The times., 1901-06-10
SALARIES OF PosToFFIcEs.
The Annual REIMBURSEMENT COmpleI-
ed by the Department.

/ The annual readjustment of the salaries
/ of Presidential pOstoffices on a basis OF
] their gross receipts during the twelve
months ended March q. has just been
! completed by the Postoffice Department
! except for five offices whose returns are
/ withheld for further examination. Owing
/ to increased receipts the annual salaries
! of Just 1880 of these offices will be in
/ creased variously from S100 to $1,000 be-
| ginning with the new fiscal year, July 1
next, and because of a falling Off in re-
| ceipts, zi5 Will be reduced from $40 to
| 800
Compared with the preceding readjust-
ment this is decrease OF III in the
| number of offices whose salaries were
raised and an increase Of "a in the number
of reductions. In spite Of this unfavOr-
able comparison. the record for the year
is far above the average. and the net
increases exceed those for any twelve
months prior to last years read djuStment-
4 The SEQ pOstmaSters will receive S223 100
more next year than in the present year,
while the reductions Will aggregate S2S.-
2oJ. making net increase OF expenditure
by the Government of $l9l,9e0, against
S213.S00 for the current year.
Fifteen hundred and one offices will re
ceiVe increases of 500 each; 29 of 800
each: fifty of $500 each; fourteen of 800
each: four of $500 each: one of $500
and one New Orleans) of 81, 600 The in
crease from $1,000 to 5000 at New Or
leans, however, represents a gradual
growth covering several years. the ad-
vance after the former mark is reached
going by thousands instead of hundreds
The top figure for the year therefore was
scored by Spring Lake N j. with an
increase of $500, with HOldenviIle, l. T.
Shirley, Mass. Martins Ferry. Ohio. and
West Orange, n. j., following with 500
each. Despite the extraordinary growth
of business at West Orange the office at
that place will be abolished on July ?,
orders for its consolidation with the Of
flee at Orange having already been is
sued. and il will after that date be known
as sub-station No. of the Orange office
The increase in salaries viii cause the
advancement OF eleven offices from the
second to the first class, of ninety-six
from third 20 second class, and OF twenty
four from the fourth 10 the presidential
class
Pennsylvania with 1856. had the greStest
number of offices whose salaries were in
creased, followed by New York with l25
and Illinois with lO5-Nevada, with two.
being the lowest, except Porto Rico.
which had none. In Hawaii three of it's
five Presidential offices showed increased
receipts New York had the greatest
number of reductiOns-2i; Michigan, 9TH
l9, being next, Illinois and Ohio having
10 each, and MassaC husetts, Iowa, and
Pennsylvania Is eacn. Areciba, Ponce.
and San Juan. three of Porto Rico's four
Presidential Offices, report material fall
ing OFT in receipts, due, undoubtedly, To
the withdrawal of the regular troops.
In all States and Territories except Por-
to Rico increases in salaries will be made.
but none VIII be reduced in Arkansas,
Louisiana. Nevada. New Mexico, and
North Carolina. of the Offices to be re-
duced but eight will lose their present
classification. one will be dropped from
the second TO the third class and seven
third class Offices will be reIegated TO the
fourth class.