Mr. ANDREWS. The next item, "Library Buildings and GroundsFurniture and Furnishings" appears on page 104 of the committee print and on page 161 of the justifications. The request is for $382,000, a net increase of $32,000, consisting of many deletions and many additions. The deletions speak for themselves. All right, Dr. Mumford. GENERAL STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS Dr. MUMFORD. Mr. Chairman, may I first make a summary statement regarding these items? The request under the heading of "Furniture and Furnishings" for 1969 totals $382,000. That is about the same as the amount we requested for 1968, but it is $32,000 more than the $350,000 that was appropriated by the Congress. USE OF HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING SURPLUS You will recall that the committee suggested last year that the Library might obtain some standard items of furniture such as file cabinets and desks from the Clerk of the House. We followed up on that but we have not cbtained any suitable furniture. Mr. ANDREWs. Has he offered you any? Mr. BERRY. We looked at some but it was not suitable for our needs. Mr. ANDREWs. For what reason? Mr. BERRY. He did not have any file cabinets. The desks he had were in worse condition than those we are now using. The tables were too large for our purposes. Mr. ANDREWS. In other words, you could not use anything he showed you? Mr. BERRY. That is right, of what he had at that time. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Dr. MUMFORD. In the meantime, we need to provide adequate furniture for staff and for continuing programs in the Library. As is the usual practice, this request has three major categories: (1) Annual, recurring amounts for repairs to office machines and for standard office furniture and equipment; (2) Special programs for typewriters and partitions; and (3) A group of nonrecurring items, some of which are repeated from last year. Increases are requested in both annual items and an increase in the total for nonrecurring items, but the typewriter program is less this year. INCREASE IN REPAIRS OF MACHINES, ET CETERA On the annual requirements we are asking for increases of $15,000 and $20,000, respectively, for maintenance and repair of office machines and for standard office furniture and related equipment. One principal reason for these increases is the rise in costs, but the general growth in Library activities also accounts for a part of them. INCREASE FOR TYPEWRITER PURCHASES On typewriters, $21,000 of last year's request for typewriters was to provide for expanded needs in the Legislative Reference Service and the Copyright Office. These have been met, but the needs of the rest of the Library now are estimated at $45,000 for new and replacement machines. Mr. ANDREWS. That is an $11,000 increase over last year? REPAIRS TO MACHINES Mr. ANDREWS. Let me ask you a question about the item "Repairs to Office Machines and Equipment" where you are requesting an increase of $15,000, from $30,000 to $45,000. How do you have your repair work done? Is it done by contract? Mr. BERRY. It is done in either of two ways. Much of it is done through the General Services Administration. They provide repair service on a reimburseable basis. In other instances we have a service contract with the manufacturer of the equipment. Mr. ANDREWS. What percentage of your typewriters are electric? First, how many do you have? Mr. BERRY. At the moment we are carrying an inventory of 1,672 typewriters, of which 585 are electric and 1087 are manual. We still have some typewriters to be obtained with the funds appropriated for this year. Mr. ANDREWS. So this $45,000 request is for repairs on all 1,672 typewriters? Mr. BERRY. Not only typewriters, but duplicating machines, adding machines, and other office machines. Mr. ANDREWS. I wish you would elaborate in the record on how you get your work done, whether it is done by contract or negotiated. (The information follows:) Servicing of most typewriters and some other office machines for the Library is done by the General Services Administration with Government employees. In other instances the servicing is performed by manufacturers or others under contracts negotiated by the General Services Administration. In only a few instances is service purchased by the Government directly without GSA contracts. Mr. ANDREWS. Doctor, had you finished your statement? Dr. MUMFORD. I wanted to say a final word about non-recurring items. REQUESTS FOR NON-RECURRING INCREASES In 1968 an amount of $185,000 was allowed for a number of nonrecurring needs. This year we request $192,000 for nonrecurring furniture and equipment for the essential Library programs. Of this amount over 46 percent, $89,800, is for furniture and equipment for the two business-type operations of the Card Distribution Service and the Copyright Office, both of which return all or most of their costs to the Treasury. It is most desirable that these activities have proper equipment to do their jobs as efficiently as possible. The remaining $102,200 is for basic items to support a number of other Library programs, and to enumerate those briefly: Equipment for the program to preserve Library materials, $25,000; Equipment related to services to users, including housing of catalog cards and materials and reading machines, $39,100; Equipment for the program for the blind and physically handicapped, $10,500; and Basic equipment for duplicating, fiscal operations, and mailing services, $27,600. The normal growth of the Library is reflected in equipment needs as well as staff. Much of the nonrecurring equipment requested-particularly card catalog cases, recording equipment, duplicating and mailing equipment-is not available through surplus. We shall be happy to elaborate further on specific items. HOLDING TO FISCAL YEAR 1968 LEVEL Mr. ANDREWS. The total request for the title "Library Buildings and Grounds-Furniture and Furnishings" is $382,000, is that correct? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. This is a net increase of $32,000 requested under this heading over last year? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. Dr. Mumford, suppose the committee should decide to hold this item to no higher than the 1968 level of $350,000, what would you sacrifice from the list we just went through? You can insert that in the record. Mr. ANDREWS. The next item is for the Botanic Garden, "Salaries and expenses," appearing on page 107 of the committee print and page 205 of the justifications. Your request is for $568,000, which seems to be a net decrease, is that right? Mr. HENLOCK. Of $29,500. Mr. ANDREWS. Of $16,500 assuming the adoption of the wage board supplemental, is that correct? Mr. HENLOCK. Assuming that; yes, sir. Mr. ANDREWS. We will insert pages 205 through 208. (The pages follow :) Salaries and expenses, Botanic Garden 1968 appropriation in annual act_. Wage board pay supplemental-- Total appropriations, 1968----. Deductions: Installation of greenhouse evaporative cooling system in 4 greenhouses at Popular Point Nursery: Nonrecurring item allowed for 1968, not required for 1969-- $584, 500 13,000 597,500 Repairs, replacements, and improvements to electrical systems, Main Conservatory, office building, and Bartholdi Display Fountain: Nonrecurring item allowed for 1968, not required for 1969‒‒‒‒ 4,000 45,000 (-)49, 000 548, 500 Base for 1969 Additions: Wage-board increases authorized by Public Law 763, 83d Under the provisions of Public Law 763, 83d Congress, An increase of $6,200 is requested for 1969 to meet, on a full-year basis, the cost of increased wage rates established for these wage board 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 Oct. 22, 1967, in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 85-872, 85th Congress. 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 1969 in accordance with prevailing rates. An increase of $1,960 is requested for 1969 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---Nightwork and Sunday differential pay increased from $7,700 to $10,900 - This increase is necessary to meet the cost on a current expenditure basis of work performed under this allotment. Costs under this allotment have been gradually increasing over the past several years, due to annual wage rate increases provided by law, and the point has now been reached where a realistic adjustment under this allotment is necessary. Pay above the stated annual rate allotment; increase__. 8, 160 900 3, 200 1,500 |