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 1254 six*rY-s1¤;vnN*rH couennss. sms. 1V. GH. 79. 1923. straps, letter-box paint, baling machines, perforating machines, duplicating machines, printing presses, directories, cleamng supplies, I‘°t°°‘ °°‘°°’°°°‘ and the manufacture, repair, and exchange of equipment, the erection and painting of letter- ox equipment, and for the purchase and repair of presses and dies for use in the manufacture 0 letter boxes; S,,fn°“,fS?”“'l‘*"€· °*°·· for postmarking, rating, mone -order stamps, and electrotype plates ` and repairs to same; metal, rubber, and combination type, dates and Figures, type holders, ink pads for canceling and stamping purposes, and for the purchase, exchange, and repair of typewriting machines, envelope·opening machines, and computing machines, copying presses, numbering machines, time recorders, letter balances, scales, Post mm, ow test weights, and miscellaneous articles purchased and furnished maps. " directly to the Postal Service; for miscellaneous expenses in the preparation and publication of post-route maps and rural-delivery . maps or blue prints, including tracing for photolithographic reproduction; for other expenditures necessary and incidental to post oflices of the first, second, and third classes, and offices of the fourth “°,m_ amp; glasségigovgng og $1 hziye Euralgdelgrery qervice, arid] for leger bpxes, ’ 1, ; an e os mas r enera ma au orize e sa e to the2 public of post—route maps and rural-delivzry maps or blue prints at the cost of printing and 10 per centum thereof added; of this amount }§1,q00 giay lb; ezppendgl gl th/ZZ %ur%11ase$of atlases and · a `ca an tec `ca wor : ro*v` e at 200 000 of this m$iZ`°§`£]?i°r1i£°§i’1¢ii¤q¤liip' §r;>(p€·i-ipliiation may be used for the piuchase df equipment and furni- Twm gm ture for post-office quarters and for no other purposes. _' ues For wrapping twine and- tying devices, $490,000. Shmmgmpp ‘ For defraying expenses incident to the shipment of supplies, including] hardware, boxing, packing, cartage, freight, and the pay of employees in connection therewith at the following annual rates: Storekeeper, $2,650; freight clerk, $2,000; foreman, $1,800; ten requisition fillers, at $1,600 each; two re uisition fillers, at $1,200 each; ten packers, at $1,600 each; two pac(lrers, at $1,200 each; and _ two chauifeurs, at $1,400 each; in all, $512,050. , _‘,f‘,,,"f"' For rental, purchase, exchange, and repair of canceling machines and motors, mechanical mail-handling apparatus and other laborsaving devices, including cost of power in rented buildings and mis- Tm hm cellaneous expenses of installation and operation of same, includin d,,,,_"°““‘ m°° salaries of five traveling mechanicians and for per diem allowance 0% traveling mechanicians while actuall traveling on official business piwagrbfrqrlp tgeirz hoipees gud thpir olgcial dorgigges, at a ragga to be xe y e os mas r enera, not to excee er day, 53,500. mu °°’°' l°°¤’ °°°' for the purchase, manufacture, and repair of mag] bags and other mail containers and attachments, mail locks, keys, chains, tools, machinery, and material necessary for same, and for incidental expenses pertaining thereto; also material, machinery, and tools necessary for m1¤t<g5¤¤;¤tg¢ nlwvs, the manufacture and repair in the equipment shops at Washington, ’ District of Columbia, of such other equipment for the Postal Service bbw- as may be deemed expedient; for compensation to labor emplo ed in the equipment shops at Washington, District of Columlsiia, {,,,l°m,"*"’,,g,,, ,q,,,p_ $1,925,000: Provided, That out of this appropriation the Postmaster mA,?g°' General IS authorized to use as much of the sum, not exceedin pwsagims. $15,000, as may be deemed necessary for the purchase of material an§ the manufacture in the equipment shops of such small quantities of distinctive equipments as may be required by other executive departments ;_ and for service ln Alaska, Porto Rico, Philippine Islands, Sm, mm mmpob Hawaii, or other island possessions. mum, For inland transportation by star routes (excepting service in ggnglgeyéogncluding temporary service to newly established offices, 7 Q *