OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR. 



APPROPRIATIONS. 



The maintenance and operations of the National Museum for the 

 year covered by this report, namely, from July 1, 1911, to June 30, 

 1912, inclusive, were provided for by the following items of appro- 

 priation in the sundry civil act approved March 4, 1911 : 



Preservation of collections ^300, 000 



Furniture and fixtures 175.000 



Heating and lighting 50,000 



Building repairs 15,000 



Purchase of books .2,000 



Postage 500 



Printing and binding 34,000 



Total 576, 500 



The appropriations made for the year ending June 30, 1913, and 

 contained in the sundry civil act approved August 24, 1912, are as 

 follows : 



Preservation of collections $300, 000 



Furniture and fixtures 50,000 



Heating and lighting 50,000 



Building repairs 10,000 



Purchase of books 2,000 



Postage 500 



Printing and binding 34,000 



Total 446, 500 



BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. 



It has become necessar}^ to report unfavorable conditions regard- 

 ing certain parts of the roofing of the new building which require to 

 be at once remedied. Tlie copper cresting along the edges of the 

 roofs proves not to have been sufficiently well secured in the begin- 

 ning, and during a heavy windstorm several hundred feet of it were 

 torn loose and blown completely over. The repairs, which were made 

 with as little delay as possible, comprehended a different method of 

 fastening, supposed to be entirely stable, and with the view of pre- 

 venting further damage of this character it is proposed to extend this 

 improvement to all parts of the cresting. The gutters also have given 

 serious trouble, due to the extensive piercing or cracking of their 

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