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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Schedule of the classified service of the officers and employes of the United 

 States National Museum, etc. — Continued. 



Designation. 



Furniture and fixtures — Continued 



One copyist 



One copyist , 



Six carpenters and cabinet-makers, at $3 per day 



Three painters, at $2 per day , 



Two skilled laborers, at $2.50 per day - 



Two skilled laborers, at $2 per day 



Three laborers, at $1.50 per day 



Special service by contract 



Heating, lighting, and elect7~ical service. 



Engineer 



One assistant engineer. 

 Six firemen, at if '" 

 Telephone clerk 



Miscellaneous 



Agent 



One draughtsman 



Two draughtsmen, at $600 

 Two messengers, at 



One messenger 



Two messengers, at 

 Two messengers, at $360 

 Four messengers, at "~ 



Compensa- 

 tion. 



$600. 00 

 480. 00 

 5, 634. 00 

 1,978.00 

 1. 565. 00 

 1, 252. 00 

 1, 408. 50 

 1, 800. 00 



18, 337. 50 



1,400.00 

 900. 00 



3, 600. 00 

 720. 00 



6, 620. 00 



1,200.00 



1,200.00 



1,200.00 



1, 200. 00 



540. 00 



960. 00 



720. 00 



960. 00 



7, 980. 00 



In i>resenting these schedules to Congress I have shown what would 

 be the cost of the administration of the Museum, in respect to salaries 

 alone, if it were organized after the manner of the Executive Depart- 

 ments of the Government. 



The salary list alone amounts to $199,121, and the amount expended 

 in the previous fiscal year for other purposes was $45,000, a sum which 

 might most advantageously be doubled. 



I am not prepared at present to recommend the adoption of such a 

 schedule of classified service, since I am of the opinion that the Museum 

 at the present time has greater need of money to be used in the acqui- 

 sition of new material by purchase and exploration. The opportunities 

 for making collections are yearly growing less, and many things which 

 can now be done at trifling expense will in a few years be imprac- 

 ticable. 



