Year: 1873

Of the assistant carpenter, one thousand dol.
lars; .' y 10


OF the fireman aud blacksmith, nine hundred
dollars;


Of the firemen, seven hundred and twenty
dollars each; |H


Of the female laborers, four hundred and
eighty dollars;


Sec. 5. That the Postmaster General shall nro-
cure and cause TO be kept seal for his Denart-
ment, which shall be affixed to all commissions
of postmasters and others, and used to authenti-
cate all transcripts and copies which NAV b.
required from his Department.


Sec. 6. That the Postmaster General shall
establish and discontinue post offices; instruct
all persons in the postal service with reference
to their duties; decide on the forms of all Official
papers; prescribe the manner of keeping and
statlnS accounts; enforce the prompt rendition
OF returns relative to said accounts; control.
according to law, and subject to the settle
ment of the Auditor, all expenses incident IN
thesservice of the Department. superintend tho
disposition of the moneys of the Department:
direct the manner in which balances shall be
pald over; issue warrants to cover money into
the treasury, and to pay out the same; and gen.
orally superintend the business of the DEPART
ment and execute all laws relativet to the postal
service.


Sec. Z. That in case of the death, resignation
or absence of the Postmaster General, all his
powers and duties shall devolve, for the tiuo
being, on the First Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral


Sec. s. That the Postmaster General shall
make the following reports to Congress at each
annual session:


A report of all contracts for carrying the mail
within the preceding year, giving in each case
the name OF the contractor; the date and dura-
tiOn of the contract; the routes em mbraced there
in, with the length of each; the time of arrival
and departure at the ends of each route; the
mode of transportation; and the price to be paid.
together with copy ofthe recorded abstracts of
all proposals for carrying the mail, as provided
by section two hundred and forty eight.


A report of all land and water mails estab-
lished or ordered within the preceding wear
other than those let to contract at the annual
letting, giving in each case the route or water
course on which the mail is established; the
name OF the person employed to transport il:
the mode OF transportation; the price to be paid;
and the duration of the order or contract


A report ot all allowances made to contrac-
tors within the preceding year above the sums
originally stipulated in their respective con-
tract, and the reasons for the same, and of all
orders made whereby additional expense is
incurred on any route beyond the original con-
tract price, giving in each case the route; the
name of the contractor, the original service
provided for by the contract; the origival price;
the additional service required; and the addi-
tiOnal allowance therefor.


A report of all curtaiments of expenses eff
fected within .the1 prec eding year, giving in





ceding report.


A report of the finances of the Department
for the proceeding year, showing the amount of
balance due the Department at the beginning of
the year; the amount of postage which accrued
within the year; the amount of engagement
and liabilities; and the amour actually paid
during the year for carrying the mail, showing
how much of said amount was for carryins
the mail in preceding years.


A report of the fines imposed on, and the de-
ductions from the pay of. contractors, made
during the preceding year, stating the name of
the contractor; the nature of the delinquency;
the route on which it occurred, when the fine
was imposed; and whether the fine or deduction
has been Iemitted; and for what reason.


copy of each contract for carrying the
mail between the United States and foreign
countries. with a statement of the amount of
postage derived under the same, so far as tho
returns Of the Department will enable it to be
done.


A report showing all contracts which have
been made by the Department, other than for
carrying the mail, giving the name of the CON.
tractor the article or thing contracted for; the
place where the article was to be delivered or
thing performed; the amount paid therefor; and
the date and duration of the contract