The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-16
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Annual Report OF the First Assistant POST
master-General-Wor of the Depart
Ment.

y,.ster-Genernl-Work of the Depart
Ment.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-First Assist
aat Postmaster-General Frank Jones
has submitted his annual report to the
postsnaster-general 1t is a review OF
the work of the department under his
charge for the year ended June 50, 1884,
and contains his recommendations for
the improvement of the service.
Mr.. Jones. in his report. says: There
seems to be some Misrepresentation
among members of congress as to the
scope of the franking privilege which
has resulted in some postmasters de-
clining to send speeches or other mat
ter presented for mailing. and this de-
partment has been called upon to give
special instructions in such cases.
Instead of the name being written
or placed on the envelopes by the hand
stamp, it has been in some instances
improperly printed thereon, the
speeches therein contained have borne
the advertisement of the printer which
formed no part of the Congressional
Record, and therefore are subject to
postage as third class matter. In addi-
ton to this seine of the packages sent
by mail under the frank of the MEM
Der have been found after delivery to
contain printed matter outside of the
Congressional Record and public docu-
ments and are therefore not frankable
under the laws above quoted.
las this department is required to
carry, without one cent OF revenue,
- - G-,,,l-al
additional limitations should be placed
on the use of the frank, or penalty of
some kind imposed for its unlawful
use, and l respectfully suggest that the
attention of congress be called to this
! matter for such action as it should
deem proper"
Mr.. Jones recommends the legisla
ton allowing the suspension without
pay, not to exceed ten days, of an en-
pioye violating the postal rules; also
that disabled employees may be granted
leaves of absence with continued pay;
also some changes in the classification
of salaries, which were heretofore rec
commended.
The report gives the details of the
different divisions of the first assist
ants Office. 1t is shown by the salary
and allowance division that there are
149 first-class Offices, 900 second-class
and ASST third-class.
The aggregate salaries of these was
s5.7l9, 900. and aggregate receipts s5S.-
6s5.Oa4 The following estimates arc
made for salaries, clerks, etc. for the
next year: Compensation to post
masters. SIG, 500. 600; clerks in post of
fees. $40. l0O.O0O rent. fuel and light,
first and second-class. S9O0. 900: miscel-
laneous. incideutals and furniture. first
and second-elass post offices. S150,OO0;
advertising. first and second-class post
offices. $4,000; rental cancelling ma
chimes. 1000.
Mr.. Jones condemns as heartily as he
did last year the experimental free de-
livery and the rural free delivery tried
by his predecessor. He estimates the
free delivery service for the next year
at So, 327.6S5. The estimate for sup
plies at the post Office department is
s444.5 500. a decrease OF S3l.OO0 from the
present year
The money order business shows that
$40 offices were constituted money or
der offices during the year. The amount
of orders issued was S13S. 19S. SO;
amount paid, S13s, 729. 229; receipts. ST.
2I2. 3SS: expenses, S5S6.747. The issue
of postal notes was 81. Gas, O94: postal
notes paid. Sl2,644s44 The postal
notes have never been discontinued by
act of congress. The amount of inter
national money orders issued was S13,-
75S, ass; foreign issued paid, S6.56s. 493.
OF the operations of the dead letter
Office Mr.. Jones saws: The number of
pieces of original dead mail matter re-
ceived during the year for treatment
was 1.IOl.O4 a decrease of %, 9SS pieces
from the preceding year, instead OF an
annual increase of this class of matter.
which in 1898 amounted TO S49.947.
1T is gratifying to note the amount
of work done and the increased deliv-
cry Of mail matter from this Office dur
ing the past fiscal year. The number
OF parcels and letters delivered was
a.97a.O97. a gain of 267.a40 pieces. the
highest percentage in delivery of mail
matter az the dead letter Office. and
this has been accomplished without
any increase in the clerical force.
OF the letters and parcels opened
and recorded 2S.5S1 contained
money amounting TO SIS. 255; 90
geo contained dyafts. money orders
etc. with face value of SI.056. 3GS; Il
10 contained postal notes. value, 50
SOS: 1924 contained paid notes re-
ceipts legal and ether papers Of a mis-
cellaneous character, 35.041 contained
photographs Isl. SOS contained postage
stamps. 94-45a contained articles Of
merchandise. hooks, etc. 1000 con-
tanned manuscripts and 5.915.645 were
without separate Enclosures and were
returned TO the writers. when practi-
cable: otherwise destroyed without rec
ord
There were restored TO the owners
Is.IOS letters containing S2S,017; 1910
containing drafts, notes, money orders.
etc. with face value of 1866. 979: +.O33
postal note letters, value. S5.5O5; 36,0-6
containing miscellaneous papers: SO. 49l
containing merchandise books. etc: -.
Is7 containing photographs; 1+-74O eoa-
tanning postage stamps: So containing
manuscript. and 1.SS5, $50 without sep
arate Enclosures OF value. the remain
der being either not returnable or IN
process OF restoration
There We're received at the dead
letter Office 341.779 pieces of mail from
foreign countries. and returned TO for
eign countries So O2I-7
4 BOND ISSUE.
The New Securities May Be Upon the Mar
ket in Thirty Days
WASHINGTON. Ia--Confrmation as 70