New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-06
Leaving q deficiency Of. 900.

1
Also for steamship service between the United
States aud Brazil for eight months III '"' ,on ooo
curIeht Yen, 's'-uV . i"t 49, - 10000
Aud the whole of next year -..-..--'--''--'
500. 100
The number 81 postage stamps ISSUED
during the year was - i1h repre- 49,, o, - ~
senting .-.--. 80, -
STAMPED envelopes '''''-.,..,... 79il2j 90
stamped wrappers i''O' e9.3lj ~
Maxine in au...............S l2 81. 4os -
An Increase of sl.s73lOs over the previous year.
The amour: sold was sl2 500 727 - being s62 Is, -
more than the previous year.
quest for the to the writer's OF unclaimed letters
has considerably increased the sale OF envelopes ana
believed to have diminished the returns 10 'Hc beh"
Letter Office.
business cards are printed envelopes without adj
dtona cost when ordered in quantities n0' less thah
1000 for tho same parties ,
TO evcourare tie purchase Of request snreopss the
law should be changed 10 allow the return OF such
letters to the writers tree Of postage go
As stamped envelopes ore canccrd ny use, ana there
fore safer against fraud than those with stamps At
tache is submitted whether the POstDastcrG cner.i
should not be Authorized in his discretion 10 IUilsh
them rs the separate stamps are now without refer
ence TO the cost Of manufacture.
New stamps have been adopted Of the denominations
offs TO- and IS cents for preparing postage Oh pac6ar,
Of neysrrpors forwarded bv publishers neWaGra
under tie authority Of law whereby vii. be
secured hitherto lost 70 the Department.
been robbed by boIie, OF armed men, l. eases hsve
been decided. ard allowances made 10 the amount OF
$i.2G IS ~
Appended hereto IS a tabular statement exhibiting
the annual receipts ard expenditures OF ths Depart
ment from Jan. !, 1884, to June 60 1860 The results
are rs follows: -
Aggregate receipts -..-----.-.. e2CO5llfs'i .
Aggregate cxpcndi.uies....... 2i14sssi -
Deficit. sIl.436.0s7 70
. Averaging as follows. Rccc'p:s, S4so6.ln s. per
xnnum expenditures s709i 30 n Ter annuni deficit
tl2sS o25 I'll Per annun
CONTRACTS.
The mail service in operation on Goth June ls6. cr'-
braced G02 routes OF the aggregate length % l4@JH
miles costing s6.2i6s3i exclusive OF compensation "a
route and other agents, amounting to e'nD! -
Railroad. 234Ol miles costing $500. :, 4ua i2l
Steamboat, 3uS- miles. costing a-9.s5
C6leri;y. s.. lOJ,e1i niles. costing 3.l''sD1
The aggregate miles of transportation were 1..t. ~ l.
Railroad ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2iV-..JU-
Steamboat .--.--.-----.-----.--. - 4'oso
CELEBRITY Hc..--.. JtSnhfiO
The COS, per mile for transportation by railroad wa
Iii cents; steamboat "a. oents CELEBRITY &C.
The increased length of routes 3l6a miles;
RECOMMENDATION 61s 1871 mites; and of cost, s4,- ~
Tor other details Of the contract service see 4
Until Sept Is. 1864 the service cf the Lincoln an
Portland route performed by tie California Staa
Compiuy, at the rate Of 500 OOj per Anngm. lnds
proposals FOR continuing the service until oG6 aud lsf
the only bidder the sane company. AZ $4,000 pc
snnnm, which being resoricd as excessive, Wa a
cepted ONLY 70 juno 30, 1865 for tic purpose Cf Tca
inviting competition. tsis done hy DDS criis
mont dated Oct. ~ 1854. der which The Cliif' rDI
Stage Company again the only bidder. AZ son, az
per annGB bich wa, declined. The service We
however offered to the contractor for another year
tbe compensation Of $500 600 rtr aanum, which "
refused Arrangements were then made sith res pO
sible parties o convey the mail at S2'jW) pr ANN
70 June 30 i q; after which il Is hoicd tie seyn
will be PEI ioi med al more reasonable t..
The overland mail service from the Missouri l.vc-
California is performed under tHo contracts. no
Atchisoh to salt Lake City aud the other rom the a
Ter place to Folsom City. On the western division ii
service has been performed with reasonable leglarit
while the eastern portion it has been more le
irregular owing as alleged by the Contractors 10 hi,
water bad roads and hosiilticS OF the Indians, dss
pointing the expectations Of the Department as 10 d
value OF the service.
Railway postoiIices have been established on sever
leading railroads and arrangements ia progress
their introduction other lines. The result. IA
encourages the hope that the system, by accelerat
the Transmission OF correspondence and ics1enHg I
number OF distributing Offices viii be of pernanc
advantage 10 the postal interests Of the country.
The work of preparing postroue maps, under I
appropriation of the last Congress. is progressing
vorably.
The net amount Of fines imposed on contractors. al
deductions made from their pay during the year. W
CSC AS 81.
The number description and cost of mail bags ma
lock: and keys purchased appear in tabular sial
compared with previous years. owing 10 tie wan
OF the army and the increase Of free and printed
ter
The number Of routes ordered into oDerrtion
States lately in rebellion is 2i their length 1904
miles and compensation s72l 9i9-a reduction. con
pared with former cost of service In those States
1ool. 100 per annum. This. however results in la
from reduced service which n decreased "a the stln
ard Of frequency previous TO the war; on the preser
rates o. pay, the cost would b.;
yor railroad service S55003 instead Of $3.50 365 pC
Yor "sisr" service, s26Gsis instead Of s32002j pc
snruu.
For steamboat service. which having been Increased
estinafed 81 former number OF trips, is s1 ,Ol. IN
stead Of err %, per anDum, making the gate pa
5re FOR al the service $50 0 instead OF 81 5ui
css per arntIu sbOginY "a aggregate decrease pr
TSss Of az. 90 PEI auIuu.
Proposals hare beef ipyed BY advertisement f.
carrying mails in N.rgirls, Vet Virginia North Car
Gina South Carolina and Tlofida. from Jan. l. ls6G
20 june 20, 1867.
Nurnbe. Of routes advertised. ............... 50
Number fO- which proposals. were received. ... 81
NUnber for which 10 proJytals were rcceigcd. g..
Number Of proposals accepted. ~. a. aggTe.
gate GI02 III
Number OF offers made by Department, rs, At
az aggregate ~ 2J
Nurber OF proposals suspended. ~ being those o
CERTAIN railroads, and rOntes Oi doubtful utlHy.
Advertisements have been issued far Carrying mail
IL Georgia Alabama Mississippi. ATkansas. LOuisl
ard Texas. frLm July j. leG6. 10 June 80. lc11.
Ietas explanatory Of this branch Of the service vii
sf found n lbe Apendix.
y0EfICs NAIL SERVICE.
THE genera results Of the foreign service fol
The Aggregate portr ges--ses inland and foreign
MOI lht cOrYehlfrosBce exchanged with foreign cOun
o. ~ $50 ~ aoeruet On the mail. exchanged with
Great Britain, trencs fTussIs. Bremen Hamburg
Ont Belgium syls ~ u or tie mails exchanged with
ene British NOrt Aner1puD PfOrircss and sos 200 "a
SI the maik transmitted 70 AID from the Wet Judcs
Sentrll nDd ouutt America.