The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-24
THE ALBANY POST OFFICE.
From the N. Y. .4urors

Prom The NJ y. Jurors.
shall now make few extracts from the volumi.
nous evidence IN the Department, showing his CON
duct during the present administration.
Aueusr %, ls42 In the discharge of my official
duties have pery otlen had occasion to notice the
gross oorei ane IL not something ,corte with which
the business OF the Office al Albany, N. Y is con
Quoted. o. say nothing Of several letters which
have traced 10 that distribution, and which their
transcripts do not show TO have been sent from, AT
least TO their proper destination there is one Instance
(hs day deccted) Of such palpable carelcssness or
Intentional dishonesty, that feel myself bound TO
make II known to you. The Rhinebeck Email sent
April 81 1912" has these entries, "Western, paid
90, and ALBANY, paid TO-, The Albany small re-
ccyed for distribution April o. says, "Rhincbeck
April n, paid 49," (beng the deiip,,y b This de-
livery bill do not find entered on the delivery trans
script nor either the delivery distribution tran
script, do hnd any entry acknow lcdgmeut Of the
above distribution bill from Rhineheck. In this in
stance there Is on nothing worse) charging 10 tho DE-.
hibuion account deirey BILL and consequently get
ting commission on its amount
This was a letter addressed so far back as August,
1912, by the confidential clerk Of the department TO
the second assistant postmaster general, whose pro-
vince IT was TO apply proper remedy.
4 he following extracts are from a report made by
the intelligent and energetic special agent of the
department. Gen. Eaton and will speak for them
selves stronger than any comment of ours -
rs hl' Np'Chi sk'h OF Tue department Tor Tho
New York District, charged with the supervision Of
postmastcrs and others in the service and the duty
Of detecting depredations upon The mail, have had
frequent occasion to visit the Albany post Office in
correcting arrangements Of the mails and tracing
packages missent, and money letters lost find ,be
following cases OF negligence aud depreciation which
peculiarly implicaie the Albany post Office
letter mailed at Beverly, Mass, to Ellicottville,
N. Y, loss 5000 postage unpaid, Sc. mailed to
Boston distribution, Now lStl remailed thence to
Albany distribution and reached there, but no evil
dence IN the post bill thatit remsed thence
to Ellicottve.
letter from Williamstown, Mass, loss $500, pa d
sl,5Oi mail Dec. 20, lS4l, TO Albany distribution
and reached there on the 22d, and although Albany,
al that time sent two bills to New York, Ter day,
neither OF It's bills Of the 22d 23d shows this letter
to have been remailed thence 10 New York
Rhlnebeck, N. Y, to Saginaw, Mich loss sl2 /;
letter unpaid, so cts mailed April 81 1912, TO the
Albany distribution, together with another bill, paid
10 cents to the Albany delivery the receipt Of this
letter IS not acknowledged the Albany distribution
or delivery transcript, but instead Of il the delivery
bill paid 10 cents Is entered the distribution iran.
script, and the letter IS missing.
Plymouth, CT, to Canadea, N. y; loss $780, let