National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-16
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

For compensation of the Postmaster-Gen
eral, eight thousand dollars; three Assistant
PostmasteFSGeueTal, st three thousand dive
hundred dollars each; superintendent OF money
order system, three thousand dollars; superin-
intendent Of foreign mails, three thousand dol
lars; topographer of tho Post-Ofice Depart
mert, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief
Of division for the Office Of mail depredations,
two thousand Ave hundred dollars; chief of
division Of dead-letters, .wo thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars; chief Of division Of postal stamps
two thousand five hundred dollars; superin-
tendent Of Post-Office building and discussing
officer, two thousand three hundred dollars;
chief clerk to the Postmaster General, two
thousand two hundred dollars; one chief clerk
to each Assistant Postmasser-Genersl, at
two thousand dollars each; one chief clerk 10
mOney-oTder7 office, Two thousand dollars; one
chief clerk il Office of superintendent of foreign
mails, two Thousand dollars: supeTinte ndent of
blank agency, one thousand eight hun
dred dollars; assistant superintendent OF
blank-agency, one thousand six hundred
/ dollars; iOur assistants, ut Ons thou
sand two hundred dollars each; two assist
| ants, at nine hundred dollars each; fourteen
clerks of class four; sixty-three clerks Of class
three; fifty clerks of class two; seVenty-on
| clerks of class one; 1fty-seyen female clerks,
! at nine hundred dollars each; ono messenger
Of the Postmaster General, n.ne hundred dol
| lars; one messenger to each Assistant Post
master-General, at eight hundred and forty
dollars each; four assistant messengers, at
seven hundred and twenty dollars each; cap
tain of the watch, one thousand dollars; and
nine watchmen aud twenty-five laborers; one
engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars;
one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars;
one carpenter, one thousand two hundred and
fifty-two dollars; one assistant carpenter, one
thousand dollars; one fireman and blacksmith,
nine hundred dollars; one fireman, at seven
hundred aud twenty dollars; one fireman and
stesm-ftter, at nine hundred dollars; three
female labOrers, at four hundred and eighty
dollars each; one sLenogrspher, one thousand
eight hundred dollars; aAd for temporary
clerks, ten thousand dollars; making, IN all,
four hundred and forty-three thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two dollars.
Contingent expenses Of the Post-Oflce De-
partment; For stationery, nine thousand dol
lars; fuel for the General Post-Ofice building,
four hundred dollars; for gas, four thousand
five hundred, dollars; plumbing and gas Ak
lures, three thousand dollars; telsgraphing,
three thousand dollars; painting two thousand
dollars; carpets, three thousand dollars; furnl-
ture, three thousand five hundred dollars;
keeping of horses, and repair Of carriage;
wagons, and harness, one thousand two hun
dred dollars; hardware, eight hundred dollars,
for rent of house numbered pine hundred and
hfteen, z, street, northwest, four thousand
two hundred dollars; miscellaneous items,
seven thousand i've hundred dollars; making,
in all, forEy-nine thousand one hundred dol
lars.