Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-07
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over the expenditures of the year, the ;.
sum of @. 9o4oVlo "
The undrawn appropriations for this De-
partment under the 18th section OF the
| act of ls47, before referred TO, amounted, -N.@
on the 30th June last, Gncluding the .a.
| $500 900 embraced in the revenues OF .s. /.
| the last year, and included in the fore
going balance) TO Sooo,ooo d
The Auditor of the Department estimates
| the balance to the credit of the revenue
! of the Department on the day last men
toned which will be ultimately found TO
/ be available, (and which does not include ...s
The 1865 .555 S. above mentoned) at S649,l65 81
Making an available balance, from all
sources, of sl,sl4,7ao ST
Out of which there is payable to the
| British Government for hostages collected
| under the postal treaty, during the fiscal ....
wear ending June 30, ls49, S35,66i 66 ~ ..,"
And during the year ending
June 80, 1850, l470l3 80 'ls2,o79 %
Leaving net balance, Gas estimated by
the Auditory of sl,lae,O45 81
For more detailed statement of the fiscal condition and
affairs of the Department you respectfully referred
the report of the Auditor hereto annexed.
The contracts for mail transportation in the northern
composed of the States of Name New Hampshire
Vermont Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut and
New York. made in the spring of is49 showed increase
of annual compensation of 96,9s being increase OF
than eighteen per cent upon the previous cost OF that
section ....
The new contracts made under the lettings of last spring
for the western section Of the Unon embracing the
States of Michigan Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
Missouri, Kentucky Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi
Arkansas, LOUISIANA and Texas and the Territories,
hbit still greater increase in the annual of Transports
| ton in that section. H+ 1924"
This increase is estimated in the contract Office al
S236696 per annum, being about % per cent advance
upon the annual of that section under the contracts
force up the end of the last fiscal year. Of this about
10 and four-fhs per attributable the increase OF
service in that section and about Id and oneh per cent
the increased rate of compensation provided for in the
late contracts. '
The increased the other sections of the Union
under the orders for the improvement and extension of the
service existing mail routes, made by the Postmaster
General during the first quarter of the current fiscal
will amount CATER deductng the curtaiments ordered)
to ST., r.H. Sl2470 90
And similar orders to be made during the .a
residue of the year, may increase the
expenses .g... - ..2 ~~ 10000 W
The placing of the Steam Mail Packet
Franklin on the New York and Havre ..,. IA
line, will add the cost Of half monthly
line for about 10 months $1,000 90
The service in California and Oregon, so lr"I
far reported, will cost for the current
The placing of the Steam Packet Hum .
boldt on the New York and Haue line,
and the putting in operation of the H.. III.
routes established at the last session. II II r.
far as it can be done within the remain .a...' .-
der of the current year. in accordance
with the requirements Of the laws regu- ...,.. r.. a..
lating the Department. will probably add .. W
to the expenses of the year 10000 90
The estimates upon this item and that of the additional
service to be ordered made upon uncertain data
Indeed the extent and of the mail service well
the revenues of this Department. subject to constant
fluctuations and the best considered and careful es
mates can furnish only reasonable approximation to the
actual results. .5. ..-:
The expenditures for the year estimated fol-
lows .... A.. fa
The annual expenses of transportation, Ill.
(oregn and inland) as it stood at the <.
close of the last fiscal year, $3,095,974 90
Additional cost in Western section under >...&
contracts, which went into effect July
!, 1850, -. u. 236,6s6 90
Cost OF improvements in other sections or ..
dered in the first quarter of the current .Ea
year, 1910 90
Cost of improvements to be made under
similar orders during residue of the
year, $4,000 90
Expense of steamer Franklin on the New "
York and Havre line, ~, $4,000 90
Service in California and Oregon already
reported 800 s0,470 90
Cost of new routes, and Hum
bolt, 10000 90
Expense of publishing revised list of
post Offices and postmasters and a 81. ..
edition of the laws and regulations, with
map to accompany the latter, 1880 90
Expenses of last year under the heads of NV.
compensation to postlnasers; wrapping
paper; office furniture advertising mail
bags; blanks; ma-locks, keys, and
stamps; mail depredations and special
agents clerks for Offices Offices of .'...
postmasters,) and miscellaneous items;
with eleven per cent. added, (such
penses necessarily increasing with the
increase of the revenue and general SER
vce) 2,447,l99 90
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