588 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 303. 1924. P*¤°'¤¤¤°° *¤°°¤°¤S}· The fore oing appropriations under the Architect of the Ca itol gid Suwyc may be expinded virilthoiit reference to section 4 of the Act apprgved l,:;n°°', "‘ $*1;,, M June 17 1910, concerning purchases for executive departments. ummt. ew., to other The bepartment of the Interior, the Public Health Service, the °°”‘“"'°°t°"j1°*"“°‘ Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Union Station greg`? of temporary housin , the Government rinting Office, and the ashington City post ogce shall reimburse the Ca itol power plant for heat, light, and power furnished during the Escal year 1925, and the amounts so reunbursed shall be credited to the apprqiriations for the said plant· and be available for the purposes named therein. ,,,§B“°°l"‘“° manner nmrmiwc Arm cnormns 0°°'°°if°‘°°°°` Salaries: Chief engineer,_ $2,000; electrician, $2,000- decorator, $1,800; painter, $1,500; assistant engineers-three at $1,500 each, _one $1,400· machinists-—one $1,500, one $1,400; two wiremen, at $1,500 each; two carpenters, at $1,500 each- plumber, $1,400; @$10 laborers—four at $1,080 each, three at $1,020 each; in all, T”°S’°I°°“’°t°“ For trees, shrubs, plants, fertilizers, and skilled labor for the Bmw opmm groimds of Library of Congress, $1,000. _ For extra services of employees under the Architect of the Capitol to provide for the opening of the Librarg Building from two until R , ten o’clock post meridian on Sundays an legal ho idays, $1,100. ' For repairs, miscellaneous supplies, electric and steam apparatus, and all incidental expenses in connection with the mechamcal aud Fmmm mm structural maintenance of said building, $9,000. _ ac. ’ For furniture, mcluding partitions, screens, shelving, and electrical work pertaining thereto, $12,000. For comp etion of steel shelving in cellar for storage of library _ material to replace old wooden shelving, $5,000.
- ’°“‘““*· For- miscellaneous and necessary painting throughout the Library
Mmm; elmmm Building, $5,000. _ _ For replacement of the hydrauhc elevators of the Library of Congress with electric elevators, and for all material, equi ment, and abor connected therewith, $50,000, to be available immediately. "°““"°“""°“· Bo·rAN1c GARDEN ,,?"°°'°"‘”° "°”°“' Salaries: For the director and other personal services in accord- V°‘·"·¤’· ***8- ance with “The Classification Act of 1923," $68,7 54; all under the ,,,,.,,8, ,mp,m_ direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. ¤¤¤¤=¤»¤¢¤· Repairs and improvements: For (procuring manure, Soi], tools, purchasing trees, shrubs, plants, an seeds; materials and miscelaneous supplies; traveling expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence of the director and his assistants not to exceed $300; street par fares not exceeding $25; 0ECe_€qH1pmB11t and contingent expenses nn connection with repairs and improvements to Botanic Garden; exchange, care,_ and maintenance of motor-propelled vehicles; purchase of botanical books, per1odicals,_and books of reference, not to exceed $100;_general repairs to buildings, greenhouses, heating apparatus, packing sheds, storerooms, and sta les; painting, glazing; repairs to footwalks and roadways, repairing and putting comfort stations in sanitary condition; repairs and improvements to directorfs residence; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $37,07 5, of which $10,000 shall be immediately avail- Mmm _ able for repair of greenhouses. va.s¤,p.s:n. The sum of $25 may be expended at any one time by the Botanic Garden for the purchase of plants, trees, shrubs, and other nursery stock, without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17,
