The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-16
BRlSTOW'S ECONOMY
Reorganization Of Cuban Pos
tai Service Saves $llO, 900.
REDUCTION INCREASES EFFICIENCY.
The Assistant Postmaster General
Believes the Expenses Can BE Fur
ther Cut Down and the Service
Made Nearly Self Supporting.

Believes the Expenses Can BE Fur
ther Cut Down and the Service
Made Nearly Self Supporting.
HAVANA, June 16.-Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow, acting di-
rector Of posts in Cuba says be will prob
bly, complete his special work in connec,
tion with the department so as to be able
to leave the island June %. He has de-
cided upon definite plan of reorganizs-
to u level with those paid in the United
States. The schedule to be adopted will
increase salaries in Matanzas, Cardenas
and Santa Clara and decrease them in
Santiago, Pinar del Rio, Puerto Principe,
Sancti Spiritus. Caibarien and Manza-
Milo. There will be no change in Glen
fuegos or Sugua Ia Grande. The reorgan-
izatiOn OF these offices will effect saving
of $11,7OO year and possibly more,
when the inspectors shall have completed
their Investigations.
The greatest saving, however, will bo
effected in the smaller Offices, where
large salaries have been paid irrespective
of the amount of business done. Radical
changes will be made in many of these,
especially where Americans have been
employed and where salaries, ranging
from 81 900 to $1,4O0, are beyond what
the receipts justify. Two hundred and
eighty of these small Offices will be reor-
ganized with total annual saving of
$39,000 making the total for the island
$4,000. This amount, added to reauc-
tions formerly made, gives Il grand total
4 of $4,000.
Mr.. Bristow says the experience of the
last two weeks, since these reductions
went into force, shows that the depart
ment has not suffered the slightest incon-
venience. In faetse believes the reduc-
ton has aided tssthe efficiency of the
clerks and without overworking them.
In 1899 miscellaneous expenses amounted
to $4,000. Mr.. Bristow believes they
can be covered with less than 100000
For instance printing and stationery last
year cost $4,000, whereas they should
not have cost more than $4,000. In
many cases bills were paid twice. Furni-
ture last year cost $4,000. In ordinary
years the figures for that item would not
exceed $1,000 and would possibly fall be-
low that sum. There was also an cxpen-
diture of $4,000 for per diem allow
ances for employees. This will be ell
tirely done away with.
Beginning with the fiscal year. July l,
there should be saving of $190.OO0. De-
ducting from this 100000 for the addi-
tional transportation of mails, there
should be left a net reduction Of 100000.
Mr.. Brstow believes that reductions in
other quarters can be made. thus making
the service as nearly self supporting as
possible. Last year the gross expendl-
lures were SG12,00O and the gross re-
ceipts S250,O0O. Postal receipts amount,
at fair average, to $1,000 day, and
the gross receipts for the year should be
$685., 900 or $115,000 more than C. L. W.
Neely reported.
Special Agents Seibold, Neal. Dolan,
Sullivan and Welch, who would have
gone out of Office on July l, have been
permitted to resign.
On the very eve Of the elections the
only feature of the struggle in Havana
which gives rise to the least interest is
the contest for the mayoralty. 1t is a
foregone conclusion that large majority
of tine municipal council will be National
lists The political parties are much more
concerned in the result as to the mayor
ally. q: t., N,e.,ss