Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-04

[GENKAL NATURE-No. 59J
AN ACT making appropriations for the service Of the
Post Office Department. for the year ending June tr-
tieth, eighteen hundred and seyenty-four.
DO enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
semhod That the following he, aud the same are
hereby, appropriated for the service of the Postolce
Department for the year ending June thrtieh eight
cen hundred and seventy four out of any moneys in
the treasury arising from the revenues of said Depart
ment n conformity 70 tho at of July second eighteen
For inland mail transportation, fourteen million ght
hundred and forty thousand and twenty dollars.
For pay OF mail-messengers, six hundred and seven
thousand one hundred and seven dollars.
For pay Of routs-agents, eight hundred and eighty
four thousand seven hundred and nnety-six dollars.
For pay Of mqil-route messengers, one hundred and
seventy-Sne thousand two hundred and sxtyave dol
lars.
For pay of local agents, ninety five thousand one
hundred and fifty eight dollars.
For pay Of railway post-oice clerks million two
hundred and hfty-seVen thousand ono hundred and
ffty-seven dollars.
For pay of baggage-masters two thousand four hun
dred and twenty mine dollars
For foreign mail transportation, three hundred thou
For ship, steamboat aud way letters, ten thousand
dellars.
For pay of postmasters ave million seven hundred
and twenty 1--we thousand dollars.
For pay of clerks ff post-ollces, two million nine
hundred and seventy Ave thousand dollars.
, For pay OF letter-earrers one million six hundred
thousand dollars and that commencing with the first
day Of July, eighteen hundred and seventy three let
terearrers may he employed for the free delivery Of
mail-matter, as frequently as the public convenience
may require. at every place containing population
not less than twenty thousand within the delivery
Its postotcs and that for the purpose Of employing
carriers whore not already employed at saoh places
the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars is hereby
out o. any money IN the treasury not 9TH
zation Of the frsedelivery system the
STal may designate one Of the present fOurthOlass
clerks TO act as superintendent OF eedelvery in the
postofhee Department, at an annual salary of two
thousand five hundred dollars Provided, That the sal
airy hereby liked shall terminate at the end of the fiscal
year ending June thrtleth eighteen hundred and
enty-fOur.
For wrapplng.paper thlrty.three thousand dollars.
For Irvine, thirty-eght thousand dollars.
For lstter.halanoes, three thousand dollars
For oiteeurnture six Thousand i've hundred dollars.
For Advertising seventy thousand dollars Provided
That hereafter no payment shall be made to any
paper published in the District Of Columbia for adVsr
Using any other mairoutss than those in Virginia and
For manufacture of adhesive pOstagestamps one
hundred aud thirty thousand five hundred and fifty
For stamped envelopes and wrappers, four hundred
and seventy-Rve thousand dollars Provided That
hereafter no envelope Furnished by the Government
shall contain any thographing and engravin q and
printing except printed request to return the letter
Fer manufacture Of postal cards, one hundred and
sixty-seven thousand dollars,
For pay Of distributing agents and assistants, four
For payments on account of mail deprsdations and
for special agents. one hundred and sixty thousand dol
For mail.bsgs and mailbag catchsrs, one hundred
For maii-locks aud keys, forty thousand dollars.
sand dollars.
For preparing and publishing post-routs maps, TWEEN
ty-sSVSn thousand dollars.
For balances due foreign countries, two hundred and
For rent Of pOstOfOss, three hundred thousand dol
lars
FoI fael for postOCss, hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars.
For light for pOstOfcss, one hundred and sixty thou.
sand dollars.
For stationery and miscellaneous items, sixty thou
sand dollars.
For registered package envelopes, AftysiI thousand
dollars.
For ofaeial envelopes for pOstmastsrs tWenty-nin,
For envelopes for returning dead six thousand
ono hundred and sixty dollrTs,
For fees 70 maTahas attorneys and clerks Of courts
seven thousand i've hundred dollars.
For engraving printing, and binding drafts and war
rants three thousand Ave hundred dollars,
For miscellaneous items, two thousand Ave hundred
dollars.
For Increase Of compensation for the transportation
OF mails On railroad routes upon the condition and al
the rates hereinafter mentioned Ave hundred Thousand
dollars, or so much thereof may be necessary Pro
yided, That the be- and he Is here
by authorized and directed to readust tho compensa
ton hereafter TO be paid for the transportation Of mail
hereinafter mentioned to Wit That the mails shall ID
conveyed With due frequency and speed that sufaei
ent and suitlble rO0m hxtures and furniture, In cal
or apartment properly lighted and warmed shall BE-
provided for T3uteagenl9 70 accompany and distribute
the mails and that the pay per mile per aenam shat
not exceed the ioe wing rates. namely IN routes car
rying their whole length an average weight Of mail'
per day Of two hundred pounds, tNJ dollars nve nun
dred pounds seventy Ave dollars Ons thousand pound
/ one hundred dollars one thousand ave hnndred
| pounds, one hundred aud tWtUy.hVO dollars tvs
thousand Poaads, QUE AuAdEsd aad any eoilAIs Nhrs'