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 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 289. 1930 . For rent, light, and fuel fo r first, second, and third c lass post offices, $18,710,000 : Provided, however, That no part of this appro- priation shall be available for the payment of any rents or other expenses to the Commercial Station Post Office, Incorporated, its agents, at torneys, representatives, or assigns, for use of premises known as Commercial Station, at Third and Sibley Streets, Saint Paul, Minnesota. For the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices in the city of New York, including the Borough of Brooklyn of the city of New York, including power, labor, and all other operating expenses, $530,000. For the rental of not exceed ing two miles of pneumatic t ubes, not including labor and power in operating the same, for the transmission of mail in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, $24,000 : Provided, That the provisions not inconsistent herewith of the Acts of April 21, 1902 (U. S. C., title 39, sec. 423), and May 27, 1908 (U. S. C., title 39, sec. 423), relating to the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices shall he applicable hereto. For vehicle allowance, 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 service, $19,600,000 : Provided, That the Postmaster General may, in his disbursement of this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing of Government-owned automobiles at a reasonable annual rental for a term not exceeding ten years : Provided further, That this appropriation is available for the maintenance of the Govern- ment-owned post-office garage at Washington, District of Columbia, including such changes and additions to the mechanical equipment as, in the opinion of the Postmaster General, may be necessary : Provided further, That the Postmaster General, during the fiscal year 1931, may purchase and maintain from the appropriation " Vehicle service " such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation of the screen-wagon and city delivery and collection service : Provided further, That in the disbursement of this appro- pri ation the Postmas ter Gene ral may transfer to the B ureau of Standards not to exceed $10,000 for scientific investigations in connec- tion with the purchase of material, equipment, and supplies necessary in the maintenance and operation of the vehicle service. For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the Fou rth Assistant Postmaster Gene ral, $1,000. If the revenues of the Post Office Department shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations made under Title II of this Act, a sum equal to such deficiency in the revenues of such department is hereby appropriat ed, to be paid out of any mon ey in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to supply such deficiency in the revenues of the Post Offic e Department for the fiscal y ear ending June 30, 1931, and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisitio n of the Postmaster General. SEC. 2. Appropriations for the fiscal year 1931 available for expenses of travel of civilian officers and employees of the executive departments and establishments shall be available also for expenses of travel performed by them on transfer from one official station to another when authorized by the head of the department or establish- ment concerned in the order directing such transfer : Provided, That such expen ses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience. of any officer or employee. SEC. 3 . Expenditures from appropriations made herein for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, fuel and lubricants, on any one passenger-carrying vehicle Pneumatic tubes, New York City. Boston, Mass. Proviso. Provisions applicable. Vol. 32, p. 114 35, p. 412. U. S.C.,p . 1260. 365 Ren t, ligh t, etc ., for first, second, and third class offices. Post, p . 1578 . Proviso. Restriction on pay- ment for Commercial Station, Saint Paul, Minn. Veh icle al lowance for delivery, collection, etc . Provisos. Ren tal of garages . Garage at Washing- ton, D. C. Tractors and trailer trucks . Sums transferred to Bureau of Standards for investigations of material. Travel, etc. Appropriations from the Treasury for field service to supply defi- ciencies. Travel expenses of ci vilians , au thorize d when transferred from official stations. Proviso. Restriction. Limit on motor ve- hi cle exp enditur es.
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