Abréviations utilisées
Date 3 août 1876
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal The Daily Telegraph
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of St. John - The petition of the undersigned ratepayers of St. John humbly sheweth that your petitioners are informed that the Common Council have at their disposal, in the western end of the new market building a room which, if properly fitted up, would be very suitable for a public library room. (see petition for library) (sgd) William ELDER, S. JONESm J.S. Bois DeVEBER, Kerr & Thorne, James DOMVILLE, Richard THOMPSON, Sheraton, Son & Skinner, Joseph R. STONE, G.J. CHUBB, T.R. JONES & Co., S. SCHOFIELD, Chas. MacDONALD, H.R. RANNEY, Gilbert MURDOCH, S.R. THOMSON, A.L. PALMER, A. JARDINE, R. MARSHALL, J.& A. McMILLAN, Magee Bros., James DEVER, Z.G. GABEL, Z. RING, Thomas A. TEMPLE, Alfred MILLS, MacKENZIE Bros., W.H. SINNOTT, Barnes & Co.