XIV PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. 
of the Board of Regents for $600 and $1,000 respectively, was be- 
queathed to the Institution under the will of Mr. Hodgkins. The 
West Shore Railroad bonds and the $8,000 in cash were transmitted 
into the custody of the Institution upon the death of the testator, but 
the United States 4 per cent bonds were left by consent of counsel to 
be held by the New York Life and Trust Company until a decision 
could be obtained in the case of Smith v. O'Donoghue, in which the 
liability of the estate of Mr. Hodgkins on a warranty of title by him in 
the transfer of certain real property in New York City in 1872 was in 
question. The case was decided by the supreme court of New York 
in the Institution’s favor, which decision was recently confirmed by 
the court of appeals of that State. The bonds, of a nominal value 
of $7,850, were received and duly registered in the name of the Insti- 
tution on May 28, 1906. The committee is prepared to recommend 
that the bonds be sold and the proceeds deposited in the Treasury. 
Andrews estate—An appeal has been taken from the decision sus- 
taining the bequest of Mr. Andrews for the establishment of the 
Andrews Institute for Girls, now organized at Willoughby, Ohio. 
In case of the invalidity of this provision, the sum involved would 
accrue to the Smithsonian Institution. The case was argued on 
behalf of the Andrews Institute, the heirs, and the Smithsonian In- 
stitution before the appellate division of the supreme court of New 
York City, in May, 1906, and a decision is now being awaited. 
Whatever conclusion may be reached by the court it is quite probable 
(since the disposition of more than a million and a half dollars is 
involved) that the case will be taken to the court of appeals at Albany. 
Avery estate——With the exception of the premises conveyed by the 
Institution to the niece of the late Robert Stanton Avery, in recog- 
nition of her services during his illness, the Institution is still in 
possession of the real estate bequeathed by Mr. Avery, consisting of 
four properties on Capitol Hill, having a present estimated value of 
about $35,500. Owing to the erection of office buildings for the 
Senate and House of Representatives and the location of the new 
Union Station in the neighborhood of these properties, it is under- 
stood that their market value has considerably increased. Three of 
the four lots contain small buildings from which a net annual revenue 
of about $300 is derived. In addition to the real estate, certain 
stocks, bonds, and cash, estimated at the time of the death of Mr. 
Avery at $2,915.87, are being held by the National Safe Deposit, 
Savings and Trust Company of this city, the income to be paid to the 
niece of the testator during her lifetime, and the principal to become 
the property of the Institution upon her demise. 
Sprague and Reid bequests.—Under the terms of the Sprague and 
Reid bequests, the residual legacies will not accrue to the Smithsonian 
Institution until the death of certain enumerated legatees, and it is 
