RECORDS. 171 



Treasurer 50 



Dues, Scientific Alliance 50 



Miscellaneous expenses 150 



Publications in press 600 



Publications for current year 1,000 



;^2,350 



Estimated Surplus $4,406 



For the Committee, 



Henry E. Crampton, 



Recording Secretaiy. 



REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EX- 

 CHANGES AND THE TRANSFER OF 

 THE LIBRARY. 



A second meeting of the Special Committee consisting of the 

 Library and Publication Committees was held at the American 

 Museum on January 12, 1903. Present: Professors Cattell, 

 Britton, Boas, Bumpus, Farrand and Crampton. Originally 

 constituted to consider the Academy's exchanges, this Com- 

 mittee, together with Professor Britton, was empowered to con- 

 sider the question of transferring the Library to the American 

 Museum. 



As a result of its deliberations, the Committee recommends 

 that the Library of the Academy be deposited in the American 

 Museum of Natural History, the Library Committee retaining 

 general control, and the matter of exchanges remaining with 

 the Academy. The Museum will assume the custodianship of 

 the Library, and the expense of cataloging and suitable book- 

 plating ; the Academy's books will be placed in the library of 

 the Museum unless they should be duplicates of those already 

 on the shelves, in which case they will be stored ; the Museum 

 will bind such books as it may desire, the cost of binding to be 

 a lien upon the books so bound ; the Museum will execute the 

 transfer. The Museum can assume no liability for damages by 

 fire. The Library will be open for consultation from 9 A. M., 



