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 580 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. Il. Ch. 161. 1920. three hundred and fifty-three clerks, grade one, at not exceeding $900 P __ each; m all, including increases hereinafter provided, $37,109,275; mdewhsu Prmiildai, ;ha1i1ix‘iliirleiafter(§ail(ivay poistgl clerks land gualipliitiiite railviiay in "- c_ post cer ,s ecre ICB wit u timew en e eain un er réi¥ii¤°edim°m’ et ’ orders of the department, and the appointment and assigmgent of clerks hereimder shall be so made during the fiscal year as not to mvolve a geater aggregate expenditure than this sum; and to enable the ostmaster General to reclassify the salaries of railway postal clerks and make necessaizg appointments and promotions, he may exceed the number of cler in such of the grades as may be Aszr¤s¤¢¤¤¤¤i¤¤d- necessariy: P1];0m2iedfuri!1he1j, eiéhiit the niimbegiépf regular clerksin the aggicga c as erem aut 01‘1Z e not exce . ’ T'°"°"’“°‘”"“°°S· ilor traviil ailovIv;San;;s68t€;>9§iilway postal clerks and substitute rawaypos cer, , ,. ,,,,T§°““g, °*°·· °" Iior actual and necessary expenses, general superintendent and assistant general sudpermtendent, division superintendents, assistant division superinten ents, and chief clerks, Railwa Mail Service, and railwaylgmstal clerks, while actually traveling on lirusiness of the Poet Oflice ep§gt%e’i1t and away from their several designated headquarters,, . m·‘“’°"““°°'“· For rent, gilt, heat, fuel, telegraph, miscellaneous and office expenses, sch ules of inail trains, tegphone service, and badges fdr ra way postal clerks, including] rent of officcs for division head- %i;rters, and chief clerk, Ra waiy Mail Service, in Washington, mnkfggaxy ‘°' ‘°" trict of Columbia, and rental_o space for terminal railway post offices for the distribution of mails w en the furnishing of space for such distribution can not_1mder the Postal Laws an Regulations propeiiiy be rgqfuired of railroad (izonipacriies without additional com'; _ pexisa on, an or equi ment an misc aneous items necessary an {§§'§Z,°‘;0, ,0 ,.,,,,3 mcidental to terminalprailway post offices, $1,032,156: Prmnkled, ¤¤°"*=·i That hereafter the Postmaster General may, in the disbursement of the approfpriation for such purposes, app y a part thereof to the purpose o leasing premises for the use of termina railway post offices at a 81(pasoiiabletannual rental, to be paid quarterly, for a term not _ exce mg wen y years. ,,§§{,,,‘}§“',f{;,,§}§,g,*,,f,`f§,‘Z For per diem allowance of two assistant superintendents while ¤¤¤=· actually traveling on official business away from their home, their official domicile, and their headquarters, at a rate to be iixed by the Postmaster General, not to exceed $4 per day, and for their necessa oihcézigixpenscfls iicgtzclolvered by their per diem allowance, not exceed; m ; in a, ,. m§f*°"*° Md °°b'° gFor inland transportation of mail by electric and cable cars, §;·i·;i;¤;¤.8_ $545,000: Prmnded, That the rate of compensation to be paid per P " mile shall not exceed the rate now paid to companies performmg such service, except that the Postmaster General, in cases where the quantity of mail is large and the number of exchange ints numerous, may, in his discretion, authorize payment for c}l)§sed— pouch service at a rate per mile not to exceed one-third above the rate per mile now paid or closed-pouch service; and for mail cars V _ _ and apartments carrying the mails, not to exceed the rate of 1 cent Oumds ¤*¤¤¤*>S· per linear foot per car—ni1le of travel: Prmnded further, That the rates for electric car service on routes over twenty miles in length V _ V outside of cities shall not exceed the rates paid for service on steam ¤¤¤S¤=¤ ¤¤¤d¤¤¤¤S· railroads: Prrrmded further, That not to exceed $25,000 of the sum hereby appropriated may be expended, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, where unusual conditions exist or where such service will be more expeditious and efricient and at no greater cost than otherwise.