Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-26
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iy in receipt Of applications for allow
ances for additional clerk hire. for car
rier service. and for free delivery, but
owing 10 the scant appropriation none or
them can be granted. The consequence OF
the lack Of means is that the service IS
badly crippled and the employees in many
places are overworked. The last a2pro-
priations made by Congress are by no
means equal TO the increase of the SER
vice and business generally. More clerks
are needed at all the first-ciass Offices
and there are applications on file for 40
additional mail-carriers. The funds 10 pay
such officials are not TO be had. and it IS
apparent that both in the carrier and in
the clerical service the strictest economy
Will have to be practiced by the depart
ment and by the post-ofiices, and the
public Will have TO bear with the present
service until Congress meets again.
POSTAL NOTES.
The following fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed to-day: Lynn
Grimes vice VI. +. Caudill, resigned. at
CaudilPs, Johnston county, y. c.; Lizzie
Womble vice T. y. Womble, dead, at
Collision, Cheatham county " c.; w. NJ.
Bostick vice j. c. Burton, resigned, at
Orvil, Montgomery county. n. c.; S. l.
Morrison vice n. p. Morrison, dead, at
iltreitys lItIen county, n. =.
Benjamin II. Bum has been commits
stoned postmaster at Rocky Mount, ~.
c., and Charles W. UT. at UT, Va.
Star service changes have been made
IN Virginia as follows:
Lester Manor TO Tappahannock. From
August H. 1896, change service 50 as to
omit Mantapike. decreasing distance one
and half miles.
Sandiges to Narseal From August /.
1886, extend service 10 begin at Amherst
and supply Monitor. increasing distance
ten miles.
Amherst 10 Oronoco From August ],
1895. curtail service to begin at sandiges.
emitting Amherst and Monitor, decreas-
ing distance ten miles. From the same
date extend service from Oronoco 10 end
at Alto. increasing distance four miles.
Concord Depot 10 Mineral. From
August IT, 1886. curtail service to end at
Spanish Oaks, emitting Mineral, decreas-
Ing distance five miles.
Mantapike 70 Cumnor two and one
half miles ard back. six times a week.
by schedule Of not to exceed two thirds
OF an hour running time each way. From
August II, 1896. TO June 3d. 1897.
Wyatt. by Hardys Ford. Joel. and Coe.
10 Leslie. seventeen miles and back,
three times a week, by a schedule OF
not to exceed five and one half hours
running time each way. From August
IT, 1896. TO June 30. 1881.
Noy, by Independent Hill. Canova, and
Limestone, to Manassas. fourteen and
one half miles and back, six times a
week, by a schedule Of not to exceed five
hours running time each way. From
August q. 1896, to June 30. 1897
Naola TO Pearch. four miles and back.
three times a week. by a schedule OF
not 10 exceed one and one third hours
running time each way. From August
"a, 1885, 10 June 80, 1897.
POSTAL ORDER.
The following order regulating the du-
ties OF railway-postal and transfer clerks
has been issued from the Post-Ofiice De-
partment:
ONCE OF Postmaster-Gen
Washington, ID. c.. July e, 1896.
Order No. 449.
Section k2 Postal Laws and Regula-
lions. edition 1885. is hereby amended so
as TO read rs follows:
Section SO. Mail matter must be de-
llvcrd from post-offices. Railwny-postal
clerks viii rot deliver matter TO the per-
sons addressed. Il must be sent 10 and
delivered at the once OF address, The
exceptions 10 this rule are the following:
Il. Railway postal clerks may deliver 10
any post-oflice inspector. who may enter
their postal-cars. any Siaii matter address,