Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-06
Postmaster Tice's Annual Re-
port Makes Announcement Of
Conditions.
RECEIPTS BREAK ALL RECORDS
Streets in the Outlying Districts are
Such as to Hinder the Securing of
Better Service from the Govern
ment-Better Hours for Clerks
Since Addition to Force--2O1z Tons
Of Second Glass Matter Handled.

The receipts of the Perth Amboy
post Office for the fiscal year ending
March 81, as compared with 1907,
materially increased, and the office
will remain In the first class.
The total receipts for sales OF
stamped paper for 1908, was $4l. :
9O8.47. In 1907 1t was $41,693.95.
Although the material increase in
figures does not look great, 1t is ex-
ceedingly large under the circum-
1tances. In the first place the terra
eotta combine was formed last spring,
which cut sales down materially
Again on October / there was q re-
duction on foreign mails from one
cent an ounce to a half-cent.
Postmaster Tice has effected sew
sral changes and additions He also
wants to secure better service from
the government, providing the city
ran improve matters The, postmas-
ter considers this city one OF the
worst In the United States, with its
nnnumbered houses and unnamed
streets, and for that reason, he says,
the government will not appoint ex-
ira carriers to carry mail in the out
lying districts, which, at present, are
uncanvassed. AS soon as the city
paves more streets, erects street
signs and has houses numbered, the
public will know that we have a
frst-class post Office department, and
barriers will be added. The post
master has questioned the govern
ment officials time and again in the
matter of more carriers, but they re-
fuse to act until conditions are bet
tered.
Among the changes that have been
erected here the past year, is the re-
duction In time during which the
clerks labor. They now work at a
regular schedule and not over 8 "
hours day. They formerly worked
eleven, twelve and even thirteen
hours, before the new clerk, Richard
Preston, was secured, The report
continues:
"The following sales have been
made the past year: One-cent stamps,
COZ, 313; two-cent stamps, 853, 945;
three-cent stamps, 11,279; four-cent
stamps, 1926; five-cent stamps,
$4,000; six-cent stamps, 3,405; eight
cent stamps, 5,38S; ten-cent stamps,
11,070; thirteen-cent stamps, 2,760;
fifteen-cent stamps, 2,509; fifty-cent
stamps, 219; dollar stamps, 2S; spec
iaI delivery stamps, 1896; POSTAGE
due stamps, 29,246; postal cards,
1896; paper wrappers, $3.50;
stamped envelopes, 1S6,976; stamp
books, consisting Of twenty-five one
cent stamps; twenty-five two-cent
stamp books and Accent and 97-cent
books, affords a total sale Of stamps,
cards, wrappers and envelopes OF
2,063,018.
"The number of pounds of second
class matter was 41,070, equal to
over twenty-and-a-half tons. OF that
amount, 5000 pounds is known ae
free county circulation, which the
government carries free and receives
no revenue for. The box outfit In
the post Office consists of S46 boxes
which rent, since the Office became
first-class, at seventy-ive cents, 81,
$3.50 and 50. The prices are made
by the department and the boxes are
rented by the quarter. The total box
receipts for the year were $690.70.
Money order department as COM
pared with year ending March 81
1907 and 1908; year ending March
81, 1907, domestic orders issued
1892, amounts to $132,757.15;
ICES on Sdiu65 fooO.ouI JOtdl, P1o o >
644.11. international orders issued
2,040, aomunts to $39,464.96; fees
on same, $343.69: total. $50, ,808. 40;
grand total, $173,452. so. Domestic
orders paid. $99,352.s5; information.
al orders paid, s8,202.52; total paid
$61,448.38; grand total, $157,407.-
on. Year ending March 81, 1908,
domestic orders issued, 1883;
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