22 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Brought forward, $463 64 $25,473 15 $28,666 83 



Hardware, brooms, brushes,. 21 90 



Rep's- of hose for fire hydrants, 9 25 



Water cooler, 5 50 



Taking charge of goods at 



entrance, 35 00 



Repairs of gate, 25 00 



Sundry disbursements, 37 47 



597 76 



Total expenditure, ._ 26,-070 91 



Leaving a balance of, $2,595 92 



Of which there has been paid into the treasury of the 



American Institute,. 2,000 00 



Which amount being deducted from the above, leaves . $595 92 



This amount will be required to pay for premiums, the bills 

 for which have not been audited. 



Nineteen large gold medals, seventy-five large silver medals, 

 and seven silver cups have not been used. They are valued at 

 $784, which should be added to the surplus of the Fair. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



CHARLES A. WHITNEY, Chairman. 



F. W. GEISSENHAIMEK. Jr., Vice-Chairman. 



PETER B. MEAD, GEORGE F. NESBITT, 



SAMUEL D. BACKUS, JOHN F. CONREY, 



B. J. HATHAWAY, JOHN A. BUNTING, 



D. R. JAQUES, Yv^M. EBBITT. 



HENRY STEELE, JOHN V. BROWER, 



CHAS. TURNER, THOMAS F. 1)E VOE, 



WM. II. BUTLER, ALFRED BRIDGEMAN, 



WM. H. ADEE. THOMAS W. FIELD, 



W. H. DIKEMAN, GEORGE TIMSON, 



B. LEWIS, Jr., C. V. ANDERSON, 



JOHN GRAY, RICHARD M. liOE, 

 WM. B. LEONARD, Cor. Sec'y, ex officio. 



New- York, January 5, 1858. Managers. 



Chas. a. Whitney, Esq., Chairman Board of Managers, Sfc: 



Dear Sir : Herewith I have the honor to report, that as far as 

 my ability and circumstances would permit, I have carried out 

 the orders of the Board of Managers in the general arrangemeni 



