The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-04
PAY OF THE POSTMAS7ERS. 1O1 POST OFFICES IN CONNEOTI-
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Waterbury Salary Exceeded in Only
 Three Cities--MOre Presidential Of-

Three Cities--MOre Presidential Of-
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 A Washington special to New Lon- don Day says: It is interesting to note the salaries paid the various postmas- ters, whose offices are in the Presiden- tial class. This class comprises all offices which pay one thousand dollars or more, and all such postmasterS have to be confirmed by the senate after they are nominated by the presi- dent. All other offices are fourth class, and they are not confirmed, sim ply named by the Post Office Depart ment at the suggestion of members of congress from the district where the vacancy happens to be. For many years it has been the custom to con- tinue fourth-class postmasters indet1- nitely, except when an administration changes, when of course republicans are turned out if the executive Is dem- ocratic and vice versa. The four year rule of tenure prevails, however. Un- der the recent rule of the department the presidential offices are supposed to be governed in the same way, which is a distinct innovation.
 There are in Connecticut one hun dred and one post offices of the presi- dential class, with salaries aggrega- ting nearly one hundred and seventy thousand dollars Several more are likely to get into this class in the near future, but few are ever cut down. Hartford and New Haven have for many years been neck and neck and are no won eyes terms, with salaries of thirty-eight hundred dollars, the largest paid in the whole state. Bridgeport Is close up to the leaders with thirty-fiVe hundred dollars a year, and at the rate the receipts are improving at this office it will only be a few years more before Bridgeport is even with the two largest cities of the state. This can also be predicted of Waterbury, which comes next with thirty three hundred dollars, These cities all have government build ings for post office purposes,
 New Britain and Meriden, both of which are seeking new buildings for their offices, yield thirty-two hundred dollars each. The postmasters at Nor | wich, New London and Stamford get thirty-one hundred dollars, while the postmaster at Middletown, the largest office in Middlesex county, gets three thousand dollars and the same amount is paid at Danbury, Bristol, Greenwich and Torrington pay twenty-seven hun are9 aGllars each and the pnstmasters of Ansonia, South Norwalk and Vim sted get one hundred dollars year I less, viz; "Twenty-six hundred dollars. Four postmasters get twenty-ve hum dred dollars year, namely at Derby, Norwalk, Wallingford and Willimantic, while at Naugatuck the salary is twen- 1 ty-four hundred dollars. Next in or | der with twenty-three hundred dollars, 1 come the to offices at Putnam and Rockville New Milford and South Manchester each yield twenty,two | hundred dollars, and Windsor Locks 1 twenty-one hudred dollars. Three 1 places pay two thousad dollars a year, namely: Bridgewater, Shelton and 1 Westport
 | Danielson, Milford, Mystic, Seymour and Thompsonville each pay nineteen hudred dollars, while the following pay | eighteen hundred dollars: Branford l Clintonville, East Hampton, Fairfield 1 Litchfield, New Caaan, Ridgefeld, Southington and Thomaston Six of fees pay seventeen hundred dollars, namely Bethel, Essex, Glastonbury, i Manchester, Stafford Springs, Terry vile. At Canaan, Colchester, Deep River East Hartford, Plainville, Ston- ington, stratford, Unioville, North Ha- ven and WaterviIle the postmasters receive one thousand dollars per an- nun. This is the largest number in the state where the salaries are the same.
 In the fifteen hundred dollar class are found the following: Collinsville, Coscob, East Berlin, Forestville, Jew cit City, Suffield and Watertown. In the next class, with fourteen hundred dollars, are; Chester Clinton, Kensing- ton, Montowese, Huntsville, Portland, Couthport, West Hartford, Union City and Windsor. Pennington, sharon and Totoket yield thirteen hundred dol- lars each, and the following pay twelve hundred dollars: Cromwell, Madison, Moosup, New Hartford, Mantle, Northford, Saugatuck, Say.brook and Somsbury. Seven pay eleven hundred dollars, viz; Beacon Falls Darien, Hig- ganum, Newtown, Noank, Sound Beach and Wethersfeld' Ivoryton brings up the rear with Just one thousand dol- lars.