JUSTIFICATION OF THE ESTIMATE I would like very much to have inserted in the record pages 4 to 10 without reading them, unless you so desire. Mr. STEED. We will insert those at this point in the record. (The pages referred to follow :) The gross budget increase of $4,985,100 is summarized as follows: Personal services: Increased pay costs, wage-board employees, authorized by Pub- Within-grade salary advancements under the Classification Act__ Additional positions: Salaries, Office of Architect of the Capitol: Total, gross personal services increase Other annual maintenance items: Contribution to retirement fund, Public Law 854, 84th Cong--- Penalty mail costs, Public Law 286, 83d Cong------ Total, other annual maintenance items Special nonrecurring maintenance items: Capitol Buildings, Capitol Grounds, Senate Office Buildings, Plant___ Library buildings and grounds (including $2,500,000 for replacement of 63-year-old heating and ventilating system in the main Library building) Total, special nonrecurring maintenance items... Total gross increase requested for 1962. $123, 731 11, 519 20, 134 35, 316 190, 700 6,000 1,000 1,000 30,000 38,000 123, 700 3, 132, 700 3, 256, 400 1,500,000 A breakdown of the annual and nonrecurring maintenance and construction items of increase follows: 4, 985, 100 69462-61-7 375 Act... Contribution to retirement fund, Public Law 854, 84th Cong. 1,600 Alterations to existing circuit breakers, electrical plant..... 10,000 Total.... 11,700 1,600 10,000 23,300 Library building and grounds: Structural and mechanical care: Increased pay costs, wage-board employees, Overtime and holiday pay increased costs. Contribution to retirement fund, Public Law Maintenance and repairs, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. Maintenance and repairs, elevators. tile, main building. Restore and repair decorated plaster ceilings, 2d floor, exhibit halls, main building Roof repairs and replacements, main building. Adjustable loading dock, receiving unit, main Replacement of air filter bank for the southeast Floor matting, main building entrances. Replacement of silk wall covering in former Installation of heating and cooling system, main Materials handling and cleaning equipment main building. Dust-arresting system, carpenter shop, main 5,200 1,000 22,000 14,700 16,800 20,000 12,000 95,000 58,000 30,700 103,000 180,000 3,500 2,500 2,100 3,600 2,500,000 6,000 10,000 building..... 7,000 Stairway scaffolds. 1.800 Shelving, steel, for Map Division, annex. 1,500 Prints and Photographs Division. 3,000 Underground sprinkler system, grounds, main building. 19,000 Total..... 6,300 1,000 3, 112, 200 3, 119, 500 |