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the rotunda. In anticipation of the meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, 

 the lecture hall was cleaned. The work of taking down and remounting the cases 

 in the east-south range, preparatory to laying an artificial stone floor, was com- 

 menced. The exhibition cases in the boat hall were removed to the fisheries hall 

 to make room for the rearrangement of the boats on the walls and ceiling. The 

 work of constructing new mahogany wall cases in the east hall was completed 

 and the cases painted. The large arch screen at the east entrance to the Museum 

 was altered. 



3Iay. — One of the large wall screens in the east hall was strengthened, with a 

 view to mounting the Hittite casts thereon. A large Indian war canoe was sus- 

 pended from the ceiling of the Ijoat hall. Painters commenced work on the storage 

 sheds at the armory. The models of the locomotives '"Arabian" and "Tom 

 Thumb'" were mounted on floor cases in the east hall. 



June. — The idols from Easter Island were naoved from the vestibule and placed 

 outside the north entrance to theMiTseum. The storm doors at the north entrance 

 were removed, certain woodwork cut away, and the top step reset. The old floor 

 inside the north entrance was taken up, and other preliminary matters attended to 

 preparatory to commencing work on the proposed improvements in the vestibule. 

 A section of gallery was put up in the hall of geology and a case placed thereon, to 

 test the api)earance and effect of the galleries under contemplation. The seats 

 along the wall of north hall were cleaned and oiled. 



In addition to the work of the mechanics, already mentioned, there 

 were constructed in the shops of the Museum 38 moth-proof quarter- 

 unit cases, 8 pine quarter-unit cases, 2 special unit cases, 2 oak and 

 3 pine book-cases, 3 pine catalogue-cases, 1 pine shelf-case, 5 pine 

 storage-cases, 3 cases of drawers, 4 pine cases for lay figures, 1 pine 

 case for holding papers, 3 cupboards, 2 closets, 192 unit drawers, 2 case 

 drawers, 4 pier-screens, 2 floor-screens and 2 arch-screens, 4 step- 

 ladders and 2 tables, besides many other articles. 



The following is a partial list of cases, furniture, fittings, etc., 

 repaired and altered: Six book-cases, 1 card catalogue-case, 1 key case, 

 9 pine bases, 5 oak bases, 12 unit boxes, 3 exhibition cases, 2 storage 

 cases, 35 chairs, 4 case doors, 22 other doors, 462 unit drawers, 4 case 

 drawers, 1,000 label-holders, 9 window sash, 20 floor, arch, and-\vindow 

 screens, 00 shelves for cases, and 2 tables. 



Other incidental work included the following items: Cases painted, 

 10; fire buckets lettered, 29; fire buckets lined with tin, 21; exhibi- 

 tion blocks made, 5,523; exhibition blocks painted, 5,469; exhibition 

 blocks ebonized, 74; unit boxes painted, 14; unit boxes mounted on 

 sci-eens, 69; unit boxes fitted to cases, 140; door-screen cases, etc., 

 painted, 18; doors i:)ainted, 9; unit drawers fitted to cases, 462; doors 

 of cases, etc., glazed, 59; locks put on cases, etc., 80; case shelves 

 painted, 107; storage-shelf racks put up, 15; sheds put up, 1; sheds 

 painted, 3; transparencies lettered, 32; transparencies mounted, 31; 

 ventilators put on windows, 12. 



A large amount of work has been accomplished under the direction 

 of the engineer. The covering of the steam pipes in the trenches has 

 been removed and replaced with new nuiterial. The pipe dies used 

 by the steam fitter have received attention, and are now in j^erfect 



