Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-02

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pcnses OF the two years. IN tie 80, a,,S
ing june 30, 1883, the increase n ,'t.
ZEN alone was " iS60,7l7.7t, and IN the
5 so vnnlng June ~, 1881, " amounted To
gasoltsofl, while during the past year
M XIV was an actual decrease OF $50.
'ol"s' There has also been less In.
vIease IN INC compensation " clerks h
pvs'ouices-~hut slBs,7at7T during tho
year. ft'eN"'"s
The total cash expenditure for trims.
portation oi mails has risen nv the nm
VI Sl'eSu,s9lSe, or about 0 per cent, a.
against M increase during the preceding
year OF sldT2,iSt,et, or a little moro
.haii per cent. This has been due on.
urely TO Increased aud p0mptor nan.
honts to railroads, there having been a
leNs increase IN Tho cost Of star service
than during tho preceding year and A dc.
crease IN the cost oi steamboat service Of
82l ,Gl2.s2, '''' =
The increase IN the item Of compensa.
ton 70 postal clerks has been s95i $50 IN
as conirastcd with An increase during Tho
preceding year IN the same item OF sqsa,
32l AZ.
Inc Increased expenditures for free de-
livery have been during the year stSf. /.
ilG.OS MS against sga0,000.Ol incfcase the
year before
The figures show the most markell
changes Ia Che debit column which have
occurred during the 0scal year under ala.
cnsFlpn. Tho tables which ncC0mpnny
The reports Of The third assistant post.
mastf-gencral and theaudItor exhibit The
uetalls ui the receipts and expenditures.
arranged by quarterycars, aud contrasts
the totals Of The several Items respectively
with Ike amounts disburscd IN former
years.
The sum total Of the cost Of the service
for the year ilgurcs 0,at2, 4l6 "a, includ.
ing the estimated unpaid liabilities. or.
sottinR 10 one side the cost OF transpor.
iRtion on the Pacific railroads, $40 60g
1881. For this The appropriations, mada
IN ihirty-seveu Items, We're s50ll7, 400.
None of these items hayo been exceeded,
except the one for CONFORMATION 10 post.
masters which fcll short s0l8,Bis.p4, aud
the one for ship, steamboat aud way let.
tiers, which lacked S80l.ll OF the eXpcn.
diture. Both are beyond the control Of
Tie department. being governed by law,
postmaslers paying themselves.
For these items deficiency appronria.
lions VIII be necessary in order 10 close
the accounts.
In the remaining thirty.nye Items there
remains uneXpcndcd yet total of ST.
0N 1851 90 available, against which arc the
estimated liabilities of 82s5, 600.
On account OF previous years there has
been dlsbnrsod during the past year the
sum Of 1929, 0iG.s0, tho greater part OF
which was for the unpaid Liabilities OF
1884 and for rcadjusted salaries Of post
masters pursuant TO special appropra.
tons therefor.
Some further account OF the trnusnc.
tions Of the past year may hc probably
summarized from the accompanying ~.
ports OF the bureau officers, aud their
suggestions noted.
rilE FiRsT ASSISTANT
postmastcr'Ronepl's report gives de-
TITLED exhibit Of the work accomplished
during the year in the SIX general diyls-
ions of his hcayy-luden bureau. His
care is Of postmasters aud postolilces,
and his statistics cover the establish.
ment ana dlscontluunncc Of postoillccs,
appointments and removals, deaths and
designations ot postmasters; the particu-
lars Of the lubors when attended the
changes among those officers, the procur.
Ing OF bonds TO secure performance OF
their duties, aud the correspondents,
necessary for their Instruction and gen
crnl public iDiormationi the details oi
the allowances made for clerks and Other
expenses 81 postoilces, with interesting
matter concerning the adjustment Of sal
aries; a general account Of the nature
amount aud cost OF supplies furnished
| for postolllces; together with Il complete
resume of the carrier-delVery business
| In those cities whore the system Is estab
| lishcd; aud In the course Of his repor
! he has made some recommendations %
| Importance, TO which shall invite
special attention in later paragraph.
| Two thousand and twcniy.onG Officer
were newly established and $50 dlscon
tinucd daring the year, leaving at ~
close the total number to be 81 262 o
which 1888 were presidential and 1901!
| fourth-Class. Both establishments ant
appointments were considerably lcsH II
number than during the preceding year
More new Offices were created in the
Southern states than In any other sec
ton, az was the case during the year he
fore; aud II Is Interesting 90 note that d
these Virginia required more than any
other stnLc-onc hundred. In every
state aud territory the number OF post
Offices was increased save only In Ne
vada, In which disturbances exceeded
new establishments.
The number OF appointments OF post
masters during the year was ll,20B, LEST
by 2G8S than during the year preceding
The decrease arises from the fact thai
comparatively few offices were cstab
lished or appointments made during The
lncumhcncy Of pOstmaster-Gcnern Hat
ton, who left 10 TO the incoming admins
tratlon 20 on vacancies TO the number OF
two thousand upwards occurring during
his period OF service. The number d
removals during the year was $40, cN
cecdng by 297 those made IN tno pre-
Cedng twelve months. The vacancies
caused by death were 4l2i less by 60.
BoNps.
Not long after taking this Office, when
considering certain losses sustained
through the failure Of postmnstors q
discharge their obligations, my attention
was directed to the want OF any fognln
tlon for the renewal OF postmaslcfs
bonds, unless specific Information affect
Ing the sureilos WAS brought 90 the DC
PERTINENT, IN many cases poslmasicr'
had held Office for so long az twenty
years, white no security for theil
obligations 10 the government hat
been furnished except the bono
executed when they were com
missioncd; and Il had sometime
happcncd that defaults had imposed losses
because the original value Of bonds had
through tbe changes of tine, become de
stroyed. This led 70 the pfomulgailon o.