The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-22
THE CITF,S POST OFFICES.

Effect on Their Receipts of the Fstablish-
ment of the Greater New York.
Prior to the consolidation OF the various
counties which now constitute the city OF
New York into one municipality on Jan. 1.
1893. a statement prepared by the Post Offioe
authorities in Washington showed the total
receipts OF all the Post Offices in the consoli-
dated territory to have been during the year
precedingS 80. 189. 900, and the expenses 81, 137.-
300. a net profit OF more than S5,0OO,O00 This
profit was contributed. OF course, by New
York and Brooklyn chiefly, the minor Post
Offices. and especially those in Queens county
and on Staten Island. furnishing very little
revenue and entailing in some instances a con-
siderable loss from their operations. There
we're at the time Of consolidation ffty-siX pos
tai divisions in the territory included in the
Greater New York, the smallest Of which in
point Of actual receipts being the Creedmoor
Office. which took in $50 in the year pre-
ceding. and the next smallest beng the New
Springville Office on Staten Island, the res
ceipts of which we're SI2+ for the year. There
has recently appeared in bulletin form the re-
port of the Post Office Department for tlfe ter
ritory included IN. the Greater New YORK since
ceipts T." have been S;.a3f.0OO. a gain Il more
than half II million. and the expenditures to
1t is IA well-known fact that the ~incroase in
postal, revenue. after, ord nary EXPENSES are
PROVIDED IOr, more tnih koei~ lhc" WIN tno
are fixed and do not t~luctuate with the busl-
ness done, particularly ne salaries Of Post,
branches, and the contracts for mail transport
tation. TO inc extent that business in New
York and Erooklyn ms Improved. the postal
receipts have increased, but no more, for the
minor offices on Staten Island and on Long
Island which. II VA thought 10y some persons.
would show an mere sc In revenues when o
part Of the great ciIy, n@yS not 4cnG So
Queens couuty. which took H. SI,225 IN the
year preceding M Greater New York. re-
G iSwIng T iEs San %@,I ia II morf fh i9 tt% y%ar f }o,SS
Office, also ON Long Island. which iook &c
81. 739 hefol" consolidation, took in Sl.7l5
% % a,pts, G 5ny oniy iir !, Is s 5Fpe ia M *! n i rs yc rG:
Fosters Meadow. Il rural Post Onlre. seems to
have suffered even from its loss ~ gcnuine
receipts for the year were s34l,; after consoli-
datiCn they wore only, 500. Before coneol.-
dltion the profit on this Post ONCE was SiU;
after consolidation Uncle Sans pro- n was ex-
S2tS. Nor did The citizens Of Richmond hor-
ough. Staten l-iaud. show in their Post OniGAJ
probation Of III hencft fl, ended 10 have been
ceipts n ,LInolenwyille. il is true. inrreased
iP'rrIInnccs = Pay from ssii'.ooSS 10 81 ,oo=#97. ut lie
Island. declined from So e SAB aud, those
r. Tba i2 roce E ,sa }r%,a innrn' s niI c,oo p iGGdtGi"3S
declined from 81 l.2Olio Sl.SI5. while hose OF
Nest New Brighton declined, from 22i.lOO to
5000. Psrhnps the fac, that the Govern
the Post Ofllcc businns, dld not recognize the
Greater New FORK CONSOLIDATION ly@nychange
ment may have had something 10 do with ths
case. but exactly how much cannot he stated.
The Brooklyn receIpts show q COL siderable
gain since the consolidation OF the two citLSa.