REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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only possible to make a portion of the changes contemplated. 
It was not until the past year that we were able to undertake 
these improvements. Below will be found a summary of the 
improvements made. 
The museum was formerly lighted with gas, the pipes were 
, leaky and the fixtures unsuitably placed for our purposes. It 
was decided to light the building with electricity. 
The fixtures are of burnished brass with tungsten lamps 
and holophane reflectors. The plan of lighting adopted, was 
decided upon after a careful study of the methods employed 
by the more modern museums elsewhere. 
The sanitary arrangements have been entirely changed. 
The bath room and toilet fixtures were worn out and leaking. 
A large cistern occupied much space on the second floor and 
being unnecessary has been removed. On the ground floor the 
room formerly used as a kitchen by the associate members has 
been made over, with two toilets, one for ladies, the other for 
gentlemen. These are provided with hot and cold water. A 
room on this floor has been fitted up as a kitchen for the use 
of the associate members and is provided with a china closet, 
tables, gas stove and a pantry sink with hot and cold water. 
Between the library and the historical department was a 
dark room and two closets. By the removal of partitions the 
space occupied by these has been added to the archaeological 
department doubling the size of the room. Nothing has been 
done in the library, but the committee have under consideration 
some improvements for this room. 
On the west side of the second floor two closets and a dark 
bath room occupied the space between the botanical and 
invertebrate rooms, by the removal of partitions these rooms 
now form one large room fifty feet in length. 
On the third floor a new window has been made in the west 
wall, lighting what was formerly a dark room, this has been 
fitted up as a bath room. On this floor a room has been shelved 
and will be used as a library. 
In addition to the changes described, a large number of minor 
improvements have been made in various parts of the building. 
