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Dr. Morris, on behalf of the Curators, stated the reasons 

 why at present the Curators could not designate exactly how 

 much was wanted ; that much of the collections of the Society 

 was as yet unpacked and temporarily inaccessible ; that until 

 the Curators knew how much space would be needed they 

 could not designate it. 



Mr. McKean moved that the Committee on Hall be requested 

 to carry into effect the order of the Society, made several 

 years ago, to procure a fireproof safe for the safe custody of 

 the valuable books and papers of the Society, or to inform 

 the Society, if they find such to be the fact, that the walls of 

 the Society's building are not yet deemed strong enough to 

 support such a safe. 



Mr. DuBois inquired as to whether any limit had been 

 placed as to the size and price of such a safe. 



The Secretaries replied that in the original motion there 

 was no limitation. 



Dr. Cope suggested that a new base might have to be built 

 to support so great a weight. 



Dr. Greene suggested that several small safes might better 

 serve the purpose than one large one. 



Prof. Barker suggested that a vault could be erected in the 

 basement of the Society's building as a receptacle for its 

 documents. 



On motion of Mr. McKean, the motion was referred to the 

 Hall Committee. 



All other business of the meeting having been disposed of, 

 the Tellers reported the result of the voting for candidates to 

 the Presiding Member, who declared that 



2197. Prof. George Forbes, F.R.S., London, 



2198. Mr. Joseph G. Rosengarten, Philadelphia, 

 had been duly elected members of the Society. 



And the Society was adjourned by the President. 



