Mr. HENLOCK. $500,000 for salaries. Mr. ANDREWs. For salaries? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes. That is all there is involved in the operation. Mr. ANDREWS. $500,000 in even money? Mr. HENLOCK. No, it comes to approximately half a million dollars. For instance, attendants' rates vary. A man comes in at a minimum rate under the wage board system and after 6 months he is raised to the second rate. Mr. ANDREWS. But a good round figure is $500,000? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. I believe we allowed 28 additional positions for the new underground garages. How many are employed and what does experience show as to the adequacy of that force, to take care of the situation? Mr. PRELOH. All attendants have been hired. At the present time we have four vacancies, two of which have just occurred. Mr. ANDREWS. You have 55 on the payroll? Mr. PRELOH. Fifty-six with myself and four vacancies. NIGHTWORK AND SUNDAY DIFFERENTIAL PAY Mr. ANDREWS. What about nightwork and Sunday differential pay in connection with the increase of $47,300 for this item? You say the current allotment is $120,500. Can you tell us what you have used as of some recent date? Mr. HENLOCK. For the first 8 months of this fiscal year, it has run $93,000 and it will run easily $167,800 next year. As I have stated, the automatic computer system will enable us to give you more accurate figures hereafter. Mr. ANDREWS. How many people are drawing nightwork and Sunday differential pay? Mr. RIDGELL. Approximately 310 night differential and 99 premium pay on Sunday. Included in the 310 are 178 charwomen; 11 supervisors; 54 night laborers; also electricians, elevator mechanics, plumbers, and two night shifts in the garages. Mr. ANDREWS. Do charwomen who come to work early in the morning or night get differential pay? Mr. RIDGELL. Yes. Mr. ANDREWS. What is the differential? Mr. RIDGELL. Ten percent. INSECT AND PEST CONTROL Mr. ANDREWS. What is the present situation as to insect and pest control? Is that pretty much under control? Mr. RIDGELL. Yes. We average 10 or 15 calls a month. We have a regular maintenance schedule but if a member sees insects in his office he calls us and these special orders are taken care of immediately. GARAGES Mr. ANDREWS. Back to the garages. Mike, do you have any problems you would like to discuss with the committee? Mr. PRELOн. No, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. How many spaces are provided in all the garages? First, how many garages are we talking about? Mr. HENLOCK. One in the Rayburn Building, 1,668 spaces; one in the Cannon Building, 301 spaces; and two underground, 1,268 spaces. Mr. ANDREWS. For a total of how many, about 3,200. Mr. HENLOCK. It would make approximately 3,200. Mr. ANDREWS. Any questions about the garages or the nightwork and Sunday differential pay on the House Office Buildings? Mr. REIFEL. Mr. Chairman, I want to express my appreciation to the charwomen. In the 8 years I have been here those women have done an excellent job. I don't know what the experience of other Members has been but I have only commendation for the work they do. I would like you to pass that on to these ladies who are doing such a nice job. Mr. RIDGELL. Thank you, I will do that. Mr. ANDREWS. We will adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1969. Mr. ANDREWS. The committee will come to order and we will continue with the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. ADDITIONAL HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING PROJECT (Longworth Remodeling, etc.) PROGRAM AND FINANCING (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) STATUS OF UNFUNDED CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) Mr. ANDREWS. The next item is under the heading "Additional House Office Building Project," where you ask an appropriation of $6,975,000. As I understand it, Mr. Stewart, this is a resubmission of the proposition considered by the committee in connection with the supplemental appropriation bill last December? Mr. STEWART. That is right. Mr. HENLOCK. This is the full amount required for the project. We only submitted $500,000 in the supplemental last December for initial work. Mr. ANDREWS. But it is the same program? Mr. STEWART. Yes, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. You plan to take over the Congressional Hotel, remodel it, and build a tunnel across the street. You will remember I asked if you would not put in so many tunnels that the street might collapse. Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, and we assured you we would not. Mr. ANDREWS. As you know, the item was deferred at that time without prejudice. I will ask that the comments of the committee in its report on that bill, which appear on page 92 of the committee print, be inserted at this point. (The material follows:) CLERK'S NOTE.-$500,000 for plans for this remodeling work was considered in connection with the supplemental bill for 1968 (in December 1967) but was postponed with the following committee comment: Acquision of site, construction and equipment, additional House Office Building.-Another proposal was an item of $500,000 relating to the general remodeling of the Longworth House Office Building and related work. The overall cost of that project, programed in phases extending to the spring of 1971, is estimated at $6,975,000 The initial features of the plan involved in the $500,000 now sought are as follows: (1) In connection with the remodeling the Longworth Building, work necessary to be done preliminary to letting of contracts for construction work, including development of unexcavated subbasement space for use by the Clerk of the House for storage of furniture; (2) architectural and engineering fees for preparation of contract plans and specifications for remodeling of the Congressional Hotel and construction of a pedestrian tunnel between the hotel and the Cannon Building, and other work necessary to be done preliminary to letting of construction contracts; (3) changes in the Cannon Building to provide expanded accommodations for the House Disbursing Office; (4) architectural and engineering fees for preparation of contract plans and specifications for converting unfinished third floor space in the Rayburn Building for use by committees during the remodeling of the Longworth Building;' (5) development of basement space in the Cannon Building for storage of furniture by the Clerk of the House; (6) providing additional locker room space for the Capitol Police in the Longworth Building; and (7) administrative and miscellaneous expenses, as well as contingencies. The committee gave careful consideration to the matter, but under all the circumstances, especially the present budget crisis with the consequent need to defer all postponable construction projects, the committee thought that this item could be deferred for consideration at some later and more propitious time. 92-655-68-17 DETAILED JUSTIFICATION Mr. ANDREWS. We will also insert pages 104 through 115 of the justifications, which give considerable details on the project. (The pages follow:) Acquisition of site, construction and equipment, additional House Office Building project, $6,975,000 The total authorized limit of cost fixed by the House Office Building Commission, July 30, 1965, for all work to be done under authority of the Additional House Office Building Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 41-42), was $140,692,375. At a meeting, November 16, 1967, the Commission increased the limit of cost by $782,625 to $141,475,000. Of this total, $134,500,000 has been appropriated to dateleaving a balance of $6,975,000 yet to be appropriated, which amount is now requested for the fiscal year 1969. Of the $134,500,000 appropriated to date, $133,663,796 was obligated as of February 29, 1968, exclusive of pending change orders. The balance of $836,204 is required for completion of the remodeling of the Cannon House Office Building, for pending change orders, for settlement of claims under construction contracts, and for administrative, miscellaneous, and contingent expenses. The following is a breakdown of obligations under the amount of $134,500,000 appropriated to date: Acquisition of property, protection and demolition of structures, Architectural and engineering fees, Rayburn Building_ Subway and subway transportation system and terminals, includ- Underground garages in squares 637 and 691, including architec- Remodeling of Cannon Building, including garage in courtyard and architectural and engineering fees‒‒‒ Remodeling work already done in Longworth Building, including cafeteria in courtyard, architectural and engineering fees, and pedestrian tunnels between Longworth and Rayburn Buildings__ Administration, miscellaneous, and contingencies__ Total $14, 411, 594 73, 935, 719 4, 000, 000 3,301, 369 8, 029, 755 235, 194 13, 512, 648 7,686, 745 3,588, 582 5,798, 394 134, 500, 000 With respect to the remainder of the authorized limit of cost, the House Office Building Commission has approved $6,975,000 based on the following program: Converting rooms in Longworth Building into 3-room suites for Members, effecting modifications and improvements to the heating, air-conditioning, electrical and lighting systems comparable to improvements effected under the Cannon Building remodeling program Remodeling Congressional Hotel for office use during remodeling of Construction of a pedestrian tunnel between the Congressional $5, 602, 300 843, 800 196,000 $3,000 34.500 |