REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



37 



Pennsylvania 11 



Rhode Island 5 



South Carolina 8 



Tennessee 25 



Texas 28 



Utah 1 



Virginia 35 



"Washington Territory 4 



Wisconsin. 

 Wyoming . 

 Bahamas. . 

 Canada ... 

 Costa Rica 

 Persia 



Total 347 



Labels. 



There were received from the Government Printing Office 2,055 forms 

 of labels, classified as follows : 



Materia medica . . . 



Metallurgical 



Foods, textiles, etc 



Mammals 



Ethnological 



83 



14 



66 



471 



918 



Building-stones 133 



Minerals 

 Reptiles. 

 Coins ... 



194 



70 

 106 



Total 2,055 



Each form contained 24 labels, 12 on board and 12 on paper. 

 Buildings and Labor; Police and Public Comfort. 



The staff employed for police and inspection under the charge of 

 Henry Horan, superintendent of buildings, consisted of 20 watchmen 

 and doorkeepers; for construction, care of buildings, and repairs, 8 

 •carpenters, 2 painters; for labor and cleaning, 19 laborers, 6 cleaners, 

 2 attendants; for heating and lighting, 1 engineerand 4 firemen. 



From the reports of the superintendent are quoted in brief the fol- 

 lowing statements, which will serve to show in part the character of 

 the work accomplished by the laboring force during the year: 



In July a large amount of mechanical work was done ; eight large settees were 

 completed and placed in the rotuuda of the Museum building, and diaphragms made 

 for the installation of photographs of fishery appliances, etc. The walls at the 

 north entrance were wainscoted, and screens were placed at the west entrance. 

 A sloping case was made for the department of Fishes for exhibiting relief maps. 

 Sky-lights were placed in the east balcony. Tin trays were placed under the floor 

 ventilators to catch the dust that would otherwise drift through. A number of boxes 

 were received from the New Orleans Exposition, and were turned over to the su- 

 perintendent for unpacking. Two mahogany pillar cases were completed for the 

 department of Ethnology. The electrical clocks in the buildings were all over- 

 jhauled and repaired. Screens were made for the different courts. 



In August four mahogany pillar cases were completed for the department of Eth- 

 nology. Diaphragms were made for cases, and drawers fitted to them. A partition 

 was put up on the north balcony separating the textile and label departments. 

 Excavations were made at the east front and walled up for ventilation of trenches. 

 Work was begun on eight mahogany upright floor cases and on a partition wall on 

 the second floor in northwest pavilion, cutting off the larger portion of the room as 

 a, private office for the Assistant Secretary. 



In September several large tubs were made for the reception of palm trees. A sky- 

 light was placed iu one of the rooms on the north balcony. The wall cases were re- 

 paired. A large number of pedestals were made for the use of the taxidermist in 

 mounting large animals. Book-cases were made for the Assistant Secretary's office. 

 The large fur-seal case and pedestal of the kangaroo lizard were repaired. 



