The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
Report OF the POstmaster-General.

The following is synopsis of the report of Post
master General Tyncr:
The receipts of The DEPARTMENT for the fiscal
year ending Jun g. 1876, were S29, 1871 5o ex-
penditures, S33 2b3 1873: of expenditures
over receipts, S4,0S1 7a0.0S. Included in the
expenditures is the sum of S467,30l AZ paid
on liabilities incurred in previous fiscal
years and not properly chargeable to the ex-
penditure of the last fiscal year. Deductin@ this
sum from the aggregate amount, the actual ex-
penditures for The fiscal year $32. 196 IS Is.
The estimated expenditures for the next fiscal
year are SCI, 123 i32.i3; estimated receipts, so,
ti5.1G5.00, leaving an estimated deficiency OF
ST. 07S 267.4 3.
During the last fiscal year the number of stamps
of all denominations issued was 10i9,797. val
ucd at So, g53 II. The amount of postage on
newspapers collected during the year was Sl0l4,-
13i.27. The total Eumber of dead let
tiers received during the year was 3,52,-
49i, containing Sill, AZ II in money com
merc.ai paper valued at $l.74,6 1881. and deeds,
mortgages, checks, books. jcwcry, etc. and doc
uments of all sorts. The amount of money taken
from letters which could not be restored to owners
was S6,052.53. Amount realized from sale of dead
letter Office property at auction. S2S53.17. There
were in the service of the department on the
Both of June 1876. D. 26 contractors for the trans
portation of the mails on public routes. OF
public mail routes in operation here were Q, Oh
(of which 92 were railroad being an increase of Ill
routes OF this class over the previous year agre%at-
ing in length 2Sl. 1S miles, in annual iranspOrta-
ton 1876. 269 70s miles; in annual cost. SIS POI TO-
Adding the compensation of railway PoStoiice
clerks, route agents. IN ilroutc mes -engers. local
agents and mail messengers, amounting to 81 1I9.
9OS the aggregate annual cost will he SIS 1851 O4S
There an increase over the preceding year in
length If routes of ,925 miles, in annual trans
portation of 2,4f 4R miles; and decrease in cost
OF Si52 22a. Adding the increased cost for rail
way PostoiCe clerks. route. local and other agents,
$25s 1A7. the total increase in cost was S,5S1S.
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. 49, awaiting trial,
105: total 29l. The number of recorded COM
plants during the year is 60 involving the loss
or rfing of 6126 letters. a@@regating in value in
money. bonds, drafts, etc. $685. ESQ. of which
2l55 were registered valued ut $3.50 80 and 457l
unregistered, valued at sl30,19S60 Of the l. o.
registered letters reported missing, S}3 salts
factorily accounted for, and ISL, valued at SIS.
79il6 are reported as actually lost. Of
the i6i lost, 1856, valued at 1929 "a;
letters reported rihed of contents, valued at
$9.41S.0s, the contents of seventy. seven. aggre-
eating in value S1,S6.4. were recovered and re-
stored to the owners The whole num- er OF letters
registered throughout the Uni ed States during the
year 4u07. SIT. while this exhibit shows :
ua loss of only i0a, org 50 for every 10000 regis
tered letters mailed
The number of pnstoiliccs established during
the year were 1888; number discontinued, 1.157;
number in operation June 81. 1876. 36,%S3. Total
number of po-tma Sters. officers and employees of
the PoSt0tice Department, 81 }5i. At the SOSe
of the year 1915, the number of domestic
monev-Order Offices 341. The number
of new offices established during the fol
lowing year was 305 and the number discontinued
was 3, making total of 3.f97 offices in operation
June 80, 1876. During the last fiscal year HlS 800
domestic money orders We're issued, whose ag.re-
gate value was 81, OBS 81. IS. The number of
such orders paid was 4,947. GS5, amounting in value
to So, 632 .d5. To the total amount of orders
paid is to be added $73 T67. 40 the amount Of Or
ders repaid to remitters, making the total pay
ments ST. 1O6 1873 IS, and the excess of the pay
ments over the issues s7,3f6.O7. The total amount
of fees received by postmasters for the issue of
domestic money orders So Is $3.50.
The Postmaster reneYs the recommend
alton Of his predecessor for change in the basis
of adjusting the salaries of postmasers at fourth
class offices, by substituting the cancellation Of
stamps for the sale Of stamps or revenues as the
basis Of compensation.