432. 60

Engineer Department:
Coal (3,860 tons) -

-$21, 289.45
Oil.--

131. 72
Gas---

49. 70
Removing ashes-
Repairs.

660.56
Miscellaneous supplies -

288. 69
Plumbing supplies (fittings for alterations,
etc.)---

586. 86
Tools..

114.63

$23, 554. 21 Electrical Department: Incandescent lamps.

1, 587. 29 Miscellaneous supplies

469. 22

2,056.51 Office:

Telephone service (central station and 49
telephones)

1,031. 50
Telegram.-

. 25
Stationery supplies -

196.91
Street car tickets.
Postage

30. 00
Express, freight, and drayage.

2. 33

1, 300. 99

40. 00

Total.

32, 302.83

FURNITURE, INCLUDING PARTITIONS, SCREENS, SHELVING,

AND ELECTRICAL WORK PERTAINING THERETO

The appropriation for these purposes was $40,000. Under a ruling of the Treasury an existing specific appropriation like this must alone bear all expenses pertaining to the class. No furniture therefore may be repaired or recruited from the appropriation for fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous supplies. This makes the former appropriation somewhat larger and the latter smaller than it would otherwise be.

The expenditures for the year were as follows: Steel map and atlas cases and framework.

$13, 454.00 Steel card tray cases and framework (Card Section) 13, 051.00 Adjustable stop blocks for steel card trays--

1, 346. 30 Miscellaneous furniture, including tables, desks, stands,

Typewriters, and repairing

$1, 523. 36 Partitioning of alcove in main reading room, including electric work and ventilation.

681.89 Dumb waiter for north curtain book stack.

450.00 Wood and glass inclosure of book stack in north curtain, second story --

345.00 Carpets, rugs, runners, and curtains

296. 24 Steel shelves for books.

240. 00 Freight, expressage, and drayage.

10.51

Total..

39, 915. 31

The two larger of the above items—the storage cases for cards and the map and chart cases—form in each class twotier stacks in steel, dust-tight, and of original design, conveniently accessible and fireproof.

The whole outfit of steel map cases contains 2,752 drawers that are 41 inches long, 24 inches deep, and 318 inches high, and that of the storage card cases contains 36,096 catalogue card trays 1974 inches long.

NEW STACK IN SOUTHEAST COURT

Properly to be classified as furniture, but, owing to its special magnitude and location, made the subject of independent consideration and appropriation by Congress, the new stack of shelving in the southeast court, mentioned in the last annual report, is approaching completion. Its purpose is the shelving of bound newspapers and books, and its construction and equipment are similar, though more complete and effective mechanically in this later day, to the original book stacks of the building. Since the end of the fiscal year the roof and the greater part of the interior structure have been finished. Full completion of the stack is expected by January next. Unanticipated delay of a few months has resulted from the unusual difficulty of working in a dark court with very restricted access from the exterior of the building

The cross section and typical plan of this stack which appeared in the last annual report are repeated herewith.