New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-04

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s $;. sS5: ss:s3 sisS5 a as5S55
W bsn6 Bgmocr o. pieces oee56a47s s47seoO5
Pi ye2 handled per car 29i2i4 1896
including pay Of spe- g., ~, e,oas 1897 5se CA
b. carrier sss ?s5 $50 e
A% i0Ssi mater al E'So % 81 25l597 50 ss9CSe1O
Excess Of postage on 10
tai cost Of seryice.---- 136o,977 80 '''''' 5000
ORA X Per cont tor per cent
In consequence OF the reduction made by Congress at
was compelled TO sin further reduce the pay Of letter
carriers class OF postal employees performing an exact
ug and arduOus SCI zee at very small COMPENSATION
The reduction made in this appropriation rendered it
20 extend this service 70 meet te require
OF business aud keep pace with the growth OF c
les several Of which pave already osl9Wn me eAhtns
carriers bounds therefore recommend tnal congress
pay Of carriers by law, ar make suilctnt appro
priatols to enable the Postmaster General to eompen
safe them fairly and max such extensions az me grown
OF cities aud their business interests demand.
NONEY-ORDER SYSTEM
The number Of domestic money-order offices in opera
ton a. the commencement Of the last fiscal year was
3G97 on account the insucieucy OF he appropria
on Tor clerks in the office OF the Auditor OF the Treasury
for the Post ONCE Department no new domestic Office
were established with the exception Of three al stat ons
Of the Pos-Ofce at san Francisco, Cal. while four
sg4 "I Sne $S s77 sac ths3 as rev
,iices have bcea established, making the who,
number Of mouey-order Offices 41i4 i'm operaon at the
date Of this report. The number az domestic money
orders sued during me year was 49-195I. amounting
amourtn 70 3724t8 156 So The doIHes orders repaid
amounted i'm value {" @4,'5l5 ~ NIch gym is 10 %
added % the amount OF Tue orders d. making ne toa
payments st-'Oe4.3 - &po inc excess OF the pa
mems over &c ] Inv Inc {oregono ef,ert Of the
wears transactions when compared VIII aat Of the pre-
vous ye1r aAgHo'ES 20 VI ~ or ~ r
i,' tL Te rJr roij md ia5G S. or 3 40 her
cow I'M he lees received TIE CHEF cause oi this NOT
1hc decrease in the amount OF ne mone order business
during 'nS s, sr, T@s 'i ,,sd te bar ~ me
cl, and diminished The number o. rcanliauces for
various puruoses Amon- ile "olAnSS Iases e'lfo,caN
~, ,c5' Ci'l o' o - INC, Tod t,r l,abitisl
mont Las ol necessity very ii, s's W .. oi 81
.-t "a t-e lnOn,5 o ,i S a e,,i H. a,tisr and
t., '.. 49,, .,,oil ,-ft..I,o...
' mn ' ,osc mono y ,r,lcr. ts.Ied during the wear
inns, tIat of tbe plry0u. wear: and the avcrase ffs
,n c1c order yas ID IS cents being OaG cent less
w., t,c 'y.r'.. of an r,r.y 1I- van
nuubcr Of fhe lgrt.r po,'-otir.s are denominated
Go ,r.s of the FIRST class ,r druos0rcs
Pr sii,Is fr,1e which arcli7t@ af offices rLicl ,s-
,e ,,p,y1 t,ar- I'D an auou.t pr.rtar than thew nav
lyaI ~ Is lna.ibe Tor po,rnqsters 10 pr ,cura drafts
~ ii,... Dr ~ i-,if.1 e.4t.. iic,.r.
-sra. to MI 10. me reflitfqucrs Of ff!r .urus fund.
~ ire d.fsIat,d q. i-cass oice 'orGep1it yair foe
sf..cd To- make >u,h tgttli ..s iu fe-trrd letters
hr mail Total ~ 45l -93.329 53 OF srn remittance.
sf nncyoi,lr o',e, II tbe first clss aye Of the
arm 1t of 10 dllfis uliI by Inc pos-ias r M
49,, va itc tes Iy Tho nos,nasfcrs Al San frtpeisco
~ and Portland Oregon Dn3ing The year sixt,-eynt
cases % SUCH rcn,auccs, amounting 10 sG3-0 -, re-
f,,re3 ,s lost were undo Investigation. Twe-
~ cases amounting TO s34. .anaI1c d unsettled al the
close Of the wear
ma Cos. I,r,uber Of domestic and International
,,1-v MI is,-1f d1ripg tGe wear was r 030 ~
,,(,,,,i-@ ~ - 6St 5C{ 81 ami The yr,ss number
A',i an, @ 40 $50 1,-,n".,n,, 60 r ga -. "a
'"i" ""S sc ''''o' S'i'-"e ~ - ~
k0He4"' I"'ii'H "" III 'no i'ie.-1 ,"0.o' ''uo'
business is reported and IS attributed tie depression
III o"s'Ao'''
STAMP SALES AT SMALL OFFICES.
Il 49,, -, 49,. , % ,,t
"'S Oe'" ''i"'N"' 80 ~ ~ -,' w. ,
necessity for q change the method OF adjusting the
7N"Iiy9 " l''''''o' "' ~ ~
In ths class are cD"iace an 'ilceH 10 "hch appolnt
whole number SO 4lt 10 must be evident That any ey
and nIsc5YOuS Influences affecting the man cement OF
irtp -c,ss offices must be potent aud farreachjBg ia
tcr fleets Under existing law, posnasters IA charge
of ts class o. Offices derive t1clrsaldes almost enr"N
once been adjusted according To- law remain unchanged
utu new adjustment is ordered Postmasers Of the
irst three cllses appointed by Oh, President receiving
fixed salaries OF rom ~ 900 to 1000 Except the Post
master al Nev-York whose lary is $4,000 must
count Tor an stamps sod by tho q; tlcr face value, aud
their salaries would not be increased by de sale Of IN
immense number OF stamps nor diminished by the fail
ur. 70 sel any Whether The ec of STAMPS Prcsidcn-
tial offices amount 20 $4,000 500 the Government
receive, tire entire amount.
with oGccs OF the fouuhc'ass, the opposite IL the
case. postmaster AT afoUttuclas Clc9 receives 90
per ccut Of the amount Of STAMPS sold by lin III each
quarter To 800; all over 500 and not over $500
pei quarter 30 per cent aud ON All 500 per quar-
ter 20 per cent unit the amount reaches a. 900 or over
when the Office becomes Presidential and has a Fixed
salary under the adjustment prescribed by law II "a
postmaster OF the f0u.tLc.ass sells quarterly 800
worth stamps 800 annually. he receives Of the
proceeds @2i0, and tie Government 500. l. ~ sells
800 worth quarterly, or : 200 worth year, the
postmaster would receive 900 and the Government
$3.50. lie may 70 further and. in addition TO the
stated, may sell annually stamps 10 the value
$3.50, " which bls share will 1853 and that
" the Government sJ37. That it, under existing law
TWENTY-FIVE % every tWcntysN pOstmastcTs may sell
annually quarterly install mcnts, postage stamps
the amount OF SZO31, Ot "nc each Will receive sos
and tie Government 1l,O9I Whilo IN only one office Out
OF every twenyx do the enfe proceeds from ;he sales
of stamps sc 10 tie benefit uf the Government