32 JOURNAL OF THE [February, 



PROCEEDINGS. 



Meeting of January ist, 1886. 



The President, Mr. C. Van Brunt, in the chair. 



Seventeen persons present. 



The report of the committee appointed at the last meeting to 

 nominate officers for the year 1886, was accepted and adopted, 

 and the committee was discharged. 



The hour for opening the polls for the annual election of 

 officers having arrived, the President appointed Mr. Shultz, Mr, 

 Warnock, and Mr. Wales, tellers to receive and count the ballots, 

 and declared the polls open. 



Mr. De Witt called the attention of the members to certain 

 provisions in the Constitution and By-laws, suggested alterations, 

 and, on motion, a committee was appointed to consider the ad- 

 visability of amending and revising the same, with power to 

 recommend such changes as they might deem proper ; which 

 committee consisted of Mr. De Witt, Mr. Mead, and Mr. Wall. 



election of officers. 



The President announced the closing of the polls, and the 

 following was declared to be the result of the balloting : — 

 For President, J. L. Zabriskie. 

 For Vice-President, P. H. Dudley. 

 For Recording Secretary, M. M. Le Brun. 

 For Corresponding Secretary, B. Braman. 

 For Treasurer, C. S. Shultz. 

 For Librarian, W. G. De Witt. 



( E. C. BOGERT, 



For Auditors, •< F. W. Devoe, 



( W. R, Mitchell. 



