REf-ORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXXV 



ASTRO-PHYSICAL OBSERVATORY— SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1892. 



Balance July 1 , 1892, as per last auniial report $1, 156. 39 



Expenditures July J, 1892, to June 30, 1893. . 

 Apparatus $634. 76 



Drawings 38. 2.5 



Freight..: 11.. 53 



Printing and stationt*ry 4. 00 



Reference books 366. 71 



Salaries 30. 00 



Supplies 22. 60 



Tools and impleiueuts 41. 51 



Total expenditure .July 1, 1892, to June 30, 1893 1, 119. 36 



Balance July 1, 1S93, to meet outstanding liabilities 37.03 



NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, 1893. 



Appropriation by Congressfor "continuing the construction of roads, walks, 

 bridges, water supply, sewerage, and drainage; and for grading, jihint- 

 ing, and otherwise improving the grounds; erecting and repairing the 

 buildings and inclosures for animals; and for administrative purposes, 

 care, subsistence, and transportation of animals, including salaries or 

 compensation of all necessary employes and general Incidental expenses 

 not otherwise provided for, $.50,000, one-half of Avhieh sum shall be paid 

 from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the other half from 

 the Treasury of the United States; and a report in detail of the expenses 

 on account of the National Zoological Park shall be made to Congress 

 at the beginning of each regular session" (sundry civil act, August 

 5, 1892 ) $.50, 000. 00 



Expenditures July 1, 18U2, to June, 30, ISPS. 



Building material, lime, stone, and cement $2, 950. 70 



Fuel 829. 04 



Copper, cornice (contract) 288. 00 



Food for animals :i, 832. 08 



Freight, transportation, and hauling 990. 19 



Iron, steel, piping, fencing, and hardware 2, 615. 17 



Lumber 1. 560. 81 



Paints, oils, etc i 80. 91 



Postage, telephone, and telegraph 148. 08 



Stationery, printing, etc 301. 00 



Surveying, plans, drawings, etc 1, 014. 00 



Traveling expenses 00. 89 



Tools and implements 350. 61 



Trees, plants, fertilizers, etc 258. 86 



Water supply, sewerage, etc 649. 43 



Supplies 560.37 



Salaries or compensation 18, 181. 51 



Labor, constructing wing walls of bridge, riprapping banks of 

 creek, buildings, inclosures, and j)oiids, roads, and banks, and 



laying water pipes 13, 126.34 



Total expenditures $47, 801. 02 



Balance July 1, 1893, to meet outstanding liabilities 2, 198. 98 



