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B-120257 1 (1954-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacrr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON 25 1363 B-l2o 57 JUN 29 1954 JUN29 Honorable John E. Mons, Jr. lionse of Representatives Dear Mr. Moss: Reference is made to your letter dated May 31, 1954, transmitting a letter dated Ma 18, with enclosures, addressed to you by Kr. A. I. Septinelli, Supervisor of Services for the Blind, State of California, Department of Fducation, Bureau of Vocational Re- habilitation, and requesting to be advised with respect to cet in patters set out in Mr. Setnlisletter concerning ther'operation of vending macb ines in post office buildings. It appears that by letter dated March 16, 195h, the Post Office Department advised the Department: -of Health, !;ducation, and Welfare, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, with reapeat to the disposition of proceeds. from the operation of vending machines in. stalled in buildings under its jurisdiction. The effect of such action apparently was :to determine ,the area of authority and re- spons.bility for operating such machines Pnd the use of proceeds derived therefrom as between blind persons and postal eznloyeese veltare groups. In Dr, Septinelli's letter to you, he expresses the view that the action of the Post Office Department in the matAr supersedes the Office decision reported at 32 Comp. Gen. 282Kn that the decision states that net only vending machines set in juxtaposition to vendieg stonds, but all vending machines throughout the building. should be assigned to the licensed blind person licensed by the state agen.y* The referred-to decision to the Postmaster General considered, ameng other ings, the legal nropriety of adiinstratively author- laig bl1 persons who operate vending .stands in post office bui , s under authority of the act of June 20, 1936, h9 Stat. 155 , 20 U.S.C. 107-107ft, also to operate soft drink vending mehines and to retain the proceeds derived therefrom when such muhines are located either adjacent to the vending stand or in some other part of the building. As stated in the decision, the question prosented for determination arose by reason of the practice, in sar uawe of the provisions of section 2 (a)(4) of the act of June 20, 1936 of limiting lea at such vending stands to goods of a 1dry ......................

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