The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES.


annual Report of tho Trustees OF the
1u,Iding Fund-Prospeets of the I'M
stitution.
The second annual report OF the Board of
TIustees Of en she sgiiding az Enas OF the Academy
tTibuIons to the fund, contains the following
statements of general public imPortance;-
.dnnted by the Academy Marcn n, 1885, q
nesting Of the contributors so to It's building
EgsHsSafPsr&Ssirs &Sistacn % ers john Nj
Rudd' 81 Tb9mss D. % sparEs' Robert Blidges. M. D.
Ss0rse W. Tryon, Jr;, Joseph Jeanes, and John
DTed tDI''1dtnp Fund of the Academy OF Natural
5Sotences OF Philadelphia for the year 1868.
~ meetinHR Hr' w. &, w, Ruschenberger was
taTy and William 5. Naux treasurer
n.y., Roar of Trustees, in ITS last annual COM
Ine Itnt,on pv To- the contributors to the Building
Fnnd Of the Academy,reporjedt IN the Councils
OF me entyoVad cry V by tine Mayor November A. 1867
asking from the Legislature OF Pennsylvanla
authority TO grant on certain 70 SonHnoi1ns n InS ne
nse of the Penn Squares TO the AcaueIny OF
Natural Sciences. the American Pnilosophlcal
Society the Academy OF Fine Arlsl Ihe library
Company Of Philadelphia. ana tne FrahKilh In
s'T1SSSso 'TSe io,nt committee composed OF members
ofearh of these societies and several influential
" t1@ens r. presented substantially that these
SpstiIntions possess very large amounts OF the
In,arIais reauisite for the cultivation of the
a;TnaI sciences literature, the fine arts well
% the useful and mechanic arts, and that
nv placing them in tuxtaposltlon IN conve-
yaftiv eccessi BILE situation in the centre OF the
citv--such a site 8s the Penn square offers
their museums galleries, and libraries would
he 90 close together as TO virtually form one
nuNitsction which must become very soon q
sonrce of learning unrlvalled on this continent,
10 which seekers after knowledge would be
oil,red nom all parts OF the country.
The disposition of the people TO avail them
selves of the advantages of museums, galleries.
and libraries may be inferred from the tact that
dYrin0 the wear 1868 the museum OF the Aca-
denny of Natural Sciences was visited by 67,769
person s, and 1t Is probable tn9t every one Oh
them acquired an auulGlOn w hIo hho"AouSo
The board has toregret that the views of those
who disin terestedly sought to contribute to the
common prosperity of the city, without asking
a cent from its treasury, did not meet with full
Tbe Bill to authorize the City Councils to
grant the use OF the Penn squares TO the soc1e-
Ties named passed the Senate, but the measure
failed in the Houte OF Repre- sentatives
At the meeting OF March l3, MIR. John >
Haines was duly elected trustee in place o.
Mr.. John b. Budd, deceased.
at the meeting of the board, April TO- 1t was
Sround and a COMMITTEES was instructed tC
procure plans of building suitable for the pur
poses of the AcaOemy.
The lot selected purchased, and conveyed tC
Joseph Leidy, M. d., John Welsh, William g.
Vaux e. 8. Whelen, George w. Tryon, Jr., and
Thomas Sparks, in trust, is bounded by Nine
Race street westward from Nineteenth street
1893 feet. then southward l44 teet, ana east 69
feet and again SoutnW9ru lit Ieeb 10 CueETy
street, and along the latter to Nineteenth street
1870 feet, on whicn the front is 2So feet.
Plans of o building TO be erected on this lot
for the Academy, with estimates for tts con-
struclion, were obtained from three architects.
Neither of the three plans was adopted, but, in
the opinion Of the board, that submitted by Mr..
j. IL. Windrim approximaled nearest to the
requirements OF the institution, and he was
therefore duly elected to be architect OF the
Academy.
of the purchase OF the lot, IT was found that the
balance In the Treasurers hands is not sufi
Client to warrant the commencement of a build
ing without incurripg the risk of debt which
itisthe settled policy of the Board of Trustees
TO avoid. The estimated cost OF a suitable edl.
nee is about $3.50 000
Under these circumstances, and believing
that q large majority of the contributors, q!
well as members of the Academy, prefer tina
the new building should be erected on BroaC
street. the Board OF Trustees deem IL expedlen
TO petition the Legislature of the Comm on
wealth, at its ensuing session, to grant, witt
the consent of the Councils of The city, the usC
Of one of the Penn squares TO the Academy.
II one of the Penn squares should be granted
to the Academy for It's use, the board Is salts
fed that the lot In It's possession can be readil,
converted into money. at an advance on IT.
cost, to be expended In constructing the ney
building
Including 5000 accruing from a sale of chrom
ore part of the gift of Mr.. Charles Lennlg
which has already realized S2200) the sum O
1897 SO has been added to the iund during th
year The amount of cash on deposit
$8l, $50 94 and the aggregate of unpaid suoscrip
tions is about $4,000
The report is signed by w. 8. w. Ruscher
berger, Chairman of the Board OF Trustees.