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and the representatives of Miss JFlood, for the use of 

 " Pioneer Court," to obtain access to the Academy's build- 

 ing from Fourth street. This would be a very great conve- 

 nience to the members of the Academy and the public in 

 attending our meetings and visiting our museum, and would 

 not in the slightest degree affect the conditions whereby 

 the Pioneers and the tenants of Miss Flood's buildint^ now 

 use this court. We have offered to pay a considerable sum 

 of money for this privilege, and in addition, to change the 

 plans of the walls of our building so as to provide for light 

 and ventilation to the Pioneers' building in the greatest 

 possible degree. Various committees of your Trustees have 

 waited upon the representatives of these interests, and many 

 interviews have taken place, but the efforts we have made 

 in the matter have failed. We are asked, as a consideration 

 for the opening of this court, that it should be extended 

 through to the westerly line of our property. This would 

 be a sacrifice of all that portion of the Academy's lot south 

 of a point 145 feet from Market street, comprising an area 

 of 7,200 square feet. We could have but one building upon 

 the lot, and that — exclusive of the ground-floor — would, in 

 the judgment of your Trustees, be insufficient for the Acad- 

 emy. We have determined not to make this sacrifice, and 

 the plans have accordingly been made with a view of reach- 

 ing the Academy's building from the Market-street entrance 

 only. The grading of the lot, preparatory to putting in the 

 foundation, has been finished, and we confidently expect 

 that by the time your Trustees present their next annual 

 report the building will be ready for occupation. 



The complications which arose during the year 1887, 

 through the action of the Board of Supervisors of this city in 

 adopting resolutions to utilize the lot of the Academy on 

 First Avenue, continued. By resolutions adopted on the 

 19th of December, 1887, your Trustees formally accepted 

 this lot, and the President forwarded a certified copy of the 

 resolutions to the Mayor and Supervisors of this city and 



