SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS. 233 



By cash paid on mound work, September 13th $ 8 45 



" expense of Mr. Gass to JosHn 3 45 



" cash in hands of J. Gass 16 55 1 



" W. H. Pratt, October 3d 3 90 



" balance on hand in General Fund 7 65 



$40 00 



The probable receipts of the Academy for 1884, from dues at $3 

 each, together with membership fees and dues for 1883 yet unpaid, will 

 amount to about $500, while the expenses will probably not differ 

 greatly from those of 1883. 



As the Academy is entirely dependent upon the dues of members 

 for a support, it is very desirable that our membershij) be increased, 

 and, no doubt, with an earnest effort, sufficient new members can be 

 obtained to place the society on a self-sustaining basis. 



rUBLICATION FUND. 



On hand January ist, 1883 $127 07 



Received during the year 583 70 



$710 77 



Paid sundry items . . $595 65 



Balance on hand in hands of chairman of Publication Committee. . 1 15 12 



$710 77 



For a more detailed account of this fund you are respectfully referred 

 to report of Publication Committee. 



LIABILITIES. 



The liabilities of the Academy are as follows : 



Balance due W. H. Pratt, Curator $114 99 



J. S. Wylie & Co., for coal 17 00 



A. J. Lerch & Bro., stove repairs 2 45 



Thompson & Carmichael, copying-cup i 00 



Davenport Gas Light Company, gas 4 00 



Harrison's Pharmacy, supplies 4 20 



Egbert, Fidlar & Chambers 10 20 



$153 84 



Respectfully submitted. 



C. E. Harrison, lYcasi/rer. 



CURATOR'S REPORT 



To THE Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences: 



During the past year the accessions to the museum have not been 

 as large as in some previous years, but it has been steadily gaining in 

 every department. The most notable increase has been in the collec- 

 tion of stone pipes from the mounds. Rev. Mr. Gass having placed 

 here fourteen which had been collected by himself and others during 

 the preceding year, and all of .which he secured from the different par- 

 ties who had claims upon them. Captain Hall also added one from a 

 mound at Prairie du Chien, making the total number fifty-eight. Sev- 

 eral ancient copper implements have also been received from Captain 

 Hall. 



