The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-22
Abstract of The Postmaster Gener'
aIsS Report.


The whole number of post Offices in the
United States at the close of the last Off
cial year, June 30th, 1853, was twenty
two thousand three hundred and twenty;
of this number, two hundred and fifty-ive
arc of the highest class, the postmasters
of which are appointed by the President.
At the present date, lst December, 1853,
the total number of post Offices is twenty
two thousand six hundred and eigty-eight.
During the past year, commencing first OF
Julx. 1852, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight post offices were estab-
lisbed. four hundred and seventy-nine
were discounted, and there were appoint
ed to Office during the said year, besides
the eighteen hundred and ninety-eight
postmasters to the newly established off,
ces aforesaid, thirty eight hundred and
fifty upon resignation, two hundred and
twenty-five upon death, one hundred and
eighty-two upon change of site, ninety
one where the postmaster had moved a.
way, and twenty-one on removal of prior
incumbents, being eight thousand five hum
dred postmasters appointed during the
year ending goth June, 1853. At the
close of the fiscal year ending on the 30th
day of June last, there were in operation
within the United States six thousand
sixhundred and ninety-two mail routes:
their aggregate length was two hundred
and forty three miles, and FIVE thousand
| five hundred and eighty-three contractors
were employed thereon. The annual tran
portation of the mails on those routes
was sixty one million eight hundred and
ninety-two thousand five hundred and
forty two miles; the annual cost thereof
was four million four hundred and nine
ty five thousand nine hundred and sixty
eight dollars, being about seven cents two
mills per mile. Of these sixty-one mil
lion eight hundred and ninety-two thou
sand miles of annual transportation
twelve million nine hundred and eighty
six thousand seven hundred and five miles
are required to be performed on railroads
at cost of one million six hundred and
one thousand three hundred and twenty
nine dollars; being about twelve cents
three mills per mile. Six million six hun.
dred and eighty five thousand and sixty
five miles in steamboats,, at a cost of six
hundred and thirty two thousand three
hundred and sixty eight dollars; being a.
bout nine cents four mills per mile
Twenty-one million three hundred and
thirty thousand three hundred and TWEEN.
ty-six miles in coaches, at cost of one
million two hundred and six thousad nine
hundred and ifty-eight dollars; being a.
bout five cents six mills per mile. And
twenty million eight hundred and ninety
thousand four hundred and forty-siz
miles in modes not specified, at cost O.
one million fifty five thousand three hun.
dred and thirteen dollars; being abou
five cents per mile.
The expenditures Of the department
during the late fiscal year, were seven
million nine hundred and eighty-two thou
sand seven hundred and ffty-eight dol
lars. The gross revenue from all sour
ces was five million nine hundred anC
forty thousand seven hundred and twenty
four dollars. 1t appears from the fore
going statement, that the gross revenue
of the year ending June Both, 1853, fall
short of expenditures in the sum of tive
million forty-two thousand and thirty-ont
dollars. Fifteen hundred and seventy
one thousand dollars of this deficiency
were supplied by balance on the Auditor
books, on July lst, 1852, and appropria
tions to supply deficiencies of upwards o.
one million dollars, leaving five hundred
and forty-six thousand dollars to be pro
vided by Congress for the service of the
year ending June 30th, 1853.