Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-26
Treasury Bureau OF Printing and
Engraving.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF.

Colonel o. II. Irish, chief OF the bureau OF en-
craving and printing. has submitted his annual
report to the Secretary Of the Treasury. There
were completed and delivered during the year
7,14s, ,24I sheets Of notes and securities of the
face value Of $3.50 $50; 525 306 sheets Of In
ternal revenue and customs stamps, containing
$50 S22 266 stamps, and 165. 251 sheets OF checks
drafts. &C., for the treasurer Of the UniJed
States and diSburSng officers OF the several de
partments, besides a large amount o. mlSc9l.
laneous work. The aggregate expenditure, for
the year were $3.50. 17l.95. A very large portion
OF this amount was incurred In executing WORK
for the several bureaus or the Treasury aud
other departments, to be reimbursed by then
from the proper appropriations under their
control. Tie amount so Incurred was $500 356 3d.
OF this amount S19, ,O29.O4 was on account OF ex-
penses for receiving and inspecting the distinc,
tive paper for national bank notes Internal
revenue stamps and checks, and S490, ,337. 40 for
work executed by this bureau The net eX-
penditures chargeable to the regular apprO-
priattons for the bureau were: Salaries s25 S6 So
labor and expenses, $341 .93 total 1878 sos 45
Tie amount OF work actually delivered Is nearly
six per cent greater than the amount eStim ated
for: In addition, the stock OF material aud un-
finished work on hand has been maintained,
and the machinery OF the bureau was thor-
oughly overhauled preparatory to its removal
to the new building. Had it not been for the
delays Incident to The removal OF the effects OF
SO large an establishment the amount of work
delivered would have been larger, aud the per.
centage or increase over the estimates greater
ut ItllloSdl vi luc several DrdlC1PS OF the Dtl-
reau was commenced In March The first
b, anch was established in the new building 5th
March The others were removed one at a time.
In anticipation OF the removal, the force en-
picyed In the regular processes connected with
the work OF engraving and printing was divided
as Learly as possible iutO two equal groups and
on June l, 1850, one OF the groups was fur
loughed for period OF three weeks, leaving
but about one-half Of the force at work The
machinery vacated by the half Of the force on
1uriough was then, as rapidly as possible, re-
moved and placed In working order in the new
building. on June IA, work was entirely sus-
pended on the regular processes, and the secur-
tiles, stamps. &c, were turned over to the com.
mlttee appointed for that purpose, to b,
counted. The committee completed It's labOrs
early in the afternoon of June II, aud the re-
mOval OF the impressions was at once com
menced. AS soon as this was accomplished,
the etects OF the Offices were removed to the
work with the group first turloughed was com.
menced therein. The work OF removing that
part OF the machinery, &c. used by the group
last at work, was continued, and SUBSTANTIALLY
completed by the close OF the fiscal year; and
Oh Tuesday following the holiday Incident to
the celebration OF the Fourth Of July, the entire
force resumed work, and the bureau was sue
cessfully established In its new quarters. OF
the $4,000 appropriated for this work, there
Las been expended the sum OF $45 145. 10. aud
there Is still due the contractors for the con
Sfruct1on OF the engine and boilers the sum OF
$3,63S, being the third and last payment for
the work, which will not be payable by term
OF contract until ninety days after the prelim.
mary trial OF the machinery, The number OF
regular employees on the last day of each month
duiing the fiscal year was as follows: July, SIS:
August, 500; September, $50; october, S97; No.
February. 9Os; March, 917; April, 9a1: May. 922;;
June, 9o3. During the month Of June but one.
hall of the force was continuously employed
me number OF rlate Impressions produced on
and-pfesseS during the month OF July, 1879.
was 2,901 ,22S. The average number produced
each month OF the year. when the full torce
was at work, was 3,A0, ,O00 an Increase OF III
per cent. while the increase Ia the force Was
but about .04 per cent.