838 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



It may be of interest to note that the size of the regular edition of 

 the Proceedings is 1000 copies, including the 200 copies which are 

 supplied to the author free of charge. For the convenience of authors, 

 all orders for "extra" reprints (that is, reprints in excess of 200, 

 chargeable to the author at cost) are now transmitted through the 

 Committee. During the present year^ authors have ordered such 

 extra reprints to the amount of $458.00. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edward V. Huntington, Chairman. 

 May 10, 1916. 



Report of the House Committee. 



The House Committee submits tlie following report for the year 

 1915-1916. 



The Committee had at its disposal at the beginning of the year a 

 balance of $300.12. The appropriation by the Academy for the year 

 was $1600, and there has been received for the use of the rooms, from 

 the Harvard Technology Chemical Club, $15, from the Colonial 

 Society $15, making the total amount at the disposal of the Committee 

 $1936.12. 



The total expenditure for the year was $1,575.79, leaving at the 

 close of the fiscal year an unexpended balance of $300.33. The 

 expenditures may be summarized as follows: — 



Janitor $750.00 



.„ ^ . . /A. Light 83.60 



Llectricitv T, T. A^ ^r, 



' [ B. Power 47.60 



Gas 11.44 



Water 8.00 



Telephone 50.73 



Furnace 343.00 



^^ Water Heater 45.00 



Wood 5.00 



Ash tickets 14.00 



Care of Elevator 30.80 



Ice 14.40 



Janitor's materials 14.06 



Furnishings 55.66 



Up-keep 100.50 



Sundries 2.00 



Total expenditure $1,575.79 



