Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-12-13
Report of the POstmaster-General.

The following is synopsis of the report of Post
master-Gcneral Tyner
The receipts of the DEPARTMENT for the fiscal
year ending June -. 1876, $50 1871 80; ex-
pendtures, S33 263 4s7 IS: excess of expenditures
over receipts. S40s1, 7900s Included in the
expenditures is the sum Of $467 3oi.n, paid
years and not properly chargeabe TO the ex-
penditure of the last fiscal year Deducting this
sum from the aggregate amount, the actual ex-
pendtures for the fiscal year S32. 1g6 IS 16.
The estimated expenditures for the next fiscal
year are $50 123 432.43; estimated receipts, $50
BIO l65Oo leaving an estimated deficiency of
During the last fiscal year the number of stamps
OF all denominations issued was l.0ig, 1854 val
ued at $40 1858, 42i ~. The amount Of postage on
newspapers collected during the year was $t,0l4,-
lo1.27. The total NUMBER of dead let
ters received during the year 1872,
i9i containing Sll Il in money com
mercial paper valued at 81 ,75i 1881. and deeds.
mortgages, checks, books, jewery etc. and doe
uments OF all sorts. The amount of money taken
from letters which could not be restored to owners
was S6052.53. Amount realized from sale of dead
letter oilce property at auction, S2S311. There
We're III the service of the department on the
Both of June, 1876 SIPS contractors for the
portation OF the mails on public routes. OF
public mail routes in operation there were @ U3
(of which 9l2 were railroad being III increase of Al
routes this class over the previous year aggrega-
ing III length PSI ,1SS miles: in annual transporta-
ton, 1886 269, 70S miles; IN annual cost. Sl5Ot 140
Adding the compensation of railway Postotce
clerks, route agents, III il-roHte messengers local
agents and mail messengers, amounting to 50 l59 .
9S the aggregate annual cost will be Sls,36l 0iS.
There was an increase over the preceding year in
length Of routes of 3.!t25 miles: in annual trans
portation Of 2447 492 miles and decrease in cost
OF Sl52,2s' Adding the increased cost for rail-
way Postotce clerks, route local and other agents
1928 l07, the total increase in cost was S15.S1S
During the year 29l persons were arrested for
violations OF the postal laws and regulations and
given in charge to the authorities for trial. with
the following results, viz: Convicted, - acquit-
ted, 10; otherwise disposed OF, Az awaiting trial
loo; total 29l. The number of recorded com
plants during the year IL go, involving the loss
or rflng OF h,f26 letters. aggregating in value. in
money, bonds, drafts. etc, 81 IS Us. % of which
, 1855 were regiscr valued at S25 SO So and 4.57i
unregistered, valued at Sl30,19e.6o OF the /, 81
registered letters reported missing, 1873 salts
facorily accounted for, and ISL valued at S16-
1Al6 are reported actually lost OF
the '6l lost loi, valued al $4,2s "a
were made good; and OF the 55S registered
letters reported rihcd of contents. valued at
S9,4,s.0S, the contents of seventy seven aggre
eating in value S1,S5i0i were recovered and re-
stored TO the owners The whole numter of letters
registered throughout the Uni ed States during the
year was iu0',Sl1 while this exhibit shows an ac
ua loss of only lul9, or 35 for every 10000 regis
tered letters mailed
The number of past0ficcs established during
the year were l,9.3 number discontinued, l.i57
number in operation June - 1876. 36.3S3 Total
number Of po~tmasters, officers and employees of
the Postoiice Department. - 35i. At the close
OF the year 1870 the number Of domestic
monev-order offices 341. The number
of new offices established during the fol-
lowing year WAS sos, and the number discontinued
was 3, making total of 3,hT offices in operation
June 81, 1876. During the last fiscal year 99S 800
domesti' money orde were issued whose aggre-
gate value So 035.g12,s The number of
such orders paid was M d. amounting in value
to SIf,682 b7l.'h. To the total amount Of orders
paid is 20 be added Sl73i61. 10 the amount OF or
der~ repaid 10 remtters making the total pay
mruts 81 iO6, 33S -, and the excess of the pay
ments over the issues s. $500; The total amount
OF Tees received by postinGsters for the issue Of
domestic muuey-OrderS was 1869. 40
The Postmaster cnegal renews the recommend
alton of his predecessor for change in the basis
OF adjusting the salaries Of postmasters at fourth
class offices, by sUhstitutin. the cancellation of
stamps for the sale Of stamps or revenues a. the
basis of compensation.