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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1899. 



tioii.s, which also contained an added provision for the making of illus- 

 trations to an extent not exceeding $5,500 in cost. For furniture and 

 fixtures, including the furnishing of new galleries, $35,000 were given, 

 being $5,000 more than the year before. The purchase of books was 

 provided for in a separate appropriation of $2,000. The amount 

 allowed for the rent of workshops w^as increased from $2,000 to $4,500, 

 and for continuing the construction of galleries, etc., from $8,000 to 

 $10,000. For the purchase of the library of the late Dr. G. Brown 

 Goode, $5,000 were granted, and the appropriation for printing and 

 binding Avas increased from $12,000 to $17,000. 



The total expenditures from these appropriations during the year 

 aggregated $2-14,368, leaving a balance, subject to outstanding liabili- 

 ties, of $12,632. From the appropriation for 1897-98 disbursements 

 amounting to $5,385.11 were made, leaving a balance of $118.18, 

 exclusive of small balances from the printing allotment and the appro- 

 priation for the rent of workshops. Expenditures to the amount of 

 $378.69 were made from the appropriation for 1896-97, under the titles 

 of preservation of collections, and heating and lighting. 



The following tables show the expenditures during 1898-99 from the 

 appropriations for the past two fiscal years and the balances on hand 

 June 30, 1899: 



Appropridtioiis avd c.rpendlfnrcx fur llw fiscal year nalbig June 30, 1899. 



Object. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fixtures 



Heating, lighting, and electrical service 



Books 



Postage 



Building repairs 



Rent of workshops 



Galleries 



Library of the late G. Brown Goode . . . . 

 Printing 



Total 



Apjjropria- 

 tions. 



S165, 000 

 35, 000 

 14, 000 



2,000 

 500 



4,000 



4,500 

 10, 000 



5,000 

 17, 000 



257, 000 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



sioo, 



34, 



12, 



1, 



3, 

 4, 

 5, 

 5. 

 16, 



338. 0(3 

 004. 72 

 219. 98 

 300. 43 

 500. 00 

 918. 92 

 389. 92 

 G98. 34 

 000. 00 

 997. 63 



Balance on 



hand June 



30, 1899. 



M, 661. 94 

 995. 28 



1,780.02 

 699. 57 



81.08 



110.08 



4,301.66 



2.37 



12, 632. 00 



Dislmrsements from unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 



30, 1898. 



Object. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fi.xtures 



Heating and lighting 



Building repairs 



Galleries 



Rel)uilding sheds 



Total 



Balance 



June 30, 



1898. 



m, 363. 51 



1,710.46 



816. 87 



31.98 



551. 87 



28.90 



5, 503, 59 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



J2, 266. 23 



1,709.23 



811.38 



27.46 



543. 00 



28. 12 



5,385,41 



Balance^ 



June 30, 



1899. 



S97. 28 

 1.23 

 5.49 

 4.53 



8.87 



118.18 



