80 AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1924. 



priation at $1,200, which place has been dropped. The luechjuiic 

 was appointed with the consent of the Civil Service Commission 

 I^endin^ approval of this change in title. 



Mr. AxDEHSox. ^Vhat becomes of that man ? 



Mr. Makvix. What has happened is this: A mechanic was ap- 

 pointed to fill the vacancy of the electrician. He was appointed to 

 a vacancy in the current year. 



Mr. AxDKRSox. You do not have an electrician as such ? 



Mr. Mahvix. No, sir. There is no change in the language or 

 amount of appropriations until you come to the bottom of page 39. 



Mr. AxDERSox. Necessary expenses in the city of Washington, etc. ? 



GEXEKAL EXPENSE. 

 EXPENSES IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. 



Mr. Marvin. There is a change there, an increase amounting to 

 $8,000. That is one the Director of the Budget authorized in the 

 estimate and is intended to cover the purcliase of additional instru- 

 ments and equipment. We have a stock of instruments and supplies 

 and equipment over the country valued at over $500,000. The cost 

 of instruments has gone up very much within the last few years, and 

 we have been maintaining these supplies at the bureau for diU'erent 

 stations by making a great many repairs and alterations and remod- 

 eling old instruments at the bureau. In some cases we are having 

 the, work done outside. This material is worn out and no longer 

 callable of being worked over. An increase for the purchase of new 

 supplies was asked, and $3,000 was granted. That is the only thing 

 in the " In AVashington " appropriation. 



Mr. Anderson. May I ask you one question i The language indi- 

 cates that that particular item relates entirely to expenditures in the 

 city of Washington. Is that correct ? 



Mr. Marvin. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Andersox\ This is separate from your field work? 



Mr. Marvin. Yes, sir. 



PIUNTING OFFICE. 



Mr. Anderson. All right. 



Mr. Marvin. The item for printing is for the jii'inting office in 

 the city of Washington. That is a little plant we have at the bureau 

 for j)rinting the majjs and other pul)lications wliich can not be 

 l)ul>lished at the (lovernment Printing Office without too great delay. 



Mr. AxDEI^soN. All right. 



Mr. AIarvin. The joint committee has investigated that \ery thor- 

 oughly and ap])rovetl of it. 



EXPENSES OUTSIDE CITY OF WASHIN(iTON. 



The next item is for expenses outside tlie city of Washington, and 

 carries an increase of $5,000. I have prepared a chart here which 

 I would like you to look over. T^'^nder this field aiijii-opriation relat- 

 ing to the work of the bureau in forecasting the weathei", etc.. we 

 have been cariying a personnel of four or five hundred, and btn-ause 



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