Messrs. Choate, Potter, Pyne, Roosevelt, Morgan and Steward appointed 
a committee to wait on the Commissioners of the Department of Public 
Parks and urge the signing of the contract for the occupation of the new 
building. November 12 
1878 
Messrs. Potter, Choate and Pyne appointed a committee to act with a like 
committee from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the matter of the 
maintenance fund in a conference with the Department of Public Parks. 
February II 
Mr. Potter and Mr. Choate appointed a special committee to prepare the 
scheme of a Bill to be presented to the next Legislature enabling a per- 
manent contract to be made between the Museum and the Department 
of Parks for the annual maintenance of the Museum. May 23 
1879 
Elected member of Committee on Progress and Legislation. February 10 
1880 
Mr. Choate gave notice of amendment to Article Sixth of the Constitution 
by striking out therefrom the words “or exceeding in all ten thousand 
dollars in the interval between the quarterly meeting of the Trustees” 
and by striking out the word sanction and inserting instead thereof the 
words “previous authority.” February 9 
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