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74T H CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 110 . MAY 14, 1935. mechanics, drivers, garage men, and such other employees as may be necessary in providing vehicles and vehicle service for use in the collection, tra nsportation, an d delivery of t he mail, $14,2 00,000 : Provisos .
Prov ide d, That the Postmaster General may, in his disbursement Rentals. of this appro priati on, ap ply a p art th ereof to the leasin g of q uarter s for the housing of Government-owned motor vehicles at a reasonable annual rental for a term not exceeding ten years : Provided further, Tractors and trailer That the Pos tmaster Genera l, during the f iscal year 1936 , may pur- truc ks .
chase and maintain from the appropriation "Vehicle service" such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation of the Motor vehicle restri•' tion . vehicle service : Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for maintenance or repair of motor-propelled passenger-ca rrying vehicle s for use in co nnection with t he admin- istrative work of the Post Office Department in the District of Columbia, Transpo rtation Transportation of equipment and supplies : For the transporta- of equipment and sup - plies . tion and delivery of equipment, materials, and supplies for the Post Office Department and Postal Service by freight, express, or motor transportation, and other incidental expenses, $265,000 . Pub lic buildings .
Operating force, public buildings : For personal services in con- Operating force . nection with the operation of public buildings, including the Wash- ington Post Office and the Customhouse Building in the District of Columbia, operated by the Post Office Department, together with the grounds thereof and the equipment and furnishings therein, including telephone operators for the operation of telephone switch- boards or equivalent telephone switchboard equipment in such buildings jointly serving in each case two or more governmental Proviso .
ac tiv iti es $12 ,82 5,0 00 : PProvided, That in no case shall the rates Pay rates, etc.
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? of compe nsation for the mechanical la bor force be in excess of the rates cu rrent at the ti me and in the place where suc h services are employed . Operating supplies. Operating suppl ies, public bui ldings : For fue l, s team , ga s, a nd electric current for li ghting, heatin g, and power pu rposes, water, ice, lighting supplies, removal of ashes and rubbish, snow and ice, cutting grass and weeds, washing towels, telephone service for cus- todial forces, and for miscellaneous services and supplies, tools and appl iances, for the operation of completed and o ccupied public bu ildi ngs and grou nds, inc ludi ng m echa nica l an d el ectr ical equ ip- ment, but not the repair thereof, operated by the Post Office Depart- ment, including the Washington Post Office and the Customhouse Building in the District of Columbia, and for the transportation Peonal services re- of artic les and supplie s authorized h erein, $4,650,0 00 : Provided, stri cti on .
That the foregoing appropriation shall not be available for personal services except for work done by contract, or for temporary job Contr acts for tele- labor under exigency not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 phone service . a t any one building : Provided further, That the Postmaster General is authorized to contract for telephone service in public buildings under his administration by means of telephone switchboards or equivalent telephone-switching equipment jointly serving in each case two or more governmental activities, where he determines that joint service is economical and in the interest of the Government, and to secure reimbursement for the cost of such joint service from avail- able appropriations for telephone expenses of the Bureaus and of fices receivi ng the same . m II utrnitu re and equip- Furniture, carpets, and safes, public buildings : For the procure- ment, in cluding transpo rtation, of fu rniture, carpet s, safes, and repa irs of same, fo r use in public buildings whi ch are now, or may hereafter be, operated by the Post Office Department, $575,000 :
