The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-01
These Figures Call for an Increase of
$3,6I4,7OO Over the Appropriations
for Present Twelve Months.
EXPENSES OF RURAL DELIVERY
WILL AGGREGATE NEARLY $4,000
900 OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
Nearly $4,000 More Routes to Be Es-
tablished Next Year-Needs of Ag-
ricultural Department.

WASHINGTON. Sept. so-The estimates
Of the postmaster general of the appro-
priations required for all the postmasters
in the United States during the next fiscal
year aggregate SAG, S25, 220, an increase of
s3.s14.70o over the appropriations made for
the current year. The estimates for the
regular free delivery postal service, which
is separate from the rural free delivey and
which constitutes the postal service in the
cities and large towns of the United States
aggregate s21. 800. an increase Of S,Ss2.-
$50. The estimates for postmasters embrace
the following items:
Compensation to postmasters, So. 500, 900,
postmasters at first and second-class post
offices, T,S94. l00 increase $192, 600; to clerks
in postofces, SIS. 10l. 900. increase 81 ALP 100;
TO substitutes for clerks in first and second
class poStoffices on vacation, 100000; tenn
porary clerk hire, 100000; for separating
mails at third and fourth-class postoffices,
81 100000, increase 10000: rent. light and
fuel for first, second and third-class post
Offices, 81, SOC. 900, increase $50. 900; misce-
laneous and incidental expenses at first and
second-class postoffices, $3.50. 600; advertising
and purchase of newspapers. $4,000; rental
or purchase of cancelling machines, $500. 900;
compensation to seven assistant superin-
tendents of salary and allowance division.
$4,000, and per diem allowance of 5000 per
annum.
The principal items in the free delivery
service are $40 OPS, 800 for pay of the carriers
in present offices and for subcarriers and
temporary carriers at summer resorts and
on holidays, elections and emergency serv-
ice, an increase of 81 ,5eS $50; horse hire al
lowance $3.50, 900; car fare and bicycle al
lowance, $SO0,OO0 and fees to special de-
livery messengers, $4,000.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Winnie has issued circular letter to the
postmasters of all rural free delivery post
Offices instructing them that postmasters
and rural free delivery carriers are not
permitted to condemn the letter boxes used
by patrons. The order directs that they
shall continue to serve boxes already erect
ed until a regular inspection of such boxes
can be made by the route inspectors and
special agents. who will condemn the boxes
found unsafe or which otherwise fail to
meet the requirements. The entire force of
rural free delivery inspectors is now inves-
tigating petitions for such service and
these box inspections probably cannot be
made for a month or two. There will be
1000 rural free delivery postal routes in
operation on July l next, and the estimate
for appropriations for the next fiscal year
provides for 1900 more.
The estimates of appropriations required
for the Department of Agriculture for the
next fiscal year, as completed by Secretary
Wilson, aggregate almost S. 900. The
appropriations for the current year
amounted to 81. SOB $780,