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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Schedule of the classified service of the officers and employes of the United 

 States National Museum, efc— Contiuued. 



l)eHi<riiatioii. 



Coinpeusa- 

 tioii. 



Furnilure and fixtures — Contiuued 



One copyist. , 



One copyist , 



Six carpenters and cabinet-makers, at $3 per day .. .. 



Three painters, at $2 per day 



Two skilled laborers, at f 2.50 per day 



Two skilled laborers, at $2 per day 



Three laborers, at $1.50 per day , 



Special service by contract 



Heating, Ih/hthnj, and elecirical service, 



Engineer 



One assistant engineer 



Six firemen, at $600 



Telephone clerk 



MisceXlaiieo\(S 



Agent 



One dranghtsman 



Two draughtsmen, at $(iOO 



Two messengers, at 



One messenger 



Two messengers, at 

 Two messengers, at |360 

 Four messengers, at $240 



$600. 00 

 480. 00 

 (534. 00 

 978. 00 

 565. 00 

 252. 00 

 408. 50 

 800. 00 



18, 337. 50 



1,400.00 



900. 00 



3. 600. 00 



' 720. 00 



6, 620. 00 



200. 00 

 200. 00 

 200. 00 

 200, 00 

 540. 00 

 960. 00 

 720. 00 

 960. 00 



7, 980. 00 



In presentiug' these schedules to Congress I have shown what would 

 be the cost of the administration of the Museum, in respect to salaries 

 alone, if it were organized after the manner of the Executive Depart- 

 ments of the Government. 



The salary list alone amounts to $190,121, and the amount expended 

 in the previous fiscal year for other purposes was $45,000, a sum which 

 might most advantageously be doubled. 



I am not prepar^nl at present to recommend the adoption of such a 

 schedule of classified service, since I am of the opinion that the Museum 

 at the present time has greater need of niouey to be used in the acqui- 

 sition of new material by purchase and exploration. The opportunities 

 for making collections are yearly growing less, and many things which 

 can now be done at trifling expense will in a few years be imprac- 

 ticable. 



