MUSIC BOOK STACK

Near the close of the fiscal year designs and provisions were made for the construction of the permanent stack for shelving the more important parts of the collection of music in the Division of Music, located on the ground floor of the north curtain of the building. This construction, mainly of cast iron and steel, is under way now and nearly finished. In connection with this stack other space is being prepared for music storage in the basement thereunder.

CONNECTION TO CENTRAL POWER PLANT

Tunnel, pipe, electric cable and transforming communication has recently been installed at the Library for the service of the new central heating and power station to government buildings on Capitol Hill. One of the two original batteries of eight steam boilers has been removed to make way for this improvement.

APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES

In addition to the appropriations for the Library, this office is charged with the disbursement of the appropriations for the United States Botanic Garden, and any others placed under the control of the Joint Committee on the Library.

The following table presents the several appropriations accordingly disbursed during the fiscal year and the corresponding appropriations for the preceding and succeeding years:

a Including deficiency appropriation of $312 and increase of $505.97 by sale of cards.

b Including deficiency appropriation of $500 and increase of $444.30 by sale of cards. Including $76 for services performed in June, 1908.

d Including balance available from preceding year.

e Including credit of $31.46 from sale of stationery supplies to Library building and grounds.

f Including unfilled orders.

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UNEXPENDED BALANCES

All claims for the fiscal year 1908 have been settled, including those paid on auditor's certificate, and the unexpended balances of the appropriations have been deposited to the credit of the surplus fund of the Treasury, in amounts as follows.

APPENDICES

Appendix Ia. Appropriations and expenditures (tables).
Ib. Appropriation acts, 1910-II..

II. Report of the Register of Copyrights.

III. Manuscripts and Broadsides: List of Accessions,

1909-10...

IV. Maps and Charts: Noteworthy Accessions, 1909-10
V. List of subscribers to printed cards.
VI. (a) List of employees, October 1, 1910.

(b) Qualifications at date of appointment of em-
ployees appointed under the present admin-
istration of the Library (April 5, 1899-Sep-
tember 30, 1970).

(c) Form of application blank...

(d) Letter from the Librarian of Congress to Hon.
Frederick H. Gillett, chairman, Committee
on Reform in the Civil Service, House of
Representatives, in regard to the employees
of the Library of Congress.

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