OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR. 
APPROPRIATIONS. 
The maintenance and operations of the National Museum for the 
year covered by this report, namely, from July 1, 1909, to June 30, 
1910, were provided for by the following items of appropriation 
contained in the sundry civil act approved March 4, 1909: 
Rresenvatlonvomcollectionses tt ee ee ene ee ee $250, 000 
Muritine snd: fixtures: taser! ys rt ee a ee 200, 000 
Heatingiand Vig hine 3.404 Scalp eal 552 a sine hte eee cess 60, 000 
Buuldine repairs. pst snipes ek Ss eek on oe eee 15, 000 
PUGH ae sOlgOOKE tienen ion Sone ein ein eric Brees <1 eee ee 2, 000 
Ve. S ROSSA ag i Mahle NN Sf ele ea ee ah Phat yh in ell os 500 
Moving collections: eters t se )2 Sis Sad POL a Ieee 4, 000 
Printime-and ibindinge fe'$2.5. 8 48 2c. es Uses oe eee 34, 000 
DG) Fo liane ale pie ee ie ie GC BN haha WR he eet eh 565, 500 
The followimg appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1911, 
were made by Congress in the sundry civil act approved June 25, 
1910: 
Preservation omcoLlections yaa peer are eee. See eee $300, 000 
ID Winduibidee Vel ib qibicsseseae ae ee oe ee eS Bee ee ae ie 125, 000 
GAC DOOM LINOS. Le were. ocotn es oe. n a ace epee eee 50, 000 
d BAU TRIO UPOTE HT a(ey 0 15g: hapehehei as At Ree Si alge Aa LE Seth aCe 15, 000 
Purchase Of DOO KSa scene tes 8 28 Le Oe ee ee a ne 2, 000 
POSURE cs et ine RS OSS lan Lia eee Rie ee eae od 500 
Prmiting and: binging... tees ook ie Shel een 34, 000 
Rota A Se! SO INS Sf sees See ees 526, 500 
The general deficiency act approved June 25, 1910, also contains 
two items relating to the Museum, one authorizing the installation 
of an ice plant from an existing appropriation, the other appropriating 
funds for certain work in completing the new building and its sur- 
roundings. These items are as follows: 
‘‘Out of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for ‘Preser- 
vation of collections, National Museum,’ for the fiscal year nineteen 
hundred and ten not exceeding the sum of two thousand five hundred 
dollars is authorized to be expended during the fiscal years nineteen 
hundred and ten and nineteen hundred and eleven for purchase and 
installation of an apparatus for the manufacture of ice for use of 
the National Museum.” 
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