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 1236 SEV ENTY- FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. CH. 277 . 1931 . Office of the Third Assistan t Postmaster General, $775,89 0. Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $369,150. Office of the Solicitor for the Post Office Department, $80,640. Office of the chief inspector, $207,140. Office of the purchasing agent, $38,630. Bureau of Accounts, $47,370. Depar tment cont in. CONTINGENT EXPE NSES POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT gent expenses. f Stationery. For stationery and blank books, index and guide cards, folders, and binding devices, including purchase of free penalty envelopes, $20,000 . Heat ing, ligh ting , For fuel and repairs to heating, lighting, ice, and power plant, power, etc' including repairs to elevators, purchase and exchange of tools and electrical supplies, and removal of ashes, $48,000. Telegraphin g. For telegraphing, $6,000. Miscellaneous. For miscellaneous items, incl uding purchas e, exchange, mainte- nan ce, and re pair of ty pewr ite rs, add ing mac hin es, and ot her lab or- saving devices ; not to exceed $3,000 for purchase, exchange, hire, and maintenance of motor trucks and motor-driven passenger-carry- Postage' ing vehicles ; street-car fares not exceeding $540 ; plumbing ; repairs Vol. 44,p .2243. to department buildings ; floor coverings ; postage stamps for corre- spondence a ddressed abr oad, which is not exempt u nder article 47 of the Lond on conventio n of the Univ ersal Postal Union, $56,00 0 ; and of such sum of $56,000, not exceeding $14,500 may be expended for telephone service, not exceeding $1,800 may be expended for purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, railway guides, city directories, and books necessary to conduct the business Attendance at meet- of the department, and not exceeding $2,000 may be expended for ings. expenses, except membership fees, of attendance at meetings or con- ventions concerned with pos tal affairs, when incurred on the written authority of the Postmaster General, and not exceeding $800 may be expended for expenses of the purchasing agent and of the solicitor and attorneys connected with his office while traveling on business Fur niture, etc- bin d- of the department. Printing and For furniture and filing cabinets, $7,500. i ng. For printing and binding for the Post Office Department, includ- ing all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Postal La ws and Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, and including Reg ulations. rinting, binding, and wrapping a revised edition of the Postal Revised edition. laws and Regulations, such edition to be prepared under the direction of the Postmaster General, and printed at the Government Printing Office, $1,210,000. Rei mburs ement for heating, etc ., Washing- For reimb ursement of t he Government Printing Off ice or Capito l ton city Post office power plant for the cost of furnishing steam for heating and electric Building. current for lighting and power to the Post Office Department Building at Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street, District of Columbia, $50,000. Field service appro- priations not to be used Appropriations hereinafter made for the field service of the Post for department. Of fice Dep artment, except a s otherw ise provi ded, sha ll not b e ex pended f or any of the pur poses he reinbefor e provid ed for o n account of the Post Office Department in the District of Columbia Previso8. Prov ided, That the actual and necessary expenses of officials and Travel expenses pay- able from service appro- emp loyees of the Post Office Department an d Postal Ser vice, when priations. tra veling on off icial busines s, may contin ue to be pai d from the appropriations for the service in connection with which the travel is pe rformed, and appropriation s for the fi scal year 193 2 of the character heretofore used for such purposes shall be available there- Funds available for for : Provided further, That appropriations hereinafter made, except exam ining es timates for field appropriations. su ch as ar e exclusi vely for payment of compe nsation, shall b e

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