Annual Reports 229 



These are classified as follows : 



Active members 279 



Life members 10 



Corresponding members 4 



Honorary members 2 



Ex officio members 2 



Patrons 12 



Total membership 309 



Arthur Hollick, 



Secretary. 



Report of the Director 



To THE Board of Trustees, 



Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences. 



Sirs: I have the honor to report as follows upon the activities and ad- 

 ministration of the museum for the fiscal year ending May 19, 191 7, to 

 which is appended detailed statistics in connection with the same, compiled 

 by Miss Agnes L. Pollard and Mr. Howard H. Cleaves, curators : 



City Appropriation 



In accordance with the action of the Board taken at the adjourned 

 annual meeting, on June 3, 1916. the budget estimate sheets for the year 

 1917 were prepared, and were transmitted to the proper city officials to- 

 gether with the president's letter of explanation, on June 10. The total 

 appropriation applied for was $9,418.55. 



A hearing was had before the subcommittee of the tax budget com- 

 mittee of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment on September 15, at 

 which President Howard R. Bayne, Dr. John Q. Adams, Director Hollick, 

 and Miss Agnes L. Pollard were present. The subcommittee, after a brief 

 hearing, voted to recommend the elimination from the list of museum em- 

 ployees of one curator at $1,200 (Mr. Howard H. Cleaves), one of the 

 guards at $450, and the night watchman at $520. President Bayne gave 

 formal notice that an appeal would be taken to the full budget committee. 



On October 16 a hearing was had before the budget committee, which 

 was attended by the president, the director, State Senator George Crom- 

 well, Mr. William G. Willcox, and Dr. John Q. Adams. Statistics and 

 other data pertinent to the work of the employees mentioned were pre- 

 sented and the necessity of their services was urged. 



When the tentative budget appeared subsequently in printed form our 

 appropriation stood as follows : 



