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Publication Fund and sales. Bills against this appropriation to the 

 amount of 14,422.44 have been approved by the Chairman. This 

 leaves an unexpended balance of S4.18. 



Bills aggregating ^^22.51, incurred in publishing papers on light 

 and heat, have been referred to the Rumford Committee for payment 

 from the Rumford Fund in accordance with authority of the Chairman 

 of that Committee. 



G. W. Pierce, Chairman. 



May 13, 1914. 



Report of the House Committee. 



The House Committee submits the following report for the year 

 1913-1914: 



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

 balance of $15.22. The appropriations by the Academy for the year 

 amounted to $1700, making a total of $1715.22. Of this sum $1,696.36 

 has been expended, which may be summarized as follows : 



Janitor $725.00 



Electricity, A. ( Light 96.78 



B. ( Elevator 44.80 



Gas 8.28 



Water 12.60 



Telephone 75.39 



Coal, f Furnace, 60 tons 413.98 



\ Water heater, 4 tons 30.50 



Ash tickets 14.35 



Care of Elevator 33.33 



Ice 14.40 



Janitor's materials 10.34 



Furniture 205.10 



Up-keep ■ • • 11.51 



Total expenditure $1,696.36 



Appropriated 1,715.22 



Unexpended balance $98.86 



During the year the Academy has held eight regular and two special 

 meetings in the liuildings, and the small rooms have been used by 

 Councils and Committees. The Colonial Society has held its meetings 

 in the building during the year, and the American Oriental Society 

 held all day sessions on April 16th and 17th. The arrangement of the 



