New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-06
American Institute.

A stated quarterly meeting OF this Institute
was held on Thursday evening at its rooms in the Coop
er Union Buding-Gcn. WILLIAM HALL presiding
JIRRn BALI, Secretary
On tie recommendation OF tho Committee on Adms-
sion OF New Members twenty new members were
reported foT admission 10 the Institute. ana duy
elected.
The following reports were then read approved and
ordered on Glc Annual Report Of the Board Of Iru-
tees--W iham Hall, Chairman. This report afier al
ud:ngto the unayang Efforts OF the Trustees tOlHduce
the Legislature aud Common Council to lease OF sell "a
the American Instituie a suitable site on which
to erect buildings for the daily operations OF
tho Institute makes favorable mention Of the
Farmers Club Polytechnic Association and
IIortcrtnral Association. The report refers
to the collection during the past year OF some valuable
meteorological specimens, which are Interesting ~ a
nucleus for a cabinet of tho varieties Of stone and vau
able mineral productions including specimens OF gold
aud silver ore copper lead zinc tin, coal emery iron
and other varieties Of minerals useful 10 arts known Ia
science The Trustees ask authority ~ procure proper
places in which These specimens can be kept 80 that
they be inspected sdvantageousy Reports OF the
Committee on Manufactures, Arts and Sciences. John
ID. Ward Chairman; One on the uniform system OF
thread screws which Is favorably mentioned. Another
on Mr. Antonio Menccis process for preparing paper
stock from straw oaSum India PUSHES Staten Island
PUSHES Manila grass. American flags palm-leayes,
and spruce wood. Mr. Mencci. not having fur.
pshed a written description Of the process employed
by him 10 the Committee, they could only give the at
tenon to the claim in his patent" They could not.
in treating without data, determine tho economical
value OF the process and Of the opinion that ts
practcability only be made apparent by further
tests Report Of the Library Committee, DIR. w. lib
bard Chairman-9 6s3 volumes. all in excellent cond
ton and probably the finest collection ~ scientific
books In the country. The total number Of volumes al
the date OF the last report were oJ9 and the additions
since then were l0i volumes. Report Of the Com
mittce on griculture. Prof James j. Mapes Chair
man This report speaks Of the increasing interest
the Farmers Club and the great good 1t has done
promoting agricultcrc. Finance Committee report
Tborna, ~ Adriancc Chairman The otal receipts O
the Institute for the three months ending January
81, ls65 81 1911 payments sl5G7 81; balance In the
Treasury including the balance hand on Oct.
1864 1909 O.. On motion Of John w. Chambers. rcso
lutions deeply regretng the death Of John " Brewer
late member Of the Institute and Offering the condoi
ence and sympathy Of the Institute the bercayed fam
ily were adopted Mr.. Garyey offered resolution re
fering the subject OF uniform system Of thread
~ che Committee Manufactures Arts and Sciences
Adopted. Corresponding members elected TO the
Institute from China Japan. and Africa On motion o
Mr. Bull it resolved 10 take recess 10 the frs
Wednesday in March. when a paper will be read By
Joseph p Simpson, who was engaged in the formation
and IL the only surviving original member OF The
Institute upon the origin rise and progress Of the Amor
lean Institute. Adjourned.