The times., 1899-12-05
MR.. PUTNAM,s ESTIMATES.
The Librarian of Congress- Submits
His Report to the senate.


The annual report Of Herbert Putnam,
Librarian Of Congress, was SUBMITTED to
the Senate yesterday. Il contains an ac-
count Of the work for the year ending
June 80 1893 and estimates for the ensu-
ing year.
The report shows that 500, S2517 was
expended for salaries; S14 4,999a7 for the
purchase Of hooks; 81. .i9SSS for the pur
chase OF law books; 81 1892 for the pur-
chase of periodicals.; 81, 500 for the ex-
change Of public documents; $2,0GO for
contingent expenses: $24.96g5S for print
ing and binding and s36 03O.g7 for salaries
in the copyright division. The total ap-
prupriated was Sla1 ,125 and the amount
expended stS4. S24.59, leaving balance on
hand OF S6 3O0.Sl
The receipts from the copyright Office
for the year amount to S5s, ,267. and its eX-
penses to $40.2T23S. The balance on hand
in this department is $17.99L62. In detail,
the amounts disbursed are given as fol-
lows
Buildings and Grouuds-For care and
maintenance S61 395 fuel, lights, etc,
$4,000; furniture, $4,000. Total, $l06,-
/ 395
The report says: "The total Of books
and pamphlets on September 80, 1898, was
932 O9l. This included all duplicates Tex
cept those in the copyright office) and the
entire Smithsonian deposit. Adding to
these the accessions of a, ,962 copies since
September 80, 1898, we shall have the total
on June 80, 1899, as 957 ,056 books and pam
phlets. The material actually received in
the Library during the fiscal year includes
a considerable amount not accustomed but
set aside for exchange. BY gift, for in
stance there was received a total OF Z 7,143
books and pamphlets.
Manuscripts the period Septem-
Der 1. 1895 TO June go 1893 the additions
TO the manuscript department have COM
! 9rised $50 manuscripts OF these, 10
bound volumes and $50 unbound manu-
scripts have been acquired by purchase,
and III unbound manuscripts and one vol
! ume OF typewriter transcripts have been
! acquired by gift. The expenditures in pur-
/ chase have amounted 10 but S30l.6l. the
number of manuscripts in the department
! is about $500. OF these only 7,340 have
/ thus far been catalogued and only 1,6Oi
have been caleudared
! Maps and Charts-The accession since
! the last annual report may be stated as
| follows: Sheet maps S53, aliases 125
| pocket maps s, total 1886. Accepting the
| total number of pieces in the collection on
| July !. 1898, as So 195 it would, on June
/ 80, 1899 stand as 81 Isl.
] Reading Room for the Blind-Thls has
/ been open every day, from &. m to p
/ N. From October to July there has been
/ on each afternoon, except Wednesdays
! readings; and on every Wednesday, a mus
! ical recital The readers and musicians
/ are volunteers. The interest In the room
! IS indicated by the fact that it has been
! visited during the year by 81 600 persons
/ OF whom 1925 have attended the readings
and recitals. Il is true that OF this large
/ number cnly $50 We're 'unseeing."
Reading -room-The main reading room
was open 3G6 days, from July 1, to Septem-
/ Der 90 from Q q. IA. to p M; from OctO-
/ Der l to June 60 from a. In to 10 D. M
! except that on d few Saturdays during
! July and August Of 1898 it was closed al
noon The total number of readers re-
corded was go. The highest number
/ OF readers IN one day was g62, on February
{ I, 1899; the smallest A. on September 9
1898 "a half holiday The number OF books
I and periodicals supplied was POI ,662. The
/ highest number issued in one day was
( e.8Al the lowest 81. the average number
/ 1.090, OF which G22 represent the issue be-
! tween @. IN. and 3. In
in the estimates for the year ending
June 30, 1901, are the following 1888 00t
/ for Te-cataloguing the library in one year
/ or If FIVE years are required for the work
| sS4340 q year; $3.50 for reading rooms.
/ 81 500 for TWO new assistants for maps anL
! charts department; So 600 for an expert
! TO care for the Hubbard collection o.
! prints; 81 $50 for an assistant and tive
/ messengers in Congressional reference
room at the Capitol; s50,00O for employe:
| of copyright Office; $4,000 for increase Of
/ library, S1,S45 for an automobile wagon
( $4,000 for printing and binding; $37 00C
! for GsFirferc=as