Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-07

following page ill which Fourth As- sistant Postmaster General Bristow appears as the influence" follows:
 Mora, Ind-On June 9, 1902, Jesse Overstreet wrote, requesting an al- lowance of $20O for separating clerk hire at this office. Two days later he wrote requesting that the allowance be made S15O. On June 27, 1902, the allowance was fixed at $15O, effective July l, 1902. There does not appear to have been any statement of the separating work on which to base the allowance for clerk hire. On May 1G, 1903, the records showing that there was no separating service performed at this office. the allowance was dis continued, effective that date.
 Oakland City, Ind.-April Il, 1902. J. A. Hemenway personally recon- mended that the allowance for separ- ating clerk hire ($3OO) be allowed to continue. .>
 "On April q, 1902, the postmaster made a report of the separating ser vice performed, and, according to the scale used, he was entitled to only S19O per annum.
 'On May 6, 1902, letter signed by the first assistant postmaster general was addressed to MT Hemenway, in which he advised that the amount of transit mail now handled at that point, Oakland Cfty) is not sufficient to serve as q basis for the present al- lowance for clerk hire, but, in view of your special interest in the matter. no change will be made at this time
 ~The $500 allowance was therefore allowed to continue until November 19, 1903. The postmaster having re- ported separating business at hls or fec which entitled him to S2lO, ms allowance was reduced to $2lo, eHec- tive December 1, 1903.
 'Rockport. Ind.-February Is, 1885, T. A. Hemenway, personally recom- mended an allowance of $500. An an- crease from $2OO to $500 was grant ed from July 1, 1899. ,....
 April Il, 1902. J. A. Hemenway recommended an allowance of $4oO Ii possible. Postmaster was directed to make report of transmit mail handled. which he did, showing him to ba entitled to $3SO for clerk hire. The allowance was increased from $500 to S4OO, effective July l, 1900.
 "April II, 1902, the postmaster was again directed to make count of the transit mail handled. His report showed him to be entitled to an all lowance of $33O. In memorandum marked special in the handwriting of the general superintendent, direc- itions were given to increase the allow ance to $500 from July l, 1902. This was done.
 "On November 10, 1903, the post master, in accordance with instruc- tions, made new count of the tran sit mall handled, showing the office to be entitled to S390. Accordingly the allowance was reduced from $500 to $39O from December 1, 1903.
 Salem, Ind.--On January 5, 1905, in 8 letter signed by the general super intendent, salary and allowance divi- sion, A. J. Beveridge was informed that in accordance with his recon mendatlon, the allowance for separat- ing clerk hire at this office had been increased from $1OO to S2OO, effective January l, 1903. There does not ap- pear OH the records. any statement of the separating service performed on which this allowance was based.
 "On June 1. 1903, under Instruc- tions from this office, the postmaster reported transit matter handled daily, which according to the scale entitled him to $16O per annum. and on June 20, 1903 it was reduced to this amount, effective July l, 1903.
 "Erie, Kansas.-On January 27. 1899, J. l.. Bristow enclosed "a letter from the postmaster, requesting that his allowance for separating clerk be increased from $120 to S1SO, stat ing that he would be very glad if the postmaster could be given tho allow ance requested by him.
 On February 25, 1S99,' Mr Bristow was informed that it has been decid- ed. in view of your wishes, and the figures submitted by the postmaster. to increase the annual allowance for clerk hire at Erie. Kansas, from $12O to S1So, effective July i, 1892
 "For separa ting, clerk hire at this office was fixed at $50 ger annum, from April 1, 1900.
 Report of the postmaster, dated February 8. 1900, showed he was en- titled to this amount.
 'March 2S, 1900, allowance was in- creased from $50 to S23O from April 1, 190O nothing to show who recom- mended this increase.
 November 27, 1903. allowance was reduced to $6O per annum from De- cember i, 1903. based on a report from postmaster of November F, which showed that lie was entitled to that amount.
 ''The clerk hire in Pennsylvania was looked after by Senators Quay and Penrose and Representative But Ter and former Representative Sho- walter. Senator McLaurin appears for one increase in South Carolina; Senator I<ittredge for one increase in South Dakota. Representatives Brownlow and Gibson secured several increases which have since been re- duced in Tennessee. The late Rep- resentative De Graifenried was suc- cessful in one case mentioned in Tex as. Senator Eearns secured two in- creases in Utah. Six out of eleven cases in Virginia are down to the credit of Representative Swanson, while Park Agnew's name also ap- pears for others in this state. Sena- tor Foster and Representative Cush- man and Jones combined to secure an increased allowance at Dayton, Washington. from S3O to S6O0 after wards red11ced 10 SI20 and then jn-