Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-26

ers all the way from $1,000 to 500; while
1S5 of these offices paid salaries ranging
from S2o0.0 to 500, and 66 of the offices
pail salaries ranging all the way from
5000 to $1,000.
Burlington Is. Of course, is 1t has al
ways becn, the largest postof'lco in the
state and the only Office of what is known
as the first class. The transactions there
for the last fiscal year we're larger than
the year previous, tho record standing
Gross receipts, s7j.7l3.37, postmastcr's
salary. $500: clerk hire. $3.50: rcnt. light
and fuel, outside of the government build
ing, S26. incdentals. SG6l %; free delivery
of letters. sl4,S13.Io; making the total
expenses, $35. 5.l09.a9, or Il per cent, and the
net revenue, $40 303.2s. The record of the
postoffico at Burlington for the previous
fiscal year was: Gross receipts, so, 1886.
salary Of postmaster. $500; clerk hire,
Hi.51i.49; rent light and fuel SSC6.45 in
CidcntalS, s516S5; free delivery of letters,
sl3.25.?0; making the total expenses. S32
i92.N. or N per cent of the gross re-
Ceipts, and the net rcVcnue, S1,19hS6.
outside of Burlington there are eight
postofiicos in Vermont, which have the
free delivery system. These pCstoniccs and
the amount paid durnig the last fiscal
year for delivery are: Barre, N,il5sS: Bel
lows Falls. $i1iS.lj; Bennington, j3,9o72n;
Brittleboro Sj,63237. Montpelier. A.7l0.56;
Rutland. 3, ,S69.69, St Albans, si.31792; and
st. Johnsbury, S,7361l. These are all post
Offices of the second class, So-called. Tho
only other second class postofllCc in the
State is Lyndonvillc, where the gross re-
Cepts are only sS,0S745 for the last fiscal
year. ~ against s., ,6G0.Jt tho previous fiscal
year-not enough to warrant the eStab-
lishmout OF free delivery. for which gross
receipts of $4,000 annually or thereabouts
are required by the postOfiicc department
The amount paid for free delivery in Ner
mont towns and cities outside of Burlng
/, ton for the fiscal year previous to the
last was as follows: Barre. Si,39j5a: Bel
lows Fails s3,j20a 90, Bennington, s3Ss2.o8:
Erattleboro. tj65i.ii; Montpelier. &6l0.4l:
Rutland. w. $3.50 ST. Adams. 81, 2S2. 30; and
St. Johnsbury, $i10S.9G.
The second largest postonicc in Ncr-
mont is Rutland. whore the office Is main
taired In a government building but where
there Is nevertheless, for the last fiscal
ycar, y charge of 300 for rent. light and
fuel The other expenses there were 81 800
Cor p0stnaStcrs s salary: T.4o3 for clerk
hire. Si2>.l4 for inc;dcntals. which. IN
ciudirg the cost of free delivery already
! told makes the total expenses 1850. y.
I or s7 rcr cont. Of gross receipts amount
ing 10 s'..3A'S2 thus leaving not row
cuuo nt So. ia9'H. For tn" previous fiscal
! year tn" gross receipts were sS1.tsbt:
postmaster salary. g 500; clerk hire,
se.E?.oo rent, light and fuel tic'; and in
cidcntalS. tt91. SO. making with the cost OF
free delivery total expenses of slS,G2 rs.
! or % rcr cent and leaving a not rc"cnue
/ Of ll>1s2.ol.
/ Montuclicr is the third largest post =
! office In Vermont and the record there
! for tic past fiscal year was. Gross re
! ceiptS, $2j,2lil6: postnasters salary.
! S1,Gp. clerk hire. A.Sr"; no charge for r"ni.
! light and fuel as office is housed in gov
crnmont building: and incidentals, s314.7',
/ nakiu. the total expenses, when cost Of
! free delivery is included. 81, or n