in account with CHARLES LANIER, Treasurer 



CITY MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT* 



Disbursements 

 1909 



Geology and Invertebrate Palaeontology $5,778 80 



Mineralogy 2, 534 21 



Mammalogy and Ornithology 5,446 85 



Vertebrate Palaeontology 10,956 74 



Anthropology 8,405 43 



Invertebrate Zoology 8,177 66 



Ichthyology and Herpetology 2,013 63 



Physiology 1,134 25 



Library 9,5i8 87 



Public Instruction 4,003 49 



Preparation and Exhibition 8,494 59 



Heating and Lighting 21,229 16 



Repairs and Installation 20,335 79 



General Supplies and Expenses 7,305 45 



Administration 64,940 00 



Total disbursements for the maintenance of 



all departments $180,274 92 



Interest on Credit Balances transferred to General 



Account 82 95 



Loans 3 , 500 00 



Capital Fund : 



Cash on hand December 31, 1909 12,950 88 



Bills awaiting reimbursement 2,049 ^2 



15,000 00 



$198,857 87 



CHARLES LANIER, Treasurer 



[E. & O. E.] 



New York, December j/, igog 



* The annual appropriation of the City can be used only for the maintenance of the 

 Museum and is inadequate for this purpose. It cannot be used for the purchase of speci- 

 mens or for the expenses of exploring and collecting expeditions. 



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