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 578 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 161. 1920. hereafter exceed the number of clerks appropriated for for paretgmtm m°°°°"j°s’ t1cFlliii·r<§di.ig>ednsation to printers, mechanics, and skilled laborers, twenty-two at $1,200 each; four, at $1,100 each; thirgy-one, at $1,000 each; in all, including increases hereinafter provide, $81,200. gBgV¤;·£1=¤¤¤» ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· For compensation to watchmen, mwsengers, and laborers, two ’ thousand six hundred and twenty-five, at $900 each; in all, mclud— Comm mu D midncreases hereinafter prpvriged, $3,§41,875.f ,,,,k,_ ° or compensation to c er in c arge o contract stations, $1 350,000. T°"“’°“‘”';, °“"“' ll`or temporary and auxiliary clerk hire and for substitute clerk mk-md S mmm hire for clerks and employees absent with pay at first and second class post offices and tempprary a.1Ed£1I;xiliary clerklhire agi summer an winter resort post 0 ces, inc u g increases erein ter pro- _ _ vided, $9 750,000. · S°¥’“"*‘“g ““}"· For separating mails at third and fourth class post offices, $775 000. 2*%, °°“‘““°‘“· For unusual conditions at post offices, including increases herevmmgggggazflgth cgi; inafter provided, $250,000: Provided, That wherever unusual conemas. d1tions prevail, the Postmaster General, m his discretion, may advance any post office from the fourth class to the appropriate presidential class indicated by the receipts of the preceding quarter, V¤L 39.1>1>·163.41& notwithstandingl section 16 of the Act approved May 18 1916, as amended, which require? tl;_e compensation of fourth-claiss post; masters to reac $1,000 or our consecutive quarters exc usive o commissions on money order business, and that the receipts of such Reduction U W geist officehfoard the same perrod&s1hal1Pa(g';gz1;J;egZate az much as $1,900, cer ts amuse. e ore suc vancement is m e: r e wt er, That in cases P where the Postmaster General has exercisedf the authority herein graniged, he_ shall, wllrerever tée receiplts are no loglger sufficient to Just y retaining suc post office in the presidenti class to which it has been advanced, reduce the grade of such office to the appropriate class indicated by its rece1pts for the last preceding quarter. 0,,E§§g'§· ““"’ dm 1For;dallowance;3t'<;0(i;h(51r0<(l-class post offices to cover the cost of c eric services . ,,,§?'“· “g'“· wd For rent, light, hndifuel for first, second, and third class post £;gSrg>¤i0r 20 Yom offices, $8,000,000: Provided, That hereafter the Postmaster General allowed. may, in the disbursement of the appropriation for such purposes, apply a part thereof to the purpose of leasing premises for the use o poi}; oiiigep of Ehe Brat, second, s}nd third classes at wasonable annu ren a o e a1 uartery or a term not excee g twent mF§£;¤_<;r 1i¤¤i¤¤¢*<>¤ years: _Prov1dizd_£urt7zgr, That that plart of the Act of July 2, 191g lieu. eo, p. vs, re- providing that there shall not be a owed for the use of any third- P°°'°'L ples? piist o1flil;:egor_rent a sum in excess of $500, nor more than $100 _ y or ue an g t, in any one year, is hereb re ealed. m§;§§;§{',;‘;1;;;,,,,‘;§f,SS$ For miscellaneous items necessary and iryicidiintal to post offices my Deumy of Bthe first ap? second classes, $700,000. c ·. ‘ or pay o etter carriers at offices alread establish d, i l di mm substitutes for letter carriers absent withoi-it pay, City l1)celive§ Substitutes etc Service, rncluding increases hereinafter provided, $60,000,000 ’ ‘ For pay of substitutes for letter carriers absent with pay, and of auxrliargyi and ttirgilpsnrgdry leger carriers at offices where city delivixéy is a re y es, in uding increases hereinafter provid , $9,000,000. Ofgggim €*°—· mw For pay of letter carriers, substitute and auxiliary letter carriers at offices where City Delivery Service is established during the year, Veme Buowww including increases heremafterjprovnded, $130,000. For vehicle allowance, the lnring of drivers, the rental of vehicles, and the purchase and exchange and maintenance, including stable and garage fac1l1t1es, of wagons or automobiles for, and the operation _ of, screen-wagon and crty delivery and collection services $10 250 000 ‘ Prmvao. · . . . ’ 7 Y ' 6,,,,,,],,,,, Provided, That the Postmaster General may, m his disbursement of