Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-01
POSTAL SERVICE.

s ,, about twenty per cent.
labor. -. 90 not
'Tbeir liuties are exacting
re- close attention. Separat-
~ clerks no offices where
,vribnted for other offices are
s,,essryiug Of consideration.
,;es are not sufficient TO In
to take proper interest in
hone the estimate for
for the coming fiscal year
.nnroyed by congress.
Tie recommendation Of my |
~ that the unit Of weight In !
,srs and sealed packages (tirst-
terl be changed from onc.half
one ounce.
OFFICIAL BONDS,
large per cent. Of the bonds |
postmasters prove 10 be
and a great deal of time is
by the department in OBJ
satisfactory bond.
ence teaches me that in far
number Of cases the govern
4 M recover on the bond Of q
a officer.
% efficient administration
ob;ained IL corporate surety
fowed in lieu Of individual
1Tbe sense of personal obliga-
gences the discipline OF the
nj takes control Of the agent,
ould be obviated If the OH.
ition ia that respect were in
In large cities the APP
4 great many of the bonds of
has become, from necessity,
a matter of form that, as
onsequence, the department
receip, Of worthless personal
ainst which at present there
edy.
Fency Of individual surety is
"a a matter of uncertainty,
Nability of the bondsmau TO
obligation he ASSUMES is never
known until action has been
, recover under the bond, while
nee of the solvency Of u cor
may always be established,
condition Of each bond brought
Mtention Of the head of the de-
nsbt annually.
.nmend that the existing laws
be tnblect be so amended as to
the suiliciency Of the surety
terly organized and approved
w on the bonds of postmasters,
friers and such other officers of
ltment as are required 10 give
BOX RENTS, KEYS AND KEY
DEPOSITS.
nlce boxes serve n three-fold
to-wit: first, as an accom-
3n to boN-holders; second, AS a
cfnce to postmasters; and third
hTce of revenue. They are
rs call-boXes, lock-boXeB and
iwers, and are provided in the
owing methods, tO-wit;
postoilices located in govern
tildinga, which are furnished
geasury department.
pOstOflices Of the fret and sec
ses located in buildings pro
a by this department, either
or by allowance for rent made
OstmasteTs,
ier section lO52, Revised Stat
hlch provides that postmaster
ct, for their own use and y
En expense, fixtures, which
i1g erected in post-otiices, arr
las the property OF the United
In all other cases the neces
Ets must be provided for apC
repair by the postmaster
ye.
venue derived from the rem
st presidential post.oifices j
between the department an'
nlsleTs. The revenue so de
atluded in the gross receipt
Ia the salaries of postmaster
Laly adjusted. Al fourth
lbs all box rents 90 TO tn
llsi, no part thereof iuuring I
lmment.
providing for the distrlbu
ah revenue takes no acc0un
nenhip of the boxes. In tni
u operates unjustly. Thos
lts who provide their boxv
at their own personal eXpens
20 greater proportion from tn
taereirom than do pOstma!
are provided with box outfit
pense Of the treasury or at tn
Of the postofiice department
& not equitable. If the forme
Gently compensated, the la
I'VE more than is just. 18th
teelTe only reasonable compeI
lhe former are not adj
enumerated. When "
that boxes are q grea
wing contrivance 10 the pos
as well as an accommodate
u6lie, and revenue producer
impossible to find any equ
sls for claim TO q share of th
upon the part of those pos
who provide neither boxes NJ
occupied by them. On Il
and, it is equally difficult
any equitable basis for
This department To a share
rents at those Offices whel
fnmentrenders no service Al
oe1pense.
opinion the law should be
as TO place the entire DO
slne to the credit Of the par
0sldes and maintains Il
Z who pays the rent Of 4
Z we space occupied by Il
practical and a much mo
sh than the present. would
Which the postofiics depai
2 oald provide The necessary bC
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