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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  of 
  Washington, 
  D. 
  C, 
  for 
  the 
  construction 
  of 
  the 
  wood, 
  mason, 
  and 
  

   iron 
  Mork; 
  Ivoppe 
  Bros. 
  & 
  Steiuichen, 
  of 
  Athinta, 
  for 
  the 
  stuccowork 
  

   and 
  hourcs; 
  O. 
  Pause, 
  of 
  Atlanta, 
  for 
  the, 
  painting 
  and 
  decoration 
  of 
  

   o-rotto! 
  All 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  Avas 
  to 
  be 
  done 
  under 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  L. 
  F. 
  

   (Iracther 
  and 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  accompanying 
  plans 
  and 
  specifica- 
  

   tions. 
  Tlie 
  contracts 
  provided 
  for 
  the 
  completion 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  by 
  August 
  

   10, 
  1895, 
  but 
  owing 
  to 
  delay 
  in 
  completing 
  the 
  Government 
  building 
  

   and 
  the 
  ditliculty 
  experienced 
  by 
  the 
  contractors 
  in 
  obtaining 
  proper 
  

   material 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Atlanta, 
  they 
  were 
  unable 
  to 
  finish 
  it 
  in 
  the 
  

   time 
  specified, 
  and 
  it 
  was 
  necessary 
  to 
  extend 
  their 
  contracts. 
  Mr. 
  

   (iraether 
  continued 
  to 
  supervise 
  the 
  work 
  until 
  August 
  23, 
  when 
  he 
  

   resigned 
  and 
  was 
  succeeded 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Von 
  Bayer, 
  who 
  remained 
  in 
  charge 
  

   until 
  its 
  completion. 
  

  

  The 
  machinery 
  and 
  piping 
  for 
  circulating 
  the 
  salt 
  water 
  and 
  air 
  and 
  

   for 
  filtering 
  the 
  fresh 
  water 
  were 
  put 
  in 
  under 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  I. 
  S. 
  K. 
  

   Eeeves, 
  passed 
  assistant 
  engineer, 
  U. 
  S. 
  N., 
  who 
  arrived 
  in 
  Atlanta 
  

   August 
  1, 
  1895, 
  and 
  remained 
  until 
  that 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  plant 
  was 
  com- 
  

   pleted. 
  Mr. 
  L. 
  G. 
  Ilarron, 
  superintendent 
  of 
  the 
  aquarium 
  at 
  Central 
  

   Station, 
  liaving 
  been 
  detailed 
  by 
  the 
  Commissioner 
  to 
  assist 
  in 
  connec- 
  

   tion 
  with 
  the 
  exhibit, 
  was 
  ordered 
  to 
  Atlanta 
  on 
  August 
  () 
  to 
  assume 
  

   the 
  superintendency 
  of 
  the 
  aquarium 
  and 
  to 
  arrange 
  for 
  the 
  interior 
  

   decoration 
  of 
  the 
  tanks 
  and 
  the 
  preliminary 
  installation 
  of 
  salt 
  water, 
  

   I)lants, 
  etc. 
  Notwithstanding 
  the 
  numerous 
  delays 
  and 
  difficulties 
  

   encountered 
  in 
  the 
  construction 
  of 
  the 
  aquarium, 
  it 
  was 
  complete 
  and 
  

   thoroughly 
  stocked 
  with 
  salt 
  and 
  fresh 
  water 
  fishes 
  and 
  other 
  animals 
  

   by 
  September 
  18, 
  when 
  the 
  Exposition 
  was 
  opened. 
  

  

  The 
  space 
  occupied 
  by 
  the 
  aquarium 
  was 
  L 
  shaped, 
  28 
  feet 
  wide 
  and 
  

   150 
  feet 
  long. 
  Arched 
  grottoes 
  were 
  constructed 
  the 
  whole 
  length, 
  and 
  

   a 
  rotunda 
  with 
  a 
  dome 
  connected 
  the 
  two 
  arms 
  of 
  the 
  L. 
  Twenty-eight 
  

   aquaria 
  were 
  placed 
  in 
  this 
  grotto, 
  14 
  for 
  salt-water 
  fish 
  and 
  14 
  for 
  

   fresh-water 
  fish, 
  the 
  sizes 
  being 
  as 
  follows: 
  Two 
  14 
  feet 
  long, 
  3 
  feet 
  

   high, 
  and 
  5 
  feet 
  across 
  the 
  top; 
  fourteen 
  7 
  feet 
  by 
  30 
  feet 
  by 
  5 
  feet, 
  and 
  

   twelve 
  5 
  feet 
  by 
  3 
  feet 
  by 
  5 
  feet. 
  The 
  main 
  wall 
  of 
  the 
  Exposition 
  build- 
  

   ing 
  formed 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  grotto 
  construction, 
  and 
  the 
  exterior 
  of 
  the 
  

   other 
  consisted 
  of 
  a 
  handsomely 
  paneled 
  wood 
  i)artition, 
  separating 
  the 
  

   grotto 
  from 
  the 
  general 
  Exposition 
  hall. 
  

  

  All 
  light 
  entering 
  the 
  grottoes 
  had 
  to 
  pass 
  through 
  the 
  aquaria 
  tanks, 
  

   except 
  what 
  little 
  entered 
  through 
  the 
  open 
  end 
  doorways. 
  The 
  main 
  

   passage 
  in 
  the 
  grotto 
  was 
  12 
  feet 
  wide, 
  and 
  between 
  the 
  rear 
  of 
  the 
  

   aquaria 
  and 
  the 
  exterior 
  of 
  the 
  grotto 
  was 
  a 
  passageway 
  for 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  

   the 
  attendants 
  to 
  the 
  aquaria. 
  The 
  faces 
  of 
  the 
  tanks 
  were 
  of 
  polished 
  

   French-plate 
  glass 
  3 
  by 
  7 
  feet 
  and 
  1 
  inch 
  thick, 
  and 
  they 
  were 
  decorated 
  

   on 
  the 
  inside 
  with 
  white 
  sand, 
  rocks, 
  and 
  aquatic 
  i^lants. 
  

  

  The 
  exterior 
  partition 
  facing 
  the 
  general 
  Exposition 
  hall 
  was 
  ar- 
  

   ranged 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  cimld 
  be 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  picture 
  gallery. 
  Its 
  architecture 
  

   was 
  of 
  the 
  early 
  renaissance 
  stjde, 
  constructed 
  as 
  a 
  pilaster 
  treatment, 
  

  

  