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73d C ONGRESS . SESS. II . CH. 70. MARCH 15, 1934 . Equipment shops, Equipment Shops, Washington, District of Columbia : For the materrals, etc' manufacture, and repair of mail bags and other mail con- t pur chas e, iners ad attachments, mail locks, keys, chains, tools, machinery, and material necessary for same, and for incidental expenses per- taining thereto ; material, machinery, and tools necessary for the manufacture and repair of such other equipment for the Postal Service as may be deemed expedient ; for the expenses of mainte- nance and repair of the mail bag equipment shops building and equipment, including fuel, light, power, and miscellaneous supplies and services ; for compensation to labor employed in the equipment shops and in the operation, care, maintenance, and protection of the services in the Dis- equipment shops building, $804,500, of which not to exceed $499,500 trict .
may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia Proviso .
Provided, That out of this appropriation the Postmaster General is Distfor departments, equip- meat for authorized to use as much of the sum, not exceeding $15,000, as may Ala ska , and island be deemed necessary for the purchase of material and the manufac- possessions .
ture 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 . Bent, light, etc ., first ,
For rent, light, fuel, and water, for first, second, and third class offices . and third class post offices, and the cost of advertising for lease proposals for such offices, $14,5 00,000 . Pneumatic tubes, For the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar Now Yo rk city. 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 mi le of d ouble line of tubes, inclu ding po wer, la bor, a nd all other operating expenses, $524,000 . Bosto n, M ass.
For the rental of not exceeding two miles of pneumatic tubes, not including labor and power in operating the same, for the transmis- Provisions appllca- sion of mail in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, $24,000 : Provided, e.
That the provisions not inconsistent herewith of the Acts of April Vol .32,p.114; Vol. 35 ,p .412 .
21, 1902 (U .S .C ., title 39, sec . 423), and May 27, 1908 (U .S .C ., title us.C., p.126o . 39, sec. 423), relating to the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices shall be applicable hereto, Vehic le al lowa nce f or For vehicle service ; the hire of vehicles ; the rental of garage delivery, collection, etc . facilities ; the purchase, exchange, and maintenance of motor vehicles
the hire of supervisors, clerical assistance, mechanics, drivers, garage- men, and such other employees as may be necessary in providing vehicles and vehicle service for use in the collection, transportation, Provisos-
and delivery of the mail, $13,325,000 : Provided, That the Postmaster Garage rental . General may, in his disbursement of this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing of Govern- ment-owned motor vehicles at a reasonable annual rental for a term Tractors and trailer not exceeding ten years : Provided further, That the Postmaster Gen- tru cks . eral, during the fiscal year 1935, may purchase and maintain from the appropriation "Vehicle service" such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation of the vehicle service : Provided f ur- l kioto r-ve hicle re- ther , That no part of this app ropr iati on s hall be expe nded for mai n- striction. tenance or repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for use in connection with the administrative work of the Post Office Department in the District of Columbia . of equipment . etc ., For the transportation and delivery of equipment, materials, and suppli es for the P ost O ffice Depart ment a nd Po stal Se rvice by freight, expre ss, or motor transportatio n, and other incidental expenses, $344,100 . Tra vel, etc .
For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office
of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000 .
