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FINANCES. 

 The following is the financial condition of the American Insti- 

 tute, on the 1st day of February, 1860 : 

 Balance in the treasury February 1, 1859, $118 05 



RECEIPTS. 



The I'eceipts of the past year have been : 

 From rent of premises No. 351 Broadway, Nov. 1, 



1858, to Nov. 1,1859,.. $7,233 77 



From admission fees and annual dues from 



members, 2,080 00 



From certificates of award, 24 00 



From sales of Transactions, 3 00 



From library — fines and duplicate volumes 



sold, 24 84 



From sales of old papers and pamphlets,.. 259 82 



do boilers, iron, &c., 582 74 



From notes discounted by Butchers' and 



Drovers' Bank, $7,200 00 



Less interest, 113 22 7,086 78 



From Treasurer of the State of New York, 



under act of May, 1841, for " 1858,"... 950 00 

 From bond and mortgage, premises No. 351 



Broadway, 16,000 00 



From duplicate silver medal, 5 00 



From water tax, ._ _ 18 00 



From managers of the Thirty-first Annual 



Fair (balance), 3 74 



34,271 69 



Am't to be accounted for, including last year's balance, $34,389 74 



EXPENDITURES. 



Real estate. 

 Bond and mortgage, held by Wm. B. Astor, 



and others, due May 1, 1859, $13,000 00 



Interest,.. 665 17 



Insurance, 79 36 



Taxes, 1859, 1,092 02 



Repairs (351 Broadway and 



894 Leonard street), 868 99 



Searching title of do., 75 00 



$15,780 54 



Bills payable. 



Notes discounted, $6,200 00 



Interest, 32 26 



Library. 

 Books, |206 78 



6,232 26 



Carried forward,, 



