Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
RAIL MAIL SERVICE
Report of Second Assistant
Postmaster General.
fewer LIVES ARE LOST
Twelve Clerks Killed in Accidents
Last Year, as Against
~ in 1910.

Second Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart. In his annual report to the Post
master General. made public today. states
that in 313 railroad accidents du Ing the
last fiscal year II railway mail clerks
were killed, IS seriously and 439 slie htly
injured. as against q clerks and ma
weighers killed the previous year and GIT
slightly injured.
He recommends with other things.
that provision be made for granting eX-
tended leave of absence with pay to sea-
post clerks in case of injury. and for
payment to their legal representative in
case Of death in the line OF duty: that
the salaries of supervisory officers In 9
railway mail service be suitably in
creased; that provision be made for the
appointment Of railway postal clerks
from the clerical forces Of first, sec md
and third class post offices: that ealaries
OF railway postal clerks be reclassi> d
and provision made for limited serv ce
promotions: that the authority of Law be
extended for granting leave OF absence
to postal clerks in case of disability, not
exceeding twelve months, with pay at the
rate of 80 per cent of the regular sal
airy, and to clerk who Is SO sertou ~
injured as not to be able TO resume duty
at the expiration of twelve months.
Other Leaves of Absence.
He also recommends that legal provi-
sion be made for granting thirty days
leave of absence to clerks who run SIX
days or more a week, fifty-two weeks In
the year: that similar provision be made
for granting leave of thirty days, VITA
pay, to clerks not otherwise entitled. pro
vided they furnish substitutes during
such period and that Cong ess q askeI
to make provision for the reu. ement OF
railway postal clerks incapaci- . cd for
further duty by reason of age or physical
disability.
On June 30, the report states, there
were I7,O2S employees in the ra lway n e !
service, including thirty officials and 1SO
chief clerks.
The report also recommends that Con.
sress be asked to give the employees or
the mail lock and mall bag shops IN TINS
ei v, 167 in all. thirty days leave OF alb
sence in the calendar year
Ocean Mail Service.
Other recommendations are that au-
thority of law be secured to permit the
payment to vessels Of the second class for
ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign ports. on routes to
South America, the Philippines. Japan.
China and Australasia, 1900 miles or
more In length. outward voyage, at q rate
per mile not exceeding the rate appicAbie
10 vessels Of the first class. as provided
In the act of March 3, 1891. and tina,
authority Of law be secured to adjust the
compeusafioii for transpOrtations OF mails
on railroad routes during the term when
divisions materially affect the daily aver
age weights.
The report deals generally with the Sub
ject Of the transportation OF the mails, ,
domestic and foreign, by railroads, cleo
trio and cable cars. screen wagons ana
pneumatic tubes, steamboats,. steamships.
mail messengers and by star routes IN
Alaska.
Referring to the advertisement OF the |!
General for proposals for !
ocean mall service, under the act OF |
March g. 1891, the report states no pro-
Dosal was received under the terms OF |
the advertisement.