770 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



Two of these numbers, namely 52: 12 and 53: 4, were paid for out 

 of the funds of the Rumford Committee, the total charge against the 

 Rumford Fund being S680.97. 



The accounts of the Committee of Publication stand as follows: 



Balance on hand April 1, 1917 $1,756.29 



Appropriation for 1917-1918 3,000.00 



Proceeds from sale of pubhcations 181.26 



Total available funds $4,937.55 



Expenses 2,451.67 



Balance on hand April 1, 1918 $2,485.88 



During the present year, authors have ordered "extra" reprints 

 through the Committee, to the amount of $118.70. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edward V. Huntington, Chairman. 

 May 8, 1918. 



Report of the House Committee. 



The House Committee submits the following report for 1917-18. 



With the balance left from last year, an appropriation of $1600 and 

 money received from other societies for the use of the rooms, the 

 Committee has had at its disposal the sum of $1789.62. The total 

 expenditure has been $1769.32, leaving an unexpended balance on 

 April 1, 1918, of $20.30. The expenditure has been as follows: 



Janitor $869.00 



Electricity / ^- ^^g^^ 92- ^0 



^1 B.Power 46.80 



Gas 12.73 



Water 8.00 



Telephone 57.91 



^^^jf Furnace 582.30 



1 Water Heater 20 . 30 



Care of elevator 23.19 



Ice 15.00 



Janitor's materials 21.31 



Tpkeep 20.38 



Total expenditure $1,769.32 



