The Ann Arbor P. O.

The receipts at the postoffice in Ann Arbor during the year ending May 31, rere considerably larger than auy preious year, being abont ten per cent. in excess of the receipts f ir the same time ast year. For stainps, euvelopes and jostal cards during the twelve nionths ust ended, the offiee reoeived a total of 30,592.12 the largest ftonth's receipts )eing $3,363.47 in Mturh, 1895, and the smallest $1,488,20 in August, 1S94. This suin of nioney representa the sale of 1,558,618 dill'erent stanips, envelopes, postal cards and rappers, the different deïominations of eaeh kind sold during the year being as follows : one cent sianips, 178,597 ; two cent stainps, 809,669; three cent stamps, 7,033: four cent stamps, 6,12!) ; iive cent stamps, 10,838; six cent stainps, 0,200 ;eiglit cent stanips, 3,18ó; ten cent stainps, 5.599; special. delivery stamps, 2,025 ; one cent postal ■ards, 176,47:!; two cent postal cards, 2,742; one cent envelopes, 31,687; two cent envelopes, 278,301 ; flve cent envelopes, 360; letter sheets, 324; newspaper wrappers, 39,421. In addition to these 126.40 lias been colleeted as postage on matters sent and forwarded to this office with insufflcient postage on. Tlie newspapers published in the city have paid daring the year, $604,74 as postage on their publications. This represent a total weight ofoverthirty tons, wliicli have been paid for, while an ainount one-half as large has been sent out free of charge. This weight would represent at least a million copies of the varióos publications that have been patched tlirough the ofhce. during tlie year. Estimating tliat eacli stamp, etc., representa a separate letter or card, and tliat the papera sent nuraberá millioa it wouldtake the mailing clerk 213 full days of eight hours each to "throw" tlie same provided he threw 25 per minute, or 1,500 an hour. Notwithstanding the inoreased expenses during the year caused by the addition of four carriers and two horses and wagons to tlie free delivery forcé, Únele Saín has received a good sized profit from thc Aun Arbor „office, $14,274.56 having been deposited into the United States treasury from June 1, 1894, to June 1, 1895. Of the inoney paid for expenses of running the office, the niain items were asfollows: Carriers, $7,149.99; clerks, $4,268.10; horse and wagonjiire $358.26.; substitute carriers employed during vacation of regalar carriers $176. SO. ïiic sinall boy who carries out the special delivery letters made 1759 trips and made $140.72 for lus services. The item of rent, heat and light amounted to $1,500 and the postmasters's salaiy, $2,700.