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Institute; the City Government of Salem, the Trustees of the Pea- 

 body Academy of Science and the Salem Board of Trade coopera- 

 ting. Through the kindness of the County Commissioners and the 

 proprietors of the Tabernacle Church, ample and convenient accom- 

 modations were afforded for the various meetings and committees. 

 The citizens of Salem and vicinity doing everything in their power 

 to render the visitors a pleasant and satistactory week. 



Musical Society. — In October last a society was formed under the 

 name of the Essex Institute Musical Library Association, which by 

 vote of the Institute had certain privileges in the rooms. During 

 the past season it has given a series of very enjoyable social con- 

 certs, and has deposited a piano and a collection of musical books. 

 The Institute has fitted the lower hall as a concert and lecture room, 

 making one of the most agreeable places for entertainments of this 

 character in the city. 



An amendment to the charter, granted by the Legislature in Feb- 

 ruary, and accepted at a meeting duly called for the purpose, will 

 enable the Institute at any time to add to its other departments that 

 of music, which will allow this new society to be incorporated with 

 the Institute on a suitable basis. 



I cannot close this report without mentioning my predecessor, Dr. 

 A. H. Johnson, who resigned the office before the close of the year, 

 with many regrets, on account of a prolonged visit to Europe. His 

 experience rendered him most competent to the performance of its 

 duties, and his great interest in the promotion of the objects of the 

 Institute renders his loss as a secretary most sensible. 



The Tkkasurer presented the following statement of the financial 

 condition for the year ending May, 1870. 



General Account. 

 Debits. 



Athenpeum; Rent, half Fuel, etc., .f 442 25 



Publications, .$1,731 84 ; Salaries, $072, .... 2,403 84 



Repairs and fixtures, $G09 59 ; Gas, $30 58, .... 640 17 



Sundries, .$61 98; Insurance, $30, 91 98 



Express and Postage, .$121 70; Deposit in Savings Bank $25, 146 70 



Historical Department, 51 25 



Natural History Department, 12 70 



Balance Account 289 90 



$4,078 79 

 Credits. 



Dividends of Webster Bank, $40 ; Lectures and Entertain- 

 ments, $161 56, $201 56 



