PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 71-MAR . 25 , 1940 tion, care, maintenance, and protection of the equipment shops build- PersonalservOes. ing, grounds, and equipment, $1,100,000, of which not to exceed $590,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of pDiscve eq. Columbia: Provided, That out of this appropriation the Postmaster mentsmanfacue. General is authorized to use as much of the sum, not exceeding $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. Rent, light, fuel, Rent, light, fuel, and water: For rent, light, fuel, and water, for and waterirst-, second-, and third-class post offices, and the cost of advertising for lease proposals for such offices, $9,975,000. Pneumatic-tube Pneumatic-tube service, New York City: For rental of not exceed- service, New York Nity. ing twenty-eight miles of pneumatic tubes, hire of labor, communica- tion service, electric power, and other expenses for transmission of mail in the city of New York including the Borough of Brooklyn, Pro.ns inp $542,741: Provided,That the provisions of the Acts of April 21, 1902, cable. May 27, 1908, nd June 19, 1922 (39 U. S. C. 423), relating to con- 412 4st2tt4 6s tat . tracts for the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other simi- lar devices shall not be applicable hereto. Pneumatic-tube Pneumatic-tube service, Boston: For the rental of not exceeding service, oson. two miles of pneumatic tubes, not including labor and power in oper- ating the same, for the transmission of mail in the city of Boston, r ios ali Massachusetts, $24,000: Provided, That the provisions not incon- cable. sistent herewith of the Acts of April 21, 1902 (39 U. S . C . 423), and 32Stat. 114;35tat. May 27, 1908 (39 U. S . C . 423) relating to the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices shall be applicable hereto. Vehicle service. ehicle service: For vehicle service; the hire of vehicles; the rental Repalrs; vehicles in of garage facilities; the purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles, including the repair of vehicles owned by, or under the control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the Postal Service; accident prevention; the hire of supervisors, clerical assistance, mechanics, rivers, garage men, and such other employees as may be necessary in providing vehicles and vehicle service for use in the collection, transportation, delivery, and supervision of the mail, $15,500,000: Ho,°ug. Provided, That the Postmaster General may, in his disbursement of this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing of Government-owned motor vehicles at a reasonable annual rental for a term not exceeding ten years: Provided further, TrcLors and trailer That the Postmaster General, during the fiscal year 1941 may purchase and maintain from the appropriation "Vehicle service" such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation of the vehicle raicntenc e t e service: Prvided furtker, 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 Post Office Department in the District of Columbia. Treanspotation of Transportation of equipment and supplies: For the transportation met ad and delivery of equipment, materials, and supplies for the Post Office Department and Postal Service by freight, express, or motor transpor- tation, and other incidental expenses, $350,000. Opratingforce. PUJBIO BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION Operating force: For personal services in connection with the oper- ation of public buildings, including the Washington Post Office and the Customhouse Building in the District of Columbia, operated by the Post Office Department, together with the grounds thereof and the [54 STAT.
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