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72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 212 . MAR CH 3, 1933 . ship ping supplies . For expenses incident to the shipment of supplies, including hard- ware, boxing, pack ing, and not exceeding $40,000 for the pay of employees in connection therewith in the District of Columbia, 000. savin g devices, etc .
For rental, purchase, exchange, and repair of canceling machines and motors, mechanical mail-handling apparatus, and other labor- saving devices, including cost of power in rented buildings and mis- T ravelin g mechan i- cellaneous expenses of installation and operation of same, including cians, etc.
sa laries of se ven tr aveli ng mec hanici ans an d thi rty-ni ne sca le mec ha- Mail bags, locks, etc. nicians, and for traveling expenses, $500,000 . For the purchase, manufacture, and repair of mail bags and other ma il c ontai ners and atta chme nts, mail lock s, k eys, chai ns, tools , machinery, and material necessary for same, and for incidental expenses pertaining thereto ; also material, machinery, and tools necessary for the manufacture and repair in the equipment shops at Washington, District of Columbia, of such other equipment for the Postal Service as may be deemed expedient ; for compensation to labor employed in the equipment shops at Washington, District of Columbia, $900,000, of which not to exceed $550,000 may' be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia : Provided, That out of this appropriation the Postmaster General is authorized to use as much of the sum, not e xceeding $15,000, as may be deemed necessary for the purchase of material and the manufacture in the equipment shops of such small quantities of distinctive equipments as may be required by other executive departments ; and for service in Alaska, Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands, Hawaii, or other island possessions . ft Re sec ond light,
or For rent, light, fuel, and water, for first, second, and third class third class offices .
post offices, and the cost of advertising for lease proposals for such offices, $16,000,000 . NewYok City . tubes, For the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices in the city of New York, including the Borough of Brooklyn of the city of New York, at an annual rate not in excess of $19,500 per mile of double line of tubes, including power, labor, and all other operating expenses, $524,000 . For the rental of not exceeding two miles of pneumatic tubes, not including labor and power in operating the same, for the transmis- sion of mail in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, $24,000 : Provided, That the provisions not inconsistent herewith of the Acts of April 21, 1902 (U. S. C., title 39, sec. 423), and May 27, 1908 (U. S. C., title 39, sec . 423), relating to the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices shall be applicable hereto . For vehicle service ; the hire of vehicles ; the rental of garage facilities ; the purchase, exchange, and maintenance of motor vehi- cles ; the hire of supervisors, clerical assistance, mechanics, drivers, garagemen, and such other employees as may be neces sary in pro- vidin g vehi cles a nd veh icle servic e for use in the c ollec tion, trans- portation, and delivery of the mail, $14,918,734 : Provided, That the Postmaster General may, in his disbursement of this appropriation apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing oy Government-owned motor vehicles at a reasonable annual `rental for a term not exceeding ten years : Provided further, That the Post- master General, during the fiscal year 1934, may purchase and main- tain from the appropriation " Vehicle service' such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation of the vehicle service : Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for maintenance or repair of motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicles for use in connection with the administrative work of the Pgst Office Department in the District of Columbia . Equipment shops, materials, etc. Services in the Dis- trict . Proviso . Di stinctive equip- men t for de partment s, Alaska, and island pos- sessions . Boston, Ma ss . Proviso. Prov isions applica- ble . Vol.32, p .114 ; Vol. 35, p. 412. U.S. C., p. 1260. Vehic le allowa nce for delivery, collection, etc . Provisos . Garag e rental . Tractors and trailer trucks . Canoe ' g and labor- $50, Restric tion .
