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a copy of the president's letter relating to the same, were transmitted to 

 the proper city authorities on July 20, 1914. 



The appropriation asked for and that finally granted were, respectively, 

 $9,8781 and $9,022.2 Itemized schedules under each, with the designated 

 code numbers and titles, are included in the accompanying appendix. 



Museum Building and Annex 



The general condition of the museum building and annex is probably 

 better than at any time since the first year of our occupancy. Quite exten- 

 sive repairs, both to the interior and to the exterior of both buildings, have 

 put them into relatively excellent condition so far as safety, comfort and 

 convenience are concerned. Roofs and leaders have been repaired ; broken 

 and cracked window glass replaced by new, and loose frames properly se- 

 cured ; furnace thoroughly overhauled ; loose plaster on walls and ceilings 

 removed and replaced by new ; shelving constructed, etc. 



All available space in the museum is now apportioned and utilized to the 

 best advantage possible for exhibition and administration purposes ; and 

 by rearrangement of cases, lumber, etc., in the annex, considerable space 

 has been gained for storage on a systematic basis. 



Accessions 



The accessions to our museum collections and library have been fully as 

 valuable, interesting and varied as in previous years, and totaled 2,260 

 museum specimens and 592 additions to the library. The most noteworthy 

 of these have been exhibited and commented upon at the meetings of the 

 Association and mentioned from time to time in the Bulletin, and a clas- 

 sified surhmary, together with a complete list of the donors, is given in the 

 appendix. 



Museum Collections and Library 



The original plan of arrangement for both floor and wall space has not 

 been changed ; but several changes in the exhibits were made in order to 

 display some of the specimens heretofore held in storage; and other speci- 

 mens were removed in order to display certain new accessions. The most 

 important of these features were described in the Bulletin and noted in 

 my reports during the year, so that further mention of them here does 

 not seem necessary. A constant effort has been made to maintain, as far 

 as possible, a balance between biological, archeological and historical ex- 

 hibits, relieved from time to time by loan exhibits of artistic and anti- 

 quarian interest under the auspices of the Section of Art. Further expan- 

 sion is impossible in the limited space at our command, and for some time 

 past most of our accessions have had. to be at once placed in storage. This 

 is discouraging to donors, who naturally wish to see their gifts placed on 



1 See City Record, Vol. XLII, Supplement, Part I, p. 55. Sept. 15, 1914. 



2 Ibid., Vol. XLII, p. 9111. Nov. 19, 1914. 



