New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-11
FOURTH CLASS POSTOFFTCES.
STATISTICS FOR NETWORK, NEw.JERsE,
AND CONNECTICUT

STATlSIl|S Fun NbW-fORK, NEW-JERSE,
AND CONNECTICUT.
Washington. Nov. 10 CSpeciaD-some na,,,o,,.,
OF the annual report OF the Fourth Ass,.,.,, D.,
master General are Of interest to The Tr,buns
readers in New-York. New-Jersey and connect,cu,
The following facts are obtained from the yar,ou,
tables printed with the report:
APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
In Connecticut. In the fiscal year ended Inn. -
postmasters expired. removal. and ofs,, essn
came Presidential-a total Of q. "
piraons Of comSis st remov sSas asos
Offices became Presidential-total. n.
lions were S. the removals g. the deaths se s,Disa:
Offices became PresidentiaEa total Of 1875 -"1
or fourth class posteeffices IN Connecticut there
deaths. established, and discontinued Total
New-Jersey. 3s resgnatons "a expirations, J. ~
movals. Il deaths. il established, and 10 disecs-
New-York, IL designations. 157 expiratons y
Dental class. 80 established and 70 dscontinu.c.
'V "a tS os Presidential offices there wa. an ,,
of in Connecticut, Of in New-Jersey ana -
In New-York. In the latter State 1 was consoH'
dated and discontinued.
MONEY ORDER, ETC.
Connectcut-M Money order. BIZ; limited mons,
order q non-money order. l03 decrease oil
TO Offices were established, dlscontinued and
advanced to presidential
Neutrality-suspicious. order, $50, limited monS,
order 2; non-money order, 40 Total ST.. cecreaa
Of 6. Established. H. discontinued, 10: advanced
New York-Money order. $50; limited. .; non.
money order. 1897: total. 1898. an increase Of
There were 81 established 10 discontinued A.
vanced. relegated
New York first in northumberland at Gm
OIo-is first in rank In number 81 residential poet
offices-337 New-Jersey has lce ara IL sixteenth N
rank of population. estimated at l,s5eVno. and n.
teenth In rank in number Of Presifentisl postmaI
tiers; Connecticut. coming seventeenth In numbr
OF Offices and twenty ninth In population. has
postoffces with estimated population OF 500
But New-York Is behind Pennsylvania and w.
ginia in the number OF foyrth-class Offices WITH
1888 and an average compensation Of s221 g.. q.
Is only eleventh in rank In compensation Of thess
postmasters Connecticut is fourth in rank In con
pensation. forty-frst in number Of Offices Tn
average compensation IL $3.50 T. The average con
pensation IN New-Jersey is SEQ Is. That State
sixth in rank in compensation. and thirteth h
number OF postoffces
New York. which Is second In number OF pot
offices OF all classeS. is second In expenditure
capita. the District OF Columbia being first. Nes
York with 3735 postoffices, expends 81 - per CAP
tia: Connecticut 81 81. and New-Jersey 81 e. II
gross receipts Of NewYork are S63ls1t 81; OF Coz
necticit 81 5s7 800 "a; OF New-Jersey. G5S.&p8 u.
The total number Of complaints received az I'll.
Department respecting ordinary letters In Nsr
York was q 255 in NewJersey 800 In Connect F
cut LOB. In this respect New-fork more thl
doubled any other State. In the matter or specA +
depredations there were in Connecticut II Coz,
plants Of postofices robbed Of offices destroyx
by Are and storm: IN New-York. l05 postof'ce ~
berries and "a destroyed by fire and storm; In Nsv '
Jersey % and 4. respectively.