Light, Potomac Electric Power Co.. Printing and binding, Public Printer (transfer of appropriations). Law and scientific books: $7,000.00 $43. 20 50.00 8.95 40.90 4.50 4.50 19.00 8.75 11.50 33.85 3.75 175.86 404.76 3. 29 72.00 144.00 448. 15 667. 44 10.00 15. 83 $269.99 1. 68 271. 67 205. 32 870.68 63D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (DOCUMENT 3d Session. TYPEWRITING MACHINES PURCHASED AND EXCHANGED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, TRANSMITTING STATEMENT RELATIVE TO TYPEWRITING MACHINES PURCHASED DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1915. DECEMBER 9, 1914.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BUILDING AND GROUNDS, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Washington, D. C., December 7, 1914. SIR: For the office of Superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds, I have the honor to hand you herewith certain information required by section 4 of the legislative act approved July 16, 1914, relative to typewriting machines purchased and exchanged by the Library of Congress during the first three months of the fiscal year 1915: Amounts allowed on old typewriting machines in part payment for new ones are not credited to the appropriation from which the machines are purchased, but are turned into the miscellaneous receipts fund of the Treasury. Very respectfully, WADE H. RABBITT, Chief Clerk, In charge Library Building and Grounds. The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. O 3d Session. No. 1277. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. LETTER FROM THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS SHOWING IN DETAIL THE TRAVELING EXPENSE OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1914. DECEMBER 9, 1914.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Washington, November 21, 1914. SIR: In accordance with section 4, act of May 22, 1908, I have the honor to submit herewith a statement showing in detail what officers or employees of the Library of Congress have traveled on official business from Washington to points outside of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1914, giving in each case the full title of the official, the destination or destinations of such travel, the business or work on account of which the same was made, and the total expense to the United States charged in each case. The Library appropriations against which travel may be charged are: Contingent expense; Card indexes, up to $500; Increase of Library, travel connected with the acquisition of material by purchase, gift, or exchange. As given, the list shows the items in merely chronological order. The totals chargeable to the respective appropriations are as follows: Contingent expenses... Card indexes... Increase of Library.. Total........ Very respectfully, $231.86 1, 717. 90 1, 949.76 HERBERT PUTNAM, Librarian. The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. Statement of travel expenses incurred by the Library of Congress during the fiscal year 1913-14. Gertrude T. Rider, assistant in charge reading room for the blind, July 1-2, 1913: Destination, Jacksonville, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Detroit, Mich.; and St. Louis, Mo. Business, incidental to attendance at the convention of American Association of Workers for the Blind and in visiting certain institutions for the blind. Amount..... Richard A. Rice, special expert, July 1-Dec. 24, 1913: Destination, Lausanne, Thun, Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland; Paris, Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain material by Amount.. Herbert Putnam, Librarian, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 1913: $8.65 1 1, 352. 97 Destination, New York City. Business, in connection with the general administration of the Library. 42.00 Herbert Putnam, Librarian, Nov. 7, 1913: Destination, Baltimore, Md. Business, in connection with the general administration of the Library. 2.90 O. G. Sonneck, Chief of Music Division, Nov. 18-29, 1913: Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain music collections by purchase and gift. Amount... 29.50 Herbert Putnam, Librarian, Nov. 19-25, 1913: Destination, Philadelphia, Pa., and New York City. Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain material by gift. Amount.. 42.29 John C. Fitzpatrick, assistant, Manuscript Division, Nov. 20-21, 1913: Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain manuscript collections by purchase. Amount.. 7.05 Gaillard Hunt, Chief of Manuscript Division, Nov. 21-23, 1913: Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain manuscript collections by gift. Amount 20.35 Gaillard Hunt, Chief of Manuscript Division, Nov. 26-Dec 1, 1913: Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain manuscript collections by gift. Amount.. 20.00 Gaillard Hunt, Chief of Manuscript Division, Dec. 3-4, 1913: Destination, New York City and Paterson, N. J. Business, in connection with the acquisition of certain manuscript collections by purchase. Amount. 17.35 ... 1 Exclusive of that portion of trip covering the cities of Rome, Florence, Pistoja, Milan, Cadenabbia, Baveno, Italy, and Geneva, Switzerland, during the period Jan. 15-June 30, 1913 (submitted subsequent to the rendering of the report for the fiscal year 1913, $1,216.83). |