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 1194 SIXTY—FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 69. 1919. Fm- For fees to special—delivery messengers, $4,200,000. T’*“"·’l,°*°· For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the First Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000. Pgimer Gizzséigant oFF1c1•: or rms sncoxn Assrsraur rosrmasrna GENERAL. §,*;’,,§_;’,}**°S,*’—'**$k°· For inland transportation by star routes in Alaska, $255,000; nmergémysen-ice. Provided, That out_ of this appropriation the Postmaster General is authorized to provide difficu t or emergency mail service 111 Alaska, mcluding the establishment and equipment of relay stations, m such manner as he may think advisable, without advertising therefor. S*°°*}*"°°*”y°*°· For inland transportation by steamboat or other power-boat {£{’;j”·W,n¤€pesau_ routes, $1,185,000: rammed, That hereafter the compensation for kee,N.H. the carrier of mail on Lake Wmnepesaukee from the post office at ilaconia, New Hampshire, who furnishes his own equipment, shall e $1,800 per annum. M§j§*ag¤Bg_*°¤*¤S wd For inland traigfgportation by railroad routes and aeroplanes, 1lj;;{»é;4;s£mmc0¤v€v_ $59,625,000; Pro ed, That not to exceed $1,000,000 may be ,,,1,., · expended for payment of freight and incidental charges for the trans- Amount mr amy portation of mails conveyed under splecial arrangement m freight planes and Opeming trams or otherwise: Provided further, at out of this appropriation Semca the Postmaster General is authorized to expend not exceeding $850,500 for the purchase of aeroplanes and the operation and maintenance of aeroplane mail service between such points, including Pmhms from service to and etween pomtsin Alaska, as he may determine. may and Navy or The Postmaster General in expending this appropriation shall pur- §§,f,§,‘£‘}f,,‘;$aQ‘g‘;§${ chase, as far as practicable, such available and suitable equipment ice. ang supphtes fqr th? aqrlpp%s;_ne 1]1$a1l iprvicp; as Ecliaylbe ognedrtby op un erconsrucion or·e ar ea men or e a ea men Pm,mw_ when no longer re uired because iii the cessation ofqar al)ctivities, and it shall be his (duty to first ascertain if such articles of the character described may be secured from the War Department or the REW, on pmhms Navy Depfartment before purchasing such equipment or supplies elseesawam. where. such equipment or supphes, other than emergency su plhes, are purchase e sewhere than from the War Department or the Determination O, avg? Department, the Postmaster General shall report such action price,etc. S35 longressil togiegher  th? reaisqns for such g>ni&·cll;ases.d ifall IC es purc ase romei ero said e artmentss a e ai or at a reasonable price considering wear and) tear and general coiidition. Said departments are authorized to sell such equipment and su plies to the ost Office Department under the conditions specified}? and Immediate dcuvm the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treas as djfgctgdfyoln stock 0;, miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary (§r%V8·1' ”“°"°'*’°m8 bum and the Secretary of the Nav are hereb authorized and directed to deliver immediately to the lyostmaster Glhneral, as he may request, and as herembefore provided, such aeroplane machines, supplies, equipment, and parts as may be serviceable and available for the aeroplane mail service, the same to be out of any equipment that the Credit to mpmm War Department or the Navy Department has on hand or under con- ,,,p,mp,;,,m,,S_ struction, the War Delpartment and the Navy Department ap rommmm pmations to be credite with the equipment turned over to the Post ‘ ‘ g" Office Department: And prmrided further, That separate accounts Wim OD pom, be kept o the amount expended for aeroplane mail service. was Mc- nggggpgg qgreight or exipresspge onpgstal cgfdggggmped envelopes, Railway Mail Serv—. I appcrsf  cmp y mal { _ L 1 · icimvmljnsu Emp litailway Mail Seryicez For fifteen iligsvision superintendents, at ,,,,,,,;,.,,,;’,,,,,,ks}’,,,,_ $3,250 each;_tyvo assistant superintendents, at $2,350 each; fifteen assistant division superintendents, at 32,250 each; one hundred and fifteen chief clerks, at not exceeding $2,100 each; four hundred and thirty-two clerks, gpade ten, at not exceeding $1,800 each; one thousand nine hun ed and twenty-two clerks, grade nine, at not