XXVIII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, 1896. 

 Balance as per last report, July 1, 1897 .•_. $1.32 



Balance carried, under the provisions of Revised Statutes, section 3090, by the 

 Treasury Department to the credit of the surplus fund, June 30, 1898. 



FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, 1898. 

 RECEIPTS. 



Appropriation by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, "for 

 cases, furniture, fixtures, and ajjpliances required for the exhibition 

 and safe-keeping of the collections of the National Museum, including 

 $15,000 for furnishing new galleries, and including salaries or com- 

 pensation of all necessary employees" (sundry civil act, June 4, 1897) . . $30, 000. 00 



EXPENDITURES. 



(July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1898.) 



Salaries or compensation $8, 855. 71 



Special or contract services 392. 61 



$9, 248. 32 



Miscellaneous : 



Exhibition cases 115. 00 



Storage cases 162. 50 



Drawers, trays, boxes 521. 85 



Frames, stands, and miscellaneous woodwork 113. 40 



Glass 625.66 



Hardware and interior fittings for cases 710. 33 



Tools 67.36 



Cloth, cotton, etc 74. 49 



Glass jars, bottles, etc 441. 34 



Lumber 1,006.91 



Paints, oils, glue, brushes 546. 78 



Office and hall furniture and furnishings 581. 35 



Plumbing 12.92 



Leather and rubber 29. 34 



Iron brackets 195. 69 



Travel 34.30 



Apparatus 21. 96 



Brick, plaster, tiles 75. 53 



5, 336. 71 



Furnishing new galleries: 



Salaries or compensation 4,800.75 



Special or contract services 9. 50 



4, 810. 25 



Miscellaneous : 



Exhibition cases 5, 507. 90 



Storage cases 415. 00 



Drawers, trays, boxes 207. 36 



Designs and drawings for cases 293. 00 



Frames, stands, and miscellaneous woodwork 387. 62 



Glass 859.34 



Hardware 442.90 



Cloth, cotton, etc 15. 10 



Lumber 520. 04 



Office and hall furniture and furnishings 8. 00 



