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I'AYMENT OK DI'TY ON WIKNTIHr AITAKXTTv INflfiTtTm 



The only otlicr rliiin<j;t' llinc l•^ llic (IiiIm- 'mi ,iii|mm itil aiiirlc-. 

 riitlt'i" (In* i)i«'s<'i)t (arilf law the (U'|»aitmrn( will have to pay iliii .. 

 oil M-ii'iititic iipparatus iiiij»(»rttM| fr<»iii oiIut coiinhif 



Mr. Andkkson. ^'oii will liavi* to pay diitirs^ 



Mr. IvKK.sK. Wv will liavi' lo pay (liilir.s, 



.Mr. Ani>ki:s<».\. AN'hat do yon want to drop that lan^naur «»nt for 

 thon^ 



.Ml'. Kkk.si:, Koc the rt'Ji.M>n that nndcr the coinplrolh'r .s «U'(j.sions 

 thosf duties may he paid ont of any hinip-snni aj»propriat ion. The 

 various hnirans iin])ort sonic of their scientitic ap[)aratiis, and it 

 makes a hetter aeeoiintin^ system to have the duties paid out of their 

 own appropriations rath; r than to have it come out of mis<-ellaiU'ous 

 exp.'iisi's. 



Air. Andkhsox. You do not make any diduction from this appro- 

 priation with "that idea ^ 



Mr. Kkksk. No; we do not. 



.Mr. .Ir.Mi'. You have not liad to pay thesi' duties heretofore? 



.Mr. Rkksi:. Xo. 



Mr. A.NDKK.soN. You have had the provision, but you have not had 

 to pay anything under it ( 



Mr. Kkksk. No. It is a matter of no <rreat importance. AVe 

 tiiou/zht we could drop this out of here, hut it could stay in. 



C0M1M.F:TI0X ok VAII.T KOK INKI.AMMAIU.K XIATKRIAI..S. 



I*a«re 7: That paragraph authorizing construction of a vault for 

 indammahle materials is dropped. The vault is nvarly finished. 



Mr. Axi)KU.M)N. You think it will he finished before the end of this 

 fiscal year? 



-Mi-. Rkkse. It will be finished inside of a few weeks. 



Mi-. Andkhson. Where is this vault? 



Mr. Kkksk. It is constructeil on a knoll just about south of the 

 department shops. 



Nlr. Andkhson. How bi<jr is it? 



Mr. Kkksk. It is about -M^ by -25 feet. 



Mr. Andku.son. Untler<ii-ound ? 



Mr. Kkksk. It projects 2 or 3 feet above «rround. The portion 

 whi( h ju-ojects above ground will be protected by shrubbery >n that 

 it will not show at all. There is very little above ground. 



Mr. .\xi)Ki{.s«)N. AVhat did the vault cost? 



Mr. Kkksk. $2,r)()(). 



Mr. Am)KKS(»n. AVas it built under contract ? 



Mr. Kkksk. Yes. The law limited the cost to '>-2..500. and it was 

 built under contract for that fi<ruie. 



KKNTKl) I!lII.l)IX<;s IN niSTUICT OK COI.VMIIIA. 



Mr. AxuKRsox. The ne.xt item, pa^e 8. is rented bnildinjrs in the 

 I)istrict of Columbia. 



Mr. lU.KSK. AVe recommend a reduction of ^5.000 in that appro- 

 l)riation. AA'e found last year that $r).(M)() was not expended, and we 

 believe we can .safely drop that amount out this year. 



Mr. Maokk. Do you expect to rent the same buildinjis for the li-< al 

 vcir as last voni"? 



