Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-27

ment, 30th June, l945. S,277
Do. mail agents, 80
Do. do. messengers, ia
Do. local agents, 10
The amount Of miles Of transportation exceeded
| last year, 224,64
The cost was less by $62,791
Number Of postOficss Both
June, 1S45, 14,1S3
Number of postoffices estab.
lished preceding year, 352
Number Of postoffices dscon.
tinued during the preceding -
year, 269
Number of postofices this
day, 14,003
Number OF postmasters appoint.
ed during the year, 3,O33
On account Of deaths or resigna-
tons, 1897
On account Of change Of site
Of postofice, II
On account Of removals, 1853
On account Of commissions ex-
pired and not re appointed, IA
On account Of estabshlish
ment OF new postofices, 352
sic contractors have been fined to
the extent Of s1o,511 so
| The revenue Of the de.
| partment was S4,2S9,S41 80
! The expenditures do, 4, 320,731 SO
The net revenue, after deducting
commissions Of postmasters, and
contingent and incidental expen.
SEES, $2,942,2l7 81
Estimates falling off from change in rates Of
postage at As per cent. Assuming this to be
correct, and that the savings on contracts let and
to be let will equal the expenses Of new routes
and improved service, there will be diminution
OF means 81, 1923, 997.
The reduction OF transportation Of mails in
the New England States and New York for the
year ending Both June next, while the same
amount OF service will be performed as last year,
will be $252,732.
The letting OF new routes in the above States
will amount to $4,000.
or 81 Railroad contracts in those States, only
35 have been adjudged in consequence OF exhor
bitant demands. The railroad service performed
is one tenth part OF the whole, the pay they
receive one fifth part.
Should there be similar saving in the other
divisions in letting the new contracts, there will
be further saving
In the Western section in year ending 30tt
June. l847. Of $3.50
Southern section in year ending 30th June
1S49. Of $239,00o.
+ Middle section in year ending 3Oth June.
1919. Of $ls0.OO0.
The compensation to postmasters and expenses
of officers for the year ending S0th June, l945
$4O9,s75 18.
The designations consequent upon the new
law, previous to the issuing Of the circular giving
the postmaster the same compensation as las
year amount to over 1000.
AlIudes to the frauds committed under tn,
weight system, one envelope which accidentally
broke, was marked post paid 81 go containin!
100 letters, which were liable to $40 postage.
Recommends, if the weight system is to b.
continued, its reduction to quarter Of an ounce
for single package.
!, In 1888, the weight OF the mails for on
? week in the cities OF New York, Philadelphi
Baltimore, Washington and Richmond, was teste'
and the whole weight amounted to 65,24l lbs
= The newspapers weighed 54,94s 4"
Periodicals do. 1857 I"
i, Letters free and taxable weighed 1916 Z"
At present he believes printed meter is min
tenths OF the weight conveyed, and that it pay
!. only one tenth Of the expense.
He recommends that the rates OF postage b.
hereafter 5 cents Tor single letter under 81
miles.
10 cents for single letter over 300 miles.
These rates he proposes to continue until tn
Both June, 1849, and then abolish the Is pc
> cent rate, and restore the rates as at present. Fl
recommends also the restoration OF the forme
!, rates OF postage on printed matter giving tn
right to the publishers OF conveying such matte
out OF the mails if they think proper; also,
/ Limitation OF the number OF exchange paper
> which the editors may send and receive free Q
postage, instancing the fact that there are nov
from 100 10 1900 newspaper establishments, a
proof OF the abuse which may be pract.ssd unde
the law as at present. Also, the restoration Q
: the ranking privilege to the postmasters; an
: that all persons. who, under the old law, bein
in employ OF Government, had the privilege
restored to them. He also recommends mos
strenuously and energetically the making tn
u PAYMENT OF ALL POSTAGE IMPERATIVE uPol
$ THE sEEDERs. The report states that there ar
r estimated to be not less than 100000 dea
h letters returned to the Post Office Department
t quarterly; and during the first quarter under tn
operation OF the new law, 400, 900, the postsg
. on which is lost to the Government, as we'll a
! an immense amount OF printed matter which
never taken out Of the Offices. The magnet
telegraph between Baltimore and Washington ha
cost, between the list April and LIST October
D 1924 80, Gncluding Prof. Morse's salary
and the receipts have been $4l3 A.
r Gov. Barley, of Ohio, recommends il
his message that betting on elections b.
made, by law, cause of disfranchsement il
that State. He urges the extension of tn,