Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-15
POSTMASTERS ASK
THEY Be GRANITE
HIGHER SALARIES
Point Out That Fourth Class
POStmaSterS Get Only $40
and Third Class $685. HOft-
man Again Heads League,

IlICtli ISOlII IICLtNS GNNSNS
The League of New Mexico Post
| masters, branch of the National
League of Postmasters, held its first
| annual convention at the Y. NJ. {. A
yesterday. The meeting was called
/ mainly for the purpose of considering
plan for lettering the postal serN-
ice and improving the conditions or
the third and fourth class postmasters,
for despite the surplus turned over
by the postmaster general to the sec
rotary of the treasury at the end Oh
the last fiscal year, most postmasters
in the classes mentioned do not re-
Ceive princely salaries from the gov
eminent. In fact the average month
ly salary of a postmaster in charge
OF a fourth class office is about $40,
no allowance being made by the gov
eminent for rent, light or fuel, The
average salary of the postmaster IN
charge of a third class office Is on.y
about $65 a month.
After discussing the matter at con-
siderab Bile length, the pOstmasters
adopted the following resolution:
The New Mexico branch of the Ma
tional league of Postmasters of the
United States, in convention assembled
in Albuquerque, n. NJ, July IA, 1919
believes that the best interests of the
postal service can be furthered by a
better understanding Of conditions be-
tween congress, the postoffice depart
mcnt and postmasters Of the third
and fourth classes. The present UNI
just conditions imposed on many OF
he ct or
removed if properly presented to con-
gress. To that I'd we urge that an
effort be made to lay the facts and
conditions before the JOINT comlhIS-
sion recently appointed by congress.
Therefore, be it
Resolved. First that congress be
asked to provide for compromising the
said postmasters with fixed salary,
said salary to be determined by the
amount of time the postmasters de-
vote to postoffice work and the vol
ume Of all matter handled at such
postoffices.
Second w" ask that the proposed
legislation shall apply in all its phases
to all third class postmasters whose
annual compensation is at present
81 500 or less.
masters at these third and fourth
class post offices shall he given work
ing day of eight hours, and shall re-
ccive extra pay for overtime duty.
Fourth: We ask that all fourth class
rostmastere, together with such third
class postmasters as receive an an
nual salary of $500 or less, who de-
vote as much time as eight hours each
day to posoffice work, shall receive
$l5 per 1000 pieces of mail handled
at such offices per calendar month,
the maximum salary to lie $500 per
annum.
Fifth: We ask further that all
postmasters at such fourth and third
class offices as shall be required to de-
vote eight hours each day to the con
duct of their offices. shall be allowed
an amount not to exceed One-half or
their annual salaries to partially de-
fray the expenses of fuel, lights, sta
tionery, office equipment, rents and
clerk hire at such offices.
Sixth: We ask further that proVl-
sion be made for determining and fin
ing the said salaries, by count of the
mail matter Oetters. postal and post
cards, newspapers and periodicals,
registry, insured and G. O. d. re-
ceipts circulars. parcel post matter
and penalty matter of every kind,
either during the first year of every
fiveyear period, or during the first
month Of every quarterly three