TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



^^ssadittsdts pailic ultual f onetg* 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, April 6, 1889, 



A duly notified stated meeting of the Society was holden at 

 11 o'clock, the President, Henry P. "Walcott, in the chair. 



The report of the Committee appointed at the meeting on the 

 12th of January, to consider the suggestions made b}' the Presi- 

 dent in his annual address, was read, and it was 



Voted, That the report of the Committee be printed, together 

 with such alterations in the Constitution and By-Laws as its 

 adoption will involve, and that a copy be sent to every member of 

 the Society-. 



The President, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, 

 reported approval of the following appropriations : 



For the Committee on repairs and alterations in the building, 

 a sum not exceeding SoOO, to be expended in the preparation of 

 plans and printing. 



For the same Committee the sum of $12,000, to carry out the 

 recommendations in their report, with the provision that the 

 Library be relieved b}' the construction of a gallery within the 

 Librar}' Room. 



For the Finance Committee, so much of the moue}' received 

 from the insurance companies on account of damage to portraits 

 as is necessary to cover the expense of restoring the portraits. 



On motion of Ex-President James F. C. Hyde, these appropri- 

 ations were unanimously confirmed. 



