FINANCE committee's REPORT. 



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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 



BY" JOSIAH STICKNEY, CHAIKMAM-. 



Receipts for 1859. 

 To balance brought forward from last year, 

 Dividends and interest, 



Rents from Store, . . . #1,200 00 



" " New purchase, . . 1,050 00 



» " Hall, ... 375 00 



$107 10 

 1,048 00 



2,625 00 



5,758 67 

 489 75 

 130 10 

 700 00 

 337 00 

 215 00 



#11,410 62 



$2,879 34 



611 10 



1,869 25 



500 00 



732 69 



1,094 88 



350 00 



56 20 



803 02 



2,514 14 



$11,410 62 

 Property of the Society. 



Original and new purchase, (valued,) .... #48,000 00 



Permanent Fund, ...... 4,000 00 



Lyman Fund, ...... 10,000 00 



As follows: — 

 53 shares Boston and Worcester Railroad ; 

 #4,500 in Bonds of the Pasumpsic and Connecticut River 



Railroad ; 

 6 shares Boston and Maine Railroad. 



Surplus invested: — 

 20 shares Portland and Saco Railroad, . . . 2,000 00 



10 shares Boston and Maine Railroad, (cost,) . . 720 00 



Receipts from Mount Auburn, 

 " " Annual Exhibition, 



" " Rose Show, 



Assessments collected this year, . 

 " Balance from last year. 



Half taxes returned, 



Payments for 1859. 

 To cash paid Mount Auburn, (one half receipts,) 



" " Taxes, .... 



" " Premiums and gratuities, 



" " Salaries, .... 



" " for Printing, binding, and advertising, (part be 



longs to last year,) . 



" " Expenses of Annual Exhibition, 



" " Plate, Winter Street design, and legal fees, 



" " Insurance to 1st April, . 



" " Mechanics' and miscellaneous bills, 



Cash in the treasury, .... 



