Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-07-02
FOR CLER K HIRE
ARE PAID IN ANNUAL ALLOW
ANcE ACCORDING TO DAILY
AVERAGE.
Docs Not Apply to ottun,wa Postoface
4 PAY Runs Upward from $se per
{ Annurn as. the Mnlmum-Averaae
If Increase Is $12 for Forty Pieces.

say Runs Upward from $36 per
Annun as. the Minlmum-Averaa
Increase Is s12 for Forty Pisces.
An order allowing extra money to
clerks in postoffices Of the third and
fourth classes for the distribution of
mail over certain average number
Of pieces has been issued and has been
4 received by Postmaster F. w. Wilson,
of the ottumwa Office. The order which
is as follows does not apply to the Ot-
taInwa office:
ONCE of the Postmaster General,
Washington, D. g., June "a, 1904.
j Order No. G44.
wing appropriations for the service Of
the post office department for the fis.
cal year ending June S0 1905, under
the head of clerk hire for unusual
business and for separating malls, pro.
vides that no part of the appropriation
shall be disbursed until the postmas.
ter general shall publish the rules or
regulations governing the department
in the allotment of the same.
Therefore, The following rules are
hereby promulgated and publication
i, ordered in the Daily Bulletin and the
Postal Guide:
l. Allowance for clerk hire on &C.
count of unusual business accruing at
third and fourth class postoflces will
be granted under section 300, Postal
Laws and Regulations, upon the ap,
plication of the postmaster when it is
shown that the salary of the office Tor
the commissions on cancellations) Is
Enot sufficient compensation \ for the
4 work performed, and where by reason
OF the unusual business clerical assist.
ance is employed that would not be
necessary under usual conditions,
2. Under section 308, Postal Laws
and Regulations, postofflces OF the
third and fourth classes located at the
intersection of mail routes may be
Z, allowed clerk hire out of the appro.
'priation for separating mails, upon
the application of tho postmaster.
such allowances shall be based upon
the average amount Of ordinary mail
in transit daily and the average num-
y iber of registry pieces in transit
monthly, one registry transit being re-
garded as equivalent to thirty pieces
of ordinary mail.
The following scalesis hereby adopt.
!. ed as q guide in making allowances
/ Tor separating mails, and the allow.
ance in no case shall exceed the maxi
tm amount fixed under the scale,
shall be graded according to the
iond1tion OF the appropriations for
y operating mails and for clerk hire
third class postof11ees.
when the average number of pieces
mall separated daily amounts to
lrty-four and is not in excess of six
t-six pieces, the annual allowance
4 nall not exceed $4,000. For each In
crease of thirty-three pieces in the
average number separated daily, not to
exceed $1,000 additional may be allow,
LED annually until the average number
s sof pieces separated daily amounts to
six hundred pieces. For each increase
Gof fifty pieces in the average number
feparated daily above six hundred and
me, $1,000 additional may be allowed
lnnualiy, as follows:
From "a to &C pieces, $4,000 per an.
lum
From Ct to 100 pieces, s4soo per an
lum.
From 1o1 to 1873 pieces, $4,000 per an.
| mum.
/ From 1874 to 1855 pieces, s72.0o per an
mum.
From 1877 to 200 pieces, ss4.00 per an
mum.
From 201 to 233 pieces, $4,000 per
annum.
From 2s4 10 2e6 pieces, s1osoo per
annuE.
From 267 to 800 pieces, $4,000 per
annum.
From SOL to sss pieces, $4,000 per
annum
From 334 to 366 pieces, S144O0 per
annum.
From 3e7 TO 400 pieces, s156oO per
annum.
From 4o1 to 4ss pieces, s1esoo per
annum.
From 4S4 to 500 pieces, $4,000 per
annun.
From sol to 5ss pieces, s2o1.oo per
annum
From 5S4 to 5G6 pieces, $4,000 per
annum.
From SGT to 600 pieces, se2soo per
annlun.
From Col to $50 pieces, s24o.oo per
annum
From 651 to 700 pieces, s252.OO per
annuu.
R. J. WYNNE.,
Acting Postmaster General