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FEBRUARY 23, 1912. 

 Meeting of the Council. 



A report was read from the Chairman of the Museum Com- 

 mittee, Mr. Albert E. Davis, that the specimens offered the 

 Society by Mr. Bolton had been installed in the Museum. 



It was voted that Mr. Stoughton and the Secretary be asso- 

 ciated with the Committee on the Preservation of Natural 

 Scenery for the work of erecting tablets commemorating the 

 labors of the commission which served to obtain the system 

 of parks in the Bronx. It was further voted that the Com- 

 mittee be authorized to proceed with the preparation of a de- 

 sign for the tablets and with the solicitation of funds, and, if 

 necessary, to draw upon the treasury of the Society for a sum 

 not exceeding $150.00 for this purpose. 



Mrs. A. C. Fiske reported progress in the matter of securing 

 revolutionary relics for exhibit in the Museum. It was voted 

 that Mrs. Fiske be elected a member of the Museum Com- 

 mittee. 



It was voted that the Secretary communicate with Park 

 Commissioner Higgins regarding the possibility of better pro- 

 tection against fire and intrusion at the Lorillard Mansion. 



JUNE 1, 1912. 

 Meeting of the Council. 



The Secretary read correspondence with Commissioner 

 Higgins to the effect that the Park Department could offer no 

 additional protection to the Society's collections in the Loril- 

 lard Mansion. 



Mr. Davis, Chairman of the Museum Committee, reported 

 recent additions to the Museum and requests from several 

 patriotic societies for permission to place exhibits in the 

 Museum Rooms of the Society. It was voted that the report 

 be accepted. 



The following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 



