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the local forests, one difficulty arises from the fact that a great 
deal of the woodland is claimed by individuals; and the fight 
will be a pretty severe one, particularly in certain of the northern 
counties. It will be years before the Association can do much 
in that region ; and asfar as the Academy is concerned, it should 
not make any precipitate resolutions upon this subject until it 
can be assured that the present law is not being carried out as 
was intended. 
It was then proposed and voted that the thanks of the Acad- 
emy be tendered to Dr. Jarchowand Prof. Southwick, as all had 
been greatly interested in the topic. 
December 10, 1888. 
No meeting was held on this evening. 
December 17, 1888. 
STATED MEETING. 
The President, Dr. NEWBERRY, in the chair. 
Thirty-three persons present. 
The following papers were read by title :— 
DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF SPERMOPHILE FROM CALI- 
FORNIA (SPERMOPHILUS BELDINGI), BY C. HART MERRIAM. 
A PRELIMINARY MONOGRAPH OF THE NORTH AMERICAN 
SPECIES OF TROGOPHL@US, BY THOMAS L. CASEY. 
These papers appear in the Annals, Vol. [V., Nos. 10, 11. 
Dr. JoHN 8S. NEWBERRY read the paper of the evening, en- 
titled : 
THE PAVEMENTS OF THE GREAT CITIES OF EUROPE, WITH A 
REVIEW OF THE BEST MATERIALS AND METHODS AVAIL- 
ABLE FOR THE PAVING OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 
(Abstract. ) 
In no other great city of Europe or America are the pavements 
so bad as in New York. ‘This is due to two causes, the defects 
