OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR. 



APPROPRIATIONS. 



The maintenance and operations of the National Museum for the 

 year covered by this report, namely, from July 1, 1913, to June 30, 

 1914, inclusive, were provided for by the following items of ap- 

 propriation in the sundry civil act approved June 23, 1913 : 



Preservation of collection.s $300,000 



Furniture and fixtures 50, 000 



Heating and lighting : 50,000 



Building repairs 10, 000 



Purchase of boolis 2,000 



Postage 500 



Printing and binding 37,500 



Total 450, 000 



BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. 



The greatest extent of repair work was demanded by the Smith- 

 sonian building, some parts of which, especially the roofs and win- 

 dows at the western end, were badly damaged by the storm of July 30, 

 1913. About 400 rinniing feet of the old and worn-out copper gutters 

 on the main section of the building were also replaced with the best 

 quality of tin, which, if kept painted, should give no further trouble. 

 In the interior of this building terrazzo pavement was substituted for 

 the old splintered wooden floors in the west hall and connecting 

 range, and the walls and ceilings in the same halls, which had be- 

 come much defaced, largely from the heavy downpour of rain in the 

 great storm, were repainted. 



With regard to the older Museum building, the exterior work was 

 almost Avholly confined to the roofs, and consisted, besides miscel- 

 laneous repairs, of the painting of all exposed metal surfaces, includ- 

 ing the cornices, pinnacles, ornaments, etc. The principal repairs 

 in the interior were in the direction of pointing up and repainting 

 damaged and defaced walls and ceilings, and painting the woodwork 

 of windows, mainly in the exhibition halls. In the new building the 

 interior repairs were entirely of a miscellaneous and minor character. 

 Exteriorly the woodwork of all windows in the ground and third 

 stories was painted, and also some of the metal windows in other 

 stories. The roofs and gutters likewise received some attention. 



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