FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2513. 1907. ].209 assistant superintendents of registry, assistant superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, chief stamp clerks, clerks, finance clerks, foremen of crews, printers, private secretaries, superintendents of car- . riers, superintendents of second—class matter, superintendents of stations, and machinist, two thousand four hundred and ninety-eight, at not exceeding one thousand two hundred dollars each; Assistant superintendents of stations, clerks, printers, private secre— ‘““·1°°· taries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, three thousand one hundred and eight, at not exceeding one thousand one hundred dollars each; Assistant superintendents of stations, clerks, clerks in charge of ’““·°°°· stations, printers, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, and superintendents of second-class matter, three thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, at not exceeding one thousand dollars each; Carpenters, clerks, clerks in charge of stations, pressmen, printers, ’“”°°· private secretaries, and oilers, five thousand three hundred and seventy- ‘ two, at not exceeding nine hundred dollars each; Carpenters, clerks, clerks in charge of stations, and pressmen, seven ‘“”°°· thousand six hundred and eight, at not exceeding eight hundred dollars each; M mo Carpenters, janitors, laborers, messengers, porters, pressmen, and ' watchmen, four hundred and eighty, at not exceeding seven hundred dollars each; Carpenters, clerks, clerks in charge of stations, janitors, laborers, ‘“°6°°‘ messengers, porters, pressmen, and watchmcn, four thousand six hundred, at not exceeding six hundred dollars each: Provided, That six mimmmmiy hundred of the additional clerks of this grade and the sum of one hun- ’·'*“*“"°- dred and twenty thousand dollars shall be immediately available; Clerks in charge of stations, ]anitors, laborers, messen ers, porters, Al “°"· and watchmen, one hundred, at not exceeding five hundrei dollars each; Clerks in charge of stations, janitors, laborers, messengers, porters, *"‘°°· and watchmen, fifty, at not exceeding four hundred dollars each; _ Substitutes for clerks and employees absent without pay; S“"‘““"°”· Clerks in char e of contract stations, at a rate of compensation c,gj’{;*_*"’·°* °°°“°“ above three hunched dollars each, and not to exceed one thousand dollars each, two hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars; Clerks in charge of contract stations, at a rate of compensation not ‘“°3°°‘ to exceed three hundred dollars each, five hundred and lifteen thousand dollars; In all, twenty-six million three hundred and ninety thousand two hundred dollars. _ And the appointment and assignment of clerks hereunder shall he “""'""“""· so made during the iiscal year as not to involve a greater aggregate expenditure than this sum, and the assignment of the several grades of compensation to the various offices shall be made. so far as plracticable, in proportion to the amount of business transacted throng such offices and the respective divisions thereof. _ _ For compensation to substitutes for clerks and employees at first and cl§,‘§;’f‘,{,‘{§,{.‘fj‘ ‘°' second class post-offices on vacation, one hundred thousand dollars. _ For temporary and auxiliary Clerk hire at first and second class ““°°'“` post-offices, including temporary and auxiliary clerk hire at summer and winter resorts, two hundred thousand dollars. _ _ For separating mails at third and fourth class post—oflices, seven Swlming mm1` hundred and seventy-tive thousand dollars. _ _ For unusual conditions at post-oflices, one hundred thousand dollars. U““·"”*‘°°’{°“*°“’· For allowance to third-class post-oliices. to cover the cost of clerical 0,,§’Q_,';f"*» "“"’*““’ services, eight hundred thousand dollars: I4l'!)Z7?.d€(Z, That no allowance PH~·is<>. in excess of two hundred dollars shall be made where the salary of the A °°m°m° postmaster is one thousand dollars, one thousand one hundred dollars or one thousand two hundred dollars; nor in excess of three hundred dollars where the salary of the postmaster is one thousand three
