Stuart's Washington 40

Front Elevation of Building Frontispiece

Main Lobby, West 10

Memorial Hall 4g

Mitchelson Vault 32

Reading Room, East H

Reading Room, West 20

Section Main SUck CiO(8B? Ic

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^ictie of iSonnecitcui

PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 41

REPORT
EXAMINER OF PUBLIC RECORDS

For the Two Years Ended September 30, 1914

PRINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATU TB

Hartford

Published by the State

1915

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Publication

Approved by

The Board of Control

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CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY

Hartford, Oct. 3, 1914.

To His Excellency,

Simeon E. Baldwin, Gov£rnor.
Sir:

I have the honor to submit herewith the second report of
the Examiner of Public Records made to the State Librarian
under the provisions of Chapter 58 of the Public Acts of 191 1,
which act made the supervision of the public records of our
state a part of the work of the State Librarian,

In his first report Mr, Barbour, who entered upon his duties
as Examiner of Public Records July 5, 191 1, confined his atten-
tion to the condition of records, vaults and safes in the offices
of the several town clerks and judges of probate throughout
the state, based upon personal observation during the fifteen
months preceding September 30, 1912, during which time he
personally visited and inspected each of these offices.

In the following report for the two years ended September
30, 1914, he has confined his attention more especially to the
erection of new vaults ; the purchase of new safes ; the installation
of metal equipments; the restoration, repairing, binding, copy-
ing and publication of records ; the depositing in the State Library
of official papers not in current use; and the testing of inks and
typewriter ribbons, as directed by the General Assembly of 1913.

I am of the opinion that the recommendation of the Examiner,
advising that an official selection of brands of paper suitable
for record purposes be made from actual tests, should receive
special attention, for such selection, I believe, would work no
hardship, would prevent the use of inferior papers unwittingly,
and would be welcomed by the several officials of the state.
Respectfully submitted.

'\{jL^'35, "54rt5roLA.i](J-

State Librarian.

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Examiner of Public Records
State Library

Hartford, Sept, 30, 1914.
To

George S. Godard, State Librarian,

State Library, Hartford, Conn,
I herewith submit my second report as Examiner of Public
Records in accordance with Section 2, Chapter 58 of the Public
Acts of 191 1 being the eighth report on Public Records of this
State.

Outline of Work Accomplished
In the appendix to my previous report, Public Document No.
41, general conditions in the several towns and probate districts
were noted, and in certain cases recommendations made to im-
prove conditions. That all the recommendations have been
complied with I cannot at this time make definite statement not
having had the opportunity to re-visit every office. Where it
has been possible for me to make personal re-examination of
conditions I have found my previous suggestions heeded or
considered and a desire to follow suggestions.

Since my last report new vaults have been provided for the
records of the following towns:

Cheshire

East Haven
Harwinton

New London

Putnam

safes in the following:

Canterbury
East Lyme
Hartland
Old Lyme

Preston

Sherman
Sterling

Metal equipment has been supplied for vaults in the following
towns :

Cheshire New London

East Haven North Canaan

^ Harwinton Putnam

Manchester Salisbury

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Repairs to volumes have been made in the following towns:

Avon

Newtown

Brookfield

Norwich

East Windsor

Old Saybrook

Enfield

Plainfield

Fairfield

Pom fret

Franklin

Stonington

Haddam

Stratford

Hartford

Suffield

Hartland

Union

Hebron

WalUngford

Lebanon

Washington

Mansfield

, Willington

New Hartford

Woodstock

New London

Maps of the following towns deposited with Town Clerks for

record have been remounted and repaired:

Bethel Norwich

East Lyme Stonington

Manchester Suffield

New London Waterbury
New Haven

Files of closed estates have been deposited in the State Library
under the authority granted in Chapter 175 of the Public Acts
of 1909 by the following probate districts:

Ashford

Norwich

Avon

Old Saybrook

Barkhamsted

Saybrook

Burlington

Simsbury

Eastford

Thompson

Granby

Torrington

Lebanon

Westbrook

Lyme

Voluntown

Miscellaneous papers not in current use have been deposited
under the authority granted in the same act by the town of Avon.

The result of tests of inks and ribbons as directed by the
General Assembly of 1913 appears on pages 8-18 of this report.

Publication

The laws of the State, relative to Public Records, have been
compiled under the direction of this office, printed in the form
of a hand-book and distributed to recording officials.

Publication of Records
Up to this time the Vital Records of the following towns
have beew printed in more or less complete form :

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Cheshire — History of Cheshire, Conn., from 16^ to 1840, including
Prospect *♦♦*. By Lady Fenwiek Chapter, D. A. E.

Cheshire, igia,

Coventry — Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths ***♦ in Coventry,
Connecticut, 1711-1844. By Susan Whitney Dimock. New
York, 1897.

Litchfield — A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of
Litchfield. Ct., ••*• 1720 to the year 1800 *••• By George
C. Woodruff. Hartford, 1900.

Meridei) — An Historic Record and Pictoral Description of the Town
of Mcriden •*•♦ by C. Bancroft Gillespie and George
Munson Curtis. Journal Publishing Co., Meriden, 19^.

Norwich — Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (2 vols.) Society of
Colonial Wars in the State of Conn. Hartford, 1913.

Salisbury — Historical Collections Relating t
Litchfield County, Conn. \

Assoc., Inc., 1913.

Sharon— A Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town
of Sharon, Conn., from 1721 to 1879. By Lawrence
Van Alstyne, Sharon, 1897.

Vernon — See Bolton above.

Copies of Records
It has come to my attention that copies of the Early Vital
Records of the following towns have during: the last few years
been privately made :

Ashford

Canterbury

Avon

Chaplin

Barkhamsted

Chatham

Bozrah

Chester

Branford

Qinton

Bridgeport

Colchester

Bristol

Colebrook

Brooklyn

Columbia

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Eutford

North Stonii^on

East Haddam

Orange

East Haven

Plainfield

Ellington

Pomfret

Franklin

Portland

Griswold

Preston

Groton

Redding

Guilford

Salem

Haddam

Saybrook

South ington

Hampton

Stafford

Hartland

Sterling

Huntington
KilHngfy

Stonington
Stratford

Killingworth

Suffield

Lebanon

Thompson

Ledyard

Tolland

Lisbon

Union

Lyme

Voluntown

Madison

Washington

Marlborougb

Waterford

Middletown

Willington

Milford

Windham

New Haven

Windsor

New London

Woodbridge

North Haven

Woodstock

Tests of Inks and Typewriter Ribbons

The Attorney-General in the following communication defines

and interprets Chapter 170 of the Public Acts of 1913, which

Act transfers the recommendation of inks and typewriter ribbons

from the Secretary of State to the Examiner of Public Records :

Hartford, August 6, 1913-
Luaus B. Barbour, Esq.,

Examiner o£ Public Records.
Dear Sir: — I have your favor in which you say;

"I desire information regarding ^our interpretation of Chapter
170 of the Public Acts of 1913, wmch amends Sections 113, 114,
IIS_ and 117 of the General Statutes, which act transfers the super-
vision of inks for recording purposes from the office of the Secre-
tary of State to this office, and was made at the request of the
Secretary of State.

Is my inference correct that typewriter ribbons, as used for
recording purposes, comes under the jurisdiction for approval of
the Examiner of Public Records?

Am I right in assuming that the National Bureau of Standards

is considered a State Chemist? (See Federal Statutes Annotated,

VoL 7, page 1113, Sec. 3.)"

Your inference is correct that typewriter ribbons, used for record

purposes, must be approved by the Examiner of Public Records. (Sec.

116 G. S.)

You are not right in assuming that the National Bureau of Standards
is considered a State Chemist. The fact that the bureau is required to
exercise its functions for any state or municipal government within the
United States, when requested to do so, in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the bureau, does not constitute the bureau a State Chemist.

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We have several State Chemists appointed under the authority of
Sec 74 of the General Statutes. Before you approve of any ink, includ-
ing ink used on typewriters and typewriter ribbons, you are required to
cause a number of distinct and separate brands to be examined as to
quality by one of these chemists.

Very truly yours,

Recoboing Inks
In accordance with the foregoing I requested Mr, James A,
Newlands, State Chemist, to make examination of samples of
forty different brands of inks and writing fluids purchased by me
in several different towns and cities in this State. The following
correspondence includes his report:

Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24, 1914.
Hon. Lucius B. Babbouk,

Examiner of Public Records,
Hartford, Conn.

Dear 5iV:— The following report covers the examination of forty
inks submitted by yon from samples purchased in the open market
for the purpose of determining the brands most suitable for use on the
public record books of this state.

In determining the value of an ink for this purpose it is obvious
that while the appearance of the fresh writing, keeping quality in ink
wells, the action on steel pens, etc., are factors worthy of consideration,
the most important requirement is, necessarily, permanency of the record.
It is also evident that in the study of a number of inks the characteristic
of permanency must be judged largely upon the results obtained from
accelerated bleaching tests. It is essential, therefore, that the methods
adopted should be fair alike to both parties, to the end that only the best
inks may be used on the public record books, while the manufacturer
may not be subjected to unnecessarily severe or unreliable applications of
such comparative tests.

HISTORIC AL

A study of the published investigations of the very numerous types
of inks which have been invented in the past shows quite conclusively
that the so-called iron-gall or iron-tannate ink has gradually come to
be recognized as the most acceptable ink where permanency of the
record is of importance, and for this reason all other types of ink may
fairly be eliminated from competition in the present investigation .^s
early as 1879 the German government passed a law prohibiting the use
of other than iron-gall inks on its official record books, and later, in
18SS, published rules covering the methods of testing and classifying
the inks proposed for permanent records. In i8go Schluttig and Neu-
mann published the results of their extensive investigations in connection
with iron-gall inks, and while advocating the use of this ink, they criticised
severely some of the methods for its regulation as adopted by the German
government.

In this country the subject was first taken up by the state of Massa-
chusetts about twenty years ago, and as a result of considerable study,
the iron-gall ink was adopted as a standard, the detailed formula for
which is given in a later paragraph.

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The standard ink is similar iii composition to certain inks which have
been in use for several hundred years, as disclosed by the crude recipes
to be found on various old foreign manuscripts and aUo on the first pages
of some of the old Massachusetts town record books, but to Schluttig
and Neumann is due the credit for first presenting a definite formula
for iron-gall inl^ based upon the combining quantities of its chemit^l
constituents. This formula was the one accepted as the standard {or
Massachusetts, and was later adopted by the United States Treasury
Depariment, and by other government bureaus.

BESCHIPTION OF IRON-GALL (IBON-TANNATE) INK

In the present investigation a standard ink was prepared and used as
a basis for deterniining the relative values of the inks submitted by you
for examination, and the following brief description of its constituents
and chief characteristics may be of interest.

Gallo-tannate of iron (iron-gall, or iron-tannate) ink is made by the
admixture, within certain proportions, of pure tannic acid and gallic acid
with ferrous sulphate (sulphate of iron) ; to which mixture are added
gnm arable and small amounts of hydrochloric and carbolic acids, and
the whole diluted with a definite amount of water. To this mixture is
also added just sufficient coloring matter to give the ink a temporary
color, as the pure gallo-tannate ink, without coloring matter, will write
with a dirty gray-green color when the characters are 6rst formed.
Upon exposure to the atmosphere oxidation occurs, precipitating a
tannate of iron and making a black record which possesses a very high
degree of permanency. Too little iron produces an ink which fades
rapidly under adverse conditions, while too much iron and tannic acid
will cause difficulties due to thickening.

Upon exposure to the air, as in an ink-well, the ink has a tendency to
oxidize, resulting in the production of a sediment of iron tannate, hence
the addition of a small amount of gum arable which increases the "body"
of the fluid and helps to hold such insoluble matters in suspension. The
gum arabic also improves the writing quality of the ink. Carbolic acid
acts as a preservative, inhibiting the formation of molds and the re-
sulting decomposition of the ink. The addition of acid is necessary to
hold die iron in solution. This small amount of free acid is responsible
for the familiar corrosive action on steel pens, but does not harm the
paper upon which the ink is used, owing to the fact that, unless present
in excess, such free acid is neutralised by the alkaline substances alvrays
contained in the paper.

STANDARD INK

There are many details in connection with the manufacture of inks
that are best left under the control of the manufacturer ; the common
practice, therefore, is not to prescribe the exact composition of the ink
that shall be used, nor the exact details of manufacture, other than to
stipulate that the acceptable ink shall be a gallo-tannate of iron ink.
not inferior in any essential quality to an ink prepared from the standard
formula, which, as adopted by the state of Massachusetts and the United
States Treasury Department, is compounded in accordance with the for-
mula proposed by Schluttig and Neumann, viz:

Parts by weight.

Pure dry tannic add 234

Gallic Acid in crystals 7.7

Ferrous sulphate 30X)

Gum arabic 10.0

Dilute hydrochloric acid 25.0

Carbolic acid iJX>

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" Metlnxl used for maliinj; ink streaks. Four slreaks made on eacli slie
in the sample ink; fimr streaks witli standard ink."

'Reagent tests slu.wing method for immersing streaks it

I Goo»^lc

of liquid."

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To these ingredients must be added just sufficient water to nuike up
the mixture, at a temperature of 60° F., Co 1000. parts by weight.

A sufficient quantity of soluble blue coUoring matter is added to give
an immediate blue-black color.

The above composition represents the minimum content of iron, etc.,
for a permanent " record ink." For other grades of ink known as " copy-
ing ink " and " combined ink," or both record and copy, it is necessary
that the iron content be increased appreciably and usually other materials
are added to promote the transfer of a heavy impression during the
copying process. The means or ingredients used to accomplish this re-
sult are left to the option of the manufacturer, the prescribed competitive
tests being such as to eliminate undesirable iiiks.

:ceived in plain bottles
labeled only with an individual number, the original containers, marked
with corresponding numbers, having been retained at your office. The
samples were tested in competition with the standard ink under the
following series of tests (U. S. Treasury Department requirements).

(a) A fluid ounce allowed to stand at rest in a white glass
vessel, freely exposed in diffused daylight for two weeks to the
light and air, at ordinary room temperatures, protected against
the entrance of dust, must remain free from deposit upon the
surface of Che ink or on the bottom and sides of the vessel.

(b) Ic must contain no less iron, and must have a specific
gravity of 1.035 to 1-040 at 60° F.

(d) After a weel^s exposure to diffused daylight the color
must be as intense a black when used upon paper, and it must
equally resist changes from exposure to light, water, air, alcohol,
and bleaching agents.

(e) It must be as fluid, flow as well, strike in no more through
the paper, nor remain more sticky immediately after drying.

(f) The copying ink shall be made to be the same as the writing
fluid, but with the addition of a sufficient quantity of the proper
material to make it a competent copying ink.

(g) The copying ink shall be tested also as to the permanency
of the impressions made on copying paper.

Acceptable record inks will sometimes show a specific gravity slightly
above 1.040 and this fact is now recognized by the officials of the Con-
tracts Laboratory at Washington in passing upon the quality of inks for
government use. The writer desires here to acknowledge his indebted-
ness to Dr. Percy H. Walker, Chief of the Federal Contracts Laboratory,
for the above specitications and for other valuable data relative to the
procedure now used at that laboratory in the classification of inks and
typewriter ribbons for government work.

It will be noted that the foregoing tests cover not only the chemical
constituents of the ink but also its physical characteristics as indicated
by atmospheric and accelerated bleaching tests. These tests were carried
out on all of the inks submitted for examination as shown by the detailed
results and exhibits appended to this report. The following rating system
(adopted by Contracts Laboratory, Washington) was used as a basis for
determining the relative values of the various inks, the different desirable
qualities of the ink being assigned a certain weight and each ink being
rated in comparison with the standard ink subjected to the same tests.

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Color must be equal to standard or ink is not con-
Appearance must be equal to standard or ink is not

considered.
Fading action of light. Maximum rating allowed is 80.

Standard given a value of

Effect of regeants. Maximum allowed is 15- Standard

Composition. Max. allowed 5. Standard is
Keeping qualities, etc. Max. 20. Standard is

Total possible rating is i.

Standard i)

100.

In the above rating scheme it will be noted that allowance is made
for the possibility that certain characteristics of the competing ink may
be better than that of the standard and that the total rating of such an
ink may exceed 100., as was the case with some of the inks under
consideration.

Without going into a detailed explanation of the mass of data
obtained during this investigation it may be stated that thirteen of the
samples were eliminated from the competition by reason of the fact that
they contained no iron. However, the entire series of chemical and
physical tests were completed on all of the inks for the purpose of showing
the ratings of the inks free from iron as compared with the iron-gall
type. Of the remaining twenty-seven samples twenty-one contained less
iron than the minimum amount required for a standard record ink. Two
others were very high in iron content and while one of these received
the highest rating for the "effect of sunlight test" it was rejected because
of its decided tendency to thicken on standing in an ink well and a high
specific gravity. The other high iron ink failed in other respects and
was also rejected. The remaining four inks approximated quite closely
the composition and characteristics of the standard inks and have been
classed as suitable for use on the record books of this state. These
samples were marked as follows 1

No. S
No. 14
No. 17
No. 23.

The relative values of the inks examined are shown in the following
summary of ratings which are based upon the composition, keeping

quality, effect of reagents and sunlight tests to which reference has
already been made.

RATING TABLE

EfFecl

Effect

Keeping

Total

■ition

quBliCv

unlighl

ralini

0. K.

10.

IS.

?o.

None

63.

Low

15.

56.

§■

Low

14.

42.

Low

15-

56-

83^

O.K.

II.

14.

?3-

103.

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"Method of exposing ink streaks to sunlight.'

" Some resulls from exposure to weather tests. Upper four streaks, samples;
lower four streaks, standard ink."

MhiGooi^le

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None

Low

None

Low

High

O.K.

None

O-K.

Low

None

Low

None

O.K.

Low

High

Low

None

lone

/JW

Low

None

Low

ilone

x>w
Low

5
4

9
6
9

14.

103

16^

28
56

70
69

9?'

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CEHERAL CONCLUSIONS

It should be noted that none of Che iron-free inks had a total rating '
over 90., and the average for the thirteen inks of this type was 61. while
the average for the iron^iall inks was 81. with a maximum rating of
103, It should also be noted that while samples Noa. 13 and 42 received
total ratings of more than loo. because of their excellent showing in the
"resistance to reagents" and "sunlight" tests the former was rejected
because of its failure to meet the specifications on composition and keeping
quality, the latter because of low iron content. Samples Nos. S. 14.
17 and 23 fulfilled the requirements for "record ink" as shown by the
detailed results and exhibits appended to this report, and these inks
should be entirely satisfactory for use on the record books of this state.
Respectfully submitted,

J AS. A. Newlands,

State Chemist.

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Hartford, Jan. 27, 1914.
James A. Newlands., Esq., State Chemist,
The Henry Souther ^igineering Co.,
Hartford, Conn.
Dear Sir:—1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your report under date of
January 34th on the list of samples of ink submitted for examination.
It may be of interest to you to know that the inks approved by you
are as follows :

No. 5, Carter's Record Ink,

No. 14, Stafiford's Special Writing & Copying Ink.

No. 17, Carter's Combined Writing & Copying Ink,

No. 23, Davids' Combined Writing & Copying Ink.

Very truly yours,

Luaus B. Bakboub,
Examiner of PubHe Records. .

As a check on our work in Connecticut duplicate samples of
the four inks selected, and one of a manufacturer whose product
was received too late for test (Sample 49), were sent to the De-
partment of Commerce, Bureau of Standards, Washington. The
following report received from them confirms in every detail
the State test.

Depaktuent of Comhebce

Bureau of Standards

Washnctok.

REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION

FIVE SAMPLES OF WRITING INK

submitted by the

Examinee of Pubuc Records,

Habtforb, Conn.

Such of the results obtained as can not be shown by the accompaiq'-

ing streaks are given in the following table:

LAb. No. 3399 3400 3401 3402 3403

Marked No. 5 No. 14 No. 17 No, 23 No. 49

Grams iron per liter .... 6.84 6,69 7,59 6.ga taj ■

Ferrous sulphate cry St.,

equivalent to iron, . , . . 34-03 33.3' 37-?9 34.43 JO-M

Corrosion of pens (mg

loss) 679 I00.S 130.9 61.6 89.3

Keeping quality (12 , ,. l

days) trace slight slight much slight

of sedi-sedi- sedi- sedi- sedi-

ment menC ment ment meDt

All of the samples when received contained some sediment, but the
amount was not large except in No. 49 in which it was about J4 ind* deep.
A widely adopted standard formula for record inks prescribes that
it shall contain at least 30 grams of crystalliied ferrous sulphate (ap-
proicimately 6 grams of iron) in one liter. A larger amount is to be re-

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garded as desirable, provided there is a sufficient quantity of tannin sub-
stance to produce a satisfactory black color.

The keeping quality of the ink and its corrosive action on steel pens
are of secondary, though practical importance. The two are correlated
because in order to prevent turbidity a certain amount of acid must be
added, and this causes corrosion of steel pens. Neither need be con-
sidered if inkstands are cleaned and refilled frequently, are kept covered
when not in use, and the pens are often changed.

The keeping quality was determined by placing a measured quantity
of each ink in a small glass vessel loosel;^ covered with filter paper to
exclude dust, and allowing it to stand undisturbed for 12 days.

The corrosion was determined by immersing a pair of grease-free
pens in a definite volume of ink for two days. The loss in weight is a
measure of the corrosion.

The accompanying ink streaks were made by allowing one cubic
centimeter of ink to flow freely across a tightly stretched inclined sheet
of paper. Since all the necessary data are given on the same sheets
there is no need of detailing them again.

Disregarding the corrosion test, but taking into account the tests made
on the streaks and the analytical results, the inks were rated indepen-
dently by two chemists by two different methods. They agreed that
Nos. 5 and 17 are nearly equal in quality, the difference being slightly
in favor of No. 17. Nos. 14 and 23 are not quite so good, though still
excellent inks. No. 49 is distinctly inferior to the others.

S. W. Stratton,

Director.
Enclosures :

Ink Streaks
Test No. 15240

Washington, D. C, April 22, 1914.

TvPEWHTEK Ribbons

Hartford, Conn., August 20, 1914.
Hon. Lucius B. Barbour,

Examiner of Public Records,
Hartford, Conn.
Dear Sir: — The following report covers the examination of twenty-
eight (28} typewriter ribbons representing samples of the products of
various ribbon manufacturers purchased by you in the open market.
The ribbons were received in a plain box, each ribbon having been
marked with an individual number corresponding with a number on the
original container retained at your oflice.

The ribbons were placed in a competition with each other in a series
of tests which were rated as follows :

Resistance to sunlight ... 45 points

" " reagents . 20 "

Character of the record . . . 20 ;'

Life of Ribbon 10 "

Type filling 5 "

100

The above are the essential tests used at the Contracts Laboratory
of the federal government, and the writer desires here to acknowledge hit
indebtedness to Dr. Percy H. Walker for valuable suggestions covering
the requirements under which inks and typewriter ribbons are purchased
for the government use. In addition to the above, tests on the relative

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capillary attraction of the ribbons and accelerated fading tests with ozone
and with ultra violet rays were made, the results of which will he
referred to in a later paragraph.

All impressions were made on the best quality rag paper, such as is
used for the Probate Court record books of this state.

The reagents and sunlight tests were the same as those used for test-
ing inks, the resistance to sunUght test running for eighty days instead
of fourteen, (he limit commonly used for ^pewriter ribbon tests.

For the Type Filling lest the narrow nbbons were placed on a No.
5 Underwood and the wide ribbons on a Remington Typewriter. The
letter "e" was written until the loop filled so as to necessitate cleaning,
and in order to obtain a uniform stroke, the typewriter was operated
by means of an apparatus shown opposite this page. The Character of the
Record was determined by a study of the sheets from the above tests,
noting color, clearness, tendency to smear, etc.

The Life of the Ribbon was determined by clipping a section of the
ribbon three inches long over the letters a-e-i-n-r-A-0-U set up in a
multigraph. These letters were taken in order to get a fair comparison
of the effect with angular and curved letters commonly used. Sheets
of paper were fed into the machine until the ink in the ribbon was prac-
tically "exhausted, as shown by the dimness of the impression. One
hundred imprints were fotmd to be sufficient for a comparative test.
Upon the completion of this number of imprints, the machine was stopped
for a period of exactly five minutes after which five additional records
were made to determine if the ribbons showed an^ material differences
in their ability to draw ink from the unused portions of the ribbon by
capiniary attraction. This test was also made by means of a special
machine illustrated opposite this page. The results snowed that while there
are material differences in rate of "recovery" of the various ribbons,
the information obtained does not add much to that developed by the
Uie of the Ribbon Test.

Samples of the imprints from each typewriter ribbon in competition
were exposed to the action of ozone and ultra violet rays with the former
for a period of seventy-five hours, with the latter for two hundred and
tortj; hours. These accelerated fading tests produced effects on the
imprints similar to those of the sunlight tests, but a noticeable feature
not observed with the sunlight tests was the yellow effect of the ozone
and ultra violet light on the paper, indicating that for the preservation
of the records of the state, it is also of importance to guard against
the use of paper which may seriously impair the permanence of these
records.

A summary of the results of this investigation is given in the follow-
ing table. Details and exhibits of the routine work are shown in the
appendix submitted with this report, and it will be necessary to consider
here only the general conclusions.

As indicated by the foregoing table, most of the samples have given
quite satisfactory results in the Resistance to Sunlight test, which is
highly essential for producing permanent records. As permanence of
record is the most important factor under consideration at this time,
and in view of the fact that up to the present time no specific standard
for typewriter ribbons has been adopted by this State, I would suggest
that all ribbons having a rating of 8s. or over, be accepted. All of the
ribbons passed will produce lasting records, and differ mainly in minor
characteristics, as indicated in the table. On this basis the ribbons rejected
are those which received ratings on the Type FiUii^ tests of less than
three, and two of these gave very poor results in the test for smearing.

As a result of this mvestigation the typewriter ribbons considered
acceptable for producing permanent records for this state are indicated
in the following list:

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"Apparatus for refjulalmp slnike of lypewriter key."

( c

"Apparatus for determining cjpillary altractiim iif typewriter ribbons."

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Summary o/ T^pm^vr-aar ffli-lron T^sts

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e Number

Ratins

98.

96.

g6.

Recommended

Respectfully submitted,

In accordance with the foregoing report frwn the State Chemist
the following ribbons are hereby selected and recommended
for use on Public Records in this State:

Manufacturer
Ault & Wiborg Co.,

Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Carter Ink Co.,

Boston, Mass.
Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Mfg. Co.,

New York City.

Crown Ribbon & Carbon Mfg. Co.,

Rochester, N. Y.
De Fi Mfg. Co.,

New York aty.
M. F, Donovan Co.,

Auburn, N. Y-
Kee Lost Mfg. Co.,

New York, N. Y.
Manifold Supplies Co.,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Name of Ribbon

Non-Filling Typewriter Ribbon.
Carter's Director Typewriter Ribbon
Carter's Ideal Typewriter Ribbon
Columbia "Silk Gauie" Typewriter

Ribbon
Rainbow Non-Filling Typewriter

Ribbon

Crown Brand Typewriter Ribbon
De Fi Typewriter Ribbon
Criterion Typewriter Ribbon
Kee Lox Typewriter Ribbon
Panama Typewriter Ribbon

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Uiller-Bryant-Pierce Co.,

Aurora, III.
Mittag & Volger,

Park Bidge, N. J.
New England Carbon Mfg. Co.,

Boston, Mass.

Carnation Typewriter Ribbon

Elk Brand Typewriter Ribbon

"Eureka" Ribbon

"Tagger" Typewriter Ribbon

Blue Ribbon Brand Typeriter
Ribbon

Commercial Brand Typewriter
Ribbon

Ohashi's Commercial Brand Type-
writer Ribbon

Ohashi's Standard Brand Type-
writer Ribbon

Remington Typewriter Co
New York City.

Republic-Dodge Mfg. Co.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.

H. M. Storms Co.,

New York City.

Underwood Co.,

New York Gty.

F. S. Webster & Co.
Boston, Mass.

Du-Ra-Bul Typewriter Ribbon
American Brand Typewriter Ribbon
Underwood Typewriter Ribbon

Personal Property

Hartford, September i6, igi4.

Dear Sir: —

I have your favor in which yon say:

"I respectfully request interpretation of Chapter 52 of the Public
Acts of 1913-

The fact has been brought to my attention, and I fully appreciate
the situation, that the reserving of a record book solely for the
purpose of recording instruments relating to personal property
IS working considerable hardship and inconvenience to many of
the recording officers in the state. I write specifically to ask ii
the reservation of a certain portion of a record book already in
use properly labelled as a place to record such instruments would
be in compliance with the statute."
The statute to which you refer reads as follows :

"Notices of intent to sell, bills of sale, conditional sales, chattel
mortgages, and all other instruments relating exclusively to per-
sonal property, when left for record by any town clerk shall be
recorded by liim in a book kept exclusively for the recordii^ of
such instruments. Such record shall be kept in the manner pro*
vided for the keeping of the land records, and town clerks shall
receive fees for the recording of such instruments as provided
in section 4845 of the general statutes."
Other statutes provide for recordii^ instruments relating to personal
prMierty. This act simply provides for recording them in a book kept
exdusively for that purpose, as a matter of convenience for the puhhc
— * ' ■■' ' • " -' Tie". There

The word "book" i

t synonymous with the word "volume".

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may be many books in one volume. The Bible contains many books.
"Paradise Lost" is made up of several books. Hence, a record book for
instruments relating to personal property may be a part of a volume
containing a record book for deeds of real estate, and a record volume
in use may be properly divided into two books.

Therefore, 1 am of the opinion that the reservation of a certain portion
of any record book already in use, properly labelled as a. place to record
instruments relating to personal property, will satisfy the purpose of
the legislature and be a sufficient compliance with the statute.
Very truly yours,

Recommendations

As pointed out in my previous report, I am more fully con-
vinced at this time that a general index of the several series of
records, particularly Land Records, is essential. I am fully con-
vinced that a compilation of such should be obligatory and not
optional as provided in Section 1837 of the General Statutes and
recommend that such action be considered.

In view of the successful results obtained in the testing of
inks and ribbons I recommend that paper be given as thorough
examination and test. There are but few brands of papers suit-
able for record purposes and I believe the selection of these
should be made from actual tests.

Conclusion
I have the pleasure of again reporting the courtesy and con-
sideration with which I have been received in every town. This
naturally relieves this office of many possible unpleasant features
and the confidence in and approval of my suggestions, expressed
and implied, has been most gratifying to me and helpful in mak-
ii^ work in this office a pleasure and I trust a success.
Respectfully submitted.

Examiner of Public Records.

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state of Connecticut

PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 43

REPORT

THE COMMISSIONERS

OF THE

ISRAEL PUTNAM MEMORIAL CAMP GROUND

THE GOVERNOR

For the Nineteen Months ending
January 31, 1915

PRINTED I!Y ORDER OF TIIK LEGISLATURE

HARTFORD

Pi'BLiSHBD BY THE State

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Approved bv
The Board of Control

d Job Prim Bridgfpott,

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COMMISSIONERS

Robert S. Alexander, Danbury Term expires

Mary E. M, Hill, Norwalk Term expires

Henry A. Gilbert, Bethel Term expires

Edward E. Bradley, New Haven ....Term expires

John H. Reid, Bethel Term expires

Daniel S. Sanford, Redding Ridge, .Term expires
Sue Phillips Tweedv, Danbury ._ Term expires

une 30, 1915
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nne 30, 1915
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OFFICERS

Robert S. Alexander, President.

Daniel S. Sanford, Secretary.

Henry A. Gilbert, Tnasii.

John H. Reid
Daniel S. Sanford
Henky a, Gilhert

Ex ecu live Committee

Thomas Delaney, Park Keeper,

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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS

OF THE

ISRAEL PUTNAM

MEMORIAL CAMP GROUND

To His Excellency,

Hon. Marcus H. Holcomb,
Governor

We have the honor to submit herewith our report of the
work of the Commission in caring for the property of the
Slate, at the Israel Putnam Memorial Camp Ground, since
July, 1913.

The work of the Commission has been carried on through-
out the past two years with regularity and with an earnest
purpose to guard and protect the property of the State, and
at the same time to so conduct its management that the best
interests of the people should be wisely considered and con-
served.

The meetings of the Commission have been well attended
throughout the term, and the full membership was present a
good proportion of the time. Only on one occasion was the
number present less than five; thus showing the unvarying in-
terest in the work on the part of every member. The meetings
of January and Jtarch, 1914, were omitted on account of
weather conditions.

The personnel of the Commission of 1911 and 1912, and
also of the present one, has had one novel feature. The re-
quired number, seven, has been heretofore composed entirely
of men, appointed by the Governor. In 1911. Governor Bald-
win appointed a Commission of five men and two women, in
the expressed hope that a new and patriotic element should
be added to the work at the Camp Ground.

The two women who were appointed on the Commission
had both been long identified with patriotic organizations,
both State and National, and brought to the work new en-
tbusi^sra in the purposes of the Camp Ground Commission.

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OF THE COMMiaSlONEHS OP THE

The general objects of the work at the Park have been
carefully kept in view, and whatever has been deemed neces-
sary in the matter of expenditures, has been very closely
guarded, both as to purpose and amount.

The roadways and grounds have been well cared for and
kept in good condition. The woods in the park have required
careful watching, and the same policy that was adopted the
year before, in the removal of diseased chestnut trees, has
been adhered to, and many more trees were taken out. Many
wild cherry trees which were infested with worms were re-
moved, and burned, to insure the safety of adjoining trees.

The pavilion, and the grove surrounding it, has become a
constantly increasing attraction to the people of the surround-
ing towns; and the ease and pleasure of automobile travelling
has resulted in an increase of visitors from longer distances.

The number of Sunday schools and day schools that have
visited Putnam Park during the past summers, have proved
the great value of this place as a safe and sane pleasure ground
for the young, and a restful retreat for their elders.

Many additional facilities for healthy enjoyment have
been provided by the Commission, including modern and safe
swings, slides and see saws, for it is our belief, that a wise
provision for the pleasure and recreation of the great number
of young people who gather here in their vacation days, is
their best safeguard for a healthy growth and development.

We cannot fail to recognize in the young people of our
communities the most vital and valuable asset in the future
of the State.

The much needed Rest Cottage for women and children,
which was built in the Summer of 1913, has now been furnished
in a plain and substantial manner. It has amply proved its
need, and has been greatly appreciated by those for whose use
it was provided.

Tired mothers with young children, and many elderly
women find it a welcome resting place; for the remote situa-
tion of the park brings most of its visitors from many mijes
away.

The Museum, which is one of the important and valuable
possessions of the Camp Groimd, has become more of an edu-
cational and memorial feature than it has been heretofore, and

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its renovation and the orderly elassification of the articles
gathered there, has aroused miieh interest in the collection.

The opportunity of visiting it and looking over the relies
of bygone times, is now inereasingly appreciated.

There nre nearly twi) hundred artieles of historic interest
in the eolleefion: Over iifty are of a military eharacter. They
inehide relies of most of the wars in which this country has
been engag<'d, from the Rcvtdiitionary War to the Mexican,
Civil and Spaiiish-Amerieari Wars. iMany of them have a
local interest also.

It is due til the efforts of the women of the CommiSision
that this work on the Museum was undertaken, and to them,
with one of the other members, was the task committed.

Before the classification was begun, the interior of the
Mus<Mim was renovated and additional cases were provided
for some of the more valuable articles. Two weeks were
oecnpied in the work of cleansing and classifying the articles
in the Museum, and much eare and painstaking effort was re-
quired.

On ils completion, a report on the Museum, and its rela-
tion to the Meinoriiil (Jani]) Ground history was requested, and
this report is herewith presented.

PUTNAM MEMORIAL CAMP GROUND
AND ITS MUSEUM

In a pictnresqne portion of S(nithwestern Connecticut,
within the borders of the old town of Redding, there lies a
qniet, secluded valley, watered by swift rnnniiip; streams, and
holding ill its sheltered bosom a lake of crystal clearness.

Surrounded by fertile hillsides and extensive grazing
farms, this remote valley with its leafy groves and rocky
glens, possesses an especial attraction for all who are inter-
ested in the stirring events of our early American history; for
these <iuiet woods and hillsidf's once echoed to the sound of
martial music, and the inejisured tread of many feet in daily
military drill.

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It was in this quiet valley, during the long and terrible
winter of 1778 and 1779, that a large section of the Continental
army was encamped.

The army of the northern section of the country was
divided, and six brigades, consisting of Continental, Connecti-
cut and New Hampshire troops, together with artillery and
cavalry, were established here in winter quarters.

Besides the Commander, Major General Israel Putnam,
there were Maj. Gen. McDougall, Brig. Gen, Nixon, Brig. Gen.
Huntington, Brig. Gen. Parsons, Brig. Gen. Poor, General Shel-
don of the Continental Cavalry, and Colonel Hazen of the Con-
tinental Infantry.

It was a season of unusual leng'h and severity, and the
consequent sufferings and privations of these poorly clad and
ill-fed soldiers, in their rudely built huts, can only be imagined.

It was at a time when the fortunes of the patriot army
were at 1heir lowest ebb, and there was no public money with
which to pay the troops.

It was with great difficulty that sufficient provisions couid
be secured for the needs of the various encampments.

In April of 1779, the winter quarters in Redding were
abandoned and destroyed and the soldiers were called to the
more active and welcome work of the army in the field.

The deserted camp ground was left to its former solitude,
and in the courae of a few years, became overgrown with Irees
and a thicket of underbrush ; and it was not strange, that after
the passing of a few generations, even the location, or the
history of I he camp ground, was almost unknown.

The State of Connecticut, to-day honors itself in preserv-
ing and protecting this location; for aside from its memorial
character, it is said to be one of the largest and best pre-
served of the camp grounds of the Revolutionary War.

When in 1887 the State of Connecticut officially accepted
the generous gift of the land which had been the site of this
military camp, from its patriotic donors, it began at once the
preliminary work of restoring the main features of the original
encampment. The desolate places which had once been the
scene of such activity, and bad been the silent witness of so

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much suffering and hardship, became by sanction of the State,
a public park, to be held as a perpetual memorial of those
patriots who had suffered there in the fulfilment of duty.

During the progress of restoration, the old camp streets,
with their long lines of chimneys and fireplaces of the rude
log huts, came into view, and gave mute evidence of the many
privations in the life of the common soldier of that time.

Many interesting relics were there unearthed, and all were
carefully preserved.

These souvenirs of the old encampment have formed the
nucleus of the present Museum at Putnam Park.

Much interest was aroused in the surrounding towns, by
Ihe establishment of this State Memorial. Local enthusiasm
found its first expression in gifts of a military character, many
of which were of great historic value.

These were often from descendants of the old colonial
families living in the vicinity, or in adjacent towns; many of
whom occupied the old family homesteads, and tilled the
farms, possessed by their ancestors in revolutionary times.

As time passed on, the value of these souvenirs of days
gone by, became apparent to many ; and not only articles of a
military character have been donated, but the collection has
been enlarged and enriched by many utensils of antiquated
pattern, both for household use, and for agriculture and other
outdoor work.

In the rooms of the Pavilion devoted to the Museum, a
most interesting and valuable collection has thus been gather-
ed. Until the time of the present State Commission of the
Park {1913-1915), no attempt had ever been made to classify
the many articles that had accumulated in the Museum.

In Ihis year, 1914, this work was undertaken and has now
been completed ; so far as is possible, under existing conditions.

The historical value of the collection is at once in evidence,
to every visitor. The great change in the economic conditions
of the country is most clearly apparent in a survey of the
former methods of accomplishing the ordinary and necessary
work of the household, the farm, and the shop, in comparison
with those of the present time.

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A century and more ago, all this work was carried on by
individuals, with no labor saving devices, and with no power,
other than that of musele, well applied.

Only by a thoughtful study of these treasured and fast
disappearing relies of the past, ean the people of the present
time, realize in any degree iho difficult and adverse conditions
of life, under which the pioneers of this country labored.

In the main room of the Museum, four large glass cases
occupy its central space. On the walls of this room, attractive
groups of articles are arranged; each one being of a different
type.

On one side, a very unique assorlment of antiquated
farming implements is shown, each one bearing the name of
the donor, or the former owner.

Mo»t of these articles were once in use in this locality, and
all bear traces of long and faithful service.

Many of them are of such ponderous and unwieldy propor-
tions, that one wonders what manner of men they were, who
eould use, or even handle, such clumsy implements.

The ploughs, shovels, forks and hoes form a unique
collection and arc interesting by contra.st, at least, to those
who have seeo ludy the modern light running and labor saving
forms of farming machinery.

The two great ])estlcs and mortars tell their own story
of the days when the grain was prepared for household use
by the individual labor of the workers on the lonely farm.s;
and the ponderous flax breaker indicates how primitive the
methods were for the initial work in the preparation of the
flax for the use of thi; housewife in her labors at the spinning
wheel. A rare and complete set of hatters' tools, and an
ample outfit for the local boot and shoe maker, with the seat,
sliding candle holder, and full assortment of lasts for all
shapes of foot wear, give evidence of the early cnstoms of the
local industries.

The entire elimination of the individual mannfaeturer,
under the conditions of modem commercial life, is told in a
most convincing way, by a study of these utensils, now so rare,
but which were once so common in every farming community,

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Another feature of domestic life is brought to our atten-
tion when we turn to the opposite side of the main room.
Here are displayed the cooking utensils, which offered such
aid to the housewife in her daily task, as would make the
heart of the modem eook grow faint within her.

The open fireplace of early times represented, in general,
the idea of the family hearthstone and the center of domestic
"'life.

It was also the sole method, not only of heating the family
abode in a most hostile climate, but was the only medium of
service in accomplishing the family cooking.

In examining the clumsy Dutch ovens, the spils, toasting
racks and forks, and the various forms of roasting and baking
utensils in this collection, we realize as never before, some of
the problems that faced our foremothers of generations gone
by.

The modern electric and gas stoves and ovens, with nieeiy
adjusted methods of regulating the heat, had never been
dreamed of; and the housewife of earlier days had to meet
the situation with ingenuity, patience, and even heroism.

How she triumphed over these difficuliies can be proved
by the traditions of many elder generations, as to the ex-
cellence of the bread, pies and cakes, that were produced from
those quaint Dutch ovens.

The housewife had no leisure hours, for the wool and the
flax must be heckled, carded and spun; and the array of

heckles, reels, swifts, tlaxwheels and spinning wheels, which
are in the adjoining room of the Museum, tell an eloquent
story of her constant activity.

The quaint household loom which stands near by, proves
to the visitor the varied accomplishments which served to
occupy any spare time which might have accrued to the house
mother.

The cloth for the use of the family was usually woven in
the homes of the pioneers.

No ready made clothing lightened the labors of the
women of the household. •

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Even the antiquated sewing machine here exhibited, had
never been thought of.

Thus, a complete array of the processes by which the flax
or wool passed, before the crude product was changed into a
practical form for wear, gives a slight tribute to the skill of
the deft fingers of our busy foremothers.

Three curiously contrived churns, from farm houses in the
vii'inity offer proof i>f an interesting method of supplying
butter for the lioiisehoki.

An fnoimoiiK wooden bread tray from an old home in an
)i<Uoining cdiiuty, seems to indicate that even the mixing of
the Ia:ni!y dough was of a heroic character. Its size would
either point to a very large family, or a diet of stale bread for
soitie time after the baking.

A goodly number of candlesticks and lamps of various
types. repH'sent the gradual evolution of Ihe artificial lighting
system; from the tallow dip to the use of kerosene. A few
sptcimeiis of the candle moulds will tell of the ordinary pro-
cess of [iiiinitivc candle making. The unique exhibit of
various hinterns indicates the variety as well as the methods
of outdoor illumination.

The four glass cases in tlie larger of the two roome of the
Museum contain nmny artieles of great historic, as well as
local, vaUie.

In one are several old Bibles and ancient books and docu-
ments. Old newspapers and commercial account books of
more than a cen.ury ago, are also there. Some of these
aciount books are of special interest, as they give detailed
prices of labor and of current commodities of that period. A
number of school I}ooks that were in use many generations ago
aic cxtremel.v interesting. These school books of the early
part of the last century are now rarely found, and are of great
value to the antiquary.

In another ease are preserved various forms of money,
curreut in Revolutionary times, and also many specimens of
Confederate money during the Civil War.

The JIuseura especially speaks of the past, not only as
regards the homely pursuits of peace, but also the stirring busi-
ness of war. One case holds many ancient swords, and those

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carried by Cols. John Sedgwick and Nathan Gregory, in those
far away days, never fail to awalien local pride. Of no less
interest is a ease containing two silk Hags, and two officers'
caps, which were used in the Mexican "War of 1848. The tat-
tered and torn banners give mute evidence of the shot and
shell of battle ; and in fancy one can see them waving proudly
over the victorious soldiers. The caps are made of sole leather,
one being ornamented with a red plume and tassel, and a chain
of flat brass links across the front just above the visor, in the
fashion of 1848. Its shape is tall and narrow, and its weight
must have been most uncomfortable to its wearer.

An old musket on the wall never fails to attract attention.
It bears the initials "A. W." on the stock, cut deeply, and with
little precision. One can imagine that the work helped the
soldier to pass a weary hour of camp life, or a season. The
musket was carried during the Revolutionary War by Abraham
Wakeman, whose grandson, Wakeman Bradley, of Redding,
presented it to the Museum.

JIany articles of antique .military equipment hang upon
the walls; — knapsacks, muskets and bayonets. These, with
pepper-bnx pistoU and others of earliest m^ke. form a price-
less collection of which Connecticut may well be proud.

The old canteens, of which there are" a number, have a
place of their own, being made of stout oak, wilh hand wrought
irim band.s. One can imagine that their bulk added quite a
hurden to the soldiers already weighted with their heavy
muskets. One canteen of especial interest was found many
years after Ihe Revolution was over between the walls of an
old house in Redding. ,

It is a far cry from the days of the American Revolution,
to those of the Spanish-American War, but one may feel the
time well spent in comparing the clumsy flintlock muskets
carried by the Continental soldiers with the neat trim rifles
of '98. and the heavy, blunt bayonets, with the cruel, double
bladed knives and machetes of the Filipinos and Cubans,
which hang upon the walls.

Many curious and interesting articles are gathered here,
which are too numerous to mention in the space of this report.
We regret having no history of the ancient sun-diai, presented
a few years ago by E. A. Housman. An air of romance and mys-

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tery spems to hang over it, and could it speak, it would no
doubt tell us the name of the fair lady in whose garden it
counted tlie hours, so long ago.

In an adjoining room are gathered a nuihher of articles
of aneient furniture. A fine round table with curiously
wrought legs adorns this portion of the collection, and several
quaint arm chairs give a quiet and restful dignity to the
room, and in their history recall the personality of their
honored occupants of a century ago.

A number of small hair covered trunks of various forms,
studded wilh brass nails in fanciful designs, indicate by their
limited size, the usual methods of travel by stagecoach and by
family conveyances which prevailed long before the modem
ways of quick transit were established.

A fine antique piano graces this room and suggest a for-
mer different environment from that of its present unfamiliar
surroundings.

Chests of drawers of ancient type are here, the natural
companions of the nearby spinning wheels, which were once
found in every household.

The two quaint little wooden cradles stand near the
spinning wheels, as they doubtless often stood, when the busy
hum of the wheel was a part of the familiar lullaby in theiit
former homes. They are a visible reminder of a moat im-
portant feature in the domestic life of those bygone years, and
give us a clearer view of what occupied a goodly portion of
the lime and thought of the house mother, by night as well
as by day. These empty cradles, emblems of domestic life, in
all countries and in all ages, make their pathetic appeal to our
hearts. Who were rocked in these cradles more than a cen-
tury ago? How many generations of little ones, in constant
succession, have rested there! The faithful hands that rocked
them have long since turned to dust, and only the material
tokens of their lives apparently remain.

We mii^t believe however, that in the character of their
descendants, many of whom still people this locality, and who,
perhaps in their infancy were cradled there, the spirit of those
faithful mothers has been the guiding influence of their lives;
and that the example of their forefathers in fortitude and en-
durance has resulted in the characteristic virility of their
descendants in New England to-day.

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Children will find here many object lessons, for much that
has been brought together in this place, is so foreign to present
da,v usage that it is well for them to take a glance backward
and see how tbeir forbears lived and wherewithal they toiled,
not forgetting the history of the camp ground and all it stands
for.

It remains a duty of the State and its commissioners to
preserve these grounds and keep alive forever the glory of
sacrifice ami the valor of these courageous men.

ROBERT S. ALEXANDER,
MARY E. M. HILL,
HENRY A. GILBERT,
JOHN H, REID,
DANIEL S. SANFORD,
SUE PHILLIPS TWEEDY,
EDWARD E. BRADLEY,

Commissi oners of the Israel Putnam
Memorial Camp Ground.
January, 1915.

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ISRHEL PtlTNIlM MEMORIAL CAMP

TEEASUREB'S KEPORT.

From July Itit, 1913, to December Slat, 1914.

Comptroller's Order

EECEIPTS.

der No. 9456

$248.38

■■ iniijT

242.39

■ " 39!)

325.6]

■ " 1458

105.45

■ " 2094

113.13

■ ■■ 3025

63.95

' " 3810

7480

' " 4468

61.25

• " 5109

77.55

' " 5938

200.20

■ " 6525

223.95

' " 7235

707.54

' " 7979

185.47

' ■■ 8526

193.50

' " 324

108.90

' " 1205

144.86

' " 1866

175.04

' " 2665

99.85

DISBURSEMENTS.
Snlary of Ciistodiau, 18 mcmths at $60. . . .itil,0f<0.00

Extra l,abi.ir iiii^luding team work :i(lfl,S4

Improvements aud Repairs ],06U..^0

Amusement Features erecled ;J22.l)4

Iiisiiraree 157.00

Tools and Supplies 64.54

Telephone 16.05

Aliscellaiieous 71 .00

Expenses of Commissioners 279.85

HENRY A. GILBERT,

Treasurer.

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PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 60

REPORT

OF THE

STATE PARK COMMISSION

TO THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
For the Fiscal Year ended September JO, 1914

PRINTED JN ACCORDANCE WtTH STATUTE

HARTFORD

PuBLimiD BY THE StAI'E
I9I4

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Approved by
The Boars of Control

■6 Statb strut, Hartford, corn.

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New Haven, Conn., November 30, 1914.

To the Honorable General Assembly •

of the State of Connecticut.
In accordance with Chapter 230, Public Acts of 1913, and
on behalf of the Commissioners appointed under said Act, I
have the honor to submit for your consideration the annual
report of the State Park Commission for the year ending
September 30, 19 14.

Edward E. BftAnLEv,

President of the Commission.

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CONNECTICUT
STATE PARK COMMISSIONERS.

Appointed by the Governor.
John E. Calhoun, Cornwall, 1

John O. Fox, Putnam,
Herman H. Chapman, New Haven,
Edwakd H. Wilkins, Middletown,
Edward E. Bradley, New Haven,
Lucius F. Robinsqn, Hartford,

Ex -officio^
Walter O. Fillev, New Haven,

nds Sept.

I. 191S

■ Sept.

", "S'S

• Sept

I, ■9>7

' Sept.

1, 1917

' Sept.

I, 1919

■ Sept

I, 1919

State Forester.

Officers, Sept. 30, 1914.

Edward E. Bradley, New Haven, Conn., President.

Edward H, Wilkins, Middletown, -Conn., Sec'y & Treas.

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AN ACT EStABLISHING A STATE PARK
COMMISSION.

Chapter 230, Public Acta of 1913.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Assembly convened:

Section i. The governor on or before July r, 1913,
shall appoint six persons, who shall constitute a board to be
known as the state park CDmmission. The members of
this commission shall hold office, two for the term of two
years, two for the term of four years, and two for the term of
six years beginning with the first day of September, 1913.
Biennially thereafter the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, shall appoint as aforesaid two com-
missioners to hold office for the term of six years begin-
ning with September first in the year of their appointment;
and if any vacancy occurs in said commission the governor
shall in like manner appoint a commissioner for the un-
expired portion of the term in which the vacancy occurs.
The Qiembers of said commission shall serve without compen-
sation but their travelling and other necessary expenses shall
be paid by the state. In addition to the members of said
commission sb chosen the state forester shall be ex officio a
member of said commission.

Skc, a. Said commission shall annually choose one of its
members to be chairman aad may from time to time appoint a
clerk and such other employees including engineers, archi-
tects, and custodians, as it may deem necessary to carry out
the purposes of this act. Said commission may determine the
duties and compensation of such appointees. Said commission
shall have a suitable office, where its maps, pla^s, documents,
• records, and accounts shall be kept, subject to public inspec-
tion at reasonable times. On or before the first day of
December in each year said commission shall make a report
of its proceedings to the general assembly, with a statement
of its receipts and disbursements. It shall be the duty of .

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said commission, in connection with its report to the next
general assembly, to present a comprehensive plan with maps,
surveys, and estimates for the establishment of perroaaent
public reservations.

Sec. 3. Said commission shall have -charge and super-
vision of all lands acquired by the state, as public reserva-
tions, for the purposes of public recreation or the preservation
' of natural beauty or historic association, except such lands as
may be placed by law in the charge and under the supervision
of other commissions or officials.

Sec. 4. Said com'mission shall have power to acquire,
maintain, and make available to the public open spaces
for recreation, and to act with local authorities. Said com-
mission may take in the name of the state and for the benefit
of the public, by purchase, gift, or devise, lands and rights in
land for public open spaces, or take bonds for the convey-
ance thereof; and may preserve and care for such public reser-
vations, and in the discretion of the commission and upon
such terras as it may approve, such other open spaces within
this state as may be entrusted, given, or devised, to the state
by the United States or by cities, towns, corporations, or indi-
viduals for the purposes of public recreation, or for the preser-
vation of natur^ beauty or historic association, provided said
commission shall not take or contract to take by purchase any
land or other property for an amount or amounts beyond
such sum or sums as shall have been appropriated or con-
tributed therefor.

Sbc. s- The comptroller is hereby authorized, with the
approval of said commission, to recefve and hold in trust for
the state, exempt from taxation, any grant or devise of land
or rights in land and any gift or bequest of money or atber
personal property made for the purposes of this act, and shall
preserve and invest any funds so received in such securities as
trustees are permitted to invest in. Such invested funds shall
be known as the state park fund, and shall be used and ex-
pended under the direction of said commission and subject to
its orders.

Skc. 6. Any town or other municipality is hereby author-
ized to transfer the care and control of any open spaces owned
or controlled by it to the state park commission upon such
terms and for such periods as may be mutually agreed upon,
or to enter into any agreement with said commission for the
joint care or preservation of open spaces within or adjacent to
such town or municipality, and said commission may in like
manner transfer the care and control of any open spaces con-
trolled by it to any local public authorities upon such terms
■ and for such periods as may be agreed upon. '

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Ssc, 7. Said commission shall have power, with the
approved of the governor, to make and alter rules and regu-
lations for the maintenance of order, safety and sanitation
upon the lands in its control and for the protection of trees
and otiher property and the preservation of the natural beauty
thereof, and to affix penalties not exceeding a fine of twenty
dollars for violation of such rules and regulations, Snch rules
and regulations shall be posted in conspicuous places upon
such lands.

Sec. 8. The following sums are hereby appropriated to
be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated for the object specified for the two fiscal years ending
September 30, 1915: For the state park commission for the
ordinary expenses of said commission and salaries and wages
of its clerks, engineers, and other employees, five thousand
dollars; for the state park commission for the acquisition of
lands for state reservation, twenty thousand dollars.

Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved June 7, 1913.

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£ COMUIMION.

Financial Report, State Park Commission.

September 30, 1914.

Disbursements out of Expense Fund ($5,000 Appropriation):
For printing stationery, postage and telephone, $ 23-64
" travelling expenses of Commission, . 119.08

" salary of Field Secretary - six months, . 900.00
" travelling expenses of Field Secretary, . 402,34

$i,44S-o6

Disbursement of funds for Acquisition of Land ($30,000
Appropriation).
For five acres, more or less, in town of Westport, $3,489.

Edward H. Wilkins, Treasurer.

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UrotT OP STATS PASX COUKISStON.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

So far as known to your Commission, the present move-
ment for the reservation of lands by the State for the nse of
the public seems to have had its beginning in 1909, when a
bill was introduced in the General Assembly asking for the
appointment of a Commission with power to acquire options on
lands along the Connecticut River. This bill was not suffici-
ently broad in its scope and it failed to pass. Two years later
a bill was passed authorizing the appointment of a Commission
of three to investigate and report to the next General Assem-
bly, and appropriating $500, for the expenses thereof. Gov-
ernor Baldwin appointed Edward E. Bradley, Morton F. Plant
and Lucius F. Robinson members of that Commission. James
L. Goodwin of Hartford, as its Field Secretary, assisted in the
preparation of the report, which was a pamphlet of 50 pages
and a valuable contribution to the literature on the subject of
State reservations.

That report showed the splendid opportunity which lay
within the grasp of the people of Connecticut, and the need for
immediate action. It recommended the appointment of a per-
manent Commission and a comprehensive survey of the State
with a view to the early acquisition of lands which, because of'
their natural beauty or historic interest, were desirable for
reservations or parks for the use of the whole people.

The report was followed by the passage of a bill creating
the present Commission, and appropriating $zo,ooo for the
purchase of land and $5,000 for the necessary expenses of the
Commission, the members to serve without pay (See page 7 ).
Among those who assisted in arousing public interest in this
movement and whose inSuence aided in the passage of the
measure should be mentioned Frederick L. Ford of Ne^
Haven ; George A. Parker, Superintendent of Parks, Hartford ;
W. H. Burr, Westport; Major Samuel Russell, Jr., and Prof.
W. C. Fisher, of MiddletoWn; and John H. Hale, Commis-
sioner of Public Utilities.

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IS KBPORT OF STATE PAKE COUUISSION.

The first meeting of the Commission was held in the
County Court House, New Haven, on Monday, September 29,
11)13, 3°^ duly organized by electing officers, and appointing
committees for submitting proposed by-laws and for vanous
other preliminary duties. Since then, through the courtesy
of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, the monthly meet-
ings have generally been held in the directors' room of that
body. The Commissioners at the outset were a unit in believ-
ing that before any lands were purchased for part purposes,
or any recommendations made fur such purchase, a thorough-
ly systematic examination of the State as a whole should be
made. To accomplish this desirable result it seemed neces-
sary to secure an able and experienced civil engineer to act as
Field Secretary.

After investigation the Commission found such an one in
the person of Mr. Albert M. Turner, formerly of New Haven.
His active work as Field Secretary began March r, 1914, and
since that time he has been constantly engaged in the neces-
sary preliminary work of the Commission. He first made a
tour of the entire Connecticut shore, from the Rhode Island
line on the east to the New York line on the west. The Com-
mission felt that knowledge of the coast line of the State was
of primary importance, as the ownership of shore lands is so
rapidly changing and prices advancing. After finishing that
work the inland sections of the State received attention, the
mountains, lakes and rivers being noted and places of especial
scenic beauty visited. Much information was thereby secured
and is shown to quite an extent in the accompanying report of
the Field Secretary. From lack of time the interior in all its
parts has not had such careful inspection as the coast, but
t^ing the State as a whole a valuable fund of information has
been collected.

As a result of the decision of the Commission not to
attempt any purchases until the whole situation was before it,
and as the work of general investigation has been but recently
completed, the only purchase to the date of this report is one
piece of seashore and meadow land embracing five acres, more
or less, in the town of Westport, costing $3,489. There are a
number of desirable sites inland and on the shores of Long Is-
land Sound, which the Commission feels should be acquired
for the use of the people of the State, whether through pur-
chase or by gift of generous and broad minded citizens.
Several such sites have been visited by the Commission as a
body, or by individual members of Jt.

It is not deemed necessary to go into further details here
as the accompan3ring report of the Field Secretaiy is suffici-
enljy comprehensive to give all the information desired. This

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is submitted as the report of the Commission, with its approval
and endorsement. The Commission wishes ^o express its
appreciation of valuable information and ifenerous assistance
given it by a number of citizens of the State, among whom
should be mentioned the Hon. W. H. Burr of Westport, who
has been especially helpful.

Respectfully submitted, ,
Edward E. Bradley,
John E. Calhoun,
Herman H. Chapman,
Walter O. Filley,
John O. Fox;
, Lvciws F. Robinson,

Edward H. Wilkins,

State Park Commissioners.

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REPORT OF FIELD SECRETARY.

71? ihe Connecticut State Park Commission;
Gentlemen,
Since assuming the duties of your Field Secretary on
March i, 1914, my time has been given entirely to the consi-
deration of the many problems involved in your preliminary
work, and very largely to the field work required in a compar-
ative study of the natural features of the State as modified by >
the works of man, with the purpose of aiding you in your
selection of those sites best adapted for the purposes of public
reservations. This work has naturally included talks or dis-
cussions of the aims and purposes of the Commission with
many citizens of the State in various walks of life, and such
- conclusions as I am able to present have been formed largely
from the knowledge of conditions thus gained.

The feeling which has led to the establishment of your
Commission is a very old one. We still have the record of
these words, written more than twenty-six hundred years t^o,

"Woe unto tbam that join bouse to house,
That lay field to field,
Till there be no place

Tbat they may be placed alone

In the midst of the earth."' (I$aiab V. S.)

and some of us at least have something of the feeling that
went into them. It is quite new, however, that the State of
Connecticut should devote public funds to the provision and
care of such places, and in the minds of many of her people
this act will require some explanation or justification. It is
proper, therefore, to present first some of the underlying facts
upon which your work must rest.

Density d Populatim.

The need for public parks or open places is so entirely
dependent upon the density of population, that as a basis for
judgment, the facts regarding this density must take prece-
dence of all others. By density of population will be under-

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stood a nnmber obtained by dividing the total number of
people living within an area by the total number of square
miles of land within that area, and representing the average
number of people living upon one square mile, or 640 acres.

The inhabited land areaa of the earth include some
48,000,000 square miles, with an estimated population of
1,613,000,000, giving an average density for all countries of
33.4. The most densely populated countries stand in the
. following order:

Belgium

65«

Netherlands

4S3

British Isles

373

Italy ....

3>9

Germany

3'o

Switzerland .

»35

British India

333

Austria-Hungary

>o8

Japan ....
France ....

198

190

Denmark

178

Farther down in the scale stand

China ....

European Russia .

The British Empire as a whole, with i39fc of the inhabited
land area of the earth, averages 37,8

and the United States, exclusive of Alaska and other outlying

30-9

Still lower in the scale stand countries like

Brazil ..... 7.4

Argentine 6. a

Bolivia .... 3.4

The most densely populated States of our country stand

in the following order: (1910)

Rhode Island e,o8

Massachusetts

418

New Jersey .

337

Connecticut .

13'

New York .

191

Pennsylvania

171

Maryland

130

Ohio

117

Delaware

103

Illinois

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The thirteen original States, which have had about the same
period of growth as Connecticut, average 99. These are the
crude facts which merely serve to show that while our
country as a whole is thinly populated, we are. already in
a small section of the East approaching European conditions.

It is evident that these figures are so affected by the
actual size of each area considered, and by its topographic fea-
tures, that a little more attention must be given to the matter
if a clear understanding of it is to be reached. With Middle-
town as a center, describe a circle of 100 miles radius; an
ordinary auto run. Then following the nearest county lines
for convenience in the computation, we have included all of
Connecticut, all of Rhode Island, all of Massachusetts except
four counties, sixteen counties in New York, and four coun-
ties in New Jersey, with a total land area of 30,977 square
miles, and a population in 1910 of 11,835,442, or a density of
563. This area is fairly comparable in extent and topography
to that of Belgium and the Netherlands, taken together, an '
area of 24,021 square miles, and a population (1910 Belgium
1912 Netherlands) of 13,685,689, or a density of 570.

But our interest centers in Connecticut, with a land area
of 4,820 square miles and a population of i, 114,756, or a dens-
ity of 231. For the general purposes of the Commission, an
attempt has been made to show graphically on a small scale
the main features of the topography of the State, by means of
an orographic map in colors, a greatly reduced copy of which
■accompanies this report. Referring to this map, it will be
noted that the State includes two upland regions, an Eastern
and a Western, separated from each other by the broad valley
of the Connecticut River, and from Long Island Sound by a
somewhat narrow and rolling coastal plain, the valley and
plain forming together a single area of what may be termed
by comparison, lowlands. This is not the place to trace the
influence of these features upon the growth of population, but
that the growth has been thus influenced there can be no
question. A division of the State along these lines instead of
along County lines, may be called a natural division for our
purposes. In making such a division we are obliged to follow
the town lines, as the smallest census unit is the town, and to
consider carefully the numerous changes that have occurred
in the present town lines. Also, that the areas may be fairly
comparable, it is desirable to include the same number of
towns in each. Such a division has been made, with the fol-
lowing results :

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KBFOBT OF STATE PAKK COmUSSION.

t^UpUnd

KfLowlud

Area in sq. miles

2.754

2,066

Percentage of whole

589fa

4>9fc

Population in 1810 .

136,066

135,876

Population in igio .

119,281

995,475

Ratios in 1910

io.79fc

89-3%

The resulting densities for the lowlands, for the whole
State, and for the thirteen original States during this hundred
year period, , are best shown on a diagram (Plate I) accom-
panying this report.

This lowland area, nearly twice the area of Rhode Island,
had in 1900 a density of 381, in 1910 a density of 482, and at
the same rate of increase it has at this writing a density of 539.

No prophetic vision is needed to follow the upward sweep
of this curve for the next generation, but it should be remem-
bered that neither the Census figures nor any graphic pre-
sentation of them can give us more than a hint of the future
density of population of this area, and the tenfold greater
area which surrounds it.

An almost unparalled security from invasion or hostile
attack, guaranteed by the resources of a Continent; an inex-
haustible supply of food stuffs and raw materials brought to
our doors over the best transportation systems the world has
ever seen; the products of our skill and ingenuity ■ already
known and sought the world over ; a command over natural
forces of which no former generation has more than dreamed ;
these are some of the conditions without precedent which will
determine the future population of Connecticut.

Furthermore, even in the present, the Census returns for
Connecticut alone fall far short of the facts, for they relate
only to the residents of the State, and tell nothing of the ever-
increasing numbers from other States who fall upon us by
train-, trolley and touring car, attracted by that scenery which
we who live in it do not see, and there are no figures available
to show what this transient element amounts to. It can only
be judged by the densities of the populations which surround
us, and which are growing at about our own rate. It certainly
cannot be ignored, and it certainly adds materially to what
may be called the effective density of our population.

Many other things have a bearing on the need for parks;
such as the habits and manner of living of a people, the
climate of their country, and the nature of their occupations,
but the density of. population is the only element which can
be reduced to figures, and therefore in our present state of
knowledge, affords the only measure of that need.

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RBPORT OP STATE PABK COmtlSSION.

Growth of the Park Idaa.

The history and use of public parks in other countries is
too large a subject to be covered adequately here, and as has
already been shown, the conditions here are unique, and while
their treatment of details may be of value to us, we cannot go
to them for the formation of our system. In fact, in recent
years, many of the older nations have watched the growth of
ouf park systems with a view to following our methods.

In this country the larger cities were naturally the first to
feel the need of open public spaces, and the first notable step
seems to have been taken by New York in the purchase
(1856-9) of 843 acres fittingly named Central Park. The
total cost of this land at that time was $7,389,727, and about
$20,000,000 has been expended on that area by the city since
Uiat time in development and maintenance. It is now valued
by the city at $250,000,000, but is probably not for sale at
that price. The total park areas of New York City in 191 1
amounted to 7,223 acres, valued at $490,000,600.

Chicago, beginning in 1869, had in igii a total of 3,169
acres of park lands, acquired at a total cost, including devel-
opment and maintenance, of $18,250,000. Eighty-four new
parks, aggregating 37,000 acres at an estimated cost of $25,-
000,0000 were at that time under consideration.

The Metropolitan Park System of Boston, begun in 1893,
now includes about 10,300 acres of land, with a total expendi-
ture to Nov. 30, igi2, of $19,152,000, including development,
but not maintenance.

The Metropolitan Park Commission of Providence, estab-
lished in 1904, recommended the purchase of about z,'4oo acres
of land. In 1908 bonds were issued for $250,000 and pur-
chases commenced. The report of 1910 shows a total of 678
acres acquired at a cost of ^122,093.

In Connecticut the City of Hartford, beginning about
i860, reports in 1914 a total of 652 acres, with a total expendi-
ture to date of $2,010,117. (Keney Park, 697 acres, is not
included in this report.)

New Haven, beginning in 1888, reports in 1913 a total of
1,051 acres, and total expenditure of $976,394.

Bridgeport reports in 1913 a total of 350 acres, valued at
f 1, 01 5,000.

Waterbury, beginning in 1904, reports in 1914 m acres,
valued at $955,000.

Stamford, beginning in 1909, has expended some $300,000
on about 80 acres lying on the shore front.

Norwich, New London, New Britain, and Greenwich
have noteworthy public parks, but the data for them is not
at hand.

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Meriden has in Hubbard Park a site of more than local
interest, including as it does, West Peak, with a view which
covers the State from North to South.

The total area of city parks in the United States is now
estimated to be over 100,000 acres, valued wi^i improvements
at more than $800,000,000, the growth of about fifty years. It
was soon found, however, that the cities could not entirely meet
the situation, most of the places of exceptional interest and
beauty lying far outside their boundaries, the lands near at
hand being enormously expensive, and the city park being at
best, merely a breathing place for the short daily relaxation of
an extremely congested population.

la 1872 the Federal Government set aside from the public
lands the Yellowstone National Park, 2,142,720 acres, "as a
public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoy-
ment of the people." This was the first reservation selected
entirely for it's scenic beauty, but involved the use of no public
funds, being merely a dedication to the future of something
with no market value at the time. Since then many other
reservations have been made by the Federal Government for
similar purposes until in 1913 the National Parks and Monu-
ments numbered 42 and the total area amounted to 5,946,016
acres, or nearly twice the area of Connecticut. These are
nearly all in the far West, and at present beyond the reach of
most of the people of Connecticut. The recent large pur-
chases of forest land in the Appalachian Mountains and also
in the White Mountains mark another step in the same direc-
tion, but are primarily for the protection of the headwaters of
rivers. The data cbvering these purchases is not at hand.

The State of New York in 1883-5 inaugurated a new era
by the purchase of the Niagara Falls Reservation, a land area
of 112 acres at a cost of $1,462,929, marking the first use of
public funds by a State for the preservation of scenic beauty.
Since that time the State has purchased or received by gift 22
tracts of land for park purposes, with a total area of about
13,000 acres, and in addition the Adirondack and Catskill Forest
Preserves, with an area in 1913 of 1,651,553 acres. For these
purposes the State has apprbiiriated more than $13,000,000 and -
has received by gift or bequest in land and funds more than
$5,000,000.

In 1891 the State of Massachusetts granted to the Trus-
tees of Public Reservations, a body of well known citizens
incorporated for that purpose, the power to receive and hold
for public use lands and funds for their maintenance, and in
1913 this body reports 8 tracts so held, with a total area of 556
acres with funds for maintenance of a par value of $22,500.
The work of this corporation in arousing public interest con-

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tributed largely to the establishment in 1893 of the Metro-
politan Park Commission, whose bond issues amouating to
about $15,000,000 were guaranteed by the State, and to whose
maintenance the State has largely contributed. In addition
the State assumed the entire cost of the Charles River Basin
development, about $4,000,000. These sums represent first
cost, and do not include maintenance. Since 1900 the State
has established in the care of special Commissions the six
State Reservations of Greylock, Wachusett, Mt. Tom, Deer
Hill, Mt. Sugarloaf, and Mt. Everett, with a total area of
about iz,ooo acres, at a total initial cost of $231,700.

The State of Connecticut in 1887 established a Commis-
sion for the acquisition and maintenance of the Israel Putnam
Camp Ground in the town of Redding. This historic site has
since received the care and attention of that Commission,
which reports an area at present of aliout 100 acres, and an
increasing interest, evidenced by the number of visitors each
season. The Comptroller's reports show a total expenditure
by the State to ig 1 1 of $71,222,79.

The Commission for the Care and Protection of the Fort
Griswold Tract, in the Town of Groton, was established in
1903, but has apparently published no reports. The tract is
small, but the ruins of the old fort are well preserved and of
great interest. The Groton Monument, just to the north of
the fort, is a noble memorial, with a dignity and simplicity
beyond all praise. It was completed in 1830 by the Groton
Monument Association, which was formed for that purpose in
1836, and is built of native granite in massive and well pro-
portioned blocks. It is 23 feet square at base of shaft, and
13s feet high. The early records have not been consulted for
data of cost, but the State in 1893 appropriated $5,000 for
necessary ji^pairs, and from 1903 to 191 1 the reports of the
Comptroller show expenditures of $7,772.68.

In 1901 the State commenced the purchase of land for
forestry purposes, and the following tracts have since been
acquired:

Portland Forest .

1.137

Union Forest

287

Simsbury Forest .

130

Cornwall Forest ,

900

Total

a,4S4

The first cost of these lands to the State amounts to
$10,585.20, or an average of about $4.31 per acre.

Adding this sum to those expended on the Putnam Camp
Ground and the Fort Griswold Tract, the total amounts to
$94,380.67. •

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The authorities for the facts submitted are the Bible, the
Abstract of the Thirteenth Census, the Stateman's Year Book
for 1914, the Annual Reports of the American Scenic and
Historic Preservation Society, and the original Annual Reports
of eighteen City and State Park Commissions.

Twenty years ago it was necessary to theorize over the
need for parks. Today we need only to wake up and look
around us.

The people of New York and Massachusetts who bought
and paid for these parks ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years
ago, are pleased with them, and are bujnng more. The records
show no sales.

And yet in Connecticut the question is still asked ' ' What
is it for? " The progress of the period just reviewed has pro-
duced a large body of literature on the subject, which has had
as yet a comparatively narrow circulation, the original reports ■
being usually limited to small editions and now only to be
found in the larger libraries buried in the dusty Public Docu-
ments. For the benefit of those who lack the time or oppor-
tunity to refer to such sources, a few words may be added to
the foregoing record of fact. Briefly, if today an argument
for parks is still needed, it may be stated, as the writer sees it,
somewhat as follows.

In the evolution of Society, through which alone these
modem densities of population are possible, there is an ever-
increasing number of things which must be done by Society
as a body; things which the individual cannot or will not do,
and many of which, in more thinly populated districts, do not
need to be done. A population of ten to the square mile can
scarcely maintain highways, and scarcely needs them. In
Connecticut we have devoted over a hundred thousand acres
to OUT fifteen thousand miles of highways, which we hold
absolutely in common; a system gradually evolved through
the turnpike and tollgate ways of other days, and whose first
cost and maintenance have followed closely the growth of pop-
ulation and the increased traffic thereby made necessary, In
China the land devoted to highways is still felt to be wasted,
and in our sense of the word, highways hardly exist; but we
do not consider China a good model in this respect.

Now so long as man is born with eyes and ears and arms
and legs, he will continue to use them in various ways, and it
turns out that some of these ways are impossible to him in the
city. At the end of a week or a month or a year, or in some
cases possibly a lifetime, the city sights and' sounds and pave-
ments become unbearable, and a rest and contrast become as
necessary as sleep at night.

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To the fortunate few who may have a country house or
a shore cottage with an automobile or so, the problem is easy.
What for the rest? The dusty highway and the No Trespass
sign-
There is another passage in the Bible which we are slow
to forget; something about green pastures and still waters;
and no threats or penalties have ever been able to confine us
to that dusty highway.

But if our present system of private ownership is to
endure, the rights of private property must be respected, and
the injury to private property on every pleasant holiday in
Connecticut is not entirely imaginary.

The public park, reservation, or open place, (and the old
word "common" seems perhaps best of all) is the natural
solution of these new troubles, and the people of New York
and Massachusetts have evidently discovered this about a
generation ahead of us. .

Unless onr people belong to a different race, they will also
discover it in turn, but meanwhile houses are joined to houses,
and land values are going up.

Yet a little longer, and in addition to the cost of the land
we must pay men for the cost of the house and pay other men
to pull it down, for it is seldom anything but a blot in the
natural park, where our chief desire is to get away from houses.

Pl anning a Syttem of State Parks for Connecticut.

This work was really begun some thirty years ago, when
the State in co-operation with the U. S. Geological Survey
undertook the preparation of the Topographic Map, which has
furnished a most satisfactory and necessary base for the work
of the Park Commission. The work of the State Geological
and Natural History Survey, beginning in 1904, has also been
of much value.

In the first place it should be noted that for so small an
area, Connecticut possesses an unusual diversity of natural
scenery, a fact quickly appreciated by visitors from the Middle
West. This diversity may be ascribed to three principal
causes; differences in the kinds of underlying rocks, with their
consequently varying resistances to weathering; the numerous
movements that have occurred in these rock masses them-
selves; and the passing of the great ice sheets of the Glacial
period. Over all this alike the action for uncounted ages of
running water seeking the easiest way to the sea.

Referring again to the orographic map, the two upland
areas, with the -coastal plains directly south of them, contain

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the oldest rocks in the State, and while they vary greatly in
character, they are all alike in one way, all are aystanioe, and
all must have been exposed through long periods to enormous
pressure and intense heat. Their weathered forms have a
certain similarity of outline, which once identified, is there-
after easily recognized. The Housatonic Valley in the West-
em Upland, lies for much of its length in beds 'of crystalline
limestone, or marble, whose greater solubility in water par-
tially accounts for the depth of its cut ; a noticeable feature on
the map and also on the ground.

The red sandstone of the ancient valley of the Connecti-
cut River is a comparatively recent formation, sedimentary or
fragmental in character, and plainly composed of the water-
worn and rounded grains of other rocks. Being softer than
the crystallines, this rock has weathered to gentler slopes,
and is seldom exposed to view on the natural surface, but the
red soil which overlies jt is well known and recognized by
everyone. It is by this red sandstone formation that we
readily trace the former river course from Suffield to New
Haven instead of to Say brook.

Up through the sandstone at some later period came the
molten sheets and dikes of trap which we know as Talcott
Mountain, the Hanging Hills, Mt. Carmel, East and West
Rocks in New Haven, and tnany others, with their character-
istic ragged outlines and peculiar square-faced forms of
weathering. We cannot yet be sure if it was this great dis-
turbance which so abruptly changed the course of the River
at Mtddletown, but that change has certainly given us a most
charming variety of river scenery through the crystalline rocks
from Middletown to Sayhrook.

Over all these features lie the scattered marks of the ice
sheet, of which the more easily recognized are the grooves and
scratches on the smooth tops of bare ledges, and the water-
worn boulders on or near the tops of hills where running water
alone could never have left them. But it is the huge heaps of
glacial drift or tUl, called drumlins, which have most influenced
the landscape ; some of them a mile or two long and two or
three hundred feet high. The labor and experience of eight
or nine generations has reduced most of these to the smooth
rounded grassy forms which constitute such a common hut not
unattractive feature of the Connecticut landscape.

On the whole, it must be admitted that while we lack the
grander and wilder scenery of some of the inland States, our
topography is on a sort of human scale ; our heights not too
high to climb, and the next ridge always just near enough to
beckon us on and not discourage us. If we had been allowed
to make it ourselves we could have hardly done better, and
there is no higher praise than that.

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It must be evident that our plan should, if possible, in-
clude examples of all these distinct types, and should aim at
some of the best of each type. The salt water front or shore
of Long Island Sound is of course in a class by itself, and will
be duly considered later on.

Having in mind the foregoing facts, and one other, that
measured on the brief scale of human life, our plans contem-
plate matters of the most permanent and enduring nature, the
following general principles have been observed in the selection
and recommendation of sites suitable for' reservations.

(i) The first consideration is undoubtedly that of natural
fitness, suitability, scenic beauty; something which it is ex-
ceedingly hard to define, and perhaps even harder to agree
upon. A field of corn may be a most beautiful sight to the
man who planted it, or a rfarn full of hay after he has "got it
in." To most of us who have been bom and brought up in the
country, there is no place quite comparable to that birthplace.
In the broadest sense, all Nature is beautiful, but after, all
there are degrees of beauty, and many will agree on certain
features.

The presence of water, either the sea, a lake, or a running
stream, is so universally acknowledged as an element of beau-
tiful landscape that it must be considered indispensable for
any large reservation, and for other obvious reasons very de-
sirable for all reservations. That the area should be largely
wooded will also most likely be granted, but as trees can be
added in time, their present existence is not really essential.
Rough broken surfaces multiply greatly the apparent area,
and are fortunately very desirable, for as a rule, they are least
valuable for other purposes, and can more readily be acquired.

But such general considerations avail little in making
choice between the hundreds of possible sites in the State
where all these features are present in a greater or less degree.
A study of the State in the Summer months, however, brings
out strongly the places where people are really gathering for
their outings, and some places where they have so gathered
for generations. Of such places, those which have been fre-
quented longest seem to present in general the greater natural
attraction ; the more recent being apparently any place at all
by the water. As individuals have been influenced by other
and quite different considerations, so must the State, and the
reservations cannot be selected solely for their degree of scenic
beauty.

But the basic importance of the topography cannot be
questioned when it is remembered that nothing else is perma-
nent, and that no possible future "treatment" can do more than
palliate and soften somewhat any original errors of selection in

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36 KXPOKT OF STATK PAKK COMMISStOH.

this respect It also follows that where a site offers unusual
or unique features, which are not duplicated or perhaps even
approached, elsewhere in the State, the strongest possible
reason exists for including it in any proposed system, even in
the face of serious obstacles.

(3) Closely allied to this is the consideration of historical
or traditional association, not necessarily of battle grounds or
heroic actions, but of any memorable event or personality con-
nected with the early days of our history. We are so rich in
such places that we have to choose carefully, but must ^ve
due consideration to this other basic element, which cannot
now be added to. We can still make history, but it is slow
work to make it two hundred years old. Reservations select-
ed particularly for such reasons will j)robably be of relatively
small areas, and will not materially Influence the planning of
the larger and perhaps the more necessary areas. Many such
sites will perhaps only be discovered after the plans of the
Commission are partially developed and a more general inter-
est in the work is aroused. .

(3) Distribution, with respect to particular areas of the
State, or with respect to centers of population. This element,
at first thought important, and certainly calling for careful
consideration, must be held entirely secondary in its nature,
since with respect to areas, Nature has paid scant attention to
town or county lines, and with respect to centers of 'popula-
tion, they are subject to many changes with changing condi-
tions, and these changes are impossible to foresee. We are
only just realizing the revolutionary changes following the
beginning of mechanical propulsion on our highways, and to
foresee all the results of even the next ten years in this direc-
tion alone is beyond our powers. Countless generations, from
Daedalus to Darius Green, have dreamed and failed, where
our generation has accomplished. What we now lack chiefly
is imagination. And yet, since the time of Isaiah, the earth
itself, and the ties that bind us to it, remain the same. Plain-
ly, for the purposes of your Commission, the only boundaries
to he kept in mind are the natural ones of topography and
geology within the limits of the State.

It is only reasonable, however, to avoid the" immediate
neighborhood of the larger cities, and their surrounding zones
of probable growth. Aside from the extra cost, the State Park is
intended for outings of a full day or more, and a ride of one or
two hours only adds to the pleasure of the day. It is undesir-
able to have the natural park surrounded by rows of houses,
and the land values near the cities are in most cases prohibi-
tive. This field should therefore be left as in the past for each
' city to fill as its needs arise. The aim is not to add to the

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number of city parks, bat to satisfy an entirely difiterent but
growing need.

(4) Accessibility, a factor closely allied to Distribution,
in SQ far as it has to do with centers of population, must still
receive some special consideration, for quite a different reason.
It is not felt to be desirable that all reservations should be
made equally accessible, in the sense for instance that all
should be located on a trolley line, or even that a trolley line
should be projected where one is now lacking. There should
be places provided especially attractive to automobile parties,
and others where the man on foot can get away from them.
There should be lakes where motor boats, including some for
the public, are common and cheap, and there should be lak^s
where motor boats are taboo, and where the shriek of the
steam whistle and the auto horn are at least faint and far.

Even a democratic society includes people of widely vary-
ing tastes, and this should be frankly recognized, and provi-
sion made for all. Varying dagrees of accessibility will
accomplish this in the simplest and most natural way.

With this in mind, and because of further anticipated
improvements in transportation, the factor of accessibility is
of relatively very small importmice, and can be almost ignored
in a system covering the whole State, no part of which is
inaccessible to some part of its people. More weight should
no doubt attach to this matter in the order of acquisition of
the areas selected, as it should be the aim to make the first
reservations immediately available to the greatest number of
people, ^

( 5 ) Withdrawal of land suitable for i^riculture, so-called
''productive" land. No general rule can belaid down in this
respect, except that it should be the aim of the Commission,
so far as possible, to select sites of small value for agricultural
purposes. In most cases, what are usually considered waste
places are best suited for reservations, and would naturally be
selected anyway, but this is not true in every instance. It
must be remembered that many acres of good farm land have
been cut up into building lots, and that this process is going
on more rapidly each year. The land along nearly all our
water fronts, both salt and fresh, is already >vorth much more
for summer cottages than it ever could be for agriculture, in .
some cases a hundred times as much. But water frontage
is extremely desirable in our reservations, and in such cases it
is plain that the value for farming purposes can have no bear-
ing on the question.

The fallacy lies in the belief that Connecticut is still or
can again become an agricultural State. We can never make
money by growing com on land that will bring from one to

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ten thousand dollars an acre for building lots. It is not by
chance that we make clocks for the world and buy onr com
from the West.

(6) Size of the reservations. This must be controlled
entirely by circumstances in each individual case. A prefer-
ence should be given to natural boundaries wherever possible,
but the definition of natural boundaries is not an easy matter.
The basic idea, perhaps, would be the inclusion of sufficient
area to guard against future encroachments of a nature to
injure the special beauties of the site. As a rule, it is not
diffictUt to determine in specific cases what this should be. In
many instances, however, it will be impracticable to include
more than a small portion of such an area, owing to previous
development and consequent excessive cost. It should be
remembered that the principal use of these reservations will
be on holidays when a great many people are free at once,
and if at all crowded they will not meet the requirements of
the people who are to use them. By comparison with -most
city parks, they should be large.

(7) Number of the reservations. This should be limited
only by the use which is made of them. In other words, the
system should have a natural growth, rather than an arbi-
trary and artificial design, however wisely planned. It might
be considered the ultimate aim to have .at least one large reser-
vation within one or two hours ride of everyone in the State,
which would naturally give a choice of two or more to the
residents of the densely populated lowland areas. But this
will require years rather than months of study, and is not con-
sidered immediately necessary or desirable. The shore front,
on the other hand, 4s in a critical condition, and. there can be
little question of the desirability of there acquiring all the
largier areas that are still available.

(8) Availability, in respect to value of laqds needed and
funds on hand for purchase. This is the final consideration,
which should have no weight whatever in comparison with
the others mentioned, so far as the planning is concerned, but
must in most cases be the determining factor in the order of
acquisition of the diEferent sites. At present the Commission
can do little more than point out a number of sites which
it finds suitable and desirable, leaving all questions of acqui-
sition to the action of the General Assembly or to private good
will and interest in the State.

(9) Proposed rules and regulations for use of the State
Parks. While it is not yet necessary to formulate such rules,
the general principles involved may properly receive brief
attention. The purpose of the Commission should he to make
such rules as few and simple as is consistent with the preser-

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vation of the public property and individual freedom. I;i
general, that measure of freedom may be permitted which
does not interfere with the rights or enjoyment of others,
pollute the waters, or injure the forest growth. This would
involve the prohibition of firearms, but not the gathering of
nuts, berries, or wild flowers. Fishing might well be encour-
aged, and the waters of the streams and lakes stocked through
the co-operation of the Pish and Game Commission.

The forested areas would come under the direct super-
vision of the State Forester, and might eventually produce
a material revenue from the sale of products, though this
would be purely incidental, as the main revenue produced
must always be the spiritual and physical bene&t to the people
who use the Parks, a revenue as intangible as the wind and
sunshine, and as invaluable.

Finally, each area may be expected to require some special
regulations, according to the use made of it. Certain areas
should be designated as camping grounds, preferably free to
residents of the State, but with necessary provision for sanita-
tion. Rules governing such areas must be formulated and
modified by experience.

( lo) Development and care of reservations. The amount
of development work required will depend almost entirely upon
the number of those who use the Park. It is strongly recom-
mended that for the present all such work be reduced to the
least possible amount, and such funds as may be available
devoted to the purchase of land. Expensive drives, at least,
should not be undertaken or considered except as a future
possibility, of which the future must demonstrate the need.
Rather should use be made of and plans largely conform to
existing highways, of which the State already has ample pro-
vision. It is not more highways, but a rest and relief from
the highways, that the Commission should provide. To a
point of special interest, a spring, a lookout point, or along
a rocky gorge, a simple footpath may setem advisable, and wiU
cost little to build or maintain.

The larger reservations will probably require a^ keeper,
• who should be a practical forester, and whose time will be
principally occupied for a considerable period in the improve-
ment of the forest growth and its protection from the danger
of fire.

Such gifts or devises of land as are contemplated in the
Act of 1913 should receive suitable recognition by the State,
and the Commission should be permitted reasonable latitude
in its use of funds for this purpose. No finer memorial to an
old family name can be imagined than a gift of imperishable
land for the common use of the people, and the State Park

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Commission constitutes a perpetual body for the care of such
property.

The memory of the Only and Original Greatest Show ofi
Earth will vanish with the generation that saw it, but who
can put a limit to the memory of the man who gave Seaside
Park to the people of Bridgeport? There in his arm chair,
watching the rising and falling tides and the passing of
the generations, sits the man who can best answer the ques-
tion ."What 13 it for?"

Sites Recommended for Resenratioiu.

Prom the date of the first meeting of the Commission it
has been plainly evident that the field most urgently demand-
ing attention was the salt water front, or shore of Long Island
Sound. Its popularity for purposes of recreation is almost
universal, there can never he any more of it, and the rapid
development of the last two decades has left very little of it
accessible to the public. This development has been greatly
accelerated by the purchases of residents of other States whi<ji
have little or no salt water front of their own.

To bitter realize our blessings, we must stop to count up.
Twenty-seven States have none at all, four have very little,
and of the remaining seventeen not more than four have as
much in proportion to their area as Connecticut. We are, in
a sense, trustees for those less fortunate States, as Kew York
is the trustee for us all of Niagara Falls, and it should be fur-
thermore noted that a very large part of the whole shore line
of the country lacks the variety and charm of the Connecticut
shore. South of the New Jersey Highlands the whole shore
line to Mexico is almost uniformly flat and monotonous in
character. What account can we render of this trusteeship ?

To answer this question, the first field work was under-
taken along the shore, and occupied about three months, in
the course of which its whole length was traversed and notes
made of its present condition. The results may be briefly
summarized as follows; the total length measured along the.
line of the N.Y.,N.H.& H.R.R. is 115.3 miles; following the
windings of the shore south of the railroad it is about 345
miles. 0£ this total length about 45 miles lies vrithin exist-
ing city or borough lines, including a frontage of about 6.5
miles of city parks (4 miles in Bridgeport alone). About 70
miles has reached the stage shown in Plates II, IV, and VI,
and about 40 miles is occupied by large and costly residences
with less crowding, but of a much more permanent character.
This leaves about 90 miles of more or less open or undeveloped

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front, of which the greater part has been cut into small build-
ing lots with many but somewhat scattered houses, and a con-
siderable part is either salt meadow at the mouths of streams,
or a mere strip along the railroad. The strip between the old
shore highway and the water, which in many cases, if not all,
should have been retained by the people, has almost entirely
passed into private hands, and is more jealously guarded each
year as its valuS increases.

Some of the special requirements governing the selection
of shore sites may be stated as follows :

(i) A sufficient distance from the larger cities to avoid
any injurious contamination of the salt water by their sewage.

(2) A generous stretch of sandy beach for bathing, .

(3) Natural boundaries; in this case, if possible, salt
water on three sides, with railway or highway on the fourth;
an island is less desirable than a projecting point, because of
its difficulty of access.

(4) A protected anchorage or landing place for small
boats.

(5) The fewest possible encumbrances in the way of
existing buildings.

(6) While the number of sites to be recommended was at
first indeterminate, it was further considered that as a whole
they should present adequate examples of the various types of
our shore, the high weatherbeaten rocks, the bluff upland with
gravel and boulders below, and sandy beach with salt meadow
and tidal creeks. Also that each site should possess some
particular charm of its own, in distinction from the others,
and that they should be distributed as evenly as might be
along the length of the State.

All these conditions could not be completely met, but hav-
ing them all in mind, the field work has resulted in the selec-
tion of five sites, including a total of about thirteen miles of
shore line, and something like twenty-five hundred acres of
land.

Four are entirely free from any danger of contamination
by sewage, and the fifth measurably so, but in less degree.

Each has one or more fine beaches.

All have the satisfactory natural boundaries.

Four are almost entirely unencumbered, by buildings, and
while the fifth includes some previous development, it is for
other reasons so extremely desirable that it has been particu-
larly recommended.

Taken together they include some of the best examples of
each type of our shore scenery, and each is strongly differenti-
ated from the other four.

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Finally, they are fairly well distributed along the shore
front of the State.

There are several other sites possible, and for some rea-
sons desirable, but there are no others which apart from the
ones selected, so nearly fulfill the requirements of the Com-
mission.

The acquisition of these areas will, it is true, involve the
expenditure of considerable sums, but where such work has
been longer delayed, far greater sums have been required for
much smaller and in most cases less naturally attractive areas.

It is hoped that the Commission may in other places be
able to regain for the public some of the shore rights along
highways which have been lost in one way or another, but the
five large reservations recommended will form the backbone
of the system, and it is considered that their acquisition should
be the first aim of the Commission.

Next in order of popularity come the shores of our fresh
water lakes. For the people of the northern Counties they are
more easily accessible, and for the people whose homes and
work are near the salt water the higher lakes furnish the
greatest contrast and change of air. This has resulted as in
the case of the salt water front, in the subdividing of the lake
fronts, and the recent building of many summer cottages. As
along the Sound, also, scarcely any provision for the public
has been made, and each year that passes makes snch provi-
sion increasingly difficult.

As a preliminary step, a list was made of all the lakes,
ponds, or reservoirs shown on the Topographic Map as having
an area of forty acres or more. This list included io8 such
bodies of water, of which 23 were known to be sources of
water supply for various communities and thus unfitted for the
freest use within the State Park system. Of the remainder,
57 were visited and notes made of their condition, and of most
of the others some general information was obtained from per-
sons familiar with them.

The personal investigation covered practically all the
larger and better known lakes of the State, but a fewof the
smaller, particularly in Tolland and Windham Counties, prob-
ably deserve further consideration. Many of the lakes and
ponds shown on the map, both natural and artificial, are used
as storage reservoirs for power or industrial plants, and are
' commonly drawn down to a low stage during the dry season
of summer, when their satisfactory use for park purposes
would require a high stage. In most cases their use for stor-
age must take precedence df all other uses, but in some it may
be found sooner or later that the value of their shores for
summer homes will exceed the value of the power derived

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from the water stored, and where this seems at all likely, such
lakes have been included in the following' list of seventeen
which are recommended -as suitable and desirable for the pur-
poses of the Commission.

I Alexander Pond Killingly

a Bantam Lake Morris

3 Lake Compounce Southington

4 Gardner Lake Salem

5 Great Hill Pond Portland

6 Highland Lake Winchester

7 Long Pond North Stonington

8 Mashapaug Pond Union

9 Mt. Tom Pond Litchfield

10 Pocotopaug Lake Chatham

11 Quassapaug Pond Middlebury

12 Lake Quonnipaug Guilford

13 Shaw Lake East Haddam

14 Spectacle Ponds Kent

15 Twin Lakes Salisbury

16 Wangumbaug Lake Coventry

17 Lake Waramaug Washington
Reservations upon these lakes are not by any means con-
sidered equally desirable, one with another, nor all of them
perhaps immediately desirable, but in each case there are one
or more definite reasons why it should be included in a system
of State Parks.

There are probably some other of the smaller lakes.whlch
merit a place here, but the list certainly includes all those from
which the first choice should be made.

The order of acquisition, the exact location, and the
extent of each reservation must be largely determined by
special considerations in each case, and while they have
already received some ' attention, can obviously not be dis-
cussed here.

Occupying an intermediate position between the salt water
and lake frontages, partaking somewhat of the characteristics
of both, and possessing some very attractive features of its
own, lies the Connecticut River, and especially that part
below Middletown already referred to. For some unknown
reason this water front has not yet attracted the attention
which it seems to deserve, but as the other fronts become more
and more crowded, the River cannot much longer escape. Its
central location, its nearness to the most densely populated
area of the State, its historical associations, even its name, all
unite to place it in the first rank of localities suitable for park
purposes.

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Furthermore, numerous opportunities still exist for the
acquisition of considerable tracts without disturbing previous
development, and every reservation will .contribute to the
preservation of the natural beauty of the whole, and add
greatly to the pleasure of a boating trip on the River, even if
no landing is made.

The probable future value of this river scenery as a
whole may best be estimated by a comparison with the High-
lands of the Hudson, to which it is very similar, except that it
is on about one half the scale, which adds materially to its
comfort, safety, and pleasure for small craft. The power
boats on the River from Hartford down are estimated to num-
ber about 500 at present, and for row boats and canoes there is
always free power in one direction in the tidal currents of one
to three miles an hour. The mean tidal rise at Hartford is
about ten inches, at Middletown about eighteen, and the dry-
est season does not materially affect the mean summer level.
The water is fresh above Essex, and while not recommended
for drinking raw, is considered quite safe for > bathing. Its
volume is so great that it exhibits no physical evidences of
pollution, and the twenty foot rise of the Spring flood scours
off the banks so that many stretches are as clean as the salt
water beaches.

Now the State of New York in 1900 established the Palis-
ades Park Commission, and has since twice extended its
powers. The first stretch above Fort Lee lying largely in
New Jersey, that State contributed somewhat to the funds
needed, but the extensions are wholly the work of New York,
and the plans now include some forty miles of the west shore,
extending to Newburg on the north, and running west some
seven miles opposite Peekskill to include the 10,000 acre gift
. of the Harriman Estate. The funds appropriated by the State
and contributed by its citizens now amount to more than
$5,800,000 and the plans are moving steadily to fulfilment
This sum is not by any means to be taken as a measure of the
value of the Highlands of the Hudson to the citizens of New
York, but it is certainly a mark of their appreciation.

The Thames River presents some very beautiful scenery,
but the more desirable sites for reservations are in an
advanced stage of development and no specific recommenda-
tions can yet be made.

The valley of the Housatonic contains so many eharming
possibilities, and has been hitherto so little disturbed, that it
may safely be left for future consideration.

The condition of the Naugatuck at its low stage is a dis-
grace to our civilization, and for the present this valley can
not be given the consideration to which its natural beauty and

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recent rapid derelopment -wmUd otherwise entitle It. Once
the river is effectually cleaned up, as it must be soon, no val-
ley in the State will yield gfreater returns on park investments. _

The Shepaug, the Farmington, the Shetucket, and the '
Quinebaug, with their tributaries and many lesser Streams,
are bordered for scores of miles by narrow strips of land
between their beds and the highways, too irregular or rough
for ordinary purposes, of very small value at present, and for
the most part neglected and unsightly. If such strips could
be placed under the protection of the Park Commission and
the use of the axe controlled by their direction. Nature would
do most of the work, and a few years time would bring about
a great improvement. Who has not felt a personal loss in
the cutting of a piece of marketable timber shading a favorite
stretch of highway along a bit of swift water? Frequently
too, the cutting and removal of timber from such places costs
about all it is worth, but the owner has been brought up to
cut his timber as he does his hay, "to the line ", and seldom
stops to think of the matter at all. And once such strips
were acquired by the State, about the only expenditure in-
volved would be time, of which we individually have so little,
and of which the State has so much.

One other resource must be mentioned briefly, the hilltops
and mountains, for the Topographic Map insists stoutly on
the mountains. A glance at the colored map shows that the
highest summits are in the northwestern part of Litchfield
County, and the difference in the air of that section is quickly
noted by visitors from the lowlands. The barometer reads
some two inches lower than at sea level, and it takes four or
five minutes instead of three to boil an egg. But the apparent
height of a mountain is dependent on the heights around it,
and many of the lower summits in other parts of the State
command equally broad views, though the atmospheric effects
at the lower altitudes are very different.

One of the finest of these lookout points. West Peak, in
Meriden, is already open to the public, as are also East and
West Rocks in New Haven. Another fine summit, Mt. Tom,
in Morris, has recently been devised to the State for park pur-
poses, but as it is not yet in the care of the Park Commission
a detailed description cannot be presented at this time. Mt.
Tom is a prominent landmark for miles around, and would
occupy an important place in the State Park system. If it is
placed in charge of the Park Commission, provision should be
made by the State for a suitable memori?.!, preferably a look-
oat tower, which is necessary on such a wooded summit, and
which should be of a permanent character.

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Such higfh points are not appreciating; in value as rapidly
as the water fronts, and do not so urgently demand attention,
but they should not be the less considered. The following list
includes a few only of the more prominent and desirable, with
their location and height above sea level:

Bear Mountain

Salisbury s

355

Haystack

Norfolk I

680

Hosted Mountain

Cornwall I

680

Ivy Mountain

Goshen i

640

Bald Hill

Union . I

386

Bald Mountain

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South Mountain

Bristol I

020

Talcott Mountain

Bloomfield

960

Great Hill

Chatham

960

Higby Mountain

Middletown

930

Mt. Sandford

Cheshire

920

Bluff Head

Guilford

76s

Mt. Parnassus

East Haddam

615

Lantern Hill

North Stonington

500

In connection with these lookout points it may be noted
that some of them will be very useful as stations for watch-
men during the seasons of greatest danger from forest fires.
Experience has shown this method of observation to be of the
greatest value in the work of protection, and the cost of such
protection would be small compared with the present annual
loss. The State Forester's report for 1913 shows an estimated
damage for that year of $96,000 with an area of 14,000 acres
burned over. The detailed report indicates that two-thirds of
this damage might have been prevented by means already pro-
vided if prompt notice could have been given when a fire
started, and this can only be assured by a system of watchmen
on the high points, some of which cover a very large area of
woodlands. The selection of lookout points by the Park Com-
mission should have due regard to this incidental but valuable
purpose.

Land Valtiet.

It would seem unwise, and would also be impossible at
this time, to make public any detailed estimates of the proba-
ble cost of the various sites herewith recommended, but at
the same time some general idea of the sums involved must be
afforded. The study of market values has of course been a
necessary and vital part of the field work, and may be summed
up as follows :

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Along the salt water front the- land has become. so valu-
able for building purposes that very little is now priced by the
acre, but more usually by the front foot of shore. Since the
settlements frequently run back a half mile from the shore,
this aSects the acreage price for at least that distance. Par-
tially developed but unimproved land with shore front is now
selling at from $15 to $40 per front foot, depending upon the
stage and class of development and upon the character of the
land. At such prices good upland cut into building tots yields
$3,000 to $10,000 per acre, diminishing somewhat as distance
from the front increases. Such prices for the present may
be considered prohibitive for park purposes, and such areas
have been as much as possible avoided. $400 to $1,000 per
acre for undeveloped land in tracts of considerable size with
good-frontage may be taken as a fair range, but the scarcity of
^snch tracts makes the actual price likely to be demanded very
uncertain.

Lake and river fronts in some cases approach these front
foot values, but as yet little development has occurred back of
the front tier of lots, and acreage prices run much lower.
The range in such property may be taken at $100 to $500 per
acre, depending somewhat upon its farm value.

Natural woodland, that is, land so steep or rocky as to
prevent profitable cultivation, may still be had in quantity at
from $5 to $40 per acre, varying with the stand of timber and
, distance from market. Some of the most desirable lake and
river frontage is of this class, and makes the best possible
sites for purposes of the Commission.

Much local study will need to be given to this matter of
price before commencing purchases in any particular section,
and where there are many owners, and provided suEBcient
funds are available, options should first be secured on as much
as possible of the land required.

The prices mentioned are to be taken principally as a
measure of the urgency for action along the salt water front
if any considerable areas are to be secured. They do not
cover such buildings as may be included, which may or may
not add materially to the price of single tracts, but will
scarcely affect the total cost of the shore sites recommended.

In connection with the rise in value of shore property, it
may be of interest here to record certain facts concerning the
half mile of beach shown in Plate II, which in 1898 was in its
natural state, with no building in sight In that year, while
engaged in trolley construction near by, the writer was told
by the owner, who remembered the circumstance, that his
father had purchased the salt' meadow in the rear, thirty or
forty acres, for ^o, the beach being included, but having no

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valne. That was probably ab&at 1850. Within five ]rears
after the building of the trolley line, the owner realized over
$14,000 from the sale of the beach lots, and still had the salt
meadow left, which he. then considered of little value. The
Plate shows only the front rank of buildings, but a street has
been laid ont in the rear, and houses are now pushing back
into the salt meadow. This is the history of the Connecticut
shore, in miniature, peculiar only because it happened to
come within the" writer's personal experience, but all the older
residents along the shore know of just such cases.

It has already been shown that Connecticut has much
more than her share of salt water front, yet if it were equally
divided among her population of 1910 there would be less than
fourteen inches apiece. When we consider the number of
wealthy residents of other States who are constantly bidding
np the price, we may readily judge of the economy of further
delay.

Ponrer <tf Emment DMnain.

Whether the public funds entrusted to the State Park
Commission for the purchase of land are large or small, the
Commission should be invested with that power of eminent
donlain which belongs only to the people, for whose benefit
the Commissioners are freely giving their own time and
thought, and for whose money they are seeking the greatest
possible return.

Twenty years of general engineering experience in Con-
necticut has taught the writer that where this power is held it
seldom needs to be exercised, but without it occasionally own-
ers of small holdings may successfully block the development
of important plans. In many cases the establishment of a
State reservation will greatly increase the value of abutting
property, and the Commtesion will either be forced to accept
unsatisfactory and incomplete boundaries, or to pay later on
the" increased value due to the establishment of the reservation.

Also, in the acquisition of some of the wilder lands, of
whjph the records are frequently inaccurate or incomplete, the
nominal owner may be unable to grant a valid title, however
willing. In such cases a resort to the formal procedure of
condemnation clears the title to the satisfaction of all parties
concerned, and relieves the Commissioners of unnecessary
responsibility.

The Metropolitan Park Commission of Massachusetts re-
ceived this power, from the General Court upon its establish-
ment, (Chap. 407 Special Laws<of 1893), and the other Special
State Park Commissions in that State have been granted

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identical powers by reference to that and following acts, which
must therefore have given satisfaction.

The State Parks of New York are in charge of numerous
special Commissions, of which the more important are known
to have such power, but the records have not been searched
for them all.

The Metropolitan Park Commission of Providence did not
prior to 1910 receive such power, except in two or three
specific cases referred to the General Assembly for that pur-
pose, and reports that its work was greatly hampered by lack
of it.

In conclusion, the writer gratefully acknowledges his
indebtedness to all those busy citizens of the State who have
given freely of their time and contributed the valuable inform-
ation in regard to ownership, land values, and local conditions
generally, which has been so essential in the preparation of
this and the more detailed monthly reports.

Respectfully submitted,

Albert M. Turner.

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JOINT REPORT

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Commissions on Memorials

SENATORS

Orville Hitchcock Platt

AND

Joseph Roswell Hawley

The General Assembly of the State of Connecticut
1915

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The Board of Control

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JOINT REPORT OF COMMISSIONS ON MEMORIALS
TO SENATORS ORVILLE HITCHCOCK PLATT AND
JOSEPH ROSWELL HAWLEY

Joseph Roswell Hawley died March i8, 1905, just two weeks
after completing his fourth term as United States senator from
Connecticut. Orville Hitchcock Piatt, his colleague, soon f ollow-
ii^ him, died April 21, 1905, while in the third year of his fifth
term in the Senate. Each served longer than any of their prede-
cessors in the history of the state. The General Assembly of
Connecticut, in session at the time of their death, appointed by
Resolutions Nos. 470 and 471 two commissions to procure and
reccmmend to the next General Assembly " designs, plans, speci-
fications and estimates of the cost of a monument or other me-
morial " to each of these honored sons of the state. The com-
missions consisted of seven members each, named in the resolu-
tions, besides'the state Sculpture Commission, which was made a
part of each of the commissions. The sum of twenty-five hundred
dollars was appropriated to each commission for preliminary
work, of which the two bodies spent five hundred dollars, in
paying the late Augustus Saint Gaudens that amount for his
expert advice. The Piatt Commission chose as chairman Hon.
H. Wales Lines of Meriden, and as secretary Arthur L, Shipman
of Hartford. The Hawley Commission chose as chairman Colo-
nel Frank W. Cheney of Manchester, and as secretary Charles
Hopkins Qark of Hartford. After the death of Colonel Cheney,
May 26, 1909, Hon. Charles F, Brooker of Ansonia was chosen
his successor as a member of the Hawley Commission and as its
chairman.

On the 23d of January, 1907, the two commissions made a
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possible to secure proper memorials by competition, and they asked
that appropriations be made which they might use " in their
judgment for the purposes for which the commissions were cre-
ated, namely, the creating and placing such memorials within or
in connection with the Capitol building or grounds." The Gen-
eral Assembly accepted the report and passed resolutions appro-
priating $35,000 to each commission, si^sequently providing that
whatever part of these sums remained unexpended should be
turned over to the Sculpture Commission " for the further deco-
ration and completion of the Capitol building." The two com-
missions decided upon bronze bas reliefs to be set respectively
upon the east and west walls of the north portico of the Capitol.
The Piatt Commission chose Herman A. MacNeil of New York,
and the Hawley Commission chose Herbert Adams of New York.
The work of the artists was carried out to the satisfaction of the
commissions and of the families of the senators, and the cuts that
accompany this report are photographic reproductions of the tab-
lets, which are of heroic size.

The dedication took place on Friday, October 18, 1912, at the
Capitol. To this the public generally was invited, and special
invitations were sent to the President and Vice-President of the
United States, the state officers and all ex-governors, the judges of
the Supreme and Superior Courts, former colleagues of the sen-
ators at Washington, members of the General Assemblies of 1879
and 1881, which respectively first elected Messrs. Piatt and Hawley
to the Senate, all survivors of the Seventh Connecticut Regiment,
of which Hawley had been colonel, and members of the families
of the two senators and their personal friends. Mayor Louis R.
Cheney was marshal of the exercises. The Seventh Regiment
veterans were escorted to the Capitol, and subsequently for a
brief parade, by the First Company of Governor's Foot Guards
under Major Frank L. Wilcox, and the Putnam Phalanx (of
which General Hawley had been a member) under Major E. C.
Bigelow.

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Rev. Joseph H. Twichell, D. D., of Hartford, General
Hawley's former pastor, opened the dedicatory exercises with
prayer. Mr. Lines presented the Piatt Memorial and Mr, Brooker
the Hawley Memorial to Governor Baldwin, as representative of
the state, and the governor accepted them. The memorials were
then unveiled, Miss Mat^gery Piatt drawing aside the flags from
her grandfather's memorial, and Miss Marion Hawley those from
her father's.

The audience, which, up to this time, had gathered about the
north front out of doors, then withdrew within the Capitol, where
Hon. John C. Spooner, formerly senator from Wisconsin and now
a resident of New York, delivered the oration upon Senator Piatt,
and Rev. Dr. Edwin P. Parker, D. D., of Hartford, delivered
the oration upon General Hawley. The benediction was then
pronounced by Rev. Alfred J. Lord of Meriden, who had been
Senator Piatt's pastor.

The texts of the several addresses are appended herewith.

PRESENTATION 8Y MR. LINES

Mr. Lines, chairman of the Piatt commission, presentii^ the
Piatt Memorial, said : —

Your Excellency — When OrviUe Hitchcock Piatt passed
from us April 21, 1905, the General Assembly of Connecticut,
then in session, appointed a commission having twelve members,
which was instructed " to procure and recommend to the next
General Assembly designs, plans and specifications of a monu-
ment or other memorial to be erected upon the Capitol grounds."
The commission after a careful study of the problem, found
themselves unable to submit designs and plans upon conditions
which in their judgment would secure the best results, and, there-
fore made a report to the General Assembly in its 1907 session,
recommending an appropriation suflicient to secure work of the
highest artistic merit and worthy of the man it was to honor.
When that report reached the General Assembly, the rules were
suspended and without delay by unanimous vote, each body

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adopted the recommendations of the commission and instructed
it to design and produce such a memorial.

The memorial has been designed and completed by the emi-
nent sculptor, Herman A. MacNeil of Collie Point, Long Island,
and from him we have in bronze a faithful partrait of oiv de-
parted friend. But this artist's masterpiece erected by the people
of Connecticut is but the visible token that these people feel and
know that there are other memorials of the work and worth of
Senator Piatt; memorials which will not fade nor crumble;
memorials which he himself has builded.

The coniidence of Connecticut people in him had no limit.
For twenty-six years he held their commission to a place in the
world's greatest council chamber. The common-sense, industry,
courage, patriotism and trust in God which contcolled his every
act made him a great leader in that body. How many great
measures he carried through and how many he materially aided
is not known or understood by many people and hence is not yet
fully appreciated. A complete account of it has not as yet been
told nor written. In his every action he tried to be right; his as-
sociates knew and felt that he tried always to be right and this
gave to him his power. His one ambition was to be right and
to be useful. For his pure life, for his record of right things
done, for the good name he leaves, let us thank the Lord in
whom he believed and in whom he put his trust.

Governor Baldwin, the work of this commission has been a
precious privilege, but this occasion is saddened be ause four of
our beloved and helpful associates have all untim' .y been taken
from us: Dr. William J. Ford, Kirk H. Leavens, John H.
Whittemore and Abiram Chamberlain. We hope our work is
satisfactory to the people of Connecticut and we ask the accept-
ance of it for them by you.

PRESENTATION BY MR. BROOKER

Mr. Brooker, chairman of the Hawley commission, presenting
the Hawley Memorial, said : —
Governor Baldwin: —

To me in common with my associates on the Hawley Memorial
Commission, the fact that our beloved associate and former
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the completion of the work he was so greatly interested in is a
matter of sincere r^ret By reason of his fine judgment, his
marked service in the Civil War, his association with and stroi^
personal affection for General Hawley, he was pre-eminently
fitted for the work of the commission, and we are largely indebted
to his wise counsel for the result as shown in the completed
work.

On behalf of the Hawley Memorial Commission, it is my duty
and great pleasure now to turn over to you, sir — the honored
chief executive of our beloved commonwealth — this memorial,
prepared with loving care, of Uiat gallant patriot. General Joseph
Roswell Hawley, whose distinguished service in the field, as gov-
ernor, as representative in Congress, and, with the exception of
his distinguished colleague. Senator Piatt, whom also we honor
today, as a senator of the United States for a longer period than
any of his predecessors. He brought name and fame to the state
he loved so well, and to which he freely gave the best there was
in him.

In connection with the final act for which this commission was
raised, may I express for myself and my associates the sincere
hope that the devoted life of General Hawley may prove an in-
spiration to hi^er ideals of duty to all who may look upon this
beautiful tribute from the state he served so faithfully and well.

ACCEPTANCE BY TOE GOVERNOR

Governor Baldwin, on behalf of the state, accepted both me-
morials, speaking as follows : —

Gentlemen of the Piatt Memorial Commission ; gentlemen of
the Hawley Memorial Commission; veteran soldiers and fellow
citizens ; —

On this beautiful October day, in the smile of the sunshine,
the state receives from your hands the completed work which it
entrusted to your care. It testifies to your good judgment and
good taste. The skill of the artist has brought before us forms
that no longer belong to earth — the alert military figure of
Hawley, the grave and thoughtful countenance of Piatt, These
men sat long tt^ther as members of a legislative assembly that
never dies. Every other year we renew our congresses, but the

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Senate is never wholly changed. It is the same identical body
now that met first in New York to inaugurate the federal govern-
ment, in April, 1789. The best guarded and most important pos-
session of the smaller states of the Union is their right of equal
representation in the Senate of the United States. It is the best
guarded, for it is expressly put beyond reach of abridgment by
reason of any future amendment of the Constitution, except by
consent of the state to be affected, and such consent it would never
give. It is the most important p035Cssi<m, for under a bicameral
system of government, the equal vote of each state in one branch
of Congress carries an assurance that that branch will not be
likely to concur in any measure passed by the other branch
which the lesser states may deem inimical to th«r true interests.
Because the Senate is thus the fortress of their rights, were
there no other room, these states should ever take a double care
to send there men of character and power. In choosing them
also, they will not fail to remember that no great ofilicers of gov-
ernment, under our American political system, exceptii^ the
judges, have a term of office so lot^, or one more likely to be re-
newed when it expires. The usefulness of a senator grows ma-
terially with his length of service, and this is strikingly evident in .
his influence in committee-work under the traditions of the Sen-
ate, slowly formed and slowly surrendered. Connecticut had
these considerations in mind when she elected and re-elected
the two senators in whose honor these memorials have been
set up. Each served to complement the other: Hawley with
his mastery of oratory, and Piatt with his profound political
sagacity; Hawley with his wide and varied experience and
acquaintance, and Piatt with his quiet and steady purpose to put
his best into his daily work.

In behalf of the state, I now receive these memorials into
her keeping. High above us stand statues of some of the great
figures in our early history. These bronzes will serve to remind
those entering this stately portal that Connecticut is also not
ungrateful to her sons of later days who served her well. Per-
haps we may be too apt to look backward for our heroic age.
That public man in every generation, in the commonplaces of our
own day, is a hero who, put by the state in a great station, with
capacity to fill it as it should be filled, does his full duty by his
charge.

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ORVILLE HITCHCOCK PLATT

Bom at Washington, Conn.. July 19. 1827

State Sanatoi 1861-2

State Repreaentative 1864-9

United Statei Senator 1879-1905

Died at Washington, Conn., April 21, 1905

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ADDRESS OF THE HON. JOHN C. SPOONER ON
SENATOR PLATT

Hon. John C. Spooner, introduced by Mr. Lines, delivered the
following address on Senator Piatt :

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : We are here today to
carry into effect, by appropriate ceremonial, a well-deserved tribute
by the Commonwealth of Connecticut to two of her best loved
sons, Orville H. Piatt and Joseph R. Hawley, upon whom she
steadfastly conferred the highest honor within the gift of a state
— by choosing them to represent her in the Senate of the United
States.

The part assigned to me in this ceremonial is to speak of
Orville Hitchcock Piatt — a senator of the United States for over
a quarter of a century from this commonwealth, with whom I
was associated in that service for fifteen years. To me it is a
labor of love, as for years we lived under the same roof, and
until " God's finger touched him and he slept," I was honored by
his friendship and unreservedly admitted to his confidence.

It is not possible under the limitations of the occasion, nor is
it at all needful in Connecticut, to dwell in detail upon his boy-
hood, or the circumstances in which he grew to manhood. It is
enough to say that he came of an ancestry, strong-fibered, liberty-
lovii^ and God-fearing, He was born upon a farm, owned and
tilled by his father, who had been described by one who knew him
as

" A man of fine face and figure, intelligent, kindly and
courteous, as one who took a prominent part in the politics of
the town and religious meetings, and was forcible, modest and a
convincing speaker."

Of his mother the same person has written : —

" That she was a stately, handsome woman, quiet in manner,
prudent in speech, but positive ia her convictions ; finding her
greatest pleasure in the life of the home, attention to her do-
mestic duties, reading the Scriptures and standard works and

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teaching her boys by precept and example the virtues of good-
ness, charity, sobriety and whatever else contributed to the de-
velopment of sturdy self-reliance and manly manhood,"

The people of Connecticut need not to be told of his ancestry,
the environment of his youth, or the circumstances which de-
veloped his manhood. It is enough to say that he possessed the
conscience of the Puritan, that he early learned the lessons of self-
denial and self-help, that he was a hard and faithful worker in the
school and in the field. In the one he acquired knowledge and
mental discipline, in the other he developed that great physical
vigor, which enabled him to honor at sight every draft made
thereon during his long and arduous life.

Contemporaneous with his birth and youth was the citation
against African slavery in the United States. The father and
mother of Senator Piatt were abolitionists and the stru^le be-
tween freedom and slavery became acute in the neighborhood in
which was his home. It divided congregations. It suppressed
the school in which he was a student, and in which later he was
an instructor; it attached him irrevocably to the principles of
liberty. The lessons which he learned in his youth and which
were confirmed in his maturity he adhered to " without variable-
ness or shadow of turning " to the hour of his death. It is quite
impossible to dissociate from his career the convictions which
came in his youth. They were taught him by his father and
his mother. They became part of his conscience and his very
beii^. To hate oppression and injustice was a part of his youth,
and it was a part of his manhood. Perhaps the ceaseless and
powerful struggle, involving immense labor for years in the
Senate, to protect the Indian tribes from injustice and the rapacity
of the white man, in violation of treaty rights, was due somewhat
to the teachings of the fireside of his boyhood home. It was a
work which was near to his heart, and no one know better than he
that in its performance he invited the hostility of the influential,
and that the gratitude of the Indian, albeit sincere, would be silent
and unimpressive. Senator Morgan of Alabama well said in
the eulogy which he pronounced upon Senator Piatt, referring to
his work in the committee on Indian aiFairs : —

" The proud and silent nod of the fateful Indian in approba-
tion of the equally proud and silent assistance of the great senator

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was the only token of friendship between men who were sternly
just in their actions, and neither of them asked nor expected
nor granted favors,"

INDUSTRY AND FIDELITY IN STUDY

He was enabled to acquire under the tutelage of a gifted
teacher, and through his own industry and fidelity in study, an
excellent education and a power of investigation and analysis
which was evidently quite phenomenal. It is no surprise, when
we keep in mind the characteristics of his youth, his industry and
aptitude for acquiring knowledge, that he chose as his life work
the profession of the law. That as a lawyer he was industrious,
honorable and able is well attested by his success in the profession.
The friends he gained, who still survive him, are still his friends.
It is said that his practice in Meriden, then, of course, much
smaller and less important than the Meriden of today, became
lai^ and lucrative.

He early won the confidence of those among whom he lived.
He was honored with positions locally and in the state on several
occasions, having served a term as state's attorney of the county,
and as secretary of state, besides having been speaker of the
House of Eepresentatives of Connecticut, and ultimately he was
chosen in a highly honorable way for the United States Senate
by the General Assembly in January, 1879, and took his place
in that august body on March 18, 1879, and from that day to the
day of his death represented Connecticut therein.

While appreciating the great honor conferred upon him by
the State of Connecticut, he did not regard it as an honor, simply
to be a senator of the United States, but rather he looked upon
it as a great opportunity afforded to him by the commonwealth
in which he was bom, and to which he was devoted, to achieve
for his state and for himself honor, by laborious and faithful
service as a senator. A man fit to be a senator suddenly ushered
into that body without previous experience in federal legislation,
charged equally with those of large experience there with the
intelligent solution of the varied problems with which the Senate
has to deal, is very likely to regret for a time that success had
crowned his ambition to become a senator.

Orville Hitchcock Piatt, while self-reliant and self-respecting,
was withal a modest man, and, with that good sense which always
characterized him, he determined to fit himself for the duties

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which inhere in the office by patient and dilligent study of each
subject with which as a senator he was obliged to deal. From the
day he entered it to the end of his service, he gave without
stint to every question involving the public interest, the pains-
taking investigation and reflection required to enabfe him to reach
a correct conclusion.

He put to good use in the public service the habit of work
which he had acquired in his youth ; the power of investigation
which he had acquired in the schools, and in the study of the law
and in the practice of his profession, and of the public questions
with which he had been obliged to deal as a citizen and state
ofKcial. He was essentially in all the relations of life a faithful
man, loyal to his convictions, and persistent in fitting himself to
discharge well every duty imposed upon him or intrusted to him.

HIS AIM AS A SENATOR

He entered the United States Senate with a determined pur-
pose to make of himself what the people of Connecticut desired
and expected him to be — what the people of the United States
have a right to demand that a senator of the United States shall
be. He realized from the beginning, what some who have been
in his position have not been so quick to realize, that, while a sen-
ator is chosen by his state, he is not a senator of the state which
chose him, but he is a senator of the United States from the
state which chose him.

Rightly re^rding his election to the Senate as affording him
the honor of an opportunity to win for his state and for himself
by able and devoted sen-ice to the people of the United States,
he gave the best that was in him to the right solution of public
questions and to the advocacy and promotion of sound policies.
Loyal always to Connecticut, where any demand of the constit-
uents, in his judgment, conflicted with the general public interest,
it may, without fear of contradiction, be asserted of him that
there has been no member of that body who with greater single
heartedness sought to serve the interests of the people of the
United States, and subordinate to that every interest of the pe<^le
of the state in which he was bom and reared, in which all of the
associations of his life were centered, and which he not only
tenderly loved, but of which he was inexpressibly proud, than
did he.

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He carried into the national public life fhe same sense of
responsibility that a high-minded executor or administrator does
in conserving the interest which he represents in a fiduciary way,
not only in large things but in small ones. Unless detained from
the chamber by illness, he was during the sessions of the body
always at his post of duty. He gave attention to every bill on the
calendar ; he felt it to be his duty to defeat a claim, albeit trilling
in amount, if it involved, in his ju(^;ment, a wrong or vicious
principle, for he knew the power of a wroi^ precedent in Con-
gressional legislation. It Iwas a part of the education of his boy-
hood and youth to realize that " many a mickel makes a muckle,"
and that, whatever one may do with his own, acting in a repre-
sentative capacity he has no right to sacrifice the interest of those
whom he represents whether they be large or small. When a
bill came before the Senate, if he arose and said : " Mr. President,
let that bill go over," the introducer of that measure, if he knew
it was of a doubtful merit, lost hope, for, when it came up again,
he could be certain that the senator who had, by a word, stopped
it for investigation, would be ready to fight it, approve it, or by
amendment eliminate from it some vicious feature, or incorporate
some safeguard for the future. As time went on he became a
member of committees of larger importance — the committee on
territories; the committee on patents; the committee on the
judiciary; the committee on finance, and during all the years he
kept as fully advised of the decisions of the supreme court upon
constitutional and other questions involving federal litigation as
if he were engaged in constant practice before that court, and
moreover he familiarized himself with the principles of inter-
national law. He devoted great study to financial questions, and
was one of the strongest and most unfiinching advocates of
sound principles of finance and currency. He familiarized him-
self with every phase almost of the tariff, and became familiar
with almost every industry aflfected by it.

In the latter years of his laborious service in the Senate, as
the result of his steadfast investigation of public questions, his
mastery of constitutional and international law, of finance, and
economic principles and problems, brought him more and more
to the front, and the retirement of senators, who had preceded
his entrance to the body, impelled him as a matter of duty to
take a more conspicuous position in the constructive work of the

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Senate and in the debates upon questions of large and far reaching
import.

In the fonnulation of public policies and the advocacy of meas-
ures of large concern, he had as chairman of the committee on
territories, done great work and accomplished great results. He
had as chairman of the committee on patents promoted legislation
of great advantage to inventors and promotive of thei inventive
genius of the country. He had led in the enactment of adequate
l^slatton in respect to the copyright, which secured to one a
property right in the product of the mind. He had taken a con-
spicuous part in the debate which attended the enactment of the
interstate commerce law. He had opposed the anti-pooling sec-
tion of that bill, and had strenuously contended that competitive
railway companies be permitted to make agreements in respect of
rates, subject to approval by the interstate commerce commission,
but he had been defeated. My vote was against his proposition,
but in justice to him I may be permitted to say here today that I
reached the conclusion later that he was right and that I was
wrong, and I took the first opporttmity afforded me to publicly
so avow.

HIS WORK ON AKTI-TRUST BILL

Durii^ the debate on the anti-trust bill, which lasted for
weeks, and which from the standpoint of today is not so illuminat-
ing in respect of the general principles involved as it seemed then
to be, he rendered a service which has not been much referred to,
but which should never be forgotten. The bill, introduced Decem-
ber 4, 1889, by Mr, Sherman, and reported by him from the
committee on finance, January 4, 1890, was discussed for several
weeks, when Senator Piatt made a short speech against it. The
bill provided : —

" That all arrai^ements, contracts, agreements between two or
more persons, which tend to prevent full and free competition in
articles of growth, production and manufacture of any state or
territory of the United States with similar articles of growth, pro-
duction, or manufacture by another state or territory, and all ar-
rangements between such persons which tend to advance the cost
to the consumer of any such articles are hereby declared to be
against public policy, unlawful and void."

Senator Piatt said ; —

" In other words, this bill proceeds upon the false assumption

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that all competition is beneficent to the country, and that every
advance of price is an injury to the countiy. That is the as-
sumption upon which this bill proceeds. There was never a
greater fallacy in the world. Competition, which this bill pro-
vides for, as between any two persons, must be full and free.
Unrestricted competition is brutal warfare and injurious to the
whole country. The great corporations in this country, the great
monopolies in this country, are every one of them buiit upon
the graves of weaker competitors that have been forced to their
death by remorseless competition. I am entirely sick of this idea
that the lower the prices are the better for the country, and
that any arrangements made between persons engaged in business
to advance prices, no matter how low they may be, is a wrong, and
ought to be repressed and punished. The true theory of this
matter is that prices should be just and reasonable and fair. No
matter who is the producer, or what the article, it should render
a fair return to all persons engaged in production, a fair profit on
capital, on labor and everything else that enters into its produc-
tion. With the price of any article I don't care whether wheat
or iron; I don't care whether it is com or silverware, whenever
the price of any commodity is far below that standard the whole
of the country suffers."

He demonstrated his proposition. The words "trade and
commerce " were not in the bill. It was directed solely against
all contracts and combinations in restraint of full and free com-
petition. Senator Piatt completely riddled it. After so doing,
he said : —

" So, Mr. President, I cannot vote for this bill in the shape in
which I think it will come to a vote, or in any shape in which I
think it will be perfected. I am ready to go to the people of the
state of Connecticut. I have faith and confidence in them, and ,
when I tell them that here is a bill which under the guise of deal-
ing with trusts would strike a greater blow at their entire indus-
tries, I know they will see it and understand it, and, if there be a
people anywhere in this country who cannot understand it,, it is
better for a senator to answer to his judgment and his con-
science than it is to answer to their misapprehension."

The effect of the argument, delivered as it was, was instant.
Immediately a motion was made to refer the bill to the com-
mittee on the judiciary, with instructions to report within twenty
days, and the motion was carried, and it came back from the
judiciary committee, of which Senator Piatt was a member, with

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the words " full and free competition " stricken from it, and the
words " trade and commerce " inserted in lieu of it, and generally
redrafted and as so reported it is upon the statute book today.

The supreme court, in its early construction, construed it as if
the words " full and free oxnpetition " were in it. But after the
lapse of many years, and after Senator Hatt had passed away,
that court, under the leadership of the present chief justice, struck
out the word " competition," and restored the words : " trade and
commerce," so as to bring within the act only combinations and
agreements which in the light of reason unduly restrain trade and
commerce, and to leave open that large field which Senator Piatt
saw must in the interest of the people be left for agreements in
restraint of competition which promote trade and commerce up
to the point where they not only cease to promote but unduly
restrain trade and commerce. His intervention clarified the sub-
ject and was an incalculable public service.

He thought profoundly, and he had convictions, and he had
moreover that thit^ without which convictions are of little, if
any, worth — the courage of his convictions. He never seemed to
give a thoi^ht in respect of any vote, or any speech delivered by
him, of its possible effect on his popularity. He never uttered a
word in the Senate with the slightest apparent reference to sta^
effect or public comment. He was true to his convictions. He
would not do for any one in Connecticut, however powerful, what
he thought to be against the interest of the people of the United
States and he would do for Connecticut anything, and did so far
as possible, which was, in his judgment, right in itself and com-
patible with the general interest. He loved popularity — who
does not? But he would not purchase it by a surrender of his
convictions. He prized inexpressibly the popular confidence and
respect, which was evoked by able, loyal and faithful service,
and that he gave, ^nd that confidence and respect he received, and,
although no longer among us, is receiving today.

PROBLEM FOU.OWING THE SPANISH WAR

The treaty by which the war with Spain was terminated
brought to the United States the cession of the Philippines and
of Porto Rico. Spain also relinquished her title and sovere^ty
to and over the island of Cuba, then in military occupation of the
United States. The close of the war brought novel responsi-

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bilities and imposed new duties upon this government, involving
legislation in respect of the Philippines and of Porto Rico, present-
ing questions of grave moment and much intricacy. These
questions were much debated in the Senate, The power of the
United States to acquire the Philippines was challenged there.
Senator Piatt in an admirably reasoned and eloquent speech
maintained the existence of the power. In that speech he said : —

" We are under the obligation and direction of a higher

eiwer with reference to our duty in the Philippine Islands. The
nited States of America has a high call to du^, to a moral duty,
to a duty to advance the cause of free government in the world
by something more than example. It is not enough to say to a
country over which we have acquired an undisputed and indis-

?utable sovereignty ' Go your own gait ; look at our example.'
n the entrance of the harbor of New York, our principal port,
there is the Statue of Liberty enlightening the world. Look at
that, and follow our example!

" No, Mr. President. When the Anglo-Saxon race crossed
the Atlantic, and stood on the shores of Massachusetts Bay and on
Plymouth Rock, that movement meant something more than the
establishment of civil and religious liberty within a narrow, con-
fined and limited compass. It had in it the force of the Almighty ;
and from that day to this it has been spreading, widening and
extending until, like the stone seen by Daniel in his vision, cut
'out of the mountain without hands, it has filled all our borders,
and ever westward across the Pacific that influence which found
its home in the Mayflower and its development on Plymouth
Rock has been extending and is extending its sway and its bene-
ficence. I believe, Mr. President, that the time is coming, is as
surely coming as the time when the world shall be Christianized,
when the world shall be converted to the cause of free govern-
ment, and I believe the United States is a providentially appointed
agent for that purpose. The day may be long in coming, and it
may be in the far future, but he who has studied the history of
this Western World from the 22nd day of December, 1620, to
the present hour must be blind indeed, if he cannot see that the
cause of free government in the world is still progressing, and
that what the United States is doing in the Philippine Islands is
in the extension of that beneficent purpose."

It is but a little time since he was laid away in the cemetery
near which his parents lived and where he was bom. The
impromptu speech from which this language is quoted was de-
livered with great power, intensity, and true eloquence. Since

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that day the people of China have overthrown an aacient dynasty,
forced the abdication of the Elmperor, and China is today governed
with the approval or acquiescence of her people, by a provisional
republican government, which awaits the action of the Chinese
people in respect of a permanant constitution and a permanent
republican government This senator from Connecticut spoke
with the foresight of a prophet. He possessed that fine insight
which is the genius of real statesmanship.

The peculiar status of Cuba which was occupied by the army
of the United States and under military government, cast upcm us
not only a grave responsibility but a complicated and perplexing
problem. The congress had, in the joint resolution, under which
the war was inaugurated, not only decently but wisely disclaimed
any purpose to acquire Cuba, from which it followed that we
would occupy Cuba only until under our guidance and with our
aid the Cuban people could form and maintain a government of
their own. It, therefore, became necessary to establish the com-
mittee on " relations with Cuba," and Senator Piatt by common
consent was made chairman of that committee, of which at his
earnest request I became a member. When this government be-
came satisfied that the pacification of Cuba was complete, measures
were ^ken under military supervision, by direction of the Presi-
dent, to facilitate the formation by the people of a government of
their own, and to that end provision was made for the calling of a
convention to frame a constitution.

There were many reasons why the people of Cuba in their
own interest, as well as in the interest of the United States, should
not be permitted to form a government without provisions em-
bodied also in a perpetual treaty with the United States, containii^
irrevocable safeguards against improvident action weakening
their independence, and giving this government a permanent right
to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence ; the
maintenance of a government for the protection of life, property
and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with
respect to Cuba imposed by the Treaty of Paris on the United
States, thence to be assumed and undertaken by the government
of Cuba.

Senator Piatt called a formal meeting of the committee on re-
lations with Cuba, and submitted to the committee a draft of
what is known as the Piatt amendment, which, with sli^t, if any,

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changes was adopted by resolution of the committee on February
26, reported by the chairman to the Senate, and on the same
day offered by him as an amendment to the army appropriation
bill then pending, and adopted on the 27th of February by a vote
of 43 to 20, a strict party division. While limiting the power of
Cuba, it was intended to safeguard the independence of Cuba,
and it is not susceptible of doubt that such has been, and " in the
long reach of time " will continue to be, its effect.

STORY OF THE PLATT AMENDMENT

It is known, and justly known, as the "Piatt amendment."
Some doubt has been cast upon his right to be regarded as its
author, and in justice to this able, faithful and splendid public
servant, I beg to be permitted to say here what I know about
drafting the Piatt amendment. One evening Senator Piatt came
to my working room — we both lived at the Arlington Hotel —
where I was dictating letters to my secretary. Senator Piatt car-
ried in his hand a paper. He said to me : " Spooner, I am sick
with the grip" (and he looked ill). "I wish you would help
me put in shape a provision which must be embodied in the consti-
tution of Cuba, or appended to it as an irrevocable ordinance and
in a permanent treaty."

He handed me the paper referred to. I, of course, promptly
acquiesced, and we talked the matter over with reference to what
should be added, if anything, to the subjects indicated on his
p&per. We discussed as I remember the advisability of adding a
provision which would safeguard the continued sanitation of the
cities of the island, and protect our commerce and our southern
ports and people from the ravages of yellow fever and other epi-
demic and infectious diseases. When we had agreed upon the
subjects, I dictated to my secretary, in the presence of Senator
Piatt ( stopping and being stopped now and then for consultation) ,
what it seemed would cover adequately the subjects which we had
agreed were necessary to be embodied in it. It was written out,
and we went over it carefully together with a view to improving
and perfecting its phraseology where it seemed to be called for.
I do not remember precisely what these changes, which were
verbal, were. There was on the paper which Senator Piatt
handed to me, a memorandum of every subject which is embraced
ia the Piatt amendment, excepting the clause in respect of sanita-

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tion. We agreed upon it and I directed my secretary to make
three fair copies, so that we could have them early the next morn-
ing, at which time I gave two to Senator Piatt and kept one myself,
and at his request I accompanied him to the White House.

President McKinley promptly received us, and Senator Piatt
handed him a copy of the draft. He read it carefully and an-
nounced that it was precisely what he wanted. He asked Senator
Piatt for a copy, which he said he wished to send to Secretary
Root as soon as he could. Whether Senator Piatt gave him his
copy, or I gave him mine, I do not remember, but one or the other
of us gave him a copy. That day it was presented informally to
members of the committee, who were called together for the pur-
pose, and carefully considered. If any changes were made in it,
and I do not remember that any were made, they were very
trifling ones. The democratic members treated it fairly and while
not willing to vote for it — and it was out of order as being gen-
eral legislation on an appropriation bill, and if objected to would
necessarily have been ruled out of order — even those who re-
corded their votes against it forbore to raise a point of order and
it went into the bill and became a law. He undoubtedly had
consulted others, but it would be at variance with his conduct
through life for him to permit to be imputed to him the authorship
of a docimient which had been originated and drawn by another.

Take him all in all, his great ability, his industry, his fidelity, '
the high standard which he set for himself as a public servant, his
courage, his modesty, his unfaltering loyalty to the public intere^,
his sincerity, his hatred of sham and demagogy, he was an ideal
senator of the United States,

AN IDEAL AMERICAN

He was an intense American, and thought the Constitution of
the United States the finest charter of government ever drafted
for a people. He realized that there would be times when the
people would grow restless of its restraints and under rash but
attractive leadership might stray from the path so wisely and so
clearly marked by the fathers who established the government.
But he never permitted it to worry him. He realized that one of
the purposes which led the people to adopt a written constitution
was to protect themselves against themselves in times of passion
and excitement.

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He had an abiding faith in the sober second thought of the
American people, and while he thought the people in a relatively
small area might en masse make their own laws, pass their own
ordinances, and adequately consider and manage their affairs,
that in a large territory and population, the only practical govern-
ment was the representative government established by the fathers
of the republic. To him it seemed cotitinuously essential that the
independence of the co-ordinate branches of the government
should neither be invaded nor diminished, and that the reserved
rights of the states should be scrupulously respected. He deemed
it vital that the independence of the judiciary throughout the
Union should be religiously maintained. He realized that evils
and abuses would creep into administration, both in the states and
in the nation, but he could not be persuaded that in our country
evils or abuses could ever exist, the eradication of which would
require the abandonment of any of the fundamental principles of
the government under the constitution.

THE REWARD OF SERVICE

He said once to me — speaking of the sacrifice from some
standpoints which public service demanded — that one who
entered it and devoted himself to it could see no reward for the
toil and sacrifice of such a life but the consciousness that one was
really serving the people to his uttermost and was accorded by
the people without reserve their confidence, respect, and gratitude.
That, he said, among such a people, " is reward enough." He
was a loyal friend, a generous colleague, a charming comrade, and,
while rather stem in mien at times, was at heart as tender and
sympathetic as a woman.

You all knew his love of nature; how it delighted him to
wander in the woods ; to study the trees and the flowers ; to listen
to the voices of the birds and to the sweet music of the rippling
water. It was a long, rugged and toilsome journey from the farm
in Judea, to the lofty eminence upon which he died, but he
traveled it man fashion, with strong heart, honest piu^ose, un-
clouded mind and unafraid.

Connecticut has done a just and gracious act by placing in her
Capitol this memorial tablet, reproducing his form and features
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the state he loved. It was not needed to keep the memory of
him alive in the hearts of those who knew and trusted him. But
it will be an object lesson, to generations yet to come, in patriotism,
personal honor, statesmanship, and supreme loyalty to the high-
est standard of noble conduct in the service of the people. When-
ever Ginnecticut in the years to come, from time to time shall
" count her jewels," she will Bnd among them all — and she has
many, and will have more — none more flawless or of finer luster
than the life and public service of Orville Hitchcock Ptatt.

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JOSEPH ROSWELL HAWLEY

Bom at Stewartsville. N. C, October 31, 1826

Brevet Major-GcDenil U. S. V. 1865

Governor of Connecticut 1666

Member of Congress 1872-81

United States Senator 1881-1905

Died at Washington. D. C March 17. 1905

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ADDRESS OF
THE REV. DR. PARKER ON SENATOR HAWLEY

Rev. Dr. Edwin Pond Parker, introduced by Mr. Brooker,
delivered the following address on Senator Hawley : —

Joseph Eoswell Hawley was a descendant in the eighth gener-
ation from Joseph Hawley who came from England to Boston in
1629, and subsequently settled in Stratford, Connecticut. Hia
father was Bev. Francis Hawley, a native of Famiii^;ton in this
state, who spent a portion of his earlier years in North Carolina,
where he married Mary McLeod, in which state and in the town
of Stewartsville, on the 31st day of October, 1826, their son, Joseph
Roswell was bom. The household came to Connecticut in 1837,
and the son attended the Hartford Grammar School, and, after-
ward, a school at Cazenovia, New York, whither the family had
removed. He entered Hamilton College and graduated with honor
in the class of 1847, having won distinction as a speaker and de-
bater. One of his friends in school and college was Charles
Dudley Warner, who came to Hartford in i860 and was there-
after until his death, intimately associated with General Hawley.
He taught in schools, studied law, and in 1849 returned to Connec-
ticut, was admitted to the bar in Hartford in 1850, where, to-
gether with the late John Hooker, he opened a law office. His
father, his partner and his uncle, David Hawley with whom he
then resided, were staunch anti-slavery men. No persuasions
were necessary to induce him to follow in their train. In so doti^
he simply obeyed the dictates of his own reason and conscience,
in the face of strong dissuasions. Only those who remember
what displeasure and antipathy they incurred who, in those days,
openly espoused the anti-slavery cause, can appreciate the moral
courage of a young lawyer on the threshold of his career in adopt-
ing and advocating opinions so distasteful to many of his friends,
so repugnant to the major part of his townsmen, and, apparently,
so unfavorable to his professional prospects. It- is pleasant to add
that he did not fail to win the respect and confidence of the com-
munity, and that his law business sustained no serious detriment.

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Young Hawley harbored nothing of the immoderation and
fanaticism which some of the anti-slavery agitators tmfortunately
exhibited. The Union and the Constitution were sacred to him.
But he believed human slavery to be unspeakably iniquitous and
pernicious, and seeing it, just then, arrogant and aggressive, de-
manding new concessions, putting forth alarming pretensions, and
energetic for extension he regarded it with abhorrence as not only
the peculiar sin and shame of the nation but its peculiar peril as
well, [His policy was that which Mr, Lincoln, some time later,
stated, " to arrest the further spread of slavery in the land, and
to place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is
in the course of ultimate extinction." He was a progressive Free-
Soiler, and a conservative Abolitionist. Nevertheless, between
this legitimate position and that of the pro-slavery agitators arid
their Northern apologists there was only lighting ground. Re-
membering those days it seems to me that Hawley's sterling vir-
tues never shone with purer luster than when as a young man and
in the face of obloquy, he unhesitatingly chose the better part,
glad of its cross and heedless of its shame.

KEY TO HIS CAREER

Then it was — to borrow Senator McLean's famous figure —
that he clasped hands with " the better genius of the Republic,"
with whom " he walked hand in hand for almost half a century."
The clue to this man's whole career is in the fact that he began it
with the immense advantage of this great choice and prepossession,

OUTLINE OF HIS CAREER

He became chairman of the Free-Soil committee of Hartford
in 1851, and employed both pen and voice to unify and organize
the anti-slavery forces. He was a delegate to the Free- Soil Na-
tional Convention in 1852, On February 4, 1856, upon his call
and in his office, the first meeting for the organization of the
republican party in Connecticut was held. He took an active
part in the Fremont campaign, one result of which was th* es-
tablishment of his reputation as a remarkably popular and eiTect-
ive stump-speaker. From 1857 until the outbreak of the war he
edited the " Hartford Evening Press," the organ of the new
party. President Lincoln's proclamation calling for 75,000 sol-
diers to serve for three months, dated April 15, 1861, was pub-
lished here on Tuesday, April 16, and on the evening of April 17

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a memorable mass-meeting of the citizens of Hartford, irre-
spective of party affiliations, was held, at which Hawley made one
of .his rousii^ speeches and was greeted with great enthusiasm.
For it was known that already on that same day, a company had
been recruited of which George S. Biimham was elected captain
and Joseph R. Hawley first-lieutenant. A few days after. Bum-
ham was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel of the First Regiment
and Hawley became captain of his company, the first one ac-
cepted by the state. Mr. Warner, — a man no less distinguished
by the purity and loveliness of his personal character than by his
celebrity in the realm of literature, — at whose funeral General
Hawley said, " for fifty-seven years we lived as brothers, without
a single controversy or passage of ill-feeling," was already en-
gaged with the " Evening Press," Then came Stephen A. Hub-
bard, who had been with Edmund C. Stedman on the " Winsted
Herald," a quiet, modest man of remarkable sagacity and content
with inconspicuous usefulness.

IN THE ARUY

Confidii^ the conduct of the " Press " to these two persons,
from that time onward so loi^ as they lived foremost amoi^
General Hawley's most intunate and helpful friends, the anti-
slavery editor and agitator entered upon his new career. The
eloquence of his example exceeding that of his utterances captured
all hearts and made him the object of an admiration which
thenceforward never waned nor wavered. At the expiration
of three months he promptly re-enlisted, became lieutenant-
colonel and then colonel of the Seventh Connecticut Regiment,
and in the course of the war rose by successive and merited
promotions to the rank of Brevet Major General of United
States Volunteers, conferred " for gallant and meritorious
services during the war." In several of the thirteen or
fourteen battles in which he participated, his conduct was such
as to elicit official praise for " conspicuous gallantry " and for
" distinguished courage and ability." But his military service cov-
ered an unusually wide range of duties in a variety of important
positions, all of which he dischai^ed with an alacrity, fidelity and
ability which won for him the commendation of his superior offi-
cers, the approval of the govenmient and of his state, the affection
of the soldiers under his command, and the enduring reputation

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of a gallant, valiant and efficient soldier. Some of the men who,
fifty years ago, served under him and shared with him the fortunes
and misfortunes of war are here present. In the name of this
Commonwealth of Connecticut, in the name of their beloved com-
mander, and in behalf of all here assembled, I reverently salute the
survivors of the Seventh Regiment, and breathe the prayer that
by the blessing of God upon their declining days they may find
cwnfort and cheer both in the sacred memories of past services
and sacrifices, and in the bright hopes set before them and shining
upon them in their eventt^ sky.

IN PUBLIC OFFICE

General Hawley was elected governor of the State of Connec-
ticut in April, 1866, and in 1867 resumed editorial work on the
" Hartford Courant," then united with the " Evening Press."
But he preferred the platform to the desk, and the welcome that
greeted his every appearance on the rostrum and the remarkable
favor with which his public speeches were everywhere received,
justified that preference. He was president of the National
Republican Convention in 1868, secretary of the committee on
resolutions in 1872, and chairman of that committee in 1876,
and had much to do in shaping and in advocating the issues upon
which his party went before the country at that period. He was
president of the United States Centennial Commission from its
ot^nization in 1872 until its dissolution in 1877, and of the his-
torical Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, and his earnest and
successful endeavors against opening that exhibition on the Lord's
Day are not foi^otten. He represented his state in the lower
house of Congress in 1873, and subsequently in the Forty-third
and Forty-sixth Congress, serving there on the committees on
claims, banking and currency, military affairs and appropriations.
He was elected United States Senator in 1S81 and thereafter in
1887, in 1893 and in 1899. His most important service in Wash-
ington was probably that performed as chairman of the Senate
committee on civil service reform and on military affairs. He
vigorously promoted the enactment of civil service reform 1^3-
tation, and, as chairman of the committee on military affairs, for
which he was eminently qualified both by his executive ability
and his military experience, he sustained a burden both onerous
and honorable, with great usefulness. The labors entailed upon

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■ him in that position during the Spanish War contributed not a
little to break down his health and strength. The honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by his Alma
Mater, Hamilton College, in 1875, and by Yale University in
1886.

A RELIGIOUS MAN

General Hawley was a reverent and religious man. In the
maturity of his years he publicly professed the Christian faith
which from childhood he had cherished, and united with the
church in Hartford of which his beloved friend and fellow-sol-
dier, Joseph H. Twichell, was the pastor, and frequently par-
ticipated in religious conferences and conventions, either as
presiding over them or as speaking in them concerning matters
pertaining to the duties and work of the church in its relation
to public affairs.

Such is a bare outline of his long, eventful, useful and hon-
orable career, the details of which might make a volume.
Through all the vicissitudes of tempestuous years he kept the faith
of early profession and fought the good fight thereof with cheer-
ful courage until failing health disabled him. After a protracted
illness he passed away in the early morning of March 18, 1905,
in the eightieth year of his age.

TRIBUTES AT HIS FUNERAL

His obsequies, attended here, in Capitol and sanctuary, were
marked by most impressive demonstrations of affectionate
respect. Pulpit and press, men of all parties, professions and
creeds contributed to compose such a garland of praise as is sel-
dom laid upon the breast of man at his burial. From that pro-
fusion of praise I quote one sentence spoken by his colleague.
Senator Piatt :* "No truer man ever lived ; no braver man ever
foi^t on the battlefield or in the struggle of life ; no more loyal
son of Connecticut ever lived within her borders, loyal to his
friends, to his people, to his state, to the nation, to truth, and to
God himself." That which is said of David in Holy Scripture
might be his befitting epitaph : " So, after he had served the will
of God, in his own age, he fell asleep and was gathered unto his
fathers."

On the first day of March, 1907, a debate occurred in the
United States Senate in the course of which many Senators spoke

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of General Hawley's services to the country in tenns of highest
praise. One of them related the following anecdote: "When
I left the Senate in 1891, 1 had then three riding horses of which
I was fond, and which I would not sell, but was willing to give
away. I offered one to General Hawley. This was long ago
when he was strong, a strong, chivalrous gentleman he always
was. He thanked me with tears in his eyes and said: ' I have
not money enough to pay for his keep ; give him to some senator
who is able to take care of htm.' " I quote these words of ex-
Senator Spooner, as they are set down in the Congressional Rec-
ord, because they show, in a pathetic manner, how utterly incom-
mensurate with the work he performed and the service he
rendered was the remuneration which he received therefor, and
how much, or rather how little he was worth in dollars and cents
after nearly fifty years of public service. With him
" The path of duty was the way to glory.
Whatever record leap to light
He tiever shall be shamed : —
Who never sold the truth to serve the hour,
Nor paltered with eternal God for power,
Whose eighty winters freeze with one rebuke
All great self-seekers trampling on the right.
Eternal honor to his name."

Glancing now, more particularly, at some of General Hawley's
most distinctive traits and qualities, we find, first of all, that they
were all grounded in a fundamental and predominant natural
honesty. Out of this came that consuming and contagious pas-
sion for what he deemed right, of which we have ab-eady spoken.
With the people generally he was " Honest Joe Hawley," long
before and after other official titles were conferred upon him.
Honesty of nature means simplicity as well as sincerity of char-
acter, truth in the inward parts, and no hidden things of dishon-
esty or deceitfulness. Therefore, his hands were clean, his eye
single, and, like Sir G^ahad " his strength was as the strength of
ten because his heart was pure."

A GENTLEMAN

General Hawley had the natural instincts and the acquired
habits, manners and morals of a gentleman, not of the veneering
sort of a thin and polished politeness, but of that other kind, of

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which Sir Roger de Coveriy, Benjamin Franklin and Colonel
Newcome are different specimens, whose gentlemanly qualities
all true gentiemen instantly recognize as wrought into the grain
and texture of character, essential, solid and substantial. Doubt-
less he was sometimes, in the eagerness of his very earnestness,
a little rough and perhaps imperious, but inwardly and obviously
a brave, true,. honorable, hearty, wholesome, generous and genial
gentleman, whose natural dignity and simplicity gave his courtesy
a grace beyond all art of courtliness, and whose visible human
kindness and tender-heartedness gave to every gentlemanly virtue
a peculiar charm. He was a fruit of Puritanism grown ripe and
mellow. Conscientious as a Puritan, he was chivalrous as a cava-
lier. Severely tested in this particular by the provocations of
political controversies, he stood that test, was courteous in com-
bat, fought fair, and could salute either a victorious or a van-
quished, if honorable, antagonist. Sometimes vehement and even
volcanic in utterance, I doubt if he ever polluted his lips or dis-
graced debate with the dialect of vituperation. That which he
said of a public man whose opinions he detested : " We must
judge opinions by the light we have, and men by the light they
have," was characteristic of his justice and generosity. That
other famous sentence, " Uncle Sam must be a gentleman," was
no cunningly-coined phrase, but the spontaneous expression of a
ruling sentiment within him. He was just the kind of a gentle-
man that "Uncle Sam " and Uncle Sam's public men ought to be.

HIS APPEARANCE AND MANNER
General Hawley's personal appearance, carriage and de-
meanor were unusually indicative of some of his striking char-
acteristics. A casual, if keen, observer might have inferred such
things in him as vigor of mind, energy of will, a commanding
spirit, uprightness and straight-forwardness, positive convictions
and the courage of them, a big and breezy generosity of good
nature, and an ardent temperament capable of impulsive and im-
petuous manifestations. In the kindly light that so often shone
in his deep, clear, searching eyes and irradiated his strong-
featured face, in the cordiality that so often gave a peculiar win-
someness to his voice and manner, there were signs of other and
gentler qualities more fully disclosed to acquaintance. He was
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man. Underneath a nigged exterior there was a most beautiful
and bountiful brotherly-kindness, and living springs of almost
feminine tenderness, of which every comrade and friend was
aware. His heart was democratic in its hospitality, catholic in
its sympathy and charity. Let it not pass without honorable
mention here that, when the occasion came, this man stood up as
bravely and spoke out as boldly for the yellow man and for
justice to him, as he had done for the black man and the red.

Much as there was in him to inspire respect and to invite
confidence, there was also something to warn the unwary and to
ward off the crooked and perverse, Mr. Facing-Both-Ways
and all his sort of folks were likely to iind him somewhat curt
and brusque. It was obviously difficult for him to conceal his
impatience with duplicity, his contempt for moral cowardice, his
disgust for impurity, his indignation and wrath against " what-
soever worketh abomination or maketh a lie." Therefore, in cer-
tain moral, or immoral atmospheric conditions, the sunshine and
serenity of his habitual good nature assumed an aspect overcast
and menacing as that of a summer-day sky in a thunder storm.
He mightily loved righteousness and equally hated iniquity and
whatever fault there may have been in his outspokenness concern-
ing such things was the defect of a virtue. One might say that
at times his very honesty was ungovernable.

AN OPTIMIST

General Hawley was an ingrained optimist, " a man of hope
and forward-looking mind." He scouted all lamentations over
the decay or decline of either religion, morality, or patriotism.
He believed that " the best is yet to be," and rejoiced in the sure
though often unsteady forward-marching of mankind and in the
ultimate triumph of good over evil. This disposition to the most
hopeful views made him

" A man of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrows,"

and was an element of his strength ; and the outshining of this
gladsome light of faith and hope within him was a means of much
refreshment and blessing to many.

Accordingly General Hawley was an eminently social man.
He could mix as well as mingle with men, and was capable of
mirth, hilarity and innocent convivialities. Some can recall how

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he loved to lift up and let loose that deep, melodious voice of his
in song, singing with equal fervor, as suitable to the occasion,
" Rock of Ages " in the sanctuary, " Marching Through Georgia "
at the camp-fire ; " Roll Jordan, EotI," at the fireside, or Thack-
eray's jovial ballad at the Qub. One can almost hear :^in the
rumble and roar of his laughter as some shaft of wit went to the
mark ; and then an arrow from his quiver and the twang of his
stout bow ; and his boyish glee, in the rivalry and revelry of
story, song and jest — for this man never quite outgrew his boy-
hood. In all such playfulness his natural dignity never deserted
him. He thought too highly of it either to lay it aside or to assert
it by standing upon it. It simply took care of itself, and made
impossible for or with him any familiarities that smacked of in-
decency or impropriety.

Among the various characters depicted in Eunyan's immortal
all^ory are several that personify certain sterling qualities
already designated as characteristic of General Hawley. But in
the second part of that story a new character appears who
seems to combine in himself the several virtues of those charac-
ters with certain other fine and noble qualities peculiar to himself,
whose appropriate name is Greatheart. I cannot give a better
summary description of General Hawley than by that Greatheart
figure, in whose composite character Honest, Faithful, Hopeful,
Standfast and Valiant-For-Truth were comprised and blended.

HIS POWER AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER

By a plenteous endowment of requisite gifts and aptitudes,
physical, intellectual, moral and emotional, and by a diligent use
and improvement of the same. General Hawley was thoroughly
equipped for that vocation of a public speaker to which he was
effectually called, and in which by his power of fluent, forcible
and persuasive speech he performed a distinguished public service
and obtained for himself an excellent report. He had some-
thing to say, and said it straight-forwardly and positively, with
an air and manner of assurance and authority, in racy, sinewy
Anglo-Saxon words, to which a superb physical presence and
action gave weight and emphasis, an obvious sincerity gave
persuasion, a glowing earnestness gave warmth and color, and
a vibrant and resonant voice gave wings and music. He paid lit-
tle heed, perhaps too little, to those things which adorn discourse

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and give it grace and charm. The texture of his style was not
smooth and soft like silk, but like homespun, rugged, strong and
suitable. His speech was the image of his mind. There were
few dulcet notes in his periods, but through them all the ring
and rhythm of a brave sincerity and truth. He had the knack of
making an impressive statement of plain facts, and the rare power
of presenting homely and familiar truths in something of their
original freshness and sanctity. Occasionally came gleams of
humor and flashes of mother-wit, but, sooner or later, in almost
every speech, some level sentence in which the whole argument
was packed in solid, concrete form and shot home to the mark ;
as when, at the republican convention at Chicago, in 1868, over
which he presided, he gave repudiation a knockdown blow with
the memorable sentence " Remember that every dollar of the na-
tion's debt is as sacred as a soldier's grave I " His oratory so
expressed himself, his vital convictions, his vigor, ardor, ear-
nestness, intensity, and the unanimity of all his powers, that one
may safely say that no man in Connecticut of his generation,
spoke to his fellow citizens more acceptably, forcibly and effect-
ually than he.

AN IMPOLITIC POLITICIAN '

The faults of a public man of frank and open nature and
fervid temperament are usually obvious. It was so with Gen-
eral Hawley. No report of him would be truthful that did not,
in general terms, frankly acknowledge this. pBut any such
acknowledgment would be grossly unjust that did not preclude
all supposition of moral delinquencies. There was no stain on
his character, no blot on his escutcheon. Such faults as he had
were negative, incidental, superficial — failings or foibles rather
than faults, distinctly impolitic in a politician, and such as might
have seriously handicapped an ordinary man. But General
Hawley was much more, everyway, than a politician, and was an
extraordinary man. He was otherwise and in his altogethemess
a man of such intellectual and moral soundness, dignity, weight
and strength, of such promptitude and energy and forwardness at
every clear call of duty, that those things which sometimes, in the
treadmill routine of ordinary affairs, had the appearance of weak-
ness, sat lightly and loosely upon him, were shaken off by the
arousal of responsibility, and were universally regarded as of
minor concern.

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PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN HIM

One test of a public man's real greatness is his ability,
especially his moral ability, to obtain that public confidence and
co-operation which will supplement his personal incompleteness.
How did General Hawley stand that test? There was some-
thing in him by virtue of which he ever drew to himself, from
out the mass of men, the better sort, as a magnet attracts from a
heap of sand the precious particles therein. He had about him
here a body-^ard composed of strong and sagacious men de-
voted to the promotion of both his cause and his interests, whose
counsels, corrections and manifold assistance supplied what he
lacked and otherwise contributed to his success. Moreover, a
great majority of the thoughtful, patriotic and God-fearing people
of Connecticut so admired, trusted and appreciated him, were so
fond and proud and sure of him, that in so far as any failings .
on his part were brought to their notice, they put them aside,
and stood by him as in firm phalanx, and backed him up as with
a solid rampart of public moral sentiment and support, eager to
give him their highest offices and greatest honors. One needs
only to consider the import of that affinity with right-minded
people, and what it signifies in him that he could and did attract
and attach that cohort of devoted friends and helpers, and could
and did create that rampart of public confidence and moral senti-
ment, in order to perceive what manner of man he was in a
variety of sterling virtues, how sound and strong in his totality ;
and also to perceive that, whatever his failings may have been,
they were little more than so many eddies on the surface of the
deep, strong, steady main-current of his character and conduct.

HARRIET FOOTE HAWLEY

In the Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford may
be seen a memorial tablet in honor of the noble woman who in
1855 became General Hawley's wife, and who died in 1886. It
was placed there by the veterans of the Seventh Connecticut
Regiment in grateful remembrance of her ministrations and
benefactions to the soldiers of that regiment during the war.
Its inscription reads, " By the grace of God Harriet Poote Hawley
lived a helpful life, brave, tender and true, a soldier and servant
of Jesus Christ." I quote these words, true of both husband and
wife, because they enable me to express the otherwise almost in-

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expressible value of what she did for him. The grace of God
by which he also "lived a helpful life, brave, tender and true, a
soldier and servant of Jesus Christ," was in large measure con-
ferred upon him through her gentle, wise, loving and constant
ministrations : — as in his later and declining days the same
grace was bestowed upon him through the simitar ministrations
of the devoted wife who, with their two children, survives him.

Most of General Hawley's old comrades in arms, of his com-
peers in political life and of those who personally knew him have
passed away. Of his intimate friends only a feeble remnant re-
mains. With few exceptions

" The names he loved to hear

Have been carved for many a year

On the tomb."

HIS ENDURIHG NAUE AND FAME

But when all in whose personal recollections he now lives
shall have disappeared, his name and fame, inscribed upon a scroll
of honor which neither time can stain nor dust can dim, will be
illustrious and enduring. The vivid picture of his vigorous per-
sonality together with the story of his manifold patriotic ser-
vices will be transmitted from one generation to another. In the
pages of that thrilling chapter of our national history which, by
voice and pen and sword and civil service, he helped to make:
in that larger liberty and more abundant welfare of all our
people to which he made such generous contributions ; and in the
honor and reverence of a grateful posterity, Joseph R, Hawley,
surviving all mortal memories, will continue to live, a perpetual
presence and a power among the foremost of Connecticut's unfor-
gotten worthies,

HIS LEGACY TO THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT

How much was this man worth when he died? An imper-
fect description of the kind of poverty he acquired has been
herein given, but no exact estimation of his wealth or worth seems
possible. Any inventory of that rich estate would be worthless
that did not contain the following chief items: The moral
heroism of his self-consecration to high ideals in the morning of
his manhood and the continuity of that consecration unto death ;

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that loyalty, of which his lamented colleague testified, " to his
friends, to his people, to his state, to the nation, to truth, and to
God himself " ; the luminous record of his distii^uished public
service ; the triumphs of his eloquence, the trophies of his valor,
the testimonies to his statesmanship; the integrity, purity and
magnanimity of his personal character ; his bright and inspiring
example of whatsoever things are praiseworthy and of good re-
port; the music and the magic of his name; the unsullied
chastity of his renown. This wealth, all that he was v/orth, he
bequeathed to his dear people of Connecticut, a priceless legacy,
tc be theirs and their heirs' forever. May the everlasting Light
shine upon him, here and yonder, forevcnnore !

Respectfully submitted,

H. Wales Lines,
Henby Drvhurst,
Alton Fahrel,
Lewis Sperry,
Charles L. Hubbard,
Erick H. ROSSITER,
Commission on Memorial to Senator Piatt.

Charles F. Brooker,
Charles Hopkins Clare,
NoRKis G. Osboen,
George P. McLean,
Marcus H. Holcoub,
Thomas D. Bkadstbeet,
Morgan G. Bulkeley,
Commission on Memorial to Senator Hawley.

Burton Mansfield,
Charles Noel Flagg,
Bernadotte Perrin,
H. Siddons Mowbray,
George D. Seymour,
Arthur L. Shipman,

Commission of Sculpture.

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