Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-02-26
WANTEO-AN APPROPRIATION
a Plea for More Money to Garry
Oh an Increasing Postal
Business.
Barrctt'S Method of Irrigation
Criticized by Il Minnesota
Farmer.
Treasurer Willis Talks Glowing
ly Of Eddy COunty'S FL
nanceS.
Inadequate Expense Allowance

II Is not only requirement, but nee
essary safeguard that Il postmaster in an
office doing, for example, The amount of
Dusluess done 10y the Jamestown post
office should nave d deputy, who is fully
c,,up't t, Mt aud perfectly acquainted with
all the Varied details Of The business.
Ills Is Il necessity not oniy that the pub
lie may be satisfactorily served every day,
but from The volume of business that
each day urings and to provide against
what Is liable to occur at any time, such
as the compulsory absence of the pr,uci-
pa,, from sickness or any other unforeseen
cause.
10 give some idea of the business, the
AMOUNT Of none! handled for which Tie
postmaster Is responsible. Il fact recos-
nlzeu 10y the government in that they re
qu1re tne postmaster 10 Qualify IN 3ZOUOU
UOnds, aud TO show that competent hel ~
Is absolutely indispensable, notice the fol-
lowing statement Of two or three
branches of the work, copied from the
report Of the business Of the jamestown n
office for The last quarter of 1880. What
IS true here, doubtless holds good Id
nany other third class Offices, In the
west, more especially:
Amount c, ived IRON money orders
ana postal notes. ................. ....S So, 1872 3S
Amo ut paid out lor money orders and
Amo.nl pad to railroad postal clerks. 1915 w
Amount received from sale OF st;liupS.... 1861 +
Amount received from box rent........ III 81
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Add to this the registered matter
which will average IN round numbers
about 2, 400 pieces each quarter, every
piece of which must be receipted for and
either delivered to the proper person
and their recei pit AIKEN or forwarded to its
destination, after stamping date OF receipt,
recording date Of recei ipt, the number Of
tue package, the place from which Sent,
The date of sendlug, the condition, the
destination AID to whom delivered-be-
sides also registered package receipt
must be made out and accompany each
package forwarded, to be returned to the
postmaster as his Wonderland some
idea can be formed of the amount of
work required. 1t will readily &c seen
that the amount allowed for clerk hire is
is ridiculously insufficient. A deputy
qualified and able to due this work in
connection with The postmaster could
scarcely be expected to work early and
late. including also the Sunday work,
less than 500 per year, whereas but the
pittance of 500 is all that the James
town office is now allowed. In the matter
Of fuel and light, $6D Is allowed to cover
both, a sum Insufficient OF itself to prop
erIy light the Office, leaving the post
master to pay for his own coal, say $50
per year. small enough estimate,
being but five tons at $40 per ton for the
long and cold mort heru winter. TO this
may also be added not less than $40 per
Year for nee essary stationery. Is there
not an evldtn ut need OF some legislation on
he part Of our good government where
by it should at least provide for the act
nal amount necessary. using due econ.
omy, to pay clerk hire, rent, fuel and
Iuht