Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-12-14
Report of the P0stmaster-GeneraI.

The following is synopsis Of the report Of Post
master General Tyner:
The receipts of the Der artment for the fiscal
year ending June 81. 1876. $40 1s1 697 30; ex-
penditures, $50 253 4S7.5S excess of expenditures
over receipts s4Os1,7eo0S Included l Led ., IN the
on liabilities incurred In previous nscal
years and not properly chargeable TO the ex-
penditure of the last fiscal year. Deducting this
sum from the aggregate amount. the actual ex-
penditures for the fiscal year were 81, 796 Is 16:
The estimated expenditures for the next nseal
year $50. 723 .43; estimated receipts, $50.
645. l65O0 leaving an estimated dehclency OF
$j,07S, 267. 43.
During the last fiscal year the number of stamps
of all denominations issued 1.0i9 7S7, So val
ned at S26 @53. al. ~. The amount of postage on
newspapers collected during the year was s1C14,-
154.27. Tie total number of dead let
49i, containing 1,447 IL in money. COM
nlercial paper valued at 81 7546 1881 and deeds,
uments of all sorts The amount of money taken
from letters which could not be restored TO owners
was S6.052.53. Amount realized rom sale of dead.
letter Office property at auction S2,S3317 There
were in the service of the department on tue
50th of June 1876 6,126 contractors for the trans
portation of the mails on public routes. OF
public mail routes in operation there were g, O3
(of which 9I2 railroad, being an increase OF Al
routes OF this class the previous year aggregat
ing in length 2S1, 1888 miles; in annual transporta-
tlon he, 259 70S miles, in annual cost S15201, no.
Adding the compensation of railway Postcfce
clerks, route agents m1ilroute messengers. local
agents and mail messengers, amounting 20 So, 49,
90S, the aggregate annual cost will be SIS 361 CAS-
There an increase the preceding year in
length of routes of ) 925 miles: in annual trans
portation of 492 miles; and decrease in cost
OF 1852 229. Adding the increased cost for rail-
way Postotice clerks route local and other agents.
S22S, 1O7 the total increase in cost was S75.S1S.
During the year 291 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, 49, acquit-
ted 10; otherwise disposed of, 49, awaiting trial,
| 1885, total, 291. The number of recorded COM
plants during the year is $40 involving the loss
or rifling of 6,126 letters, aggregating in value. in
money, bonds, drafts, etc. $40 Is. % OF which
2155 were registered, valued at S25 60 and 4,57
unregistered, valued at $13o.19S6o OF the 1, 81
registered letters reported missing, s33 were salts
factorily accounted for, and T64, valued at $16,
| 794.l6, are reported as actually lost OF
| the i64 lost, 1876, valued at 81 "a,
were made good; and OF the 55S registered
| letters reported rifled of contents, valued at
$9.47S0s, the contents of seventy seven, aggre-
stored to the owners. The whole number of letters
registered throughout the United States during the
year was 400 ST. while this exhibit shows an act
ua loss of only 049 or 35 for every 10000 regis
| tered letters mailed.
| The number of postoffices established during
| the year were 1893 number discontinued, 1857;
| number of postmasters. officers and employees of
the Postoffice Department, 1854. At the close
money-order offices was 3;4)1; The number
of new offices established during the fol-
lowing year was 305, and the number discontinued
9, making total of 1867 offices in operation
June 80 1876. During the last fiscal year 99S 600
| domestic money orders were issued, whose aggre-
| gate value was ST, OBS, 97279 The number of
such orders paid was 947 6e5 amounting in value
to ST, 63 57l.45. To the total amount of orders
paid is to be added Si73, 767.40, the amount Of Or
ders repaid to remitters, making the total pay
ments ST., LOG, 1913 S. and the excess of the pay
ments over the issues S70,366.07. The total amount
| of fees received by postmasters for the issue of
| domestic moneyorders was S645, $3.50.
The Postmaster General renews the recommend
| alton of his predecessor for change in the basis
of adjusting the salaries of postmasters at fourth
| class Offices by substituting the cancellation of
! stamps for the sale Of stamps revenues as the
| basis of compensation.