, 1866-01-10
1gTRoNoM1CAL SOCIETY.
Annu nj Report Of she Executive BOARD.

1sTR0NoauCAL SOCIETY.
Annual Resor1 Of &he Exseut1ss 1oard.
The Chicago Astronomical eoeety held tts suuua
meeting yesterday afternoon At tho of6oe or Thomas
uosns. Esq-, No. IS 1AsAne STREET. !. I. Scam:
mon, Esq, presided, and Mr. Hosnc o1iciated as
Secrts,y. The minutes Of the preceding meeting
were nad md approved. Mr.. Hoyno Irae the laa.
loving tIss annual report OF the Exccunse noafo
The Executive Boaru Of ths chIeago & 4sHsa n
tcal society. Y accordance with the p'os noot @ O.
Art. of the Constttntton, bee FAFe 10 saont tait
their 6rxl Ruuual Fc{1on. .-...
vour Spc1rfy. or the .th day ol November last.
{166ol necesxar1ly farufhcs but se'J limited
amouut nl material to cmhfaee In formal report.
At tkix Btarc Of our ps..T,.st however, every ntep
latep Is Of sulcicnt tu,potnnoe 70 require notice.
We hayt to announce the organization of the Exec
utJy Hoard the election OF oIctts and the tP2on-
Tnrnf of a Director joE The Observatory.
4.1hc load appointed atyour meeting Ia Noveu.
bcs lsst met the cub dry Of Novciabtt1 at the
eies,joc Of she following named pszons 10 The It
sl,ec1sc Offices Of the socletI a iolloFs, viz:
no9 J; ; f95ng !y;ss Ses%nons al9;., ptcs'dsn''
Thomas Hoy1rc, secrlay. =.
d. Ely, treasurer: a.:
ensiac1 mi 1eport o. tle snItcsi of 1y-Laxs, md
The regulxr meeting Of the BoaId pas hxed 10 Ike
place monthly, on the LAST Thu1day Of every
il accordance ni.E 1heiwlsh Eosarauino ou.ly e.
pycss.d At your iasl meeting, Truman IT, Salori.
E~l- wat appointed Tue oirec:os ot lbs oo.er>n,otJ
tcprosdcd .or III. use in CaicaSo.
I'll uat resolved ALEC that Clere1snd Abbc should
disappointed IN st.istanl to Ut Stafford ~ soon as
soitabe provision could he made ios hie cunpensa-
"1he onis ether snccnng o1 1he Executive Bourd
wa he'd oe the 6:h hny Of Dooe MIR, A. D., 1851
ME Stafford had previously notHel the Board Of his
acceptance q the position icnterca EIn, by let'e.
to ahe ttesldent, and u4.on r'Qae:t .: ths Gossd.
made 10 them communication IN writing In Inspect
10 the morc perfect cqup1aeat Of the telescope,
wei as the probable a:noans Of money nnaual ly
nscdcd 10 dcisay al the Necessary cxpeu.es Of the
Nj. sshor,, n1c. na,ins remained sufficient
ttsnc to Inspect the iostT nrd ohtin 1rrufate in,
formation on pertinent anhjtct. IN The neg Held Of
lAbor whctroa ne proposes 10 cn'er, returned 70
Cambridge to complete his lators therr before his
hnai dciarturc Thence for Chicago. lie w1l'. dur-'
1ng bis ab cDec srpz.nend some necessary alters-
lions Dow nsaiiue By Messrs- Clark L ssona, Oh tic
moanungs o. TIC isleseope:: lie will probaoy nc.
xlas: mud inountincs 10 Chicago r;cr. il fai,imcnt
q inc CONTRACT taadc With Ihe:n they come 10 erect
the telescope 70 the tower o!thc Observatory.
Society th4t every important preliminary stsu hay.
tnx pow beeo taken. tnls szsa,i mo.k viii reach the
epoch IN the praeres; OF our enterprise during ii:
''Iae great telescope Will then be raisea In the
tower for recorded cI'sscr,rttona or the hcssenis
pzsno1aens In anticipation Of an even, Of 70
Ghe Koani rnay r. .iIou.s ~ ~ Gysnsa Mot1a'
propie occaion 10 nes1a, eis "a
fsi ,bcir IN nn,acsne 70 m nG6e oo5esn
berailty are 20 soon 10 be toWnrd .sE amecs aao
a more beautiful and appropriate csuression Of 1he
1,nrI ~ se eoaqen q the ae John
= = St3 s3 .ta1I a. Ian y 'oss ~ aate as lel4:
r<as IN 1hc Greer of rzyi,i .,Snn AZ ~
On Whoee soil 1t locatcd. If j. more. il Is, by
Che purposes to which il dcvosed. a templs bal:
.os ns 70 tne Motahips 81 tae Ga'or ssnnE tae
rnres tn = TrnrT tniImatc cnnn,nnton srfth ~
Author Of The Univcste, and with Tic ever rnitrly
u r.pis 70 le!let "ts'.cn MN. Hon Waller ;.
~, r. * II II, ~ n1rrh.ss nc+,J.sn ctrea
~ tie eontracs is made for il. .~vsss,. 20 sosa
rIsse ' .1N4e 'S' - manufacture or pn1-
~, Asne en tl!e hasts oe :hs prompt payment BY
MI Gns9e w.. Us hoatu 4 snef ~ meeting, entnol-
LEG Ine nlee,os {, ol ooseFta'oy, ~. satoru 10
conusci lof nc icano >'ate OF Purchase o! n me
f1dson cfe4c ahd au nccse1 1y appurte to iss
eneEnw woskmg.
nolltJ lie Trustccs Of tue University 81 Caacaeo oi
the appotnmcnt oE Nr. Stafford, and by rcaeou
3heieo! in accordance with fs:olnton Of the said
omy IN sa,d lneututon.
TN conclusion the Board detire 10 communicate
ihs Ct ut a a. r Is have been -
por4 for lbe DiccaoF ead Expenses q 9hs osssesqa
tors, q great measure Of SUCCESS hs- Attended tht
cfor1e. and little doubt fe ente1tintd Is to our
~ committee Aas been raised to dcysse an opnro-
pirate design Of Diploma OF Membership in this
society. All Of Whica IL respectfully submitted =
This report wAa, OF motion, accepted and ortcsed
on fle-
The Meeting then adjourned.
4 D1sHoSEsT HonsE DE1IEn,-Soue four or
asrc weeks tiuce man named j. s. A|ct,1oud hsil.
1pc from Bryan. Williams oounty. Ohjo. c,mp n
tn'a cns "'ta s11'een horses 10 sell Aifer diepo-
eng ot several Of them to xarions parties 10 this
city, bc plnced the remainder On The chr. and