Evening star., 1898-08-08

for geology and topography. The survey
has developed rapidly but the appropr,a-
ions for these TWO most essential features
are less than they were prior 10 the r,,l,,,-
! ton IN 1898. At least Sin oio sb,,fff ~,
added 10 geology and $4,000 TO topoRraphv
| IN order to enable the bureau To meet The
puohc demands Tor surveys that come from
all portions Of the country
In accordance with the recommendation
mace Tor the increase OF room for the sur
Ney- authority was granted by Congress to
secure two additional floors in the annex
building. TO which some Of the laboratories
are now being transferred.
Narlous government bureaus have cor
dlaliy co-operated with the survey In the
snueaNor 10 advance and perfect It's work.
These include the Smithsonian Institution.
the National Museum. the coast and geo.
detic survey. the general land Office and
the government printing office. Special ac-
Encouragement is made 10 the coast and
geodetic survey, the general land office and
the government printing Office for the
promptness and courtesy with which they
nave responded TO numerous requests that
nave been made upon them from time 10
time during the year
The members OF the survey have worked
harmoniously and faithfully. cooperating
with one another and the director I'm carry
ing forward the work intrusted to the sur
vey. Special mention is made of the faith
iul service OF the chief clerk and the chief
dlsbursing clerk. who took charge Of the
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survey during the directors long absence
in the west in the field season of 1887.
Expenses Inst Year.
For the fiscal year IS97-9s there was ap-
propriated for the work OF the United
States geological survey the sum Of
Sl.n;3.9S3.60. Separate amounts were by
the terms Of the acts. set apart for specific
branches Of work and for the salaries OF
persons connected with these branches
The legislative. executive and judicial
act contained items aggregating Sass, 100.
There was appropriated in the same act
for engraving. printing and binding pubIi-
cations of the geological survey S37 100.
this sum to be disbursed not by the geo.
logical survey. but by the public printer
"Furt hermors. the same act contained
the following special appropriations For
the survey of forest reserves $50 900: for
the survey OF a portion Of the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana. 81 $50.
The Indian department act contained the
following items: Special appropriation for
the completion of the survey of lands in the
Indian territory. 100000: for the resur,-ey
OF lands of the Chickasaw nation. Sl4l 800;
total for Indian territory survey. sal 500.
The deficiency bill approved JULY 10
1897. contained the following items: Trans
mission Of public documents through the
smithsonian Institution. 81 230.6O; mineral
resources. printing advance copies of papers,
81 900; surveying lands in Indian territory
$1,000; to pay amounts found due by the
accounting officers OF the treasury 10 Chi
cagO, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company for the transportation OF assist
ants, S9375; total. S11 .324 35
"A joint resolution. public resolution No.
B, approved January 20, 1898 made an aD-
propriation for preparing a map of Alaska
of $500 and the urgent deficiency hill ap-
proved January -, 1898, contained the fol-
lowing items: For completion by the geolog-
ical survey of the survey OF the lands in the
Indian territory. S;}0,0O0; for the geological
and Typographical surveys in Alaska to
continue available until June 80, 1SyS. S,0,-
coo transmission of public documents
through the Smithsonian Institution,
S23l925. Aggregate appropriations for the
geological survey for the fiscal year ls9i-9s,
81 1888 ,9S3.60.
The Office Routine.
The register of letters OF a general char
acter received shows that 400 communi-
cations we're briefed, indexed and appro-
priately referred for action. The record
OF letters sent aggregates nearly 400
pages of typevritten material
Changes in official persor mel: Regular
appointments. %; limited appointment. -:
PROMOTERS. s6; designations, 10; transfers,
); reinstatements. -.
THE addition TO the library during the
year consists of 1869 books 100 pamph-
lets and 40 maps, a total of 5.S63. or
these Ss4 books, 5000 pamphlets and over
200 maps We're received in exchange for
survey publications
Documents and Stationery.
The distribution of documents during
the year has increased somewhat over that
of last year lbs. I54 volumes, II. .O26 geo.
logic folios and l5l $50 maps having been
sent out, including those distributed under
coEgressit nal enactments.
THE proceeds from the sale of publica-
tions amounted TO 81, 1885. of which ST.
s17 % was received for topographic maps.
Letters relating to documents stationery,
etc to the number of &c G62 were received
and "a 9IS sent out"