The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-16
General Nature No. ss.l


partnent for the year ending lime
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew.
enty-f0ur.
BIT cn1c:.d bY ths 8 nd.e and H1sse Of
Rspr ssn.1.iu g Of III. Uni.d Sat s0f Am -
tcd in CJngr IS ass Dsb, d, That the follow
ing SUNS be, and the same ARE hereby.
appropriated for the service of the
P0st-Office Department for the year
ending June thirtirth. eighteen hum
died and seventy-fonr, ont Of any
moneys In the treasury arising from
the revenues Of said Department. IN
conformity to the act of Inly second.
eighteen hundred and thirty-six, as
follows:
For inland mail transportation. four
teen million eight hundred and forty
thousand and twenty dollars.
For pay Of mail messengers. six
hundred and seven thousand one hun
dred dollars.
For pay of rorte-agents. eight hun
dred and eighty-fmr thousand seven
hundred aud uinrty-six dollars.
For pay Of mail-route messengers,
one hundred AMI seventy-one thousand
two hundred aud sixty-tiye dollars.
For pay Of local agents. ninety-five
thousand one hundred and fifty-eight
dollars.
For pay of railway post-otiice clerks.
one million two huMlret and fifty
seven thousand one hundred and fifty
seven dollars.
For pty of baggtge-maSters, two
thousand four hundred and twenty
nine dollars.
For foreign mail transportation,
three hundred thousand dollars.
For ship. steamboat, and way let
ters, ten thousand dollars.
For pay Of postma'ters, five million
seven hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For pay OF clerks for post-offices, two
million nine hundred and seyenty-tiye
thousand dollars.
For pay Of lelter-carriers, one mil
lion six hundred thousand dollars; and
that commencing with the first day of
July, eighteen hundred aud seventy
three, letter-carriers may be employed
for the free delivery of mail-matter,
IS frequently as the public collvpn-
ience uIay require, at any place con-
tanning population of not less than
twenty-thOuand within the delivery
ofits post-olfice; and that for the plr-
pose of employing carriers where not
already employed at such places, the
sum Of one hundred thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated, out OF any
money IN the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. And for the more eff
cient organization of the tree-tlelivery
system. the Postnaster-Geneal may
designate one Of the present fourth
class clerks to act rs superintendent Of
free delivery in the Post-Otlice Depart
ment, at an annual salary of two
thousand dollars: Pr0tided, That the
salary hereby fixetl shall terminate at
the end of the fiscal year ending June
thirteth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-four.
For wrapping-paper, thirty-three
thousand dollars,
For twine, thirty-eight thousand
dollars.
For letter balances, three thousand
dollars.
For office-fiIrniture, six thousand
five hundred dollars.
For advertising, seventy thousand
dollars: Provided, That hereafter no
payment shall be made to any news
paper published IN the District of Co
lumbia for advertising any other mail
routes than those in Virginia aud
Maryland.
For manufacture of adhesive post
age stamps. one hundred and thirty
thousand five hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For stamped envelopes and wrap
pers, four hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars: Proriled. That
hereafter no envelope us furnished by
the Government shall contain any
lithographing and engraving. and no
printing excepta a printed request to
return the letter to the writer.
For manufacture Of postal cards.
one hundred and sixty-seven thousand
dollars.
For pay Of distributing agents and
assistants. fourteen thousand dollars.
For payments on account of mail
depredations and for special agents,
one hundred aud sixty thousand dol
lars.
For mail-bags and mailbag catchers,
one hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars.
For mail-lOcks and keys. forty thou
sand dollars.
For post-inarking and canceling
stamps, twelve thousand dollars.
For preparing and publishing post
route maps. twenty-seven thousand
dollars.
For balances due foreign countries,
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lara.
For rent Of post-Offices, three hum
dred thousand dollars.
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