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516 Botanic Ga rden . Dir ect or, and son nel . per - Proviso. Qua rte rs, et c., al- lowed without deduc- tion of pay. Vol.45,p. 193. U.S. C., Supp. IV, p. 16. Repairs, improve - ments, ate . Poplar Point Nurs- ery. Heating system. Heating small green- ho uses . Enlarging and reloca- tion expenses . Vol.45,p.4. Ante, p. 5. Balance available . Post, p . 1066. Minor purchases without advertising . R. S., sec. 3709, p. 733. U.S. C.,p. 1309. Library of Congress, Librarian, and per- sonnel . Copyright Office . Register, and per- son nel. SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SEss . II . CH. 407. 1030 . BOTA NIC GARD EN Salaries : For the director and other personal services, $101,260 ; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library Provided, That the quarters, heat, light, fuel, and telephone service heretofore furnished for the director's use in the Botanic Garden shall not be regarded as a part of his salary or compensation, and such allowances may continue to be so furnished without deduction from his salary or compensation, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of the Act of March 5, 1928 (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 678), or any other law . Repairs and improvements : For procuring manure, soil, tools, purchasing trees 2 shrubs, plants, and seeds ; materials and miscella- neous supplies, including rubber boots and aprons when required for use by employees in connection with their work ; traveling expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence of the director and his assistants not to exceed $975 ; street-car fares not exceeding $25 ; office equipment and contingent expenses in connection with repairs and improvements to Botanic Garden ; maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger motor vehicle, and exchange, care, operation, and maintenance of motor trucks ; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100 ; general r epair s to buildi ngs, green houses , hea ting a ppara tus, packin g she ds, storerooms, and stables ; painting, glazing ; repairs to footwalks and roadways ; repairing and putting comfort stations in sanitary con- dition ; repairs and improvements to director's residence ; care main- tenance, and purchase of fuel for greenhouses located at Poplar Point Nursery ; installing telephone and electric light, with care and ma intenance of same, and making water connections at Poplar Point Nursery ; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the L ibrar y, $7 1,800 . For the installation of a heating system for two new greenhouses at the Poplar Point Nursery, including a brick chimney, $11,700, to be immediately available . For the construction of an auxiliary heating system to supply heat to the ten small greenhouses at the Botanic Garden, $9,800, to be immediately available . The a ppropriation of $600,000 for " Enlargi ng and rel ocating Botanic Garden, 1928 and 1929," contained in the Deficiency Appro- priation Act approved December 22, 1927, and continued available by Public Resolution Numbered 5, approved June 5, 1929, is hereby continued and made available for the same purposes during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931 . The sum of $300 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 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C.. title 41, sec. 5). LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SALARIES For the Librarian, Chief Assistant Librarian, and other personal services, $777,045 . COPYRIGHT O111CE For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register, and other per- sonal services, $231,880 .