Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-30
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an of What 1t Cost e,v..
second Assistant Po.tma..s, q BY The
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-sa,on,
Postmaster General Wbits.r.a Assistant
s, pens shows the annual u" r ,'sa'oa!
vice to June 80. 1889, was route Ser.
he number Of routes 1907, soa
sresate length 1888. The sD "aa the az.
Tor the last fiscal year was * appropriation
the sum expended s5,177,1sS. V ~. and
says therefore,, it is decidedIv Inc report
'oent' The competition has b an ,~D'ove
close and awards have frso oVsons very
made at a rate so low az 70 '4uently been
,s,a- ,s at a profit. The bidder r't tS.a sub.
Log in adjustment with the dsns. trust.
70 dismiss or in some way Compartment Compartment
the financial loss and THAI 'ompronis
ayold the penalties prsscr;Sss measurabI,
ginning the present contrsc.o Since h.
. 100, Sucn bidders have failed in Julyl,
'oenIed number and the %seriousn ~ onprecs.
matter demands prompt anG Of The
neasulsS: contractors who no. ensctual
low DID frequently award the nave made
suo'contractors who UNDERTAKE service 70
oss rates and without efficient ~ at ruin.
a n result in many cases eqalpment
pond'ngly poor service, leadiD, = a Cores.
to persistent efforts by snb'nH ire lusnty
better their condition BY n1G;raetors to
an increase in the frequency p y Tor
change OF route, schedule II The tri.s,
solely for the benefit of the coa t.' almost
sub-centractor, and not in tb n or
the people. Many Instance 'ns interest Of
knowledge OF the office wbero an to tho
are not reportedIby the postmastsn1q us' eis
a desire to add no more to tho because
heavy burdens OF sub-contracto ne already
Inc report recommends the
Oh q commission to Carefully cdna;1nsnt
matter ana recommend chanpes Ts The
preparation Tor steamboat serui, Inc ap'
current fiscal year was $3.50, O0ol l0r the
mount necessary was S525 n 0"i'e The
general tendency, however. ia 49, The
crease OF steamboat sery,ce TIatu de-
increasing railroad facilities ane RAPID!
much to dn With this. The VIZ having
expenditure for railroad transnoIt rate
Sl9,441,O95, the number ~ Ui1aolonis
he aggregate length $50, 381 uE z'ilS,
amount estimated as necesso.n .'eS' The
current fiscal year is $50, 900 Oo9 LOT the
8 lrst Assistant Postmaster
jiarkson n his annual report sboSuMra
whole nu Der of postoffices IN 'IoHs the
$3.50, was SO, 999, an Increase q ou9e -.
over the previous year. The NJ t,OS5
Offices was 2sst 1unOer oil
'rease OF 1876 over the previous VOC "n ID
to vacancies cansoa Inc
novals for the year ending June IN " GO6 H'
vas 1924; and for the wear enJir, 1906
~, 1852 was 1858. The nunbs uuas
money d offices in operation at ~ u
lose OF the fiscal year was 8,58s az !e
:rease OF 472. There were 401 TO-. a" ID
very offices. an increase of AZ, and w
36 more have been addaJ ug M
superintendent OF the free deliverU .o,I Luz
ecommends it's extension to all u Ims
'hich have a pc )ulation ACCORDING - % |h
asst general state or federal co. IL,
',oOo, the postoffice OF which proJuoaa VI
ross revenue for the preceding fscaI
y at least $4,000. This would euIbr al
IL Important postofices OF the sssonI
Ass. The appropriation of this s4rv;O.
DR. the present fiscal year is So OOO O0N
D estimate for the next fiscal vaor1
!,uo9 4S5, a large increase in The nnmba,
oIhces being expected after the canonsI
$50 is completed. 'u'"