RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 541 



The Committee have spent S1G3.77 in improving the ventilation of 

 the Meeting Room, an amount induded in the previous statement. 



The ventilation will probably be still further improved by the change 

 recently made in the seating, which will enable the southern windows 

 to be opened. This will, we expect, make the ventilation entirely 

 satisfactory. 



But some objection has also been made to the general aspects of the 

 Meeting Room and its somewhat contracted appearance. The Acad- 

 emy accordingly at the February meeting directed this Committee to 

 consider and report upon the practicability of building a somewhat 

 larger jNIeeting Room in the front of the third story, over the present 

 Reception Room. We find that this could be done at a cost of between 

 81200 and 81500, the new room promising to be about one-third 

 larger than the present one. 



But as the Academy has not this amount of money in hand, and, as 



the leases of the first floor will expire within a reasonable time, we 



think that it would be better for the Academy to try meanwhile to 



raise money enough to enable it to dispense with the leasing of the 



first floor and to fit up a commodious meeting room there, and we 



recommend that steps be taken towards this end. 



William R. Ware, Chairman. 

 May 13, 1908. 



Financial Report of the Council. 



The income for the year 1908-09, as estimated by the Treasurer, is 



as follows : — 



(■Investments $1786.97 



General Fund J Assessments 1800.00 



[Rent of offices 900.00 $4486.97 



PUBLICmON FuND^^PP^®^°''^"''^"''^®'*°^^''*^ ^ ^^^'^^ 



ICentennial Fund investments 2236.75 82796.27 



RuMFORD Fund Investments 82698.04 



Warren Fund Investments $ 632.83 



The above estimates, less 5 per cent to be added to the capital, 

 leaves an income available for appropriation as follows : — 



General Fund $4262.62 



Publication Fund 2656.46 



Rumford Fund 2563.14 



Warren Fund 601.19 



