SUMMARY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR. 



APPROPRIATIONS. 



The appropriations made by Congress in the sundry civil act 

 approved Maj' 7, 1908, for the maintenance and activities of the 

 United States National Museum during the period covered by this 

 rejjort, namely, from July 1, 1908, to June 30, 1909, were as follows: 



Preservation of collections $190, 000 



Furniture and fixtures 50,000 



Heating and ligliting 22,000 



Building repairs 15, 000 



Books 2, 000 



Rent of workshops 4, 580 



Postage 500 



Printing and binding 34, 000 



Total 318,080 



The following ajDpropriations were granted for the year ending 

 June 30, 1910, the increased amount being called for by the approach- 

 ing occupancy of the new building : 



Preservation of collections $250, 000 



Furniture and fixtures 200,000 



Heating and ligliting 60, 000 



Building repairs 15, 000 



Books 2, 000 



Postage 500 



Moving collections, etc 4, 000 



Printing and binding .34,000 



Total 565, 500 



BUILDINGS. 



An account of the progress made in the construction of the new 

 building is given on a previous page. 



The work of replacing with tin the old slate roofs over the main 

 part of the Museum building was completed during the year with the 

 renovation of the covering of the rotunda, which occupied a month 

 during the summer of 1908. This task was much more difficult than 

 that presented by the other roofs as it was decided not to disturb the 

 ceiling, with possible injury to the interior walls, but to work entirely 

 from the outside. The slate having been removed, the tin was fas- 

 tened on with screws instead of nails and the seams were locked by 



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