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secured as Curator. This department will have for its aim the 

 demonstration of the relation between man and the lower 

 organisms. Professor Winslow will not begin active work, 

 however, until July, 1910. 



Building. — While the new wing on Columbus Avenue (the 

 south section of the West Fagade) was formally accepted last 

 year by the City from the contractors, much work remained 

 to be done in decorating and casing before the halls could be 

 occupied. Application for funds for furnishing and equipping 

 this section of the building was made to the Board of Esti- 

 mate and Apportionment, and, in July, $100,000 was appro- 

 priated for this work. 



At the request of the Trustees, Commissioner Henry Smith 

 directed that the Department of Parks pave the entrance road- 

 way on Seventy-seventh Street with asphalt block. This work 

 was done at the expense of the Park Department and was not 

 a draft on the Museum funds. 



The contract for the construction of the service roadway, 

 to enter the Museum grounds from Columbus Avenue, was let 

 on July I, 1909, to the Atlanta Contracting Company, and 

 operations were begun at once on this much needed improve- 

 ment. At the close of the year good progress had been made 

 and the work was nearing completion. 



The mechanical workshops have been moved from the east 

 wing to the more commodious quarters in the basement of the 

 new west wing. These shops have been equipped with electric 

 motors for running the machinery, new benches, steam box 

 and lockers. While these quarters are considerably larger 

 than the old shop, they are quite insufficient for all our 

 mechanical work, and temporary shops have been provided in 

 various parts of the building. 



The repairs are no small item in a building of this size, 

 and as time passes these will necessarily increase. This work 

 alone has kept a large force of carpenters, painters and other 

 mechanics continuously employed throughout the year. 



The adoption of a graded system of wages for the 

 employees has produced satisfactory results. The efficiency 

 of the force of attendants has been further improved by the 



