The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-02
POsTOFFICE STATISTICS.

Annual Reports of Four of Mr.. Wanamaker's
Assistants-rhe Service Growing.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The annual report
of E. c. Fowler, acting First Assistants
Postmaster general, shows that the aggre-
gate salaries of the postmasters at the SIT
presidential postoffices on July /. 1892. was
s.. 396 600, an increase during the year OF
S546. 200. The gross receipts at these Offices
were S54. 15S,97a. being an increase Of
SO, ,9lO, or 7.65 per cent. The amount al
lowed as salaries to fourth-class postmas'
ters during the year was Si0.1o5, c5s. or an
average of slGl.23 to each postmaster. The
total revenue of the department was
e70,a30. .476, being an increase for the year
of 81 ,9sS. $50. or 7.66 per cent The aggregate
allowances for clerks In postoffioes was
S7,95l, ,s32. The estimated amount needed
for the next fiscal year is S26..
2c5.OO0. an increase of s1.170.000.
The report shows that at the end
of the fiscal year 1892 there were
56S free-delivery Offices, with q carrier
force of IL, 731 men. an increase of COZ. and
the annual cost of the service was g. 966.-
s92.67. equal to an average annual cost OF
s92S27 per carrier The total number Of
money-order Offices in operation juno 80.
1891, is shown to have been 1000. The
number of domestic money orders issued
during the year was II. .O69. .442, aggregating
in amount sl20O66. sol. The total of such
orders paid and repaid amounted to $780,
12l. 75S- The gross amount of fees received
by postmaeters from the public for the issue
of domestic money orders was tl.O36.074.
The number of postal notes issued during
the year was 7050c40 of the total value OF
Sll o65. 965; the number OF notes paid and
repaid amounted in value TO 81. 81 .S93; the
gross amount of fees received from the pub
Iic. including fees received for duplicates
of invalid notes was sel1. $50
Second Assistant Postmaster-general.
shows the annual rate of exDenditure
for mail transportation on June 30 1892. as
follows: Total inland mail service. sE.-
335. .372; foreign mail service. $500. lis. The
amount estimated as necessary for the mail
messenger service during the year begin
ming July /, 1898. is Sl.275.0O0 which is rs
per cent. more than the present appropria-
sion for that service. Mr. Bell Is gratified
with the cooperation between the railway
mail service and the carriers; opposes
further appropriations for so-called "spe.
cial facilities" and renews his past recon-
mendations regarding provision for those
dependent on clerks who meet death at
their posts of duty.
The annual report of ID. p. Leinhardt, su-
perintendent OF the dead letter bureau,
Postofiice Department shows that there
were $3.50, 5SS domestic and mailable letters
received, q decrease of 7l,575 as com mpared
with the previous year. There were 557, 6i6
domestic unmsilable letters received. or
which 994 contained unmailabe articles.
95,4i9 were held for hostage, s49.9li were
misdirected, 32,612 were wholly without ad-
dress. and 2.6T7 were OF a miscellaneous
character.
The annual report of Chief Postoifice In
epeetor Wheeler shows that the total num-
ber of arrests made for oil kind Of onenses