New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-07

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mated at increase Of five per cenn on Those Oh 1907
making s.. Il4.oo while they actually reached 81"
253 7e or So 72i 2J 70 than the estimate. This
increase equals i2i per cent. -,
The increase of expenditures in 1864 compared with
hose of le63 is III per ccnum nnd the increase IN the
| revenues for the same year. lii per cent.
| ESTIMATES FOR 1906.
The expenditures Of all Kinds for the
| fiscal year ending june 20, 1866, (sec
table No. p estimated at. oI- JJJ W
| The gross revenue for the year ls6S, IN
| ending foreign postage and inisoella-
| neous receipts. is estimated ut an IN
| crease Of six per centum ON the revenue -,
OF lsJi making ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1iSiT' -
with estimated expenditure 1882 81
From this must be deducted ths
| amount Of the permanent appropria
tons to compensate the department. ior
| carrying free mail matter. under acts -
| Of March ,. 1917, and March =. lsJi.-. 7OOWp w
BY which the estimated deficiency is re-.
| fuced 2loS -
The grants for the ansportaton OF free mail matter
for the last fiscal years have not been expended
Assuming that the amount Of $4,000 for the last year
is still az aable no appropriation for any deficiency in
the revenues will be required
POSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMPED ENVELOPES.
During the fiscal year 33 pti.6l0 postage stamps OF
tho value Of sl0l7732i. 266ffJO stamped envelopes
| amounting 10 sf6SJi2 90 snd 1.57I,j)0 newspaper
wrappers, amounting TO s3l 400. were issued The
total value Of these issues was SIO.y'iJ' % which.
compared with the Issue Of the previous year ~
go shows an increase ~ 1865 5 80 or about 81 per
cent. The ysuc Of tho stamps and stamped envelopes
sold slot,59 ~ and the amount ssed IA me pre-
payment of postage was s9s7s 10 o. The details are
exhibited in tables Nos. and of Appendix.
Notwithstanding this enormous Issue the losses o,
stamps IL the mails amounted only 10 81 200 and OF en-
| yclopes 20 s3l ~.
II the Potomac ard the Cumberland Since tho LIST 81
July last the agent at City Point. virginia has SOFA
stgmrs amounting to s-a.l3 ~ AMI the agent Oh inc
| amy at Chattanooga, $40.
One hundred and thiI'y nine claims have been made
BY posmnsters for losses by Rebel forces, amounting
~ So aJs o. sx,ytwo OF which ACCOUNTING 20 a. 80 90
have been allowed The issue of newspaper envelopes
| LOS been fox the prescott discontinued
CONTRACTS.
On the 30,b Of June last Ia tne States OF Name New
HanIshire Vermont Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
! Connecticut Now York New-Jersey, Pennsylt onia,
| Delaware MARYLAND Ohio, West Virginia Michigan.
Indiana Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa. Missouri. Mime
soia Kentucky. California. Oregon. hensas nid inc
Territories of New. Mexico Utah. Ncbfasks Washing
ton Colorado Dakota and Nevada there were In ope-
ration mail rou;c the number OF contractors beng
90 The length Of these routes was ljg Ia miles anu
| the service o. follows viz:
Railroad - 6o niles; steamboat 1913 miles; " co.
lbriiy certainty and security" l0e21S milescostbg
slele 4Cp. divided a. follows viz. Railroad 2,30 W
miles OF transportation at s. J570i. about IL cents
nile, s,..nboat 2ll2 l3t Of so2 "a about ~ cents a
mile; "celerity certainty and security Jo9oi,ssI al
| e. oss 49, about 7lO cents mile.
The length o! routes was decreased 40 miles while
there Was IN increase in the annual transportation Of
| 80 3i2 mles. and IN the cost Of s15 ~.
The aggregate compensation OF rontc agents. looa!
age nts natl nessenger baggage masters in charge Of
express mails and agents employed on steamers con.
,rying ~ IN Southern ports. Wa sio.s0 Vs. Which
aided 10 tie cost Of service In operation on 10Th June
1864 a. i9D makes the total cost OF mall transpor.
tation at that date 81. jO5 -. ~.
There l. express provision of law requiring that
pay shall be given for carrying the nais III con
tract has been entered into yet lew Of the railroad com
pancs are under contract. II is intended in future to
compel compliance with the law
OVERLAND NAILs
The contrac. for service the rou.s from the Nisss.
sipp River, VIA salt Lake. 10 Piacoryile. California
under Of March o lsl. expiring on the 10Th June
last an arrangement made with the Samc parties
for continuing the service On the same terms TO Sepem
Der Al, lro3.
Under Gu advertisement. dated March o. 1864. in.
yng proposals for service from Atchson Kansas. or
~, Joseph Missouri Poison City. California. John
H. Hestand Of Lancaster Pennsyi Inia. was the low
est bidder At 47JO 900 Per annun; bat his bid having
been subsequently withdrawn. contracts have been
made with Ben. Holiday Of New York for The service
bet ween Atchsop ST. Joseph and Salt Lake City. 81
436a 90 and with VIM Il. Dinsmore. President OF the
Overland Mail Company, aGo OF New York. from Salt
Lake City TO Folsom City. at $3e5oOO making an
aggregate Of <7j0Oo0 per annum. Those
parties arc believed u DO able to fulfil their Obj
cations The contracts arc from October l. 1901. TO
ISeptembcr 20 lsG5 tue trips TO be made In sixteen days
eight months in the year and in twenty days the 20
manning four months; To convey through letter mails
only mail matter prepaid at letter rates. aud all local
| or way mails.
70 be carried by sea- via Nev.Yo and Panama TEN.
porsry arrangements having been made for their con
veyance, within the sum named IN tho law OF March
- lt6f viz: SloU 900 per annpm, making the whole
expense of territorial and Pacific mails not over s9lo
600 per annum, or $4,000 less than under tie former
contract :.
wa much interrupted during the months OF August
and September last. and for period OF tour or hve
eekr the rho. MOL FIR the Pacific coast and the Ter
ritories was necessarily sent by sea rom New.fork.
On the California and Oregon route Sacramento TO
Portland. contract for one year at $1,000 mas been
made. The pIiee is deemed eItravassni. and new bids
are invited.
set OF msrs by States groups OF states designcd
TO show all tie permanent routes distances and post
offices thereon In the United States with other stats
tkAl information, II In preparation and copies VIII Dc
for sale 10 the public.
PACIFIC SPECIAL AGENT
The pay and powers oi this agent have been reduced
ono by act Of Congress; the other by ne Department
from doubts ss 10 the law. II Is recommended that
fboth be restored Tho postal service in the Pacific
States 10 not in good condition as could be desired
AEMY MAILS.
Iieut Ger Grant, being inquired OF as TO the army
mail arrangement answers that "our soldiers receive
their mail matter with rs much regularity and prompt
is possible for armies in the held and wh per.
haps as much CELEBRITY end security a. the most favored
portions OF tho country He adds that tho policy origi
nay adopted Of excluding civilians from the mail ser
vice within tho lines thu army, and detailing for
that duty enlisted men OF Intelligence ana TustWothi
mesa Will be continued.
pIIAYsIN DISTRIBUTING LETTERS.
For many years tho regulations OF TIL, department
direct 10 every other office not on the Toute TO
any distributing Office and that ell other letters should
b mailed 10 the first distributing office on the route TO
deIsya An tho transmission of the mails Ths subject
has been frequently referred TO in tho reports Of this
department Elaborate distribution schemes have been
proposed improve the existing system which is still
considered defective
The majority Of letters are subjected to delays
whils the expense attending the work in twenty-five
49, VI. pt.A faaffh