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 844 · FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 374. 1889. when the salaries hereinbefore stated are adjusted and fixed, no clerk Promotions. or employee shall be promoted or advanced in grade or salary without the approval of the Postmaster—General, in accordance with the re uirement of section four hundred and sixty-four, Postal Laws . add Regulations, edition of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven; and hereafter postmasters at offices of the first and second classes shall in-memos clerks. submit rosters of the clerks attached to their respective offices to the Postmaster—General, to take effect from the first day of the fiscal year, July first, instead of January first, as heretofore; and no roster shall be considered in effect until approved by the Postmaster- General. Repeal. That all acts and parts of acts that conflict with the provisions hereinbefore stated are hereby repealed. rzem,11gm,mmme1. For rent, light, and fuel for first and second class post-offices, in- ‘ cluding rent of city post-office at Washington, District of Columbia six hundred and ten thousand dollars, a11d of this sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars may be paid for the rent of a branch post-office Wasbiugwm on Capitol Hill in the city of Washington. neun, m..:1u¤1u¤¤¤ For rent, light, and fuel to post—offices of the third class, five hunmisrismo. dred and nve thousand and eighty dollars; Provided, That there Limit- shall not be allowed for the use of any third class post—of|ice for rent a sum in excess of four hundred dollars, nor more than sixty dollars for fuel and lights in an one ear. Miscellaneous For miscellaneous andr incidbntal items for first and second class post-offices, including furniture, one hundred and ten thousand dollars. ‘ I‘IQr¤:vt§gf)“'°W· For free-delivery service, eight million dollars: Provided, That ' the Postmaster General may, when if in his judgment the good of O¤¤¤r·¤¤¤ for we the service so requires make contract for necessary supplies for the PMS' free·delivery service for a period not exceeding four years. stationery. d 5or stationery in post-offices, nfty-seven thousand five hundred o ars. www, em. For wrapping twine, eightyfve thousand dollars. For wrapping paper, fifty thousand dollars. ~ For letter ba ances, scales, and test weights, and repairs to same, fifteen thousand dollars. For post-marking and rating stamps, and repairs to same, and ink gng pads for stamping and canceling purposes, thirty-five thousand to ars. ` d {or packing-boxes, saw dust, paste, and hardware, three thousand o ars. For printing facing slips, card slide labels, blanks, and books of an urgent nature for post-offices of the first and second classes, seven thousand dollars. I Pfsgcgggegggggluc OFFICE OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL. . dgplusxgi cmgcnu- For inland mail- transportation, namely, inland transportation by ' "°“ _ star routes, five million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars. S*¤m·*><>¤¤ ¤>¤¤*¤~ For inland transportation by steam-boat routes, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Messenger service. For mail messenger service, one million dollars. Bugs amiaachm. For mail bags and mail-bag catchers, two hundred and twenty- five thousand dollars. Locks ¤¤d kewl For mail locks and keys, fifteen thousand dollars. mgggeir ¤¤<¤r>. W¤¤¤· For the purppse of enabling the Postmaster-General to make a lease of a suita le_ place in the city of Wasliington, and to furnish and equip the same with the tools, implements, and machiner ’ and other material which may be necessary to repair mail bags andy sacks, and mail locks and keys, ten thousand dollars. Feiimed ¤‘<>¤¤¢S· For inland transportation by railroads routes, of which a sum not Freight. exceeding thirty thousand dollars may be employed to pay freight