63 STAT.]
81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 235-JUNE 22, 1949
legislative garage, and for air-conditioning refrigeration not supplied
from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office and for light and
power therefor whenever available, reimbursement for which shall
be made and covered into the Treasury; personal and other services,
fuel, oil, materials, waterproof wearing apparel, and all other neces-
sary expenses in connection with the maintenance and operation of
the plant, $1,419,000.
The appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol
may be expended without reference to section 4 of the Act approved
June 17, 1910 (41 U. S. C . 7), concerning purchases for executive
departments.
LBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
MECHANICAL AND STRUUrRUIAL MAINTENANCE
Salaries: For chief engineer and all personal services at rates
of pay provided by law, $205,400.
Salaries, Sunday opening: For extra services of employees and addi-
tional employees under the Architect of the Capitol to provide for
the opening of the Library Buildings on Sundays, at rates to be fixed
by the Architect, $14,700.
Repairs and maintenance: For the necessary expenditures for me-
chanical and structural maintenance, including minor improvements
equipment, supplies, waterproof wearing apparel, and personal and
other services, $120,000.
Furniture and furnishings: For furniture, partitions, screens, shelv-
ing and electrical work pertaining thereto and repairs thereof office
and library equipment, apparatus, and labor-saving devices, $70,000.
BOTANIC GARDEN
Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses incident to main-
taining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden and
the nurseries, buildings, grounds, collections, and equipment per-
taining thereto, including personal services (including not exceeding
$3,000 for temporary labor without regard to the Classification Act
of 1923, as amended); waterproof wearing apparel; not to exceed $25
for emergency medical supplies; traveling expenses including street-
car fares, not to exceed $275; the prevention and eradication of insect
and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and pro-
curement of personal services by contract without regard to the pro-
visions of any other Act; purchase and exchange of motortrucks;
maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; pur-
chase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to
exceed $100; and repairs and improvements to Director's residence;
all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library;
$188,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used
for the distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants,
shrubs, or other nursery stock.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries, Library proper: For the Librarian, the Librarian Emeri-
tus, and other personal services including special and temporary serv-
ices and extra special services of regular employees (not exceeding
$5,000) at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, services as authorized
by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and personal
services for printing and binding, $2,829,600, of which so much as
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Reimbursement for
heat, etc.
36 stat. 531.
Post, p. 401.
42 Stat. 1488.
5 U. S. 0 . §§661-74:
Supp. II, § 661 et seq.
Poat, p. 972.
Distribution of
nursery stock.
60 Stat. 810.
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