shaft is available for the proposed elevator installation. It is proposed to install a high-speed elevator having a capacity of 3,000 pounds or 20 passengers. Last year the fourth floor of the Library Annex, which originally was a storage space only, was converted into office space. There will probably be about 200 persons working on that floor. That circumstance alone puts an additional burden on the present elevator service. In addition, the greater use of the annex by the public results in delays and generally unsatisfactory elevator service. CONSTRUCTION CHANGES, CELLAR AREAS Senator MONRONEY. Construction changes, cellar areas in the annex, $115,000. That is to remodel some space. Mr. RUBEL. Yes, sir. This is an unfinished cellar area, Mr. Chairman, that has about 200,000 cubic feet of space presently useless that can be converted into valuable storage space. There is no floor slab, it is just a soil floor. The soil was not leveled off at the time of construction. We intend to level the grade, put in a concrete slab, provide mechanical ventilation and appropriate lighting. It will give the Library administration about 200,000 cubic feet of much-needed storage space. INSTALLATION OF FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM Senator MONRONEY. You are asking for $30,000 installation of fire sprinkler system in the cellar areas of the annex. Mr. RUBEL. Yes, sir. These are miscellaneous areas where trash and wastepaper is stored temporarily awaiting the arrival of trash removal trucks. Since fires have occurred in the basements of other buildings, these areas should be properly protected against the potential hazards. Senator MONRONEY. I am in favor of that. $10,000 for materials handling and cleaning equipment. That is for ordinary supplies. Mr. RUBEL. Yes. SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT SURROUNDING MAIN BUILDING Senator MONRONEY. Repairs and replacement of sidewalks, surrounding main buildings, $35,000. Is that in front of the building? Mr. PINCUS. Yes, sir. Senator MONRONEY. Will this be sufficient to take up most all the sidewalk repairs in that area? Mr. PINCUS. Yes, sir. 1967 BUDGET REQUEST Senator MONRONEY. You are asking in these items for $1,538,000. Is that correct? MARBLE TILE FLOORS REPAIRS ELIMINATION FROM REQUEST Senator MONRONEY. In the Library? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes. That brings us down to $1,517,000. That was LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, FURNITURE, AND FURNISHINGS Senator MONRONEY. The next item is "Library buildings and grounds, furniture, and furnishings," for which your request is $349,000, an increase of $75,000 over the 1966 appropriations. I am placing in the record pages 156 to 162 of the justification. (The justification follows:) 1966 appropriation in annual act. $274,000 DEDUCTIONS Motion picture equipment, Prints and Photographs Division: primarily to replace obsolete equipment, 2d year allotment of 2-year replacement program___ Visible file cases: 33 for Serial Record Division, 14 for Order Division_ Card catalog cases, Copyright Office: 100 fifteen-drawer sections for current additions and replacement of obsolete sections in the Copyright Catalog 3d year allotment under a 5-year replacement program__. 9, 600 12,000 Rotary files, Copyright Office: 4 units for current working files.. 8, 700 1, 800 1, 200 2, 600 5, 800 37, 700 16,000 40,000 3, 900 5,000 Collator 12 station, Office of the Secretary: replacement of machine over 12 years old__. Exhibit cases, free standing, Exhibits Office: to provide proper display of prints, photographs, and other materials in exhibit halls___ Rotary filing equipment, Office of Fiscal Services: 1 10-foot unit to modernize and automate fiscal records, and save floorspace___ Duplicator, offset, Office of the Secretary: to replace existing model 1250 which is 10 years old.. Chairs, readers' desks, main reading room, main building: to replace existing chairs which are worn out_ Carpeting, rare book room, main building: to replace existing worn rugs and improve acoustics__ Tables and chairs, Manuscript Division: to replace existing tables and chairs in the manuscript reading room which have been in use over 25 years--. Distribution table, Stack and Reader Division: to replace wornout wooden tables in use over 25 years_. 12, 000 4,000 8,000 Book trucks, Stack and Reader Division: to replace several wornout 1, 800 1,600 2,300 Subtotal__. -144, 000 Base for 1967__ 130, 000 ADDITIONS Repairs to office machines and equipment-increased from $25,000 to $30,000: this increase is needed to provide sufficient funds for adequate maintenance and repair of typewriters, office machines, and related equipment. The growth in personnel has resulted in an increased inventory of typewriters and office machines, and the machines themselves are becoming increasingly complicated. Expenditures for this purpose amounted to $29,000 in 1965 and will equal that figure in 1966 5, 000 64-638-66- -14 ADDITIONS continued Typewriters increased from $25,000 to $35,000: this increase is needed Adding and calculating machines: 1 adding machine is needed in the Chairs, Law Library reading rooms: this item is requested to permit Card catalog cases, Processing and Reference Department: requested $10,000 23, 000 4,000 10, 200 5, 600 2,500 13, 500 3,700 7,600 1,500 10, 500 ADDITIONS-continued provide 70 additional sections for expansion of the Official Catalog which will result from a greatly expanded cataloging program into additional space to be obtained on deck 7, south, annex ($14,000). The backbone of a library is its card catalog; it is the key to identifying and locating the materials required for research. Adequate card catalog cases in which to house the cards are essential to the efficiency of the service which the catalogs are designed to render__ Microfilm reading machines, Stack and Reader Division: 3 reading machines are requested to maintain adequate service in the microfilm reading room where the collections are growing annually and the number of readers continues to increase_Recording equipment, Music Division: This item is requested to provide better service to users of the tape collections by replacing existing tape recorders, reproducers, and other equipment, some of which are 25 years old and in unsatisfactory condition_-_ Motion picture equipment, Prints and Photographs Division: Various items of equipment are requested for inspecting, viewing, repairing, and projecting motion pictures in the Motion Picture Section. This equipment will supplement existing equipment and provide improved service to users of the expanding collections. The motion picture collection contains 83,300 reels of film... Bookracks, Stack and Reader Division: 100 2-shelf units are requested to install on the tops of desks occupied by users of the research and study facilities. Those obtained in the past have proven valuable and they also eliminate the need for separate bookcases, thus conserving badly needed floor space--Exhibit cases, Exhibit Office: 1 exhibit case is requested for the proper display of the Library's "Showcase Exhibit" in the west ground floor entrance lobby; the new case would replace one used for this purpose now and would match an existing case in this location used for the display of Library publications offered for sale___ Equipment and office machines, Card Division: Expenses for the Card Division are recovered through revenue from the sale of catalog cards and deposited into Treasury miscellaneous receipts: In the fiscal year 1965, gross sales of the Card Division for cards, book catalogs, and other publications amounted to $4,664,739—an increase of nearly 20 percent over 1964 sales: The following equipment and office machines are needed for Card Division operations: Label paster for packages and envelope sealing machine; 80 140-tray steel cases and 11,500 trays to accommodate expansion of card catalog stocks maintained for sale; rotary filing unit to mechanize and modernize administration of fiscal records; card counting and imprinting equipment to replace worn out equipment; 3 adding machines for additional personnel allowed in the Billing Unit; 25 72-drawer, 3- by 5-inch card catalog cabinets to replace a like number of old wooden cases over 25 years old. Subtotal_‒‒‒ Total estimate for 1967____ $26, 000 1,600 5, 000 3,100 2,500 2,700 81, 000 +219, 000 349,000 1967 BUDGET REQUEST AND HOUSE ALLOWANCE Senator MONRONEY. The House allowed $325,000, a reduction of $24,000. Mr. HENLOCK. That is correct. Most of the items are of a general annual nature. Senator MONRONEY. Housekeeping supplies. EQUIPMENT AND OFFICE MACHINES, CARD DIVISION Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, sir. The largest item is on page 162, $81,000 for equipment and office machines, card division. As pointed tually we recover that cost through the sale of catalog card ven Senator MONRONEY. What was the reduction of the House of $24,000? Mr. HENLOCK. A general cut, Mr. Chairman. It was not specified. BOTANIC GARDENS Senator MONRONEY. Next comes Botanic Gardens, where you are requesting $538,000; $65,000 over the 1966 appropriation. Pages 181 to 184 will be inserted in the record at this point. Replacement of a 1953 International delivery truck: Nonrecurring item allowed for 1966, not required for 1967--- Base for 1967 ADDITIONS -3,000 470,000 Wage-board increases authorized by Public Law 763, 83d Cong.---. Under the provisions of Public Law 763, 83d Cong., 48 laborers, gardeners and mechanics on the Botanic Garden roll are compensated on a wage-board, prevailing-rate basis. Public Law 763 provides that the compensation of such employees shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates. An increase of $5,561 is requested for 1967 to meet on a full-year basis the cost of increased wage rates established for these wageboard positions as a result of a general survey of Government and industrial employees' wages in the Washington metropolitan area, conducted during the past year. The new rates went into effect Dec. 5, 1965, in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 85-872 85th Cong. This increase is necessary in order that the Botanic Garden wage-board employees may be compensated on a full-year basis in the fiscal year 1967 in accordance with present prevailing rates. An increase of $1,603 is requested for 1967 to meet the cost of within-grade promotions and other changes falling due in that year, authorized by Public Law 763 under the wage-board system, for employees compensated under that act. Within-grade promotions authorized by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for employees compensated under that act____ Increased pay costs due to Public Law 89-301, approved Oct. 29, 1965, "Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965," to cover increases which went into effect Oct. 1, 1965, under authority of that act and must be met on a full-year basis in 1967-_-. Overtime and holiday pay allotment increased from $48,500 to $54,500 7,164 949 1,700 This increase is requested to cover actual current payroll overtime and holiday pay costs and to provide overtime and holiday pay for 3 additional employees requested for 1967. Three additional positions--. 6,000 16, 287 The additional positions of nurseryman-gardener, at $5,429 per annum each, are requested for 1967 to supplement the existing Botanic Garden workforce. The nursery at the Botanic Garden is known as Poplar Point Nursery and is located adjacent to Anacostia Park in the District of Columbia. At present, there are 16 greenhouses in operation at |