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 1152 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 88. 1921. such clerk or carrier would have progressed had his ori al appointment as substitute been to glrade one" shall be amenliid by adding P,,,,,_,,,_ the following: Promkied, That Postal employees and substitute 9tg¤¤v5g1vrg•§¤·;,=_§g_gji Postal emplo ees who served in the milita, marine or naval service wai, to_ have asm of the United States during the World Vlyar and have not reached §§§'°'°"“P°°°“'S°"' the maximum grade of salary shall receive credit for all time served in the military, marine or- naval service on the basis of one day’s credit of eight hours in the Postal Service for each day served in the military, marine or naval service and be promoted to the grade to which such ostal employee or substitute postal employee would have progressed had his original appointment as substitute been to 5{>9*;0¤¤¢i*¤fr¤¤ ·*¤¤¤ grade one. The provisions herein shall be effective as of date of ’ passage of the original Act of June 5, 1920. s6;~’vii¤gs<= <1•¤iv¤rv For- village dehvery service in towns and villages having post ` offices of the second or third class, and in commumties adjacent to cities having cig delivery, $1,500,000. For vehic e owance, the hiring of drivers, the rental of vehicles, and the purchase and exchange and maintenance, including stable and garage facilities, of wagons or automobiles for, and the operation of, screen·wagon and city delivery and collection services, $15,000,000; Pgrmmimm Provided, That the Postmaster General may, m his disbursement of ' this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing of Govemment·owned automobiles at a reasonable www annual rental for a term not exceeding ten years. Cufm ew For mail-messengter service, $9,500,000. stmt ’m° mlm For car fare and icycle allowance, $1,100,000. um. _ For street car collection service, $7,000. D°"f"* m"°’· For Detroit River postal service, $14,400. S¥’°"“‘*d°“'°”’· For car fare for special—delivery messengers in emergency cases, $17,000. For fees to special-delivery messengers, $6,000,000: Provided, c,,,¥,§*§'f,‘Q‘§,'{,,,‘,§{"‘°“"°' That the Postmaster General may, under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe, authorize the delivery of special delivery matter without obtainindg a receipt therefor: Provided further, Thatnothing mm d H b herein contains shall be construed as excusrng the delivery 0 msmgtr.° my Y special delivery matter by messenger in the first instance. '1‘¤··‘¤¤,¤=c- For travel and miscellaneous ex enses in the Postal Service, office of the First Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000. Pf,‘}°,,,",§,f§,,G{,‘¤’%’f“‘ orrrcn or mn sncoxn ASSISTANT rosrxasrnn GENERAL. S‘°’f’°“‘°6·“’”"“· For inland transportation by star routes in Alaska, $230,000: §{;§",;;¤cy“mm_ Provided, That out of this a propriation the Postmaster General is authorized to provide diflicuil: or emergency mail service in Alaska, including the establishment and equipment of relay stations, in such Sum or wm boat manner as he may thinkadvisable, without advertising therefor. muse. P For inland transportation by steamboat or other power—boat routes, Railroad routes. ggggy- mm com For inland tragsportation by railroad routes, $96,000,000; Provided, veyssce. That not to exc $1,500,000 of this appro riation may be expended for pay of freight and incidental charges for the transportation of mails A,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,.,c,,_ conveéeld un er sp_<-ixcral arrangement in freight trains or otherwise: fwegfggpigédmtmm Prom further, at the Postmaster General may contract with ' any individual, Erm, or corporation for the transportation of mail by aeroplane between such pomts as he may deem advisable and designate, in case such transportation service is furnished at a cost not greater than the actual cost of the same service by rail, and shall pay therefor out of the appropriation for inland transportation by railroad M. ... ,,. mute. euusetc. For pay of freight or expressage on ostal cards, stamped envelopes newspaper wrappers, and empty mail) bags, $70,000.