The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07

principal cities rho number Of carrier. employed Was
t65, ut an aggregate compensation Of y44S.60A
Full particulars OF the operations OF tho Appointment
once are shown In the Appendix
NEW posr oyvsCE BUILDING AT NEW YORK
ma .t,srtoc ~ ths department has again called
the subject OF erecting new post once building IN
the city OF New York Tho Chamber OF Comme , OF
the MEASURE in which urged that the
present building regards its dmensoas accessioy
ouate or the proper Of the large and con-
SANITY increasing postal business centerng ~ New
The sanitary condition Of the e sdea o6 pT as
owing 70 the want OF sufficient room 70 the
clerical force employed and the mpossSi.y oo.an
can Be made upon terms just the government and the
citizens Of New York this department has no hesitation
In commanding the measure @ me iAso1 VI
The number OF dead letters reccived examined and
disposed Of was os1an increase Oh Soszoz over
The number containing money and allied TO owner.
was ~ l64 with enclosures smountinp % szs4 SS VI
ing SD undeiivered with enclosures OF tho value OF
SSs do Tho number containing sums less than one
s ssass Sss ~s,s delivered . v.s
Tho number o. registered letters and packages was
The number Of letters containing checks. bills Of sx
With saias' assis. v..ss q sss q shoa ls1ss
ssss az th - SsiSs II, q sssSso -
The number containing photographs. jewery and mis-
- so ~ s,osr r dspos Or beinr worth
len have been destroyed The number OF valuable let.
ts sent out io S7ean increase Of ~ over pre-
There returned 70 public ooss including franked
iotsets .oS.: ...-... "a .rtt.,as ~ ..r,.u
=: az ana q UNPAID and isdirected letters
lcssla 49,. ,....,s r..rrrea - IN.
~ ,oo zoo srI ,he number not delivered was
Ws.ors r s a. an" sr cant of the whole or those
81 SvoSnd sss than por cent were refused BY the
not oehsosou' i0ss sal"A - - =
wn'eh ,opuor mad Ixrrxns.
,us.. ~ Scro,~r ictteya ret,,rnod uas far d4o
Ine aumuc. ~ cossd Sroro fcrson ccnntries WAS
S So1 aa ,0 rr aJd,onaI nsrt,culars aee anpendx
1,%a. =, pnspAD IErrxas WITHOUT cHARos RECON-
,.,. ,srort TIA .stcntson or Congress- was called
). M 1 d,ennv OF RESTORING prepaid letters TO the
owners free Of postage. The measure is again COM
with tho N the psrS
nne ,,ost ONCE 10 another without extra charge
- PROPORTION on LETTERS LOST on DssroyRD.
The number Of letters conveyed in the mails during
1e6 Ia estimated at 467 SOL 600 or these 087
returned 70 the Deaa Letter cOe vas
not arceab 70 the postal service, they having passed
beyond it's control into tho custody Of the military and
naval Authorized Deducting 1856 40l letters returned
10 writer's or held as valuable the total number lost
DESTROYED was 3 S52 424 one in every two hundred
maIed for transmission and delivery. Fully three
.hs ~ Tho letters returned as dead fail TO reach the
nares Addressed through faults Of the writer's that
es "rdnarv and incidental 70 the war did not exceed
one in every eight hundred Of the estimated number en-
truotad IN tho uaia
ynEx DELIVERY m CITIES
The RETURNS OF dead letters from cities largely in
excess ~ nronorons based upon population. To them
SPECIAL e6rts have been directed tho most c
ssn e sssSSs sse res ' Sevsy win
Der Of undolvered letters at 0ces 10 densey popuaid
dstricta = -s,s-,.;~. -. -, --.arsyr.'
EuMpsn or APPLICATIONS FOR MESSING LHTrKas-FUNcTIoys
OF DEAD LkrrxR oYncx
The number OF applications for missing letters
6aA an ncrease Of & 562 over previous year. mis-
nrcvsl,s In regarding the Dead Letter Office
az depository for the safe keeping OF undevered let
which the regulations arc appended.
MGR AIMED DEAD LEI1RR MOSey KTU ..f
he amount depoeited in the treasury ander act Of
OF March last, -
sales OF waste $500
Unclaimed de0d letter J12Zs
K. ,-.~~e- 49,
Total ,.,,,..,,.,.,,..,,....e... 917 l43
~ - e. :. ~ :. -
aeivered Tn sca ~ tha larger oces the nronortion
does not exceed fifteen per cent The payment Of two
cents for each letter advertised involves yearly cxpen
dture OF about SEQ 600 for letters returned the
Measures have been adopted reduce the
expense and the advertising secured one-hal
u II.