Evening star., 1913-12-07
MAY SHIFT MONEY
IN SUBWAY TUBES
Director Ralph Urges Plan in
Annual Report of His
Bureau.
POWER PLANT CONDUITS
WOULD FURNISH MEANS
Cost of Engraving and Printing
Work Has Been Reduced
$1O2 ,3O5.s7.

\ subway for the transaction OF al
business between the bureau of engraving
and printing and the Treasury Depart
ment and for the carriage of finished Sc
curities, is recommended in the annual
report of Director Joseph f. Ralph TO the
Secretary of the Treasury. The central
power plant proposed for location near
the river for furnishing electric light and
power to.the Treasury and other depart
rnents. the report states, will necessitate
the LAYING of conduits between the sew
eraI buildings and TO the new bureau
building. and Mr.. Ralph believes the con-
duit between the bureau building and the
Treasury Department can be enlarged to
provide for such a subway as he pro-
poses.
He also states that in accordance with
his estimates for appropriations for the
fiscal year 1914. an increase in wages Tor
female employees" of - cents a day for
printers assistants at S1.50 a day, and OF
- cents day for operatives at Sl6o a
day, making the compensation of both
classes $1.T3 day, was put into effect
July ] last, the appropriations having
been made therefor.
The report shows that the cost of the
work of the bureau. compared with
the same work during the fiscal year
+, 1912 has been reduced S102.305.S. or 2.34
per cent, and that under the provisions
OF the act approved May 30 1905. enec-
tive August ], 1gus, $16,515.i7 was paid
from the bureaus appropriation during
the year to certain classes of artisans and
laborers as compensation for injuries sus-
tanned in the course of their employment.
Receipts and Disbursements.
The aggregate amount made available
for the work of the bureau during the
year was S4.J4S. 567.32. and the aggregate
expenditures 81. 40, 1922, including $210.-
I14.1J for salaries. 81 695, 81 for COM
, pensatioH 10 employees 81, ,SSo,31475 for
wages of plate printers and printers as
sistants and 5000. 426 for materials and
miscellaneous expenses. OF the amount
expended for materials and miscellaneous
expenses, Sf9, rs Al was for new machin-
cry. and OF the amount expended for
compensation OF employees, 81, 80 was for
employees detailed 10 other branches of
the public service.
sixteen power presses were in opera
ton in the bureau during the year. In
accordance with provision of the civil
service appropriation act approved Au-
gust -. 1872, the number was increased
70 twenty-eight July l, 1913, the report
states.
Mr.. Ralph explains that a proviso of
the appropriation act of August "a, 1912,
Nth1 ~ pACNtll tic lOSS VI pOSlllOIlS 10
Plate printers through the sudden trans
fer OF this work from hand TO power
presses. July ], 1913, however, he states,
IT became necessary to discharge fifteen
plate printers, all of whom have since
been offered other positions in the bu-
Seau. some accepting and some declining
because of the reduction in the estimat-
Cd number of sheets to be printed for
The treasurer of the United States dur
Ing the fiscal year. 1914 An annual saw
Ing, it is stated. has been effected by the
Glscontinuance of hand-rolIer plate
printing presses for printing checks, GER
ufcates,. etc, during the year.
Referring to the work on the new bu-
reau building, the report states, it is ex-
pected some portion of the new struc-
ture will be used for the bureau work
shortly after February l. Work is al
ready in progress looking TO the removal
of machinery, furniture and fixtures
from the old TO the new building, and
for the purchase and installation of new
and necessary machinery and equip
Tnent.
The new building. the report states,