The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-12

Washington, Nov. 11.-First Assist
ant Postmaster-General Frank Jones
has submitted his annual report TO the
postmaster general. It is a review of
the work in the department under his
charge for the year ending June 80,
1894, and contains his recommendations
&c 2 Improvement of the service. Mr..
Jones recommends legislation to pro-
tect the post-marldng stamp in use at
postoffices, as the stamp is now being
used for unlawful purposes.
He renews his recommendation for
legislation to prevent the boycottting OF
postmasters by mailing letters at
places other than the Office which re-
suit in reducing the salaries of the
fpostmasters hoySotted. He calls es-
franking privilege. He says:
There seems to be some misappre-
hSnsion among members of Congress as
tet the scope of the Thanking privilege,
which has resulted in some postmasters
declining to send speeches or other
matter presented for mailing. and this
department has been called upon to
give special instructions in such mat
tiers.
"Instoad Of the name being written
or placed on the envelope by the hand
stamp, 1t has been in some instances
improperly printed thereon: the
speeches therein contained have norma
advertisement for the printer. which
FORMED no part Of the Congressiona1
Record, and therefore are subject To
postage as third class matter. In adj
e olrlon 4 10 thls' some of the packages
o
anSlnDer nave been found after delivery
70 contain printed matter outside o4
me Congressional Record and nuhIic
documents, and are therefore NOT
1.dnAaoie under the laws above Quoted
Inc literature being sent under seal
the department is unable, of course to
ueuect every violation
There is no penalty attached ~ a.
misuse or the Thanking privilege banoa
no action can be taken by me f,,r+to..
tnan TO call the attention of the mar,,-
bers to the matter. III
As This department is reouired -
%ry, without a cent of revenue f,,n0
SiEsas Oh tons of franked matter. adj
fuonal limitations should be placed
ton Lae use OF the frank or penalty of
some kind imposed for it's ,.71lawf,,1
use, and respectfully suggest that tba
attention of Congress shall be called
70 this matter for such action as II
should deem proper"
Mr.. Jones recommends legislation al
tcw1ng the suspension without pay. not
10 exceed ten days. Of employees VIC
Iatlng the postal rules; also that dis
ahled employees may be granted leaves
of absence with continued nav. also
some changes in the Classification of
salaries, which We're heretofore recoYn-
nended.
Offices, Salaries. Etc.
The report gives details of the diff
ferent divisions of the first assistants
OF the office. It is shown by the SAL
airy and allowance division that there
are 14S first-class offices, 466 second
class, and 2,587 third-claSs The aggre
gate salaries Of these were So. 709, zoo.
and aggregate receipts $5s, 6S5, O24.
EThe following estimates are made
For salaries, clerks, ETC.. for the next
%ear:
Compensation of postmasters. s16.- |
!, 1000; clerks in postof1ces, SO, 100, 600; |
A mt, fuel and light first and second +
Y lSs, 100000; miscellaneous inciden- /
Is and furniture, first and second |
class postoffices. s150,000; ADVERTISING, |
first and second-class postofices, SIC |
900; rental cancelling mac1ines, $50 OGa !
Mr.. Jones says owing to Se scant ap- |
preparation the work OF free delivery !
system has been curtailed. There have
been no new offices made free delivery
during the year There has been a !
slight increase in the number of car
riers. There has been a settlement of
many overtime claims of carriers dur
ing the year.
Free Delivery Expenses.
= Mr.. Jones condemns as. heartily as ha |
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
S12,327,6S5 The estimate for supplies at
postoffice department is $444, $50, a de-
crease of S51 900 from the present wear
The money order business shows that
$50 offices were constituted monied order [
offices during the year. The amount of |
orders issued was S13S, 703, $50; amount
paid, $l3S, 729, 229; receipts, 81, 212, 33S; ex-
penses, S5S6747. The issue of postal |
notes was s12,649,094 postal notes paid.
S12.644,S44. The postal notes have never
been discontinued by act of Congress.
The amount of interna tional money or
ders issued was S13, 753, 455; foreign is
sues paid, $6,56S, 493 OF the opera tions
OF the dead letteroffice Mr.. Jones says:
The number of pieces of original /
dead mail matter received during the
year for treatment was 7,101.044, a de-
crease OF 1888 pieces from the proceed
ing year. instead of an annual increase
Of this class of matter which in 1893
amounted 70 349,S47. These figures show
a difference in favor the last year over
hoe preceding one of 379, 800. and in
fdicates larger degree of efficiency on
the part of the general postal service
Parcels and Letters.
The number Of parcels and letters
advertised was 2,975.097, gain of 267.-
240 pieces, the highest percentage in de-
livery Of mail matter yet attained by
the dead letter office OF the letters
and parcels opened and recorded. 2S. 5SI
contained money, amounting to S3S. 255:
5000 contained drafts, money orders, I,
etc, with a face value of S1,O56, 1868: |.
4.1lQ contained postal notes, value |,
S743aS; 40,2l4 contained paid notes. re-
ceipts, legal and other papers of a mis-
cellaneous character; 1904 contained i
photographs; Isl, S6S contained postage
stamps; 1882 contained articles of
merchandise books. etc: 900 con-
tanned manuscripts, and 5.915.645 were
without separate Enclosures and were
returned to the writers. when nracti-
Gable; otherwise destroyed without
record.
There were restored to the owners
Is, lOS letters, containing s2S. q. go
containing drafts. notes. money orders
etc, with face value of s966. 979: 4 02s
postal note letters, value S5,5C6; &c, on
containing miscellaneous papers: 81. 4e1
containing merchandise, books. etc.
27,l37 containing photographs; 1870
containing postage stamps; 597 contain
lng- manuscript, and 1,SS5,S36 without
Separate enclosures of value, the re-
lsr2inder being either not returnable or
th process of restoration.