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Paragraph 86: 
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piece of personal baggase, and for each additional piece of bag=- 
gage containing Government property or private property for Gov- 
ernment use: Providdd, however, .That an employee may properly 
choose his residence in a suburb of his official station, and 
transfers of baggage will be allowed between such residence and 
the depot at his official station at the beginning and termina- _ 
tion of official travel, (For rates in the District of Colum= 
bia, see Appendix G.) . Payments in excess of 50 cents due t6™s 
higher locaily prevailing rates must be explained in writing; 
(e) Street-car, transfer-coach, omnibus, cah, carriage, 
or taxicab fares will be allowed for each personal transfer if 
the charge is not in excess of locally prevaibing rates! Pro- 
vided, That satisfactory explanations as to necessity accompa- 
ny charges for taxicabs or other means of transportation more 
expensive than street cars, ‘Tips to drivers or chauffeurs will 
not be allowed, Transfers’ of baggage at locally prevailing ° 
rates for one piece of personal baggage and for each additional: 
piece of baggage containing Government property or private prop- 
erty for Government use will be allowed. (For rates in the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, see Appendix G,) Every charge for baggage 
transfers included in reimbursement accounts must be supported 
by a statement indicating the kind of baggage transferred (wheth~ 
er hand bag, suit case, trunk, etc,) and the number of pieces, 
An employee may properly choose his residence in a suburb of his 
official station, and personal transfers and transfers of baggage 
will be allowed between such residence and the depot at his offi- 
Cial station at the beginning and termination of official travel. 
Payments in excess of 50 cents for personal transfers and trass- 
fers of baggage must be: explained in writing. Personal transfers 
and transfers of baggage between hotels will be allowed only when 
satisfactorily explained, Storage charges on baggage to avoid fre- 
quent transfers may be allowed when properly explained... 
Effective Sept. 2, 1919, section (j) of Paragraph 86 of the Fiscal Reg- 
ulations 
(amended by Memorandum No, 281.), are hereby amended to read as fol- 
86, ACTUAL TRAVELING EXPENSES DEFINED, 
_. (§) Except as provided in Paragraph 86 (v), special convey 
ange; such as livery;iornthe uire of a boat, bicycle, motorcycle, 
or automobile, may be employed when no public or regular means of 
transportation are availabte, or when such public or regular 
means of transportation can not be used as advantageously in the 
interest of the Government, Enplpyees using their owy vehicles 
in official work in accordance with Paragraph 214, of the Admin- 
istrative Regulations must, in the case of motor-provelled vehi- 
cles, unless granted reimbursement for such use at mileage rates 
(not exceeding 3 cents per mile for a motorcycle and 7 cents per 
mile for an automobile), supvort each account covering operating 
CAarges by a certificate setting forth the fact that the charge 
for gasoline and oil was arrived at by actusl measurement at both 

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