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The percentages of the two budgets for the past eight years 
have been as follows: 
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 
Tax Budget....50% 42.2% 49.2% 48.7% 49.1% 49.8% 43.73% 48.18% 
Private Funds. .50% 52.8% 50.8% 51.3% 50.9% 50.2% 56.27% 51.82% 
The decrease in the Tax Budget represents decrease in appro- 
priation ; the decrease in Private Funds budget is chiefly accounted 
for by the contribution of $35,000.00 for the Dean C. Osborne 
Memorial in 1938. 
The Tax Budget appropriation for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 1939, was $96,450.00, as follows: 
— 
Requested Granted Difference 
Personal Service... .............000-. $ 93,089.20 $82,100.00 $10,989.20 
65) n'ch og Glele\:|: -a aa anes eo oe eee even eeED 19,412.05 14,350.00 5,062.05 
OLAS seep Potosi Sith at tate aig Gu dea Ae toes $112,501.25 $96,450.00 $16,051.25 
In the Tax Budget appropriation there was a decrease of 
any 
$275.20 in salaries, and an increase in men-days for wages of 
$1,250.00, making a net increase in Personal Service of $974.80. 
In the codes for Other than Personal Service there was a total 
decrease of $650.00. For the entire budget there was a net 
increase of $324.80. 
The increase for Wages enabled us to increase the rate for our 
per diem men by fifty cents a day. Even with this increase, the 
rate is still less than the rate prevailing in the Department of 
Parks and other City departments and, in all justice, should be 
brought up to the latter rate. 
Capital Outlay Budget 
Alterations, additions, and replacements to the heating system 
Laboratory Building was under 
(aly 
throughout the conservatories anc 
way from September 25, but the work had not been completed 
at the end of the year (Park Department contract number, 132,- 
460). The contractor for this work was the Jacobs Engineering 
Corporation, 103 Park Avenue, New York City, who was the 
lowest bidder. The amount of the appropriation was $8,280. 
