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It was voted to adjourn this meeting at its close to the sec- 

 ond Tuesday in June. 



It was voted to adjourn the stated meeting of August to 

 the second Tuesday of September. 



Professor Runkle and Mr. Hill were appointed scrutineers 

 of the election of officers, and Professor Watson and Dr. 

 White scrutineers of the election of members. 



It was voted to close the polls at five o'clock. 



The Treasurer's report, duly audited, was received and 

 ordered to be entered on the records. 



Dr. Pickering presented the report of the Library Commit- 

 tee, which- was accepted. 



The report of the Rumford Committee, presented by Pro- 

 fessor Winlock, was accepted, and a recommendation to pre- 

 sent the Rumford Premium to George H. Corliss, for his im- 

 provements in the Steam-Engine, was adopted. 



It was also voted, in accordance with the recommendations 

 of this Committee, " That the sum of one hundred and 

 twenty-eight dollars and fifty-six cents of the income of the 

 Rumford Fund be appropriated for the purchase of certain 

 books for the Library of the Academy. 



" That the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for 

 the purchase of spectroscopic instruments to be used, under 

 the direction of the Committee, in observing the solar eclipse 

 of August next. 



" That one thousand dollars of the income of the Rumford 

 Fund be appropriated for continuing the publication of the 

 new edition of Count Rumford's works which has been begun 

 by the Academy." 



Mr. F. W. Putnam addressed the Academy on the approach- 

 ing meeting, at Salem, of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science. 



Professor A. Agassiz, Dr. White, and Professor F. H. Storer. 

 were appointed a committee to consider what action the 

 Academy should take on the occasion of this meeting. 



The following appropriations were voted for the ensuing 

 year : — 



