Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-13
ADDITIONAL CLERKS IN THE POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENT.
HOUSE or REPREsENrArIv


DEPARTMENT.
House OF REPRESENTATIVE, Jam 26, 1880.
MIR Johnson OF X, n'ucky, hom the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads, made the following
REPORT
The Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
to phonl tcds Teferred so much If the Presidents
Message as relates TO the General Post Office De-
pdrimeit, report:
Tha, the number Ct Clerk. employed in the General
Pest Office, and for whom the law makes appropriation,
is hiry-seven but by the reference to The letter OF
the late Postmaster General and also Of the present
Postmaster General, which letters appended
az part oil this report, it appears, that il has
been standing custom with the Department EN-
poy extra clerks from zine 10 time, ths progress of
its business required, conhdnE in Congress sanction
the measure That, IN conformity with this custom
the late Postmaster General employed less than
i've additional clerk, dui ing the last winter, and de-
Tered The application ~ Congress make the a"oro
priation under the conviction that still greater in
crease would he ,equrel i" The course Ui he year;
that the present PO't-maser Geneg has accordingly,
found II necessary To increase ha number ten whose
duties essential the correct ranss lion of
the business OF the Department. The committee have
moreover, carefully inves~a c this subject and find
the whole number a-led for, alrta ally engaged in the
service of the Department. rict inquiry has been
made into the nature q the duties which require this
force, the result Of which, the Comltee deem it pro-
per to incorporate in hi, report
The business Of the DEPARTMENT. divided into three
general and d'tnci branches, viz: That OF Finance,
OF appointments of PostmassGs, aUi IN cir duties aud
OF Mail Contracts, AMI the superinlcndence cf the
transportation hc mail.
In the first OF these, employed under the junior
Assistant, as follows:
Three book-keep-rs, among whom are divled the
day-book, journal, an! ls!str eHue., requisite far
clear and distinct account with each, OF about $500
Posimasters, aud about 2O00 cont acors besides mis-
celaneous accounts each OF which required he
far settled, as TO ascertain the balance every quarter
S0icitN'S Office.
Four clerks, solicitor, aid tireo assistants, to settle
the accounts OF persons whose Official functions have
ceased collect the balances due from them respective
Iy, prosecute delinquent, All also to state the
counts OF persons ior settlement who still in Off
50 as TO prevent, as far as practicable, future den
queacieS.
Four clerk; Principal Pay Clerk, and three
sstants, whose duty 1t IL 70 .scertan, quarterly the
state of each contractors account the amount due
him on his contract, 10 max, G.Aiti the different
Posmasers for ther payment, and 10 keep books OF the
Post Offices on each route, each exhibiting Distinct
view Of the amount OF each particular contract.
Examiners Office.
Eleven clerks are mpioyed in this branch, Chief
Examine, and one who assists him in op snng, record
ing, and examining all P0'tma'ers accounts. Tecciv-
ing and deposing in bank their remltances; notify
ing and reporting del nqIents; bs'iles who eVl
mines AMI cor,c.s all efrors ct bd'nces brought for
ward OF letters on hand, and eight ohsrs exa-
mine all additions, calculations of clmm al ms, aud
charges in every Pom Isers ,unt, add all
errors hat appear. Tree together, settle 81 900 ac
counts in yer, with interest, ty in MIS- max
ing in their addition, 'rv $200o.OOO.
Registers Office.
Eight clerks employed NJ thj- business; Chief
Reg Ter with seven .s.stans, whose business i. TO
prepare all the accounts e III Department, for thp
Treasury, with th-r proper vouchers, besides register
counts de sgnl ing te 4IhersEt items of charge, in
each particular conn. In this three are employed
10 registering the counts for the book keepers, Two
in copying Potma ter accounts for the Trea ury,
in copying tn accounts Of contractors aud adjusting
them for iha Treasury md one in collecting, compar-
ing numbering, aud fl ling receipts and other vonch-
ers besides the Chief r. gistrr who carries on the
correspondence of ta hranch, aad makes the gene Il
staemeTs.
bank ledger, the ch book d the Department, and the
book Of dcp'si'ing post Offices.
One clerk employed reto-d all The letters of ti.
branch, and OF the Postmaster General.
One clerk is employed 70 register, enjorsc and file
alphabetically, letter. receive by hc y spirtmeni
Office Of .4pgoin'men's.
In the second division, un'rI The other assistant
three Gle Ks employed, ch to a distinct section
comprising together tn Whole Union, in tho p9rusal
Of letters and memorials, and endorsing them their
titles md summaries; coil~c ing and fling in their APP
propriae places, the requisite information in each case;
drawing up abstracts Of c'ses for the Postmaster Gene
raj: examining Posmtser.' bonds and eaths Of office
in book Of appointments making out letters Of APP
pon'mert, honI and ali iayi ard registering POST
ma dcrs and their bonds, with their sur.ties
One clerk j. employed in recording ths lerors; the
Transmission # letters and bianks; mikns ont ami for
wadins commissions and letters Of suPersedtas.
Dcad Latter OGee.
One clerk is employed in examining, registering
and sending 10 The proper Offices, dead rtters contain
ing money articles Of value, receiving the receipts
for their proper delivery, and asceHainng their dee
tiny
Office NJ instruction.
One clerk b. employed iu communicating the deci
zion Of the Postmaster General upon all legal questions
and in giving special Instructions &, Posmasters; il
tracing lost letters, ani detecting depredstors
Office of 0faH Contrdrts
In The thrd DIVISION under the Superintendent o
this branch there employed.
One clerk, whose business il ia 10 examine all m Vi
routes; their ions AMI relations the times oC If
rival and departure Of naI'; The manner Of trsus
porting the mails; frequency at trip; conduct or con
tfsco e and carrier; Advertising for proposal procur
ing mail bags, locks add keys a'csrtaning lie pro
per location Of Distributing Post Offices, and a. bt,
'iness oi The Department generally, connected will
the tfanspor alton Of tie mall.
One clerk j. employed 10 examining letters AMI ne
itons ihe subject 81 ms route ard the tssnspori,
don Of he mail, and endorsing on them breE Of tiei
content and BE such cores ondence re- relates TO h
North eastern section OF fhe Union
one ccrk g. employed IN g. Co. --oo'rs~'s end con
tractors bonds; receiving and ituR Hon,: in psepar
iog Duplicates o. them, en- traUsnHing hen, 10 tn