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no formal reports of their work during the year. The honorary as- 

 sistants, Messrs. Chapin and Skinner, have been absent throughout the 

 year. 



On June i, 191 1, Mr. Charles Kipper was appointed night watchman. 

 There have been no other changes in the staff. 



An additional guard is greatly needed in the museum, especially durmg 

 the children's lectures, when the whole staff is needed to police the 

 museum. A request for two museum guards was made in the budget of 

 191 1, but was refused on account of the other large increases in that year. 

 It is believed that the importance of our educational work with the chil- 

 dren will be an argument of sufficient importance with the city authorities 

 to secure this addition to our staff. 



I beg to submit the following recommendations : 



1. That the salary of the museum assistant be increased from $1,000 to 

 $1,140 per year. As already explained, the museum assistant now per- 

 forms the work of librarian as well as clerk, and she is also in charge of 

 the museum catalogue, which involves technical knowledge. Her present 

 salary is much lower than that paid in other city departments for the same 

 grade of work. 



2. That the salary of the janitor be increased from $720 to $900 per year. 

 This would seem to be a just measure, in view of the failure of our effort 

 to furnish living quarters for the janitor. The salary he now receives is 

 that paid to the lowest grade of cleaners in Borough Hall. 



3. That the salary of the night watchman be increased from $520 to $540, 

 in order to obviate troublesome bookkeeping. 



4. That an additional museum guard be employed at a salary of $540 

 per year. The need for this employe has been explained. It is suggested 

 that if he is secured, his hours of duty should be fixed at from 3 to 12 

 p. m. : that the janitor be on duty from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. ; and the night 

 watchman from 12 p. m. to 8 a. m. This arrangement adjusts the hours 

 more nearly to those in other departments ; it gives us the services of the 

 full staff during the busy period from 3 to 5 p. m. : and it will facilitate 

 transfers on holidays or in the event of sickness or other contingencies. 



5. That the library fund, now amounting to $90 be expended without 

 further delay, $25 to be used in the purchase of text-books, the list to be 

 approved by the museum and library committee, and $65 for binding. 



6. That the curator-in-chief be authorized to award the contract for 

 alterations to the stable and outbuildings to the lowest bidder, on the 

 basis of the accompanying specifications or such modifications thereof as 

 may be found necessary. It is important that this work be done as early 

 as possible, to afford space for new exhibits and for our fall activities. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 Charles Louis Pollard, 

 C ur at or-in- chief . 



