It is with pleasure that we record that no officer of any of our member Companies has died during the year. This fact, in so large a number, must be considered a cause for profound gratitude to God.

Respectfully submitted,

C. B. HOLMES,

JULIUS E. RUGG,

R. DUDLEY FRAYSER,
CHARLES B. CLEGG,

THOMAS W. ACKLEY,

WINFIELD SMITH,

DANIEL F. LEWIS,

CHARLES GREEN,

Committee.

Mr. Wm. Richardson, of Brooklyn: I move you, sir, that the report of the Executive Committee be adopted by the Association; and that in so doing we approve the recommendation of the Committee that the Secretary shall invite past Presidents of the Association to the meetings in the future; and that the President shall issue tickets to the banquet of the Association at the rate of ten dollars each, to the extent that he may deem wise. Carried.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, HELD AT WILLARD'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1888, AT 9 O'CLOCK, A. M.

There were present Messrs. Charles B. Holmes, President, R. Dudley Frayser, Charles B. Clegg, Thomas W. Ackley, Daniel F. Lewis, Charles Green and the Secretary.

The proposed report of the Executive Committee was read by the Secretary. On motion of Mr. Lewis, the report was adopted.

The Treasurer presented his report.

The President stated that he had examined the report and vouchers, and had found the same correct.

On motion, the Treasurer's report was approved.

On motion, adjourned.

WM. J. RICHARDSON,

Secretary.

The President: The next business is the report of the Treas

urer.

REPORT OF THE TREASURER.

The report in full of the Treasurer is, as follows:

Dr.

REPORT OF THE TREASURER.

THE AMERICAN STREET-RAILWAY ASSOCIATION, in account with WM. J. RICHARDSON, Treasurer.

Cr.

1887.
October

1887.

November 5. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Miscella-
neous Printing, Letter Headings,
Statements, etc.

$18 00

40 00

6. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sundry Print

44

North Hudson County R. R. Co., Hoboken.

29 00

25.00

Postage.

10.

g:

Philadelphia Traction Co

3 00

Essex Pass. Ry. Co., Newark.

25 00 25.00

Carried forward.

$1,864 66

Carried forward.

$2,843 60

November 10. Eighth Av. R. R. Co., New York

22.

TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.

Brought forward.
December 15. Thomas E. Crossman, Steno-
graphic Report, 6th Annual
Meeting

Expenses of U. S. Mail Line Com-
mittee to Washington and return.
Moss Engraving Co., Electrotype
Plates of Invitation and Menu at
Banquet

J. C. Hendrix, Postmaster, Postage

50 00

February 13. Treasurer's Salary, one month....
Lain & Co., Printers, Legal Opinions :

November, 1887.

125 00

13 00

TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.

$3.049 66

November 26. People's Pass. Ry. Co., Philadelphia..
Lombard and South St. Pass. Ry. Co., Phila-

64

delphia

...

Brought forward.
September 4. Moss Engraving Co., Furnishing
Electrotype and Printing 1,000
Copies of Diagram of "Willard's
Hall" for Exhibition..

8. Lain & Co., Printers, Legal Opin-
ion for March, 1888

Wm. D. Murphy, Engraver, En-
graving Plates and Printing
Cards of Invitation and Admis-
sion to Banquet ..

44

25 00

21 90

Brooklyn

25 00

23 30

October

46

Secretary's Expenses to Washing-
ton and return, arranging for
Annual Meeting

2. Lain & Co., Printing Legal Opinions :