46 ORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. NATIONAL MUijEUM. 



Details of Worlcmen. — Workmen may be detailed by him for special 

 service upon the i^resentation of pro})er requisitions. 



Lost and Found Record. — He shall keep a " Lost and Found Record," 

 and attend to the identification of claimants and the restoration of arti- 

 cles found in the Museum. 



Tools. — He may issue tools to workmen, holding them responsible for 

 their safe return. 



CXXII. 



Duties of Assistant Superintendents. — The Superintendent shall have 

 two assistants — one in each building. The assistant in the Museum 

 building shall have especial charge of records and the proi)erty storage, 

 and in the absence of the Superinteudent perform his duties. The 

 assistant in the Smithsonian building shall have charge of that build- 

 ing and the property it contains, and shall report all needful action to 

 the Superintendent. The assistants may not deviate from routine ex- 

 cept by special order. 



CXXIII. 



Duties of Electriciari. — The Electrician shall inspect and kee]> in 

 proper running order all telephones, burglar-alarms, electric clocks, 

 watch-clocks, and other electric apparatus generally, and such other as 

 may be placed in his charge. 



CXXIV. 



Duties of Engineer. — The Engineer shall have charge of all boilers, 

 heating-apparatus, water-pipes, and gas-pipes, making weekly inspec- 

 tions and keeping them in repair ; he shall be responsible for their work- 

 ing; he shall inspect monthly and record the readings of all gas-meters ; 

 he shall attend to the inspection, reception, and storage of wood and 

 coal, under the direction of the Superintendent, and shall report deti- 

 ciencies at least a week in advance ; he shall attend to the removal of 

 ashes, giving to the cartmen the regulation tickets, one for each load, 

 which they i)resent to the Superintendent in claiming payment ; he shall 

 make repairs of locks, water and gas fixtures, &c., as may be ordered 

 by the Superintendent. 



cxxv. 



Duties of Assistant Engineer. — An Assistant Engineer shall have 

 charge of and be responsible for the heating apparatus in the Smith- 

 sonian building, under the supervision of the Engineer. 



CXXVI. 



Duties of Firemen. — The Firemen work under the direction of the 

 Engineer, and one of them shall, when necessary, serve as blacksmith. 



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