shelving for the main floor of the re.'uh'nq- room and the stack room 

 on the street floor. 



On Octo1)er 22. huh for this contract were received l)v the Park- 

 Board as foHows {Ci!y Record, Xov. 9, ]). y^^j/) : 



1. Art Metal Construction Co.. Janiestown. X. ^' $3,426.23 



2. The General iM'reproofing- Co., New \'ork Cily 3,578.00 



3. Jamestown ( N. Y.) Metal Equipment Co 4,[()0.no 



The Uowest 1)i(l was, therefore, $426.23 in excess of tlte amount 

 appropriated. 



On Deceml)er 5, the Board of l^stimate and A]i])()rti()nment 

 passed two resoltitions, as fohows : 



1. Approving increased estimate of cost for this work iit the 

 stmr of $3426.23. 



2. Authorizing isstie of Tax Xok's o[ the City of New ^'ork 

 in an amonnt not exceecHng $425.00 to snpi^lement the original 

 appropriation. 



At the close of the year the contract had not l)een awank'ch 



X^crds 



In previous animal rei)orts it has heen noted that the library 

 never had any s])ecial fund for its initial ])urchase of hooks. It 

 has. from the beginning, grown by such modest annual increments 

 as have been made ])ossible by comparatively small stuns .set aside 

 from special contributions and endowment income. Althottgh our 

 Agreement with New A'ork- City i)rovides f Paragra]di Sixth. 

 Brooklyn J>of. Curd. Record i: 11. Jan. 1912) that the City 

 will make anntial a])i)ro])riatio]is in its Tax B)udget for the ]inr- 

 chase t)f ptiblications. the City has never been asked to do this, the 

 library, from the beginning, having been financed from jirivate 

 funds. Abotit six ])er cent, of the total ])rivate funds income is 

 now .set aside for the ptirchase of publications (including .sub- 

 scriptions to ])eriodicals) and for binding. Idiis has been sup- 

 plemented l)y publications received as gifts and in exchange for 

 our own serials. 



At the close of the year 1929, the <lirector has in hand re(|uisi- 

 tions for 1930 representing urgent needs for $2,100.00 worth of 

 pubHcation.s — an amotmt that e(|nals practically the entire antici- 



