LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE Object classification [In thousands of dollars] 11 Personnel compensation: Permanent positions. Other personnel compensation. Total personnel compensation.. 12 Personnel benefits.. 25 Other services: General annual repairs... Annual painting... Maintenance and repairs, air-conditioning and refrig- Maintenance and repairs, elevators. Equip part of bookstacks with map cases, annex.. Equip part of deck for bookshelving, annex. Installation of floor tile, both buildings.. Repairs to mosaic ceilings and floor tile and marble Restore and repair decorated plaster ceilings, second Cleaning exterior stonework, main building. Birdproofing upper areas of main building, including Roof repairs and replacements, main building. Replacement of book conveyors, north and south Adjustable loading dock, receiving unit, main build- Replacement of air filter bank, southeast stack, main Floor matting, main building entrances.. Replacement of steam pressure reducing valves, main 30 Mr. STEED. We now go to "Library Buildings and Grounds," page 146 of the justifications and page 80 of the bill. We will insert pages 146 to 157, inclusive. (The pages follow :) 1961 appropriation in annual act__ DEDUCTIONS Installation of floor tile, both buildings: Main reading room, 1st floor; Music Division catalog and reading room, ground floor; Loan Division, ground floor; periodical reading room, ground floor; snackbar, ground floor; and control room, ground floor-all in the main building; Catalog Maintenance Division and Presidential papers project, 3d floor, annex.. Pointing exterior stone work, both buildings: dropped for 1962program completed___. $942, 300 31, 400 35, 000 Repairs to mosaic ceilings and floor tile and marble floor tile, main 20,000 125,000 30,000 5,000 4, 200 Heating and cooling survey and study, main building: nonrecurring Replacement of electric tram, for use in both buildings: nonrecur- Total------ Base for 1962__- 25, 000 3,500 7,400 8, 300 -294, 800 647, 500 ADDITIONS Personal compensation: An increase of $5,200 is requested for 1962 to meet on a cost of these changes is $12,000. Of this cost, $6,800 is Overtime and holiday pay increased by $1,100 to meet increased pay costs under that allotment resulting from base pay increases under Public Law 763 and the Classification Act.. Personnel benefits: Contribution to retirement fund increased from $22,000 to $23,000.... An allotment of $23,000 is required for 1962 to cover the cost of the Government contribution to the retirement fund required by Public Law 854, 84th Congress. The additional amount results from increase in basic pay rates. Maintenance and repairs, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems: 2 nonrecurring items requested under this allotment for 1962$17,000 for the replacement of supply fans 1, 2, 4 and 9 in the Annex, due to maintenance problems which have arisen through increase of fan motor sizes; also, from cracked blades, broken tierods, sheared-off rivets, and other defective parts-these fans supply cooling and heating for 400,000 square feet of floor space or approximately two-thirds of the entire annex, and their replacement is urgent; $5,000 to convert the Rare Book Division airconditioning system to operation off the Capitol Power Plant chilled water supply--- Maintenance and repairs, elevators: Nonrecurring increase to permit the reconditioning of the penthouse motor rooms of elevators Nos. 1 and 2, west side, main building. These penthouses are of metal construction and in poor condition. The elevator machinery and controls are subjected to moisture and water leaks, and the apparatus is exposed to dust and dirt. As there is no insulation or forced ventilation present, the equipment is subject to extreme heat in the summer. These conditions can be corrected with the funds requested.. Installation of floor tile, both buildings: This item is requested to install floor tile in the Coolidge Auditorium; old refrigeration room and former substation, cellar; and charwomen's and laborers' quarters, cellar, all in the main building; and in the Government Printing Office Printing Branch space, ground floor, annex.. $5, 200 1,100 1,000 22,000 14,700 16, 800 Repairs to mosaic floor tile and marble floor tile, main building—6th ness Roof repairs and replacement, main building: $12,700, a nonrecurring item, for installation of a new tile roof on the garage. The present roof, which is over 25 years old, leaks and is in a state of general disrepair. It is proposed to remove the existing tile and install new membrane waterproofing, necessary copper flashing, and new tile. $18,000, a nonrecurring item, for installation of a new copper roof on the Coolidge Auditorium. The present roof is slag which has been in service over 35 years and is in need of replacement. It is proposed to remove the existing slag materials and install a suitable copper roof which will be easier to maintain and which will have a long life___ Cafeteria expansion, main building: This is a nonrecurring item requested to permit badly needed expansion of the cafeteria into space recently made vacant by the removal of electrical substation equipment. With a present capacity of about 135 persons, the existing cafeteria is very inadequate for the needs of the 2.700 employees in the Library, plus tourists, readers, study-room occupants, and others. For efficient and rapid service, the cafeteria should have a seating capacity of about 400. The additional space available will permit expansion to a capacity of 350. The removal of several restaurants on Independence Avenue for expansion and improvements of the Capitol Grounds will further aggravate the problem Replacement of book conveyors, north and south stacks, main build- Guy B. Panero, private practicing engineer of New York City, made a survey and study of the heating and cooling systems of the Main Library of Congress Building under funds provided for such purpose last year. His studies revealed that the present systems are highly deficient and deteriorated and in urgent need of replacement, at an estimated cost of $2,500,000. Design and installation of the new system would require the work to extend into the fiscal year 1963, until completion. The existing systems are 63 years old and are in very poor physical condition with likely prospects for complete failure at any time in the near future. Even at best the building is possessed of a poorly designed ventilating system and a heating system which is insufficient, ineffective, and entirely obsolete by any standards. The incapability of the present heating and ventilating systems to provide internal atmospheric conditions compatible with present-day standards commonly employed in libraries of lesser importance is, in itself, sufficient cause for condemning the existing installations. Of more vital concern is the obsolescence of the mechanical equipment and piping systems, and the serious impairment of the physical condition of some of the major components. During their prolonged period of use, they have been continually subjected to the violently destructive action of chemicals and fluids. Major equipment failures may be imminent without detection and, because of their obsolescence, replacement parts are no $180,000 3, 500 2,500 2,100 3,600 2,500,000 |