The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-12-24
SYNOPSIS OF REPORTS.
GENERALS REPORT.

POSTMASTER GENERALS REPORT.
From the Report of the Postmaster General,
accompanying the Presidents Message, we have
compiled the following facts for the information
of our readers:
Extent inmes of post roads over which mails
we're transported on Both June, 1915, l43, ,S44
Amount of transportation during the
year ending do. 35,634,26
On horseback and in sulkeys 25,630I
By stages and coaches I7,924,046
BY steamboats, and railroads 6,4S4, ,592
Which cost S2,0O5,5O4
On horseback and in
sukeys, 5s44s2
BY stages and coaches, 1,476,079
BY railroad and steam.
boat S43,43O
For local and mail a.
gents and messcn-
gers incidental TO
railroads and steam
boats, 37,5l3
Ndmberof contractors employed by the Depart
ment, 30ih June, 1915, 3,277
| do mail agents, 30
do do messengers, ia
do local agents, 49,
The amount in miles OF transportation erceeded
| last year by 32i,645
The cost was less by $62,79l
Number ofpost offices 30th June
| lS45, l4,lS3
Do established preceding yr, 352
Do discontinued do 800
Do this day l4,003
DO posmasters a pointed
! during the year, 3033
On account of deaths or resigna-
tions, 1897
Do change ofsite of post Office, II
Do removals, 753
Do commissions expired and
not re-apponted, IA
Do establishment of new post
Offices, 352
SIG contractors have been fined 10
the extent of $lO,52l so
The revenue of the Department
was 4,299,84l 80
/ The expenditures, 4,320,73I 90
The nett revenue, after deductiag
commissions Of postmasters, and
contingent and incidental ex.
penses, 2,942,2l7 81
Estinales falling of 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 d.
Iminution of means 81 1923, ,997.
The reduction of cost of transportation of
mails in the New England States and New
YorlSsfor 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 $36,200.
/ Of67 railroad contracts in those States only
35 have been adudged in consequence of exor-
I0Iiant demands. The railroad service perform.
cd is one.tenth part of the whole, the pay they
receive the one.ffM part
Should there be similar saving in the other
divisions in letting the new contracts, there will
be a further saving
In the Western section in year ending 30th
June, lS47, Of $335, 900.
Southern section in year ending Both June,
lS4s, OF $23S, 900.
Middle section in year ending Both June,
lS49, of $lS0,000.
The compensation TO posmasters and expen-
ses of Offices for the year ending 30th June,
lS45, $l,409,S75 IS.
/ The designations consequent upon the new
law, previous TO the issuing of the circular Civ
ing the postmasters the same compensation as
last year amount to over $4,000.
AIudes TO the frauds committed under the
weight system, one envelope which was acci-
4 dentally broke, and was marked postpaid Sl,60,
contained 100 letters, which were liable 10 $40
postage.
Recommends if the weight system is 10 be
continued, its reduction to quarter of an ounce
for single postage.
In 1898, ,he weight of the mails for one week
in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Bal,-
|more, Washington and Richmond, was tested,
and The whole weight amounted TO 55,24l lbs.
The newspapers weighed 44,S6S "
Periodicals do 1857 +"
Letters free and taxable, do 1.9lG "
i At present, he believes the printed matter is
nine-enhs Of the weight conveyed, and that it
pays only one.enh Of the expense.
He recommends that the laics of postage be
hereafter GEMS for single letter under so
miles.
10 cents for single letter over so and under
300 miles.
i Is cents Tor single letter over 300 miles.
These rates he proposes TO continue until the
Both June, lS4S, and then abolish the Is per
cent rate, and 10 restore the rates as at present.
He recommends also the restoration Of the form
er rates Of postage on printed matter, giving the
fright to publishers Of conveying such matter out
of the mails if they think proper; also, limita-
tion of the number Of exchange papers, which
ledors may send and receive free Of postage, in
stancing the fact that there are now from 100 TO