Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-15


Fuel and light ......... 81 "a
salary .................. l,4UU 1,oUU
Gross receipts .......... 3,190 3,602
June 12, 1902, allow 1925 in all and
lease July /, 1905. w. B.
Congressman Finley, home town.
June 10, 1902, postmaster asks for
1925, rent, fuel and light.
June II, 1902, allowed 1925 for rent,
fuel and light from July 1, 1902. Mo-
titled T. Sent circular release.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 13, 1902.
Hon. D. E. FINLEY. Yorkville, 8. c.
Sir: Referring to your personal rec
ommendation regarding an increase In
allowance for rent, fuel and light for
postoffice purposes at Yorkville, 8. c.,
beg to advise you that the allowance
has been increased to 1925 per annum,
effective July l, next.
Very respectfully, R. ]. WYNNE,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 8, 1904.
Hon. D. E. FINLEY,
House Of Representatives.
Sir: Replying to your letter Of the
Sth instant, have the honor to inclose
herewith copies Of all papers bearing
on allowance for rent, fuel and light
for postoffice premises at Yorkville, 8.
C. I would state that the department
has no lease, nor has had, on post
office premises at that place. When
the allowance for rent, fuel, and light
was fixed at 1925 under date of June
IL, 1902, as shown on face Of jack
ct, the postmaster was instructed to
protect himself. as we'll as the depart
ment, with a personal lease. He was
also advised that this lease II made,
would in no way be binding on the
department. Very respectfully,
R. ]. WYNNB,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Why did the postoffice department
In this report include the Yorkville
postofflce among those cases wherein
longtime leases had been Cancelled and
new leases made at higher rental?
The inference is plain that the per-
son making up this report for some
purpose wished to include the York.
vile postoffice when there was no fact
or circumstance warranting him in so
doing. The record shows that the
government did not have lease and
that on June 10, 1902, the postmaster
at Yorkville (who, by the way, Is own
er of the building) wished to secure an
increased allowance for rent, fuel and
light on the ground that the rents on
the main street at Yorkville, where the
postoffice is located, had advanced, and
that the allowances for rent, fuel and
light were too low.
Yorkville Is my home town, and the
request made by Miss Moore. the post
master for increased allowance, was
entirely just and proper. She wrote
informing me Of the fact that she
had made application for an increased
allowance, and in the performance OF
my duty as representative Of the Fifth
congressional district Of South Caro-
lima I called at the postofflce depart
rent and requested that the applica-
tion Of the postmaster at Yorkville be
considered, giving 1t as my opinion
that the amounts asked for were rea-
sonable. AS a matter Of fact, the
amount is reasonable.
From the time the allowance for
rent. light, and fuel was fixed at s15s.
to 1902, when the increase was made to
1925, the population of the town had
increased something like rs to 80 per
cent.
When the allowance for rent, light,
and fuel was $159 at the Yorkville
postoffice, the same was lower than at
any postoff1ce in South Ca lima pay
ing a salary Of anything like $1,5o0 per
year. For illustration I cite the fol-
lowing named postoff1ces in South Car
olina as to salary and allowance for
f,,nl linht nd ranfal.