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houses sufficiently hii^h to reach the fohage of the taller i)lants in 

 the large house. The steam lines have also reached the i^oint 

 where renewal of the entire s\steni is urgent. We ha\e not l)een 

 able to use some of the coils in ihe Conservatories for a _\-ear or 

 more. 



The acoustics of the corridors, rotundas, and rooms of the 

 Laboratory Ihu'lding have been distressing from the beginning. 

 Our re(|uest to the Director of the Ihidget for apjjropriations in 

 the Capital Outlay Ihidget of the City was submitted August ,'^0, 

 and included the following items, which were a])])ro\-ed in the 

 Capital Ihulget for the year 193*^^^ a<l(>pted In- the P)oard of l-^sti- 

 mate on December 2, 193S>. 



Project Pl'6. Code Xo. COH. C S6. — Reconstruction of ])lumb- 

 ing and fixtures in Laboratory Ihiilding and Conser\-atories, 

 $5,280.00. " Ci)\] " in the Code number indicates the ])roject had 

 an adoption in the 1938 Ca])ital Outlay Budget, but has had no 

 authorized ai)])roj)riation ])rior to October 14. 1938. 



Projcci Xo. 7'/7^A— Xew beating system. $9,000.00. 



Project Xo. PPll. — Treatment of corridors and rooms with 

 acoustic tile. $3,000.00. 



These are among the projects for which a]:)]:)ropriations are 

 authorized to be made under the Xew ^'ork City Charter, without 

 condition. 



It is anticijjated that these repairs and replacements will be made 

 during the summer of 1939. 



Need of AddilioiiaJ Income 



Tlie de-c'cloj^iiioit of llie physicti! phiiit has j^roceeded steadily 

 since 1911. Two major items ot i)ermanent impro\'ement are yet 

 to be ])rovided for, namely, the construction of a ])ortal or gate 

 at the luistern I'arkway entrance (a])proximately $60,000.00) and 

 the enlargement of the Laboratory Building (a])])roximately 

 $175,000.00). ddie ])uilding lias now become (|uite inadequate 

 for our needs. 



Additional funds for niaiiileiiaiice, and for the i)rograms of 

 research and ])ublic education, were ne\-er more urgently needed 

 than now. The amount available each }ear for the maintenance 

 and eiu'icbment of the collection of living plants is wholly in- 



