166 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 287. 1876. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. §,“*’fl°S·t°”°G For compensation of the Postmaster-General eight thousand dollars; ,,,.,,,3,sOII§E°§,.?r` °u` three assistant postmasters general, at three thousand nve hundred 4 dollars each ; superintendent of money-order system, three thousand dollars; superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand dollars; topographer, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of division of mail depredations, two thousand dollars; chief of division of dead—letters, two thousand two hundred and nity dollars; chief of division of postalstamps, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; superintendent of post-office building and disbursingoflicer, two thousand one hundred dollars; chief clerk to the Postmaster-General, two thousand two hundred dollars; three chief clerks to the assistant postmastersgeneral, at two thousand dollars each; chief clerk to the superintendent of money- order system, two thousand dollars; chief clerk to the superintendent of foreign mails, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief of division of free delivery, two thousand one hundred dollars; superintendent of blankagency, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of blank-agency, one thousand six hundred dollars ; four assistants of blank-agency one thousand two hundred dollars each; tivo assistants of blank-agency, nine hundred dollars each; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; seventeen clerks of class four; sixty-three clerks of class three; forty-eight clerks of class two; sixtyfive clerksof class one; forty-seven female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger to Postmaster General, nine hundred dollars; three messengers to assistant postmasters general, eight hundred and forty dollars each; seven assistant messengers, seven hundred and twenty dollars each ; captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; nine watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty- seven laborers, seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; on carpenter one thousand two hundred dollars; one · assistant carpenter, one thousand dollars; one iireman, who shall be a blacksmith, nine hundred dollars; one fireman who shall be a. steam fitter, nine hundred dollars; one fireman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; three female laborers, four hundred and eighty dollars each; and for temporary clerks, ten thousand dollars; making in all, four hundred and thirty-four thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For contingent expenses of the Post Office Department: For stationery, nine thousand dollars; fuel, for the General Post-Office building, including the Audit0r’s office, seven thousand and four hundred dollars; for gas, five thousand dollars; plumbing and gas-fixtures, three thousand dollars; telegraphing, three thousand dollars; painting, two thousand dollars; carpets, three thousand dollars; furniture, five thousand dollars; keeping of horses and repair of wagons and harness, one thousand two hundred dollars; hardware, one thousand two hundred dollars; and for rent of house numbered nine hundred and fifteen, E street northwest, one thousand eight hundred dollars; and for miscellaneous genus, eight thousand dollars; in all, forty nine thousand six hundred o ars. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Salaries, etc. For compensation of the Commissioner of Agriculture, three thousand Og ° m ”“”‘°'#’°’”° dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; entomologist, °°‘ two thousand dollars; chemist, two thousand dollars; assistant chemist, one thousand four hundred dollars; superintendent of experimental gardens andrgrounds, one thousand eight hundred dollars; statistician, one thousand eight hundred dollars; disbursingclerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; superintendent of seed-room, one thousand six hundred dollars; librarian, one thousand four hundred dollars; botanist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; microscopist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; five
