The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY :
POSTMASTERS.

; We, the postmasters OF the
. third and fourth classes of the
. Mankato district, in conven-
. ton, assembled, do adopt the
. following resolutions:
, Resolved, that the interest
. displayed in the league work
> by it's members and through
. the cooperation of the de-
: partment and its hearty COM
: mendation of the results Of
. our labors should spur us on
. to not only increased effici-
. ency. but also to increase our
= membership. We recognize
: that the interest in the league
> work is not only placing the
, service upon much more
: uniform basis, but is the
: means of forming acquaint-
. ances that are proving very
? enjoyable. fE
; Resolved, that we favor the
local parcels post as advocat-
? ed by Postmaster General
+ Hitchcock. #fa
: Resolved, that the depart
: ment should place all third and
: fourth class offices on an
: equal footing as that of the
, first and second class offices
: as to the allowance for clerk
: hire, rent, light and fuel.
Resolved, that the depart
: ment urge all postmasters to
: attend these meetings, and
? that they should be made an
= annual school of instruction.
. Resolved, that, we deem the
: order requiring postmasters
:. to account for excess postage
not in keeping with the re-
: ceipts of same, and that we
: recommend that such rules be
: abolished.
, Whereas, we recognize in
: the merit system the proper
. method to insure more eff
: cient service in all depart
: ments of the government.
: Resolved, that postmasters
. of all classes be placed under
. classified civil service rules and
; that all persons within the SER
. vice may be advanced to any
. position in the service from
. the lowest to the highest, &C
cording to his merits.
Resolved, that we recommend
. that the department own the
. postoffice fixtures in all Off
. ces. That we cannot see any
, Justice in the discrimination
. against the underpaid third
; and fourth class postmasters
: in requiring them to purchase
: their own fixtures.
. Whereas, the compensation
: of the postmasters OF the
: fourth class fuctuates con-
. siderably during any four con-
. secutive quarters, and has the
; effect of retaining in the
, fourth class number of Of
. fees that are fairly entitled
; to advancement, we recon-
; mend that the law be changed
. that when the total compensation
; of a postoffice of fourth class
; for four consecutive quarters
; shall amount to $1,000 and the
, sales for the same period
amount to $1,000. the postmas-
. ter general shall assign such
office to it's proper class.
; Be it further resolved, that
. this convention vote its hearty
} thanks to Postmaster Gen
} eral Hitchcock, to the mayor,
) Charles Taylor, and to Post
} master A. ]. Veigel. and w.
) s. Bartholomew, president of
; the State League, for their
) many courtesies extended to
!. the visiting postmasters.
) Resolved. that copy of
) these resolutions be sent to
} Hon. Frank Hitchcock, post
;. master general. the civil ser
vice commission at Washing
} ton and Congressman w. S.
Hammond and Senators Knute
} Nelson and Moses e. Clapp,
i'm order that knowledge may
) be given of the intensity of
feeling on these subjects
} among the postmasters. and
} that copy be sent to the
) president of the league to
} show him the unanimity of
} sentiment as to these desir-
able reforms, with the re-