New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-22

without any Injustice TO tie eau DC mad
to the postal service In these snggestioSs Az
the reduction Of letter hostage from ~ tne out
possible within three YEAR, believe tbIs nlt Ds
couId he acconnshed without tba ~,
uton of receipts which followed The addnoD az . INN
| postage in 1851, " oeh'
| The cost of the TRANSFORMATION NJ malta ON ,ou,
routes Tor the year ended june 30 1881 was ~, w.
books OF this department 80 COS 99i ana bv t5 ue
counts Of Ihe Auditor 50 IA 15h Tho a Dy Ine ac
for the same wear was S9 3i5 600 The
for ta vaar aniine Inne 10 5S3 is 40 AZ W.
therefore be seen as is elsewhere EXPLAINED IN d,
that tine appropriation Tor this year will not be sufficient
10 cover we cost pi ene anu tnaI an additional
be necessary the fiscal year ending June 80 lisa
Is Paeed AZ SiOoS0,OVG; tls ~ S2Vo0oO less than Is
vice and Recommended by the second Sssis, Ser
acknowledgements The appropriation for az
nse nf nostsi cars for the ci,rrcnt asaaI tn9
IL ~ I2S boo which, SIG GOO more t, Hscoi year
prated for 1881 The estimate for the year ending june
3V, i9So rs Ilaeea a. winch Is 100000 more
than tue sum appropriated Tor tne current year.
AUTHORIZATIONS nave Deeh laue eich year since 1878
W enpio Sue par ~ " from Iaroad con-
paules Iacues lot the o. mails Tor inch
compensation could not De made under the general law
The advantages secured 10 the public by this expenditure
centres Of population The appropriation for this object
Tor tue current year Is Si2oOOO ana recommend that
DC appropriated ior tine nsca year ehoihs juno
80 1883.
PENSIONS IN THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
During the past fiscal year sxtytwo railway accidents
-o r. ~ -. -. ,., -. -
nave Deeh reported 10 tns department. III winch seven
of them having heen burned IN death fifteen were se
aro,1 an ton,,,o sIiob,,v ,ntnred No nrovizton
hs yer heen made for the widows and ornhans Of men
Ia, n9 c'H &c yen n e. ~ 1tUanaa %, nau t
man dsaSied bY iniries rcceiyed while i'm the line OF
t sn1i ~ bJttar H. i,sa,f 70 the via
d 3ron 40 uonI9 raconmend that The Postras
be authorized az suggessed py tns general
r of the ,ninor chren of EMPLOYEES of hi,
killed in railway accidents the salary OF the de-
ceased Iot perHu n1t ~ he zen NV ia a. ont men
disabled by such accidents upon full pay until recovery
not to exceed one year.
The sums reported for payment OF the sea
g. ., ,bo Jrnitad st,tas rnaiIs disna,oh.b %
foreign countries dnrng the scal year lSSl including
13I97 francs and AZ confines 1872 547 IO credited 60
- =, =, -. - n, p, -.
France in the quarterly accounts with the French postal
adm nstraion, for the conveyance OF CHlted Staies
Hayre amounted 10 $50 l4V ~ an lnerease compared
WIN the COST OF same ~ ia is ~ g 80 ~
tIa t3 a"v? III 6S3 IA Tor he trans arac Ser
wee ana 33 225 n Tor seryceg to and from the 18th.
49,, o. a,pa,1 Centrai Amerca and fLe sontb pacidc
10 ieAlcO 10 CuDa Hli i.oo' ~ GU vi" nv nHss
Ihala lslanus' 10 Dfa~i,, W VJ ma iSSpnlc'
anu 70 Ctl ana an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . m , 'Da SUN
81 Si9311 80 was ~ b RriiisS ana R
vi Ine Atiac sea o0 S ~ so VI VIC 6, I'M. Ns
u sidn Clos . i id IN ne nrteriy i ~
mn osl ms ao, The totaI cosI ~ "a trenor+
.Ie bLitlrh oice, m .s s'1s1 ss ~ NJ ~
tion VI ilias NE ~ TO- ~ -, - ~ , s''
amount ., no az "a Ii9 tb %
on scJtlsIents 81 PO7.ase 49, nc nt V'ncl POst
oa ~ , wa" sig h, tb IL
rJ,,', t min :, vs. SIS non ~
'lnelit 10 Osie ~. 'S 30,
! Ho suns oi'ou " ms - ,h Iiti,s PSt,a .i
gu m oT " Sno & SonntJ ~
Iiis an sea ii . Va 1890 ~ az 1, ~
~ ~ - anu t yJ sun , w &c ' F 49,,
,or d @ rnI of IL Wu1t.d rates mails 9iS9 no
7'l'9l9 o. THE pprr Drr,v VERY SYSTEM
The anpronriation for ts service WAS 50 500 600 an
pcraas Of Ss5 600 over that of the ureceding wear
rb ,l ost NJ tho servtca vas % 100 or "A Ieavin,
-. - 49,, -, :, % ,e m i.o -, ,I,
,rt - Tho saio or, ,ht % ,I rre,ons veor ,,o
cDSt u 'ue l'ee o'ei ''' VI VIC Pe'o'' 'e"i "''
Sl362ls 40 ms Increase was owing 10 the extension
VI the service 10 aulIOnhl cies as auhorZeu by tle
lct OF FEBRUARY Zl loIO ana 10 the appointment OF al
iIoh iettef-caireis 20 improve ts enceacy' Mnsfe
ready IN opeTaPh me ssrNiSe Wis gNteli,.ei uuIhs
Tue year 10 Leadye, C0i;; Man5heid, Oho' AetiueL'
C9hh honniond, mn anu James ne ono 80,
@ % 1r., IN de1 Vim ,bc ,5 ny
asI Gset year are plesgnteu IN ue,al MIN .no accom-
49, ~ ~ tncidad tbsrs,n r. u,
,aL FROM .lS taout iviue tntIeii II WI
be seen that there mas been an increase during tue year
y, man 9i,Ooo III iti , VI anu ~
Dther articles Oh na mhtiet ueLseteG ana Connected Dy
carriers ana OF 92OiS 20 IN the receipts from local
ne ~ lI9o1o - th t eAlDit In ltssn .
lep p f lol IyeTy rce 'o over ih sns
ot VIC s1le Pi p9or That i ci,i us o Sdii
epot Oh my PrtuC.essJr' lug, ~ oltieS to'eIlhs
Ter frequent communication by post between their resi-
Tents necessity the employment OF sufficient number
II large profit 10 the Department is fact which mas
been amply demonstrated by experience IL has been
observed in connection with the establishment of street
etter boxes from which collections are made by tho
postmaster or his clerks at convenient points M towns
lettercarrers are employed, That marked in
rease In the number OF letters posted for mailing has
invariably folloWed-a proof that the furnishing OF
Means whereby cOrrespOndence may be readily and
onyenently eposed acts as an incentive u the writ
no of IetIers which woud otherwise have remained nm,
yri,ten
civil SERVICE REBORN
u, - - go, - t - 80. ,,
OaIeIu op'er'a'Ioh III tS DoPai'uoHt "n" elSo"Loro
but confirmed my conviction Of the great public ben
M IN ne derived from conducting the pubc business on
u,ai,,.s s,,o 18th -, - r,Ii.s M, D., ,,.,
'H''.'SS P'i"''F''s' ~ ~ " - no, - P'
ded from the overwhelming pressure Tor appointment
cerksipS and other subordinate POSITIONS ana from
he equal pressure for the removal OF capable and eXpe
fenced assistants 20 make room for those who are nOG
IOre competent The public service Is public trust 20
Which every citizen may properly aspire ami the public
interest plainly demands that admission %
should not depend upon personal favor because
eTyered to he promotion Of private interests and per-
M u mang the tenure tb 81 Once depend MOT IRG9 d del
~ OF The favor ~