236 Equipment Fund (C. D. P. 3 F.) 



FOR EQUIPMENT AND CASE CONSTRUCTION OF 

 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



legal enactments of 1920 

 By the Board of Estimate and Apportionment 



Resolved, By the Board of Estimate and Apportionment that, 

 pursuant to the provisions of section 169 of the Greater New- 

 York Charter, the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized 

 to issue tax notes of the City of New York to an amount not 

 exceeding one hundred fifteen thousand ($115,000), the redemp- 

 tion of which shall be included in the annual tax levies in the 

 manner provided by section 189 of the Charter; the proceeds to 

 the amount of the par value thereof to be used, under the juris- 

 diction of the Commissioner of Parks, Boroughs of Manhattan 

 and Richmond, for the following improvements and equipment 

 for the American Museum of Natural History : 



Item 1 — Material for and installation of 4-ton ice machine $3,500.00 



Item 2 — Blower system for carpenter shop to remove sawdust, etc. 2,000.00 



Item 3 — Glass cutting and polishing machinery 500.00 



Item A — Motor for stone cutting saw 200.00 



Item 5 — Motor for sand papering machine 200.00 



Item 6 — Panel switchboard and separate lighting system for 



control of lights to exhibition groups 5,000.00 



Items 7 to 20— Exhibition cases 37,483.63 



Item 21 to 23 Inclusive — Miscellaneous cases 4,270.64 



Item 24 to 29 Inclusive— Storage cases 37,064.00 



Item 30 — Store-room with metal shelves above present storage 



(attic), sixth floor... ; 696.00 



Item 31 — Storage rack and shelving (attic), sixth floor 900.00 



Item 32 — Incidental cases and equipment 23,185.73 



Total $115,000.00 



— provided, however, that no encumbrance by contract or other- 

 wise shall be made against this authorization nor shall bids upon 

 contemplated contracts be advertised for until after approval by 

 the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the plans, specifica- 

 tions, estimates of cost, and forms of proposed contracts for said 

 equipment, which must be submitted to said Board by the Com- 

 missioner of Parks, Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond; 

 nor shall any architect, engineer, expert or departmental em- 



