New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-17
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
srAR ROUTE AND NAIL CONTRACTS.
,rpopr OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
GENERAL. a.,

srroEr OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT fo'i""'
GENERAL. -,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-lhe repoia on,oted
second Assistant Posmaster-Gencrai mas an Iune 40
-, -. 81 inland transtaportioii ohJ"noo ~
s.atcs that the cos. ., ',, roucs covering 226,72e
..uos ., oeo OIL: III steamboat routes -, s,s'
s,oG 5-3 573 railroad routes II
a., 60, Tho renort then continues rs ioio"s D..
..,,narlson with the last annual o" decrease OF
tho STAR service increase o. ca in annual eos, for
So miles, and an increase ~ asc of routes. decrease
the steamboat in annual cost for the railroad
OF 90! m,ie;, crcase of 60 routes OF 69oZ S allow
M 500 in annual cost m ,n,s The number Of
sncc made for fines Sn in the year ended june 80
1884 $3.50 AZ tne es ciJ in operaton than ind
star se aysSar s for the i've next pre-
cSdng and performed az .or the nrecedng fiscal
Inc that the reduction in the cost Of inc star
scrvcc from the rate of expenditure 5unu oo aocted
which s MISREPRESENTATION Of this ocehad ceased and
that in consequence Of the continuous paS This service
wond be thenccforth gradually increased ihG G 40
Expenditure on seconnt Of the ra star on Ny sss was
q o2 10 The rate on June 80 1854, Wa ,,2 and
an increase over the preceding June OF Tov,soo a.
gu The following July Of S9777 This increase Was
"rincnay due the I02 new routes scalte,co cr"
tc ~ ,,nder advortsemcnts and was In part causcu
NV an Increase In the contract prices %
od -, ,sso m cl as 10 increases Of trips and DIS
,ancc mon routes already operation Upon me nass
Of cost here s,en anu s iccs for the service the
Ncw England states, Ncw-York, New.JeIssy r.nnsyEd
.ni, $3.50 ~ Conmha will he incrcascdNnder the
the Distret Oh m Inc advertisements of september
competition % NV vs term bceinnng July l. iss5. an
ID o 400 600 is submitted for the fiscal year
cs',,nao w. ~ 40 1856 No allowances for increase
enuIns a; 'io hovc heen made I'm the last year.
va 'Ni -, -. go, co>rp.crs
In 80 ,. 90 r.nort that I'm practice the
III gives mo "n,~ao,. which was adopted October 1
new ion y. ,,' r,,h rcs,Iations which prescribed
oil. nptra cfs has
.o,'" -, a.. ros,,,s exnccted and given TO subcon-
'. 49,. .1d,,,o,oi securitv sought and has at the
@ lime removed class OF vexatious disputes between
contractors and suboontactors hitherto piousu, ~ o
office ior a.Dwuc -, do,erine Early In the last
MUM, ~ ~ Cngress submitted TO your predecessor
and to the Committee on. the Pos, ,oo vi,
nee aud Post Roads IN, , %, the letting
Of mail with the addition ny ihs To cna
tee OF enc section Vne iou',p ~ s"r tho bil
ment April !, 1881, as substitute lot r ,no Nil
II II. Gi07. as originally drawn; ino "ra''
however. remains upon the Saienaar ioT have taken
mn the bill with the desire To again submit ~ WIN tne
fourh section omitted but with the addition OF TWO see
lions tthe second and fourth touching temporary SER
vice and expedition. together win sllgt s ,,
t narment of smbcontractors and the repeal
Of sections of existing law, 80, o.. hands rror
rroposas for temporary service In snch cases as the
Postmaster Gcnera may designate In many instances
let is too obtain bonds while III others tiere &
bc an opportunity. The third section permits lea"Nv
for residue OF the contract term only IN cases WIZ
an advertisement has been issued ana no proposals
been received in response to 1t. or where tHe
lowest proposal received Is considered 700 Mn;
The fourth section OF the proposed DIN - i
as substitute Tor section 49, 'i t of snr IsSO
,ne reIatc 70 the allowance Of extra compen
sation for expedition in carrying the MAINS
EXPEDITED ROUTES.
,,- -. - on N. from Santa Fe to Fort Stan
Upon To",o w. "''i0' ~ =. = I'll.
ton New Mexico, distance 1877 miles, contract term july
1873 to June 80 1892 the service required TO be
,r,or,nos three times each week upon a schedule Of
PERFUME" '"''' ~. = ~ ,,,,i.atou
sfXty-nine hours at So,-4f per "'H'"h HPiN"'Oi
having been made for an expedition of the schedule to
o,cb, bours tho contractor rs required by the
ioi'' '.7"' -. Il. oa,h ,hnt tho
regulation, submitted statement uhuer odtn ''' VIC
,iYtvnn, schedule required, for three times week
- 49,, u,n,orn,or, of civ mon and
Service 'no oNp'os - ,ho sorno
eight animals, and that TO perform INC sdl1S
number of trips IN forty-eight houIs Mo Y
require twenty four men ana loiU-sN III onc
The contractor waived SlSllo anu acccl''cu 1',o
IN lieu OF S2o91o or I2o per cent ,n ~ 1 MONT
ton My purpose IN giving tniS ~, ,, an inc,casc
out that an act OF congress lt w 49,, hnuJ he
III he y ~ nIr rnner methOI of \