Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-12-13

coast aud the construction ol the dock VI
California, authorized al the last session OF
Congress, aud some slight addiions under
the head of Improvements and tepais IN 'he
navy yards, buildings and machinery.
deem it of much Importance TO JUS,
economy, and correct understanding OF
naval expenditures, that there should be an
entire separation OF the appropriations Tor
the support Of the naval service proper from
those tor permanent Improvements al navy
yards and stations, aud from ocean steam
mail service, aud oher special obj"cis as
signed 10 the supervision of this Depart
men.
The report Of the Postmaster General,
herewith communicated, presents an inter,
esting view of the progress, operations, and
condition Of his Department.
At the close of ihe last fiscal year. the
length Of mail routes within the United
States was 1876. .290 miles the annual tan-
spona,ion thereon So 272. .252 miles and
the annual cost Of such transportation S3,-
42I,75l
The length Of the foreign mail routes Is
estimated at S,3l9 miles and the annual
transportation thereon al CISCO miles,
The annual cost of this service is s :572,-
1877, of which S4is, 937 is paid by the Post
Office Department, and Sl,023,25o is paid
Tbs ,nnrol ,r3n,ror,ati,n ,,i,hin ,hs Uni
,od S,oies Tsxclndiia ,bs service in Califor.
MIA and Oregon, which is now, for the fist
time, reported and embraced in the tabular
statements of the Department. exceeds thai
Of The preceding year 6,l62,S55 miles, al an
increased cost of S5i7, 10.
Tho whole number of post Offices in the
United States, on the 30ta day of June last,
os,ahl;shsI anJ oss 'i;sc,n,,,,,lsd Jnr;ng
,h, ,.aor
ri. ,,ro-s ra,anros or tho D,n,r,nert ror
,b. g., ,,,r ;,,,,I,,I;,,rr ,ha ,rnron,i,,inrs
for the frank I'd matter of Con1ress, Of the
D,r,r,r,sn,s ami oGi,srs of Gov.rrnen,.
,nd .yclnJ;n,, ,hn ro,ri,,n nos,oges rnlIpr,eJ
for ,nd o,y,bI. IN ,ha R,ii.h INST ofirp
.morn,ed Ia So 7o7 s66 "a
Tha .,nonJitnros C.r ,h. so,,,o n.rioJ fev
clnJ;ro son 900 40 n,iI rnJnr an award OF
tho And;,nr in n,rs,,,nr. oC , resolution Of
the las, Con,ress for mail service on the
OH, ,ud N,ss;,s;nn; r;vers in 1892 and
,eoo ,,J H.. -, noiI 10 Rr;i;.b nost
nfFc.s e., fors;on nos,aoes collected for and
rn,,blo n ,h,i od;c,l amonn,ed TO 81. .O21
sss -. lsay;nn balance of reveuue 10
,be nroner eynenditnres of The wear of
s-o2 900 90
Tba r.cein,s for no.,agos durino the wear
feycIndinr ihe for,ipn pos,aucs collected
for and pnyahle 10 The British post Office
amoun,ed io s68l5747 o. being an in.
creosn nC seo7 no 70 or 1S 65 100 ppr
cent over the Ike recein,s for IN, precedinc
,ear
III. roI,c,io,, IF nos,,ce rpner tho oc,
of Niarch i,s, Ia rn, ,,La .ir.cr mill The
oona,nanna,r'a,, nf ,hs ,res.,, 6s,.aI wear :
Thn oooor,'', Co. ,ha Gts, n,,,,,er n,der ,he
ona,a,;an Of ,b. .aJncaI rd,ns ,.iil no, Le
sar,,iaJ h,fnra I,,r,rt.na,, a,I M rel;,hIe
..s,ima,e Of The recri3ls for ,he nre.en, YEA,
c,n 90, n, nod. il ia hnli.vsI horaver
sbat ,bev viii f,lI far sbnr, of those oc inc
las, v.ay Tb. .rrnl,s of ,h,, revenne nov
m b,,nJ is hnueyer so ,arna ,h., mn rnr
thor ,nnro,r;,,;o, finn the ,rsasnrv !, nj,
nf The revenues nr The Dpp,r,ment i re
op;rcJ for ,hn curran, G.,,L vr,r hr, q,
.addi,ionaI annrouria,iou for The vrnr cndiu,
Jnns 40 ,s53 vii n,nbahlv Ia ronnd no
ces.arv when the rrc.in,s Of N. frs, ,w,
ouar,ers nr Tho fx.oI xn,r ore fnIIv ascer
,ainsd
In his lac, animal renor the pos,mo.tc
Cena,ai accommodated . rr,Inr,io, or no.,ao,
~ ra,es which ba drnneI ne low ,s rnnI,
ho nrnI.n,I, ,,,Ion,.J n,,In.s Co,rrsss Geo.
,Dre pared 10 appropriate from the treasury
for the suppon Of The Department. a sun
more than rouivalen' to the mail service