Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
GREATER REVENUE
FROM POSTOFf|CE
Report of First Assistant Post
master General Shows Need
for Salary AdvaraaH


to-day to Postmaster General Hitchcock
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lures for the year aggregated s22s ST.
-z4.T an increase or %'s'Sl2l6l The de-
~ W. '',''''V''o'' as compared win
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."o"s" wv BUSINESS Oh inc pos'ai service
iiicreaSeu uutlns thc last hscal year
'.''ie '''''" ~ pei cc"''' us expenditures
decreased from an average OF sS per
cent LOT e'cn OIL 'he AZ years preceding
~ aVO per cent III iSlV'
ne NUMBER OF PoStoii'os es'aousneo
"'i''S '.'e year vas i''' ana inc huLiioe'
uisoO'"'i""e -'V'o'A' presiuehtiai oiiceS'
-'''o pos" masters were "ppo'h'eu anu at
i"u''h ''oSs o'hces' ''t-S postmas'erS
VIZ "piO'"''"
ne He' i'cI'"Se III the expenditure ~
ipsto'"c' ClerNs during the year was 90
'I''"'' making the totai eApehu.'ie'
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ASSISTANTS PAY INADEQUATE.
-
opN''T " .,
ton, {, freouant1v bannan. that an assist
ant postmaster receives smaller salary
than some of the clerks whose work he
suporvises The department has esti-
mated appropriations to adjust this
anomalous condition.
1t also is urged in the report that some
what increased salaries be provided for
Supervisory employes. Including si,ner-
intendents, assistant superintendents and
foremon. some Of whom now receive Iess
in salary than ia received by some clerks
and letter carriers 7, ia nointed IN,
that many efficient snncrvisorv of,cers
bava rece,ved M ,ro,o,ior siroa t,o,r
o,noir.nen+ oltboucb ,bor ,ro suhia.,oa
m ereater resnons,bll;ties than N. suh.
ord a n ND
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rooue.t.d for ~. rro,,otio, 90 su,,r,,
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'..., e''' - i'p'''oo ""'' '"e' ie@h'e XIV
EARNEST PLEA FOR PENSIONS
An urgent recommendation is made
that In the event Of the death Of a post
office clerk in the line of his duty, prov-
sion be made for the payment Of a rea-
sonable sum TO his heirs, precisely Az
now Is zone IN the event OF the death
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,.or L,u.a ord G, i,o,.ttsto,
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annronriation of .,o ooc -. r,odo -
nostaI eu,nlovss r,ho nr.sor. . ~. a.
nar,u.nt p,tort.d d.,,,oo. =. roo.
mat may nrove n, vain. "a N. .s,r.a
The diYIcuItv ~ obtoirirv co,nr.,a,,
| nostal emnloves in rerot. .ec.,.n. a, W.
United States nostor,ce tsrr,torv !.
urgently called to tho attention Of Can
Eress 1t often Is iupossibIe n oh,, :,
efficient clerks for the salaries axed nv
law and It is urged that the postmaste,-
general be authorized to use the reSulo .,
| appropriations for clerks and letter
carriers In the payment of higher salarie
in such places for instance as the ptv
offices in Alaska.
AVERAGE SALARIES urc.urp
a,.,,,. 80
IT,, 49,. ""u e"'
p" service " Is
~ p'eo IN tho report
III VI" ue
NV 20 '"e W "s ""oie WAS
"". ~ aug ''' ''''' AGAINST c'erh"
ar" val a. .'e average sal
a''9 Va "',u ai''o'S uu'i"s 'he
year INV "'' ''s"'' INA" at any time
III ''e previous "'s'o'S VI 'he depart
"Shu
~ '"e po'AcS Oh "le department. as
SHOWN oS the report, ho' 10 REQUIRE any
more WORK III posto'llces on sundays ana
nohdays IMAM IS aoso'ute'y necessary
TO bring about greater degree OF uni