New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-12

operation since ire close OF The last contract year
Comparing the costs under TIE present contracts n tsi
section Of ta frrio- s-ated 81 the year ;to.e tat
expired on the 5Jtn June last there appears reucten
OF SsJI per annuu', Being SAVING o. - per cent
This il the u tae casn=s n ne NeT+ Lasaad
aud Ne YORK c5ursc-F = siot produced - TIE cuF;a-
yneutz Of the service rt " The reduction IN the rates
al xhcn the contracts tasen- 90 tar from les
sanne tie amount Of accommodation "rlcn the mas
disursed excep, n reducing he E-s5e from cosch =
horse couveTsnce Tvhsneve- required % the sPecia
provisions in Inc neT postage act OF $50 the Depart
rent in the new contrscs increased TIE frequency
and dispatch Of Tae mails.
The mails have been expedited one business dsy Pc
tween NewEork city and ORLEANS aud 7Tsnty-iorr
hours from Washington 70 st Louis and Nashville. %
the way Of Louisville fIitrl-e hours IC 8 Louis oy
Springfield and Dayton daily lines have been establish
I'd between Montgomery (Alaj and Ticksuurg % JACK
son IRON the end Of the Georgia Railroad 10 Memphis
by Tuscem5ia and Holly Springs and 70 HasnTllie 2:
the way Of Huntsville and tri7FeeklJ TO knoxville
similar increase in speed and frequency OF TIPS 5ss
been gi-eu other sections II proportion 70 the import
OF the States winch sufficiently SHOWN oy the II
transportation OF ever million ard nall Of
miles during me year
The operation Q; he Of l545 nas been favorable 70
the revenues Of the Department BY reduction n the
cost Of TRANSFORMATION in tae sections OF the Union
let u contract under il The regulation oil INC Depart
reut which compelled undeE-bidder 10 take the
stock OF All old Contractor repealed and tie con
tracts directed 70 be gwen 20 The lowest oidder
without regard 70 the means Q: transportation other
than what was necessary for the due CELEBRITY certainty
and security OF the mails. These provisions enlarged
the field Of competition for the service ana caused re
ducton in the cost. While the revenues o. the Lepat
rent haze been benefited BY these provisions the ger
:ice has been occasionally greatly impaired i ne De-
partner, mas been compelled in many instances 70 70
lect the bids Of Contractors established reputation
well known 10 for jBer emery and efficiency a. well
ability to perform the -ervlceand accept IN heu o.
them new and inexperienced ones wholly unknown 10
the sarvcc and OF doubtful means where there was ou
a difference OF few dollars in ;heir hids
The employment OF such Contractors have produced
failures aad irregularities in the delivery OF the mails
The deductions from the pay OF Contractors tail
ures and irregularities in the performance OF na ser
vice for tn gear ending 10th juno last amounted to
S26273 -.
The service IN TEXAS has not been -htzia.'OrliT per
Recent reports from the agents induce the belief that
the whole service in Texas viii be soon in operation a.
authorized By the act Of Congress.
On the 30th June 1916 there A6G post Offices
81 new Offices established during the year and
$50 discontinued making an increase OF IL Offices dur
ing the year. On this day the number Il l4.'s'
There were appointed during the year 1858 Postmas
tors. Of whom zoos were appointed in consequence Of
designations death=Ol in consequences OF change OF
sites of the oices-s71 by the establishment OF new OF
ices--1l hy removals. where commissions expired
and were not renewed
Near oncthird of the Offices in tho 4 :. have been
voluntarily vacated since the passage OF The act OF Sd
March lsi5 This IS in great degree attributed TO the
increased labor in the Offices and the diminished com
pcnsation TO Postma5ters, produced by it,
Within the frat month after that law went nso opera
ton four hundred and seventy seven designations were
received at the Department
The construction placed upon the act by the Attorney
General, which communicated 10 Congress with
my annual report enabled the Department to increase
their compensation the amount they had re-
ccved the preceding year and had the effect OF arrest
ng IN some degree the resicnGtons which were going
on that in the month OF August they numbered only
26j and September, 80. making 90 designations The
first quarter This order of the Department only
abcd them continue the number OF sssisan -
AT the same which they had prior the
passing OF the law which not than the By
sncss of the Offices required and wholly inadequate 10
the performance oil their increased duties An accurate
opinion may be formed OF the reduced amount OF com
pensation by comparison OF the revenues OF some ci
the principal Offices tor few years past.
oG.cl ISl2: lSia: ISL; ISi5; l +, W;
Philadelphia l67,s7e l4s,!s7 .l5o.ll 3o7 10 s5Is2
Baltimore $3.50 SLIP -l,72l $4,000 4203-
There IRE no returns made to the Department by
which the increased business OF the Offices can be cor
rcctly estimated Some .dea may however be formed
by comparing the weigh, OF all the mails sen: from the
above named Offices which was taken for one week IN
June l-3- under the order OF OF my predecessors
with the weight OF the mails sent upon railroad ana
steamboat routes only taken under my order tor one
week in the month OF May last
Weigh, oil mails sent from Newiork Office Tor
Weight OF mails sent from Philadelphia Office for
one week in June ls,}. lbs. 20 go
Weight OF mails sent from Baltimore Office tor one
week in IN June, ISIS lbs ~'-v
Total number of lbs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 427g0
Weight OF mails sent from New York Office Tor
week upon the Railroad and Steamboat
Weigh, OF mails sent from Philsjephia Office Tor
week upon the Railroad and Steamboat
Weight of mails sent from Baltimore Office for ore
week upon the Railroad and Steamboat routes,
estimated IBIS -UuvU
There can be no doubt that the business in the Offices
hiss greatly increased perhaps in greater ratio than the
compensation OF P0stmasters has been reduced n con
sequence the low rates OF postage under the act OF
Isis.
The Report refers al some length to the subject OF
the Express which private individuals IN the habit OF
running whenever important foreign news arrives be
tween Atalanta in Georgia and Mobile IN Aatarns by
which spectators obtain commercial intelligence TWEEN
ty-four foryceht hours in advance OF the mail Ii
has been urged upon the NJ 6 10 establish Govern
mcnt Express there bu, this for various aud sufficient
reasons he declines
The Contractors for the transportation OF the mails
between New ork and Bremen by ocean steamers are
randy progressing with the construction Ct the trst
vessel and but little doubt IS Entertained that the ser
vice, will re commenced early IN tue spring from the
reports OF the appointed 10 inspect umoers ma
chnerv SC the work has proved satisfactory Anc
promises 10 sdd the high reputation OF the tnechRics
OF this country tor the judgment and sail exhibited IN
it, construction
por,stou OF the mails between this ana foreign coun-
tries under which the contract was made with Edward
Mills and MS associates. seemed 70 contemplate the IS
adjustment OF more lines than the selected AFi'
Gus propositions received and communicated 10
Congress at lis last session. Among the number me
from Charleston By Havana 10 Chacrrs IN steamers ana
from Panama Oregon in ssil OF steam vessels wss re-
commended and no action taken upon the SUBJECT Inc
clause in the the 18th June $50. approprsIin
$4,000 for the service between New York and Bremen
provides that father sha. De diverted 10 any
oiAss o5sc, than the ransportron o. the mails ''hn
the United States
This has not been regarded rcpeal u The ac: OF
1885 but as an in;naoE OF wish OF Congress that
no farther contract foreign service should az ms ite
be made under l. No farther erorts have therefore
been made 10 secure additional service Notwithstanding
the anxious desire the Department to provide direct
communication with settlements on the Pacihc coast
Present events in that remote region would 20 add
10 the importance necessity Of The line as pFopos
ed ST the las; session OF Congress The finances " TIE
Department however VIII not admit OF is IS adjustment
without the previous legislation of Congress
The Telegraph between this city ana Baltimore has
been kept regularly operation until the Isl December
statement OF the income and expenditures rom The
time placed under the control Of the Department
i herewith communicated. marked ..
Under the authority gwen The last session OF Con