Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-30
OUR P0STOFFICES.
Great Increase Of Business at
the Augusta Office.
Good Business Metfods Make the
Expenses Relatively Small.
The Expenses and The Receipts in the LEADING
Postof'ices Of the State.

70 50 forward by leaps ana bounds. as
a report from tn" auditor for the post
ONE" department demonstrates There
Is only one large post office in Maine.
II" ".!ic" At Portland, and that office.
TOO. has been growing in thc amount
OF business transacted.
The postmaster at Augusta for TIE
f''cal year which ended June 20 last
took in money belonging to In. GOV
cinmcnt, to the amount Of $l2G. go. oi.
That is a pretty big sun even in these.
days of large figures, and it is Well
unlc: stood in Augusta that good
purtiun ot this amount was contributed
nv the big publishing firms which Il,
an enormous business with the entire
country. just /" show how the Augusta
TuSt office has been pushing forward.
IN! This is 4 good argument u show
tho need ii IN addition 10 IN" building
! which Representative Hurlcigh is try
| ing To- get from Congress, il is we'll to
rem. mbcr that the grt IS receipts for
! the same otiir. for the fiscal year 1900
Wrr" only SIP. N35.';3 ana for the fiscal
year which cnt"d Jun" 80. 1899. $l0s-
3IS.3". The incrraS" i'll rec, ipis during
! Tine" years has been ST. .6gl.1I. This. ot
course. is far beyond the increase in
| the population of the city and simply
demonstrates that tn" business of the
| cty' has waXcd immensely
The amount Of last years gross re-
ceipts that remained. after Ill expenses
had been paid. was $S4 .65!..l3. or 80 per
| cent. uf the whole The Augusta post
office. in spite Of the congested cOndi-
lions. is run more economically than
the Portland post office. where the ex-
lenses last year We're Sc per cent. of
the gross receipts. The percentage of
! expenses AT the Augusta office in 1900
was 81 and the year before that 81. All
! Of which speaks a good word Tor the
! business methods OF Postmaster Stin-
| son The tot II expenses Of the Augusta
| posi- Office last year were $42.26i.9l.
made up of these items: Postmastcr's
salary. $1,000: clerk hire. so. 299: other
.ncdental expenses. Sll06.63; and free
delivery. $15I9..S. There has been no
change III the postnaStrr's salary for
til. last three years, but the clerk hire
for the fiscal year 1899 was $96, 1907
and for the following year. 1900, ST.
| gSs.a-. The free delivery Of letters III
Augusta for the year 1900 cost $1l26.95:
| Tor the previous year. Hiith.oT / It nv
/ revenue for the Augusta office for the
fiscal Year 1900 was $15,63?.39, after to-
| tai expenses Of $50. 1856 "A had been paid.
The net revenue for the year previous
to that vas $1l619.25 after total OK
pensas Of S37.7G9,0S had been paid.
The figures for Portland's office will
| be of interest to compare with those of
Augusta The gross receipts were Sl'3.-
341.34: postmaster's salary. $1,000
clerk hire. $3S.13s.23; other incidental
expenses. SHIFTED: and the amount Tor
free delivery. $@S,12S.56, thus swelling
the. total expenses to So. 1885 and leaV-
/ ing a net revenue of Sll2,903.9S. The
| gross receipts of the Portland postof-
tic. for 1900 were. $l51.4l3.19: the total
expenses. $52.SS3.56 and the net revenue
sl04. .63o.23 The gross receipts for the
| Portland postotiice for the year ending
June 80. 1899. We're. Sl33. 1.SS: the total
expenses So, l52.l0: and the net r"Ne-
nue, sl0l, ,0o5.sS.
The records of other prominent Pres
| dential posto9fices in Maine are
Gardiner-Gross receipts. $lo'Sl2.4S;
SALARY of postmaster, $22oo; clerk
hire. $2399g9; rent. light and fuel,
| $500; other incidental expenses. S5l.?3;
! free delivery. $1443.02; total expenses,
S6704.94: net revenue. $41O1.J4 For the
fiscal year 1900: gross receipts, Slo,-
| 4S6.71; salary Of postmaster. $1,000.
clerk hire. $l532.to; rent. etc, 5000;
other expenses. 1861; total expenses,
st19.5l: net revenue. S63oi.2o. For the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1899, gross
receipts. SO, 1865; net revenue, $t2ll.iS
Hallow.Il-GrosS receipts. $iiol o9:
salary of postmaster. $1,000; clerk hire
s73a6: rent, etc, $34S: other expenses
s24. .0S: total expenses, S2oi3.3i net rcNe-
nue, s2355.. s. For the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1900. gross receipts. 3t-
9Oi77; salary of postmaster, $l6oo;
nothing for clerk hire; rent etc, S3i6,
other eNDcnses SlS.ac; total expenses, |
s1as4 .as net revenue. S2933.Si. For the |
previous fiscal year, gross receipts |
s4S7tos: net revenue. S26ll"3.
Watcry.iIle--Gross receipts, SG1,t.GG II; |
salary OF postmaster. $500; clerk hire. |
1861 ,g6: rent. etc. $1,000: other incident
al expenses. expenses. $253.2l; free de-
1iyery $44.6; total EXPENSES. Sl2,oB.l'; |
~ revenue, $33.6a3.93. For the pre- |
yious year. gross receipts. $iS.2'6--b'
nnstnastcr. $500: clerk hire, $2so0: |
rem, etc, slooo: other expenses Sl9'.'';
free delivery. $il4S.4i: total expenses.
SO A44.4l: net revenue, $s43l.o5 For the |
wear previous to that. gross receipts. |
so3 $50. free delivery. si240.5i; net rcvc- |
nue. loSe9.35.
Fairfiell--GroSa receipts. $i3i3.S".
nos,mastcr. $3.50; clerks. 800; rent, |
elc ssJ4: other EXPENSES. Sii.12: total
EXPENSES $685.; net revenue. $24Sl.iI.
For the year 1900. gross receipts, s3So'
salary Of postmaster. $500: clerks $loo' |
rent. etc. s254: other incidentals. $l5I2; |
entire expenses. $e169.l2;; net revenue,
sle37. .ss. For the fiscal year 1929, gross
ra.ej,,s. si314c3; net revenue, Sloi3.@3.
Oal<land-tiross receipts. s3ol9."@' I
nostmaster's salary, Sl40O: clerks. Sl6o; !
rent etc. S1o5: other expenses. $Sso; /
total expenses, sl6l3.S0; net revenue. |
s,s.573. For the previous year. gross
recn,,,s ss10s.O3; net revenue. Sl315.13. /
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