in the estimates of the Architect of the Capitol for 1929 will suffice for that year. New awnings were placed on the east and south sides of the building. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT The personnel of the engineer department is under the control and on the pay roll of the Architect of the Capitol, but on duty in the Library building under the immediate direction of this office. This department has been occupied all the year with emergency repairs and improvements, including the upkeep of the building and mechanical equipment, and with cabinet work (the making and repair of furniture and recaning of chairs). The installation of improved lighting fixtures was continued, 18 in the main reading room and 6 in the card division being supplied. Sixty new lights were installed in three spiral stair towers. In the south cellar (copyright) 130 new lights were added. In the periodical division a new local telephone system was installed with five branches. Inside safety gates were installed on five push-button elevators and 30 safety locks and 29 safety switches on six elevators, all in the bookstacks. The north and south bookstacks (cellar) were rewired. New electric feeders to the card division were installed. New and modern plumbing fixtures were installed in four lavatories. Repairs were made to parts of the roof and one-third of the roof was repainted. Two small strips of grass were removed on the east side of the building and that space and the adjacent walks were waterproofed to protect the machine-room vaults beneath. A new ventilating system by means of fans was installed in the north and south bookstacks. With this installation each stack is now provided with its own special and separate system of ventilation. A new hot-water heater was installed to serve the west half of the building. This effects a considerable saving of steam. NEW STACK IN THE NORTHEAST COURT The new northeast bookstack was completed in March, 1927, and occupied during the following weeks. The furniture (metal) for the new stack was selected, ordered, and placed; fire extinguishers and other necessary small equipment and fittings, including lamps and fans for the entire stack, were installed. GROUNDS The grounds are under the general supervision of the Architect of the Capitol and were kept in good condition by the force of the general foreman of labor under this office. Some new boxwood was bought and some shrubbery replanted. About half of the stone coping around the grounds was pointed up and this work will be completed during 1928 under the special appropriation again available for that purpose. DETAILS OF OPERATIONS Custody, care, and maintenance, miscellaneous sup- Supplies, including dry goods, soap powders, soaps, Flags- Gas $3, 433. 75 257.55 56. 63 1,779. 25 General telephone service of Library-- Mail and delivery service, upkeep and repair of Miscellaneous items, including stationery, car fare, Total expended__. Total_____ 716. 18 252.79 6, 496. 15 503.85 7, 000. 00 Under the act of June 29, 1922, the appropriations for the engineer and electrical departments were placed under the Architect of the Capitol, and these expenditures are therefore not reported here. MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS Waste paper weighing in the aggregate 179,931 pounds was collected in the daily cleaning operations. This was sold, under a contract made by the General Supply Committee of the Government, at a rate of 35 cents per hundred pounds, and yielded $629.77, which was deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, FISCAL YEAR 1927 (The building was closed on July 5 and December 25, 1926) Total number of visitors during the year.. 1,048, 164 Average for the 363 days on which building was open__ 2,887 1, 785 Unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal year 1925, after payment of all claims presented, were carried to the surplus fund of the Treasury, as follows: PERSONNEL The organization, under the direction of the administrative assistant and disbursing officer, was as follows: Chief clerk: 5 clerks. 1 property clerk. 3 telephone operators. 1 messenger. Captain of the guard: 2 lieutenants. 22 guards. 4 check boys. 2 attendants, ladies' room. 4 elevator conductors. 2 skilled laborers. Total number of employees, 131. Total number of separations, 24. Foreman of laborers: 1 skilled laborer. 16 laborers. 1 laundress. 2 head charwomen. 58 charwomen. 3 book cleaners. The organization controlled and paid by the Architect of the Capitol but working at the Library under the immediate direction of the administrative assistant was Chief engineer: 4 assistant engineers. 2 machinists. 1 plumber. 2 carpenters. 1 decorator. 1 painter. 5 skilled laborers. Total number of employees, 22. Electrician: 2 wiremen. 2 skilled laborers. The spirit of cooperation, keen interest, and loyal efforts of the entire personnel of this office is again acknowledged with appreciation. This year it was especially noteworthy on account of the increased efforts without extra help required in connection with the completion of the new bookstack. Respectfully submitted. HARRIET DE K. WOODS, Administrative Assistant and Disbursing Officer. The LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS. |