REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 

 OF THE AMERI'^^ ^v.-tt^xE OF THE CITY OF >"?: ' ^ -'.K. 



To the Iloaora^jic tJu L of (he State of Xeic I'^iw : 



The Trustees of the Ai. .<....-... Institute of the Cit^' "'' '^" "^ T rk 

 resi|K-cifulIy report — 



ThiU, duriii«j the last session of your honorable boar, a ia^ was 

 p:>-cU authorizing the Common Council of the City of Xew Tork to 

 ' i.voy to the American Institute a suitable site on which to erect a 

 buildinir commensurate with its wants, for their daily operations and 

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i; ^ the reception of a certified copy of the act. the 



Trustees memorialized the Common Council of the City of Xew York 

 :o make the Institute such a grant as was stated in the memorial, or 

 to convc}* to them, at a nominal rent, a piece of ground suitable for 

 the contemplated building. That subject has been under considera- 

 tion for some time, but no favorable result has as yet been attained. 

 This delay has ■ ■ • ' ' - from the fact that the act of the 



legislature was < live in its provisions. 



The importance of this subject to the welfare of the Institute, as 



lly. hds Ik on foreiT>ly r ' 'U our 

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'»\ itii a tixoa ' \imaiing to two miiiiv>ns of people, 



within a ' ' •• - : ... .....v - .. .a the City H:dl. it appears evident 



iliat an . .lion like the American Institute should receive a 

 [public endowment, which would enable it to cany- into full effect the 



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pru|H>rtioQ$ to admit and pro[)erIy display all samples of the product 



:ry and genius of our 



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Stich a permanent naiiooal depositor}- for inventions and museum 

 of art would di»ubtlo.v< fHMome the resort of our he 



thoas;uid> of strangers who are daily attracted tu i.i< v.i. . ^-. .i an 

 institution is demanded not only to gratify the tastes of the transient 

 visitors and satisfy a commendable curioisity. but also to act as a safe- 



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