REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN 519 



Librarian's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America : 



The list of additions to the library for the year ending March 1, 1899, 

 was made out and forwarded to the Secretary during that month. 



The Case Library building adjoins the Cleveland post-office. The land 

 on which it stands is desired for the new post-office building authorized 

 by the last Congress. Condemnation proceedings have passed through 

 the court and the award is made. Acceptance of the award by the gov- 

 ernment is probable, though not yet announced officially, nor is it known 

 whether the library trustees will appeal. The library has been placed 

 temporarily in an unfortunate position, since no steps providing for its 

 future housing could be taken until it was known whether they would 

 be necessary or not. Possibly the library may be for a time temporarily 

 without quarters. One moving and possibly two are in prospect. As 

 there is so little call for books on the part of the Fellows of the Society, 

 the Librarian seems the only individual likely to suffer inconvenience. 



Some 160 volumes have been bound during the past year, and another 

 year will see completed all the binding that was in arrears at the time 

 of the present Librarian's appointment. 



The expenses of the library during the past year, up to September 5, 



are as follows : 



To express ". $2 00 



" printing 1 45 



" postage and postal cards 4 40 



Total $7 85 



Respectfully submitted. 



H. P. CUSHING, 



Cleveland, Ohio, December 11, 1899. Librarian. 



On motion of the Secretary, it was voted to defer consideration of the 

 report until the following day. 



As the Auditing Committee, to examine the accounts of the Treasurer, 

 the Society elected Arthur Keith and Edmund 0. Hovey. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



The result of the balloting for officers for 1900, as canvassed by the 

 Council, was announced by the President and declared elected as 

 follows : 



President : 



George M. Dawson, Ottawa, Ont. 



LXXIV— Bum,. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. 11. 1899 



