vided without drawing from the fund, which has never been 
sufficient to defray the cost of both lot and the edifice to be 
erected, as will be presently shown. 
At the meeting of the board in November, the plans of 
building, which have been carefully considered, were approved. 
The committee on plans was discharged, and its members were 
elected a building committee. 
It is estimated that the cost of erecting the designed wing 
will be $122,500, and that of this amount $92,700 will be re¬ 
quired to put the building under roof. The edifice is to be 
fire-proof and the external walls are to be constructed of ser¬ 
pentine rock and trimmed with Cleveland stone. 
The treasurer’s report shows that since November, 1868, 
only one hundred dollars additional contribution have been 
received; that after paying taxes for the year 1869, and sun¬ 
dry contingent expenses, the building-fund on hand, Novem¬ 
ber 30, is $31,284.68; that the aggregate of contributions 
remaining unpaid is $15,175, making the total fund at the most 
$46,459.68. A part of these contributions are payable in ma¬ 
terials, and of course cannot be asked for until they are needed. 
It is estimated, therefore, that about $44,000 are or will be 
available during the year 1870, if the work is begun. 
It will be perceived that the amount of money actually on 
hand is equal to about only one-third of the sum estimated to be 
necessary to erect the walls and cover the building with its roof, 
including iron beams for fire-proof floor, window frames, &c. 
Supposing the estimates to be accurate, an addition of say 
$65,000 to the fund on hand will be needed to construct the 
building so far as to render it secure against damage from 
weather. And after this has been accomplished, $30,000 more 
will be required to complete the fire-proof floors and other in¬ 
terior work. Then $20,000 more will be probably necessary 
to supply cases and museum furniture in addition to what the 
academy has, and to defray the expense of moving the col¬ 
lections before the institution can be established in new quar¬ 
ters. 
Can the board of trustees rely upon our fellow-citizens to 
