The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-02
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
Number of clerks March L, 1892. .......... 65
Number of clerks Nov. 1, 1896 ............. 76
Number of carriers March l. 1892 .... 81
Number of carriers Nov. /, 1896 leo
Number of substitute carriers increased
from to 20.
Carriers Delivering
M, Nouflsed' fot ...'.'.''.''.'..''.'
Carriers in Collection Service
Mounted ....................... A
oh iooI'.....'- ...;.... ..'.-''.'....'.-......:.
Total number of carriers 100
Letter boxes in use in city. 323
Package boxes in use in city. ......... 16
Carriers horse hire allowance per an
mum. ...............-.....$3,2 ,250
Carriers street car fare allowance per
Money order and registry stations...
Postage stamp agencies ................. 20
Number Of deliveries daily March l,
Number of deliveries daily Nov. 1, 1885,. 263
Number of collections daily March l. 1892 200
Number of collections Nov. 1, 1896. ....... 211
Clerks March 1, 1892, to Nov. /, 1896, dis
missed, 7; died 4; resigned, A.
Carriers March I. 1892, to Nov. 1, 1885, dis
missed. s; died. /; resigned, 1.
Clerks IN service March 1. 1882, still on
DUTY. y...:.. ...l.-..: ...;..; :...::;... 4S
Carriers in service March 1. 1892, still on
duty. ........................ 70
aggregate annual SdldTlSS Cl CftfhS WHO
have served through the term, March
l. 1892. .......................... .S42, 100
Aggregate annual salaries of clerks who
have served through the term, Nov. l,
1886. -. .....,.......... ............ $40 100
Increase In ray. ............ 81, 900
Revenues of office for fiscal year
ending June s:s 81 1892 ss2 sc., 50
ending June 81, 1896. .........:.... 49,, ,7G6 80
Monthly pay roll qncluding railway
mail service), March, 1892. 21,876 80
Monthly pay roll lncluding railway
mail seryice), October, lS96....-.. 26,149 %
Aggregate cash receipts during the term Of
revenues, postal deposits and money order
funds over SIC 100000 every cent of which
has been duly accounted for.
The following ARE among the important
events of the period covered by my term of
service: "a 20
Allowance Of an additional stamp clerk.
stenographer.f postage due clerk, an as
sistant superintendent of delivery, mail
bag inspector and increased help in every
department of the1 office.
whereby Eastern mails arrive two hours
earlier.
Inspection Of postoffices in Ramsey county
by officials from this office.
Extension of star route midnight) col
lections and interurban mail service.
Appointment by carriers and clerks asso-
Citations of committees of conference with the
Increased efficiency in the inquiry division
and special delivery messenger service.
Special reports on all Offices within twenty
miles, with a view to their future consolida-
ticn with the st. Paul office and extension
of free delivery to them.
Establishment of carrier stations.
Extension cf free delivery boundaries. &
Increased frequency of deliveries in the
residence districts.
Reduction in hours of carriers daily labor
Organization CT spostoffce band.
Entertainment of National Association of
Postofice Clerks.
Reduction IN carriers payments of car
fare.
Great increase in number of street letter
boxes.
Introduction of canceling machines and
automatic time registers.
Inauguration of movement for special mail
car service on the interurban and Seventh
street electric lines.
All letter boxes painted and furnished with
metallic calendar OF collections.
The grade of 'stamper' has been abolished
and the mnqrnume salary for clerical work
raised from 500 a year to $500.
Periodical osnspeqtion of carriers inaugu-
rated 81 az
: Secret invstigas4en of carrier service by
agents from Washington.
Increased accuracy of carriers trip sched-
ules, and abseluteg prohibition of overtime.
Inauguration of the Clearing house" sys-
tenn of collecting money orders.
New and simplfHed forms of money orders
introduced < -tsi~
Closer Discrimination between clerical and \
carrier service. Ii1
steady Improvement in all branches of
the local service, largely due to suggestions