502 REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The committee, after conferring with the Secretary, submit the following estimates 

 for appropriations for the year 1855 : 



BUILDING, FURNITURE, ETC. 



Pay on contracts $8,000 00 



Pay of architects, &c. 500 QO 



Incidental expenses to building 500 00 



Furniture and fixtures 1 000 00 



Magnetic observatory 20 00 



$10,020 00 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Meetings of Board 600 00 



Lighting and heating 850 00 



Postage ., 500 00 



Transportation and exchange 1 600 00 



Stationery '35O 00 



General printing 250 00 



Apparatus ~ 500 00 



Incidentals general 600 00 



Salaries — Secretary 3 500 00 



clerk 1 1J2OO 00 



book-keeper 200 00 



janitor 400 00 



laborer 250 00 



watchman 365 00 



extra clerk-hire 200 00 



11,365 00 



PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, ETC. 



Smithsonian Contributions 4,500 00 



Reports on progress of knowledge 2 000 00 



Other publications 500 00 



Meteorology 2,000 00 



Computations, researches, and investigations 500 00 



Lectures 1 )0 00 00 



10,500 00 



LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND GALLERY OP ART. 

 Library — 



Pay of assistants 2 000 00 



Cost of books and binding 3 500 00 



Incidentals to library, cases, &c 1,000 00 



Stereotyping system 100 00 



6,600 00 

 Museum — 



Salary — Assistant Secretary $2,000 00 



Explorations 200 00 • 



Alcohol, glass jars, &c. 350 00 



Assistance and labor 100 00 



Incidentals, cases, &c. 1,000 00 



Catalogue 250 00 



3,900 00 



_ . . 10,500 00 



Contingencies 100 00 



$42,485 00 



Kespectfully submitted, 



J. A. PEARCE,-) 



A. D. BACHE, [ Executive Committee. 



J. G. TOTTEN, J 



