Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-12-10

1t recommended that any person be permitted
without additional charge 20 write form OF pres
entation in any book, pamphlet magazine. period
ical or anv other matter Of the third class and also
that the sender of any package be permitted with
out additional charge to write his or her name and
address on the outside thereof, with the word
from, above or preceding the same so as to in
form the person addressed of the name of the
sender and to write briefly on any package the
number and name Of articles lnclosed. The send
ing of public documents through the mails has not
DELAYED the delivery of ordinary mails percepti
bly, increased their cost.
As to the transient printed matter. the Post
master-General says. recommend that the
hostage on transient newspapers and periodicals,
books printed matter OF all Sorts Autographs and
maps, sheet-musc, photographs and manuscripts
designed for publication shall be reduced to one
cent for each two ounces or fraction there
Of which was the rate before the enactment OF
the law advancing it during The closing hours of
postage he says the new law, which went into
effect on the 1st of January, 1875 from present in
dcations will realize about 81 100000 for the first
ton from the average results of the old law,
though during the last year in which this latter
was in operation the amount was increased by
ing within tho county of publication, a. require
ment that was discontinued at the end OF one
year. While therefore, there has been no increase
in the aggregate receipts, there has been large
net cain by saving commissions on collections al
lowed by the old law as under the present law.
The great bulk of postage is paid at large offices
der the old law there was no check to insure col
lections at the office of destination and the conse-
quence was much matter went unpaid, and it is q
satisfaction that under the present more equitable
mode universal collections have made up for the
reductions in rates. The new system has worked
SO admirably. and has given such general satisfac-
ton, that no change is deemed necessary.
1t is recommended that the pay of Postmasters
of the fourth class be based upon the business of
their respective offices, as determined by the can
collation. of stamps, the account to be duly sworn
to for each quarter, and returned to the Sixth
Auditor There is great want OF equity in the
compensation of Postmasters Of the first, second,
are not excessive, those of the larger cities
tanly too low. find Postmasters as a class to be
efficient, capable and attentive beyond my expecta-
tons, and their salaries should be propOrtionate
to their duties. Cases are said to exist, however,
where few or no duties are actually performed by
the Postmaster. A law compelling Postmasters
whose net income is, say, ST. 900 or more to give
entire attention to the duties of their Offices or,
failing in this to employ some person or persons
to perform them at their own and not at the Gov
ernment's expense, would be, most undoubtedly,
beneficial to the service
In estimating the expected revenues for the year
ending June So 1877 and wishing to be on the safe
side, the estimates have been submitted which
show an expected deficiency OF s. 602, but it is
believed that the deficiency for that year will be
very much less than the estimates Basing the esti
mates of the revenues at the smallest amount, and
of the expenditures at the largest, an increase is
shown in the percentage of deficiency only OF
10 39-100 against "a $500, which was the estimate
of the percentage of the deficiency last year over
that of its predecessor