The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-15


s2i 900 is the cost Of the routes put in operation
under the post route act of March Sd, lsa5
II 10 the saving effected in tho relcting of the
tracts in New England and New York, that produces
the reduction in the cost of last years also
the amount that the and additional service costs,
over and above the rerenchments ordered during the
year
And am gratiaed to state that saving in ratio
equally great effected in the re.lettng Of the mails
in the and southwestern States and
ries the service under which has gone into operation
under the present contracts In that section Of the
union,ststed by the year-wh those that expired on
the 3oth of June last there appears a reduction $685.
eOl per annum, being saving SO per cent This, as
in the ofthe New England and New York contracts
produced by the curtaments of the service but by
the reduction in the rates at which the contracts were
taken. 50 far from lessenng the amount of accommo-
daton which the mails dispensed except in reducing the
grade from coach to horse conveyance, whenever
quired by the special provision in the postage
Of ls4o the department has, in the contracts in
The mails have been expedited one business day be.
tween New York city and New Orleans. and twenty.
by the way of five hours st Louis by
Springfield and Dayton Daily lines have been estab
by Jackson from the end Of the Georgia rsroad e
Memphis, by Tuscumbia and Holly Springs; and to
Nashville by the way Of Huntsville and tE.weskly to
trips has been given to other sections in proportion the
importance of the routes, which is sufficiently shown by
the increase of transportation million and half
Of miles during the year
The operation of the act of ls4, has been favorable
cost of transportation in the two sections Of the Union
let to contract under It, The regulation OF the depart
em VA az oua S 70 Jake ne s.ock
directed to be 9vent the lowest bidder without regard
to the means OF transportation other than what
@ 70. Tb.a ana OF
petition for the service and caused reduction in the
he nr"von .ns b nave oeen
casonally greatly impaired The department has been
tractors Of established reputation well known to ii for
their energy and efficiency well ability perform
danced onss uhov nnknown 70 The ssrv;c od 81
doubtful means. when there was bnt dasrsncs Of
Ssw daIjars in THAR hias The nrov;s;on n tba Ia G
trodncaJ snec;ss Of hiding and conroc, nti t;a
unSnown to he service by which the bddsr
~ - r9ht - aaa 80 n
yarce ths 6s rtsrsst m;.hf rerv,ra h, .nIS t
which had S,wsvs hssos S""n srcsoS
In many instance the was constrained r.
& .cc % Up rom oa
great diarence hat and other bdswhsrs snec
&c mode Of was The effect has been
the lines in operation according to their
and when nut in ration an INABILITY. in some Instances
to ksen nm the service md changes and in
The mode of Recommendation Thess have nroduced fail
urss and rreauisritv in the dsi;vernS Of The mails
causing much compIsint in some scctons of the conn
ana occssioninr rreat trouble and ncreassd
to the before new cont actors could be OBJ
tanned base evils were more sensihlv fcit AZ the ra
cant etnrs because of the great distance of norons of
the section from tho seat OF mt and the una
vodable delay in sending through the mails the accep
Sotw tho nconven;ence to the denartment
the law and the complaints prodnced nv h thav arc
Wise and saiutsry in countersctne to some extept
S1 %S II tho "
The deductona FROM the nav of contractors for fail
ures and irregularities in the performance Of mail
S26273 g.
The service in Texas has not been satisfactorily p.r
formed Upon the passage of the act of May 49, 1886
estabIishine most routes In Texas the iate
General Of Texas Daniel j. ToIer was appointed the
ipstrucons to but the routes in operaton and
superntend the service generally. contract was made
with Charles Morgan to transport the mails from New
Orleans Galveston aud back once In every Ave days
in ocean steamers. The Galveston and New York were
engaged in the performance of this service when the
osr) was on board and reported tho loss of his
connected with the service which had been prepared
il understood has been much engaged in the transpor
ation oftroops and supplies to the Rio Grade Iregn
Of this of The mail
vice existed in other parts OF Texas and was Justly the
cause Of much complaint SO the department
informed Of this state of thngs-which information
was greatly delayed from some unknown cause-a Sc
cond sgent despatched to Texas with proper nstruc
at New Orleans was directed to forward tbs to
Galveston whenever opportunity occurred, under the
The facts of the case did not to warrant an annu
ment of favorable contract the 18th MIR. Nor
the place of the New York and cause the service To- be-
again regularly performed Recent reports from the
will be soon ia operation as authorised BY the act Of
Congress
On the sOth June, 1885, there l46e post Offices
SIT new offices were established during the year and
459 discontinued making an increase OF 4is Offices du
ring the year On this day the number is I4,793
There were appointed during the year a95s pos,mas.
ters whom 1905 appointed in of re-
sgna,ions or deaths.
Sol in consequences of change of sites of the Offices
ST. by the establishment Of new Offices
ST. by removals
where commissions expired and were not renewed
Near on third of the offices in the United States hsve
been voluntarily vacated since the passage of the act of
| the al of March 1915 This in great degree - a
rbutabIe to the increased labor in The Offices and the
to postmaster produced bv n
Prior to the passage Of III law certain mar centu on
the OF the Offices was given to the postmaers
compensation their services and for the pay mont
ocsrts Sc to~sher with ths rani;nss P
Later w,s ,ucS Nor. vainsS nv m.ny hn1;. .h e
.ss ,i ws @ mu .S . az. " many noanH tns