Mr. STEWART. Yes. Mr. STEED. I know that in the case of post offices where new lighting systems were installed, it resulted in a very marked improvement in efficiency. I suppose that the work in the bookstacks is a function of the eye not too unlike that of the mail clerk in performing his duties. Mr. STEWART. Mr. Rubel has completed his studies on this, and eventually will prepare the plans and specifications on this item. He can tell you exactly what the plan is. Mr. STEED. Is it not true that the amount of light given off from the fluorescent-type facility does not consume any more or as much electricity as the old-type bulb? Mr. RUBEL. Actually three times as much light is produced for the same amount of power using a fluorescent lamp as compared to an incandescent lamp. Mr. STEED. Is this the sort of thing where physical installation is easy to obtain in the bookstacks? Mr. RUBEL. Yes, sir; it would adapt itself very well because we have long, continuous aisles where continuous rows of fluorescent lights can be used effectively. As it is now, with the old style lighting, it is difficult if not impossible to read the titles of books on the lower shelves. The present lighting is only fair on the upper shelves, but there are about four lower shelves badly in need of better illumination. REPAIRS- -SIDEWALKS Mr. STEED. Is the sidewalk improvement item as important or as urgent as some of these others? Mr. STEWART. It is in practically the same condition as the area around the Taft Memorial. Mr. STEED. What causes this sort of thing to happen to sidewalks? Does the growth of roots underground push them up! Mr. STEWART. Age mostly. They have been repaired at times when they became real bad. Mr. STEED. Have there been any instances of claims being made because people were injured on the sidewalks? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, there have been some. Mr. STEWART. We had one that fell right here on the grounds not long ago. Mr. STEED. Does the Government always get stuck on those? Mr. STEWART. Not all the time. Mr. STEED. Are any of those of any current date? Mr. HENLOCK. I do not think there has been any for about 2 years. SAVINGS- CLEANING EXTERIOR OF OLD BUILDING Mr. STEED. Before we leave this subject, last year we provided some money to clean the exterior of the Old Library Building. Would you give us a little statement on the progress being made on that? Mr. HENLOCK. $95,000 was allowed. The actual cost is, in round figures, $50,000. Part of that balance of $45,000 we want to add on to the $180,000 to carry over for the book conveyors, as the book conveyors will require more than $180,000. Mr. STEED. What is the cost compared to cleaning the Old Senate Office Building? Mr. HENLOCK. We will have to put that in the record. We do not have that item with us. (The information follows:) The cost of cleaning the exterior stonework of the main Library Building is $49,119. The cost of cleaning the exterior stonework of the Old Senate Office Building was $126,217, which, however, also included birdproofing. Mr. STEED. Did that job turn out to be easier to accomplish than you had anticipated? Mr. STEWART. They are two different kinds of material. The material in the Old Senate Office Building is Vermont marble, a soft marble. As a matter of fact, there are areas over there so soft that we could not use too much pressure on them. The Library is constructed of New Hampshire granite and will stand a higher pressure. It presents a different problem altogether and a different approach from one of the marble buildings. Mr. STEED. I have noticed a very marked improvement in the general appearance of the buildings. Mr. STEWART. Yes, especially in the afternoons when the sun hits it, it is beautiful. Mr. STEED. We now come to the item of Library buildings and grounds, furniture and furnishings, to be found at page 81 of the bill and at page 172 of the justifications. We will insert pages 172 and 173. (The pages follow:) 1962 appropriation in annual act-- DEDUCTIONS Calculating machines: Legislature Reference Service and Audit $99,000 Electric adding machines: Copyright Division and Card Division___. 2,000 1,600 3,300 2, 300 Repairs to office machines and equipment: Annual allotment increased 2,500 5,000 Typewriter replacements: Annual allotment increased from $20,000 to $25,000 to meet current requirements-- 5,000 Movable partitions: Allotment increased from $10,000 to $15,000 to meet current requirements, using noncombustible materials for partition construction___ 5,000 Calculating machine: Copyright Office_. 900 Electric adding machines: 2 for Copyright Office, 3 for Order Division, 10 for Card Division____ 5,000 Metal bookcases: Legislative Reference Service---. 3,600 2,900 Microfilm reading machines: 6 for Serial Division; 3 for Stack and Reader Division-required to provide proper service for the expanding microfilm collections__ 4, 500 Sign printing machine: Building and Grounds Division-automatic machine to replace present manually operated equipment. Needed for more efficient production of the many directional, exhibit, and other signs used around the 2 Library buildings___ Steel trays: Card Division-30,000 steel trays are needed to replace 30,000 fiberboard trays in Card Division's card stock equipment_ Recording equipment: Music Division_-_ Card catalog cases for expansion of the public catalog: Catalog Maintenance Division-provides for purchase of 135 15-drawer cases for 3 by 5 catalog cards... File cabinets: Prints and Photograph Division_. Mr. STEED. This is a fairly sizable increase. Please comment on each item. Mr. STEWART. Mr. Chairman, I would like to have Mr. Gooch comment on these items and answer the questions you have. REPAIRS TO OFFICE MACHINES Mr. Gooон. Mr. Chairman, the first item is annual maintenance and repair, office machines and devices, increased from $10,500 to $13,000. The increase of $2,500 is necessary to meet the maintenance and repair costs on typewriters, duplicating machines, calculators, adding machines, dictating machines, microfilm readers, and related items now numbering in excess of 1,500. This request allows for approximately $8.65 per machine, which is a modest amount for this purpose. The amounts requested and provided during the last several years have fallen considerably short of the actual expenditure. The Library has approximately 1,150 typewriters, 225 adding and calculating machines, and 125 pieces in various other categories to be serviced and maintained. Because they are more efficient to operate and produce better copy, there is a trend toward the purchase of more electric typewriters as against manual machines. Maintenance costs on electric typewriters, however, are greater per machine than on manual typewriters. Additions to the Library's staff and the increase in the mechanization of office procedures has resulted in increases to the inventory of office machines of all types, with a corresponding increased need for maintenance and repairs. FURNITURE AND OFFICE MACHINES The next item as annual office furniture, equipment, and office machines, increased from $35,000 to $40,000. The increase of $5,000 over the amount provided annually since 1960 is necessary to meet the needs of the expanded staff, and the public service within the public catelogs, reading rooms, and exhibit areas; and to meet the replacement requirements brought about by continuing depreciation and the need for more modern and efficient furniture and equipment. This request of $40,000 represents only slightly more than 2 percent of the total value of the Library's furniture and equipment which is estimated at $1,875,867. Continual liaison is maintained with the Federal Supply Service to keep informed as to the availability of reconditioned and surplus furniture and equipment and for selecting for procurement those items which are suitable for Library use. We have had extensive procurement from that source at no cost in money. TYPEWRITER REPLACEMENTS Next is the typewriter replacement program, which is increased from $20,000 to $25,000. The $25,000 will permit the purchase of a little over 75 typewriters. Of the estimated machines to be purchased, about 55 will be replacements of old wornout machines and the remainder will provide additional machines for increased personnel and workload. The 55 replacement machines constitute less than 5 percent of the approximately 1,150 machines now in use. At this rate, complete replacement would require about 21 years, as compared to the generally accepted period of 10 years. I might add that this keeps pace pretty much with the level at which our requests have been presented on an annual basis for additional typewriters and replacements. Mr. STEED. Is your rule of thumb for replacement of typewriters generally the same as other Government agencies? Do you turn your old machines over to GSA for disposal, and buy your new ones outright? Mr. GOOCH. We have a return on our old machines. Mr. FOLEY. We trade them in when we buy new machines. The Federal Supply Schedule contracts Mr. STEED. The Clerk of the House indicated the typewriters are turned in to the GSA and reconditioned and sold, and he said it was his experience that the Government realized more money for them that way than they did when he traded them in. Mr. FOLEY. We have done that. When they get them, they sell to whomever the customer might be. We ourselves have purchased a number of reconditioned typewriters from GSA. Mr. STEED. You may proceed. MOVABLE PARTITIONS Mr. GOOCH. The next item is for movable partitions, an increase from $10,000 to $15,000. The primary purpose of this increase is to cover the added cost of purchasing noncombustible materials for partition construction in lieu of combustible materials used heretofore. Noncombustible wallboard costs nearly twice as much per square foot as the combustible type previously used, while fire-retardant paint now applied to wood studding and trim is nearly four times as expensive per gallon as regular paint. In addition to this cost factor, the availability of rental space to which Library units will be moved during fiscal 1963 will open up approximately 60,000 square feet of space within the Library buildings and permit some much-needed space adjustments. In the course of making these adjustments, movable partitions will be required to separate operating units, provide private offices for officials, and generally improve occupancy conditions. Aside from the rather special circumstance, the need for partitions elsewhere in the Library buildings continues to exist. The acquisition of rental space will by no means solve the Library's space problems, with the result that there will still be need for adjustments to crowding, increased services, and changing programs. In the course of accommodating to these conditions, the construction of partitions is essential to eliminate distracting noises, promote efficiency in operations, provide security to classified or monetarily valuable materials, and simplify the administration of space allocation and occupancy. OFFICE MACHINES The next item is a calculating machine for the Copyright Office. This is a decrease of $1,100. This machine is requested for the joint use of the Assistant Register's office, the Examining Division, the Cataloging Division, and occasionally the Service Division. |