The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
Details Of the Business Transacted in Some
Of the Cities of Indiana and Aggre-
gates of Work in Other Places.
Mr.. Garland's Friends Injuring His
Case by Their Too-Zealous Action.
Worn-0ut Politicians Who Are Given Places
Abroad Bismarck and the Bancroft
Treaty-0ther Washington News.
FREE POSTAL DELIVERY.
The Work Performed in Indiana Last Year,
and the Cost of the Same.

The Work Performed in Indiana Last Year,
and the Cost of the Same.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-To-day the annual re-
port of the free-delivery service for the fiscal
year ended June 30, last, completed at the
Postofice Department. At Indianapolis it shows
that there were thirty-ive carriers employed.
and that they delivered 4,845,274 letters and
96l, $50 postal-cards received from other points,
while the local letters delivered aggregated
$780, 453 postalcards, 500 $50; registered letters,
30,006. and newspapers, 1891, 097; letters col
iected, 2.867,57 postal-cards S26337; newspa-
pers, 29l, 846; aggregate pieces of mail handled,
13, 304, 722 or $50, 1875 pieces per carrier. The
total cost of the service was 5000 or $lOl4
per carrier The total postage on the local
matter was ST., $50. The cost per carrier was
more than that in any other city, except Louis
vile, KY, which was 81 .039 per carrier.
At Lafayette, six carriers were employed; let
ters delivered 52S GLIB; postacards, las. 749: local
letters delivered, 50,607; postal-cards, % 42S
registered letters, 1885, newspapers 4S7,534;
letters collected. 1853, 1855; postalcards, H. 764
newspapers, 44.235; aggregated number of
pieces of mail handled 1856 205, or. 292 TIC per
1864 per carrier. The postage on local matter
was $l,637
South Bend employed six carriers, who deliv-
cred GLE, 3S1 letters and 167.1 27 postal-cards in
the miscellaneous mails from outside points.
and 30, 3S4 local letters IS, 135 postacards, 3279
registered letters and 496 GIL newspapers; the
letters collected aggregated 404 $50; postalcards
99,316; newspapers. SO. 300; aggregate pieces of
mail handled l. 956 $780, or 1885, 148 per carrier; cost
of service, S., 361, or. 1898 per carrier. The To-
cal postage was 81. 205.
Terre Haute had nine carriers employed
Mail letters delivered. 1027,S04; postal
cards, 1885, local letters delivered,
S5,713; postal-cards, 65. 233: registered letters,
7.743; newspapers, 446l letters col
lected, $50 33S; postaIcards 277, 1885, newspapers,
1888 total number of pieces handled, 8, 554
OFF, or 394 S97 per carrier; aggregate cost of
service, $7,967. or 1862 per carrier. The postage
on local matter was s.. 1873.
In Richmond the carriers employed numbered
seven. Mai-etters delivered, 763, 26S; postal
cards. 223 34S: local letters delivered, 65,097
posta-cards, 81. 764; registered letters. 3,13l:
newspapers, 596 091: letters collected, 500, 58l;
postal-cards. 162, l67; newspapers, l45 1885, aggre
gate pieces handled, 24935s3 or 356, 227 per
carrier; aggregate cost of service, $6,024 or $500
per carrier. The local postage was So. 426.
Evansville had ten carriers employed. Mail
lettersdevered, 1.18O, 29S; postal cards. 339, $780,
local letters delivered. 1928; postalcards. g.,
118; registered letters, TO- $780, newspapers. ],
0l6 TAI; letters collected 1O72 638: postalcards
800 544; newspapers. 73G43 aggregate pieces of
mail handled. 4147. 354. or Ala. 735 per carrier;
cost of service. So $685. or $3.50 per carrier. The
postage on local matter was 81 3O4