New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
MORE ROOM NEEDED FOR SPECIMENS
TWO BILLS BEFORE THE I.EGIsLATIRE IL AID
OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY

NATURAL HISTORY.
The trustees Of the American Museum OF Natural
History, at Eghth-ave. and Seventy -seventh-st
have decided to ask the Legislature for $Aoco
with which erect wing to their building
bill was introduced into the Legislator yester-
day with this end in view, and second hill was
introduced providing for an Increase In The apir"-
prlation for maintenance. The bills are miro
duced with the approval and at the request Of the
Board OF Trustees. It has been found that more
room for the proper classification and housing o'
the specimens is absolutely necessary large
number OF specimens have been placed IN the store
rooms of the Museum, where IL L. impossible i"r
the public TO them and the trustees have 'ouhd
that In order 10 properly mount them ih-y re-
quire another addition to their building Profes-
sor Albert \ BickmOre. o. the Museum saw Mayor
strong yesterday and got his permission 10 have
The bills introduced, which undoubtedly means
that the Mayor will approve the bills when they
are brought TO him after passing The Legislature
The addition OF this wing viii make the Museum
one OF the most complete OF It's kind In TINS coun-
Try. The first building was built at a cost o.
10000. Then came the granite front building rae
ing Seventy y-seventh.st. which cost $4,000. About
three years the city appropriated I-D"o !or
the wing running toward Central Park. This HinS
Is nov completed and viii be opened next fall
The fronts facing Eighty -nrst-st and Central PARK
are of brick. with granite trimmings The wing Is
about 40 feet long by - feet wide. and Is nve
terpart of the wing built by The city. II viii run
toward Ninih-ayc As il viii take three years to
build it, and the managers ~ the Museum are al
ready crowded for room. the trustees are anxious
to get the appropriation soon possible. in
order that the specimens in hand may be
properly classified and mounted. when the new
wing Is completed the buildings VIII nave cost
ss5co(0c while the value OF tho collections given 10
the Museum will bring the entire value OF The in
stitution TO over 100000.
The second bill is to increase the annual appro-
prafion for the maintenance OF the Museum by
sooD0 which will make IL equal 10 the sum given
10 the Metropolitan Museum OF Art Mayor strong
has given his permission have both OF these bills
sent 10 the LEGISLATURE and they Will probably
and promptly receive his Endorsement The work of
buildinc the new wing viii be begun "a rapidly as
possible -
Professor Bicimore said TO Tribune reporter
vesterIav: WIZ absolutely indisp"n-
sable for the proper housing Of IN" vauabl" colec-
tions that q.c ha We I'm tho Museum THOUSANDS or
these are now tucked away In the stor'roon Of ne
Museum where they cannot poSsbiy De teen b}
the public and yet wc have people coming mere
from the rIblic schools inQuirins Tor certain sprrl
mems which they have read about III th'i s''l'l'7
snd arc anxious 10 sr... We cannot be too ANXIOUS
abnuf getting this new wing hiilt as soon as pos
slhle The Museum IL Of incalculable value a. ~
state People come rom all portions OF ms state
TO inspect collections. when are o. great vai"c
in carving ont various lines Of study
Albany Feb l2-Mr Lawson Introduced In the
Assembly today b!i authorizing the hoard OF
Estimate OF New-Tork 10 make an additional APP
uroDriatlon OF 800 900 for the maini"nance o. the
Muscurn OF Natural History. on cohniton that ~
be kept open free five days Week ms PoNlsio'i,
inc udlng sunday afternoon and two evenings "'
ach v'eek