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Thursday, November 8, 1855. 



Evening Meeting. Rev. John L. Russell, Vice President, in 

 the chair. List of late donations to Library and Cabinets was read. 



Is the introduction of Gas for the purpose of lighting the 

 public streets &c., of cities injurious to the ornamental trees 

 and other vegetation near which the gas pipes are laid, wag 

 proposed as a question for discussion. Messrs. S. C. Bancroft, 

 George B. Loring, and others participated in the discussion, 

 which created such an interest that a Committee consisting of 

 Messrs. Bancroft, R. Manning, and Henry Wheatland was 

 raised to examine the subject and report at a future meeting. 

 It is well known that several of the largest and finest Elms in 

 our city streets have suddenly died since gas pipes have been 

 laid. H. Wheatland read before the meeting a letter enquir- 

 ing into the subject which he had lately received from Pro- 

 vidence, R. I. 



Henry M. Brooks suggested, in order to facilitate the better 

 conducting of our meetings during the coming winter, that 

 provisional committees be appointed, to which the several ar- 

 ticles of donation be assigned to examine and report thereon. 

 After some discussion in regard to the feasibility of the plan 

 and its value, the whole subject was referred to Messrs. George 

 B. Loring, Henry M. Brooks, H. Wheatland, as a committee 

 to consider and report at the next meeting. 



On motion of H. M. Brooks it was voted that the Secretary 

 cause the Constitution, Bye Laws, list of Members, together 

 with a sketch of the Origin and History of the Essex Institute, 

 to be printed in a pamphlet form for distribution. Mr. B. pre- 

 viously urged this action, because he found that there were 

 many who were unacquainted with the existence of the Essex 

 Institute, and who if informed of its purpose and design, would 

 readily become members. 



Voted that the next Evening Meeting take place on Friday, 

 the 23d inst., at the same hour and place. 



After the election of some new members the Institute ad- 

 journed. 



