PROCEEDINGS. 
495 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR 1899. 
Washington, D. C., December 23 , 1890. 
To the Philosophical Society of Washington: 
I have the honor to submit my annual report for the past 
year, embracing the period between December 14,1898, and De¬ 
cember 20, 1899. 
The income for the year has consisted of the dues of members 
and the interest on the investments of the Society in bonds of 
the United States, Cosmos Club, and Columbia Railway of this 
city, as follows: 
Dues of members, 1897. $10 00 
1898 . 50 00 
1899 . 435 00 
—- $495 00 
Interest on $1,500 United States 4 per cent, bonds. 75 00 
Interest on $3,500 Cosmos Club bonds.. 227 28 
Interest on $1,000 Columbia Railway bond. 60 00 
$857 28 
One Cosmos Club bond, $100 of 1886, called in. 100 00 
Total receipts. $957 28 
Disbursements have been made as follows : 
Publishing the Bulletin. $479 54 
Postage, stationery, miscellaneous printing, clerical service, 
notices, etc. 186 53 
Expenses of 500th meeting. 35 35 
Purchase of electric stereopticon. 392 70 
Miscellaneous expenses on ditto .. 29 68 
Rent of safe-deposit box. 5 00 
Rent of hall, Cosmos Club. 45 00 
Total expenditures. .... . $1,173 80 
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. 
Balance on hand at date of last annual report. $1,203 02 
Receipts as above, present year. $957 28 
$2,160 30 
Expenditures as above, present year... 1,173 80 
Cash balance on hand.. $986 50 
