are
required to enter the time of their arrival at the station in the
morning. The Carriers are also required to enter the time of their
departure on their routes, and the time of their return to the station.
Once a month this book is submitted to the inspection of the
Superintendent of the force, and any delays or other negligences that are
noted are reprimanded by him.

The Station-clerk, whose duty it is to assort the mail, is required to be
at his post at ten minutes after six o'clock in the morning. He places
each Carrier's mail in a separate box, leaving to him the arrangement of
it. The Carriers must be at the station at half-past six. They at once
proceed to arrange their mail in such a manner as will facilitate its
prompt delivery, and at half-past seven A.M., they start out on their
routes. If any of the postage on the letters to be delivered is unpaid,
it is charged by the clerk to the Carrier, who is held responsible for
its collection. Once a week the Superintendent of the Station goes over
the accounts of the Carriers, and requires them to pay over to him all
the sums charged against them.

There are nine deliveries from the stations every day. The first at
half-past seven A.M., and the last at five P.M. This entails an immense
amount of labor upon the Carriers. They are obliged to perform their
duties regardless of the weather, and are subjected to an exposure which
is very trying to them. They are very efficient, and perform their task
faithfully and promptly.

The pay of a carrier is small. By law he is entitled to $800 per annum
for the first six months. After this he is to receive $900 per annum,
and at the expiration of one year, he may, upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent of the Station, receive an additional $100 per annum; but
$1000 is the limit. It is said, however, that it is very rare for a
carrier to receive an increase of salary before the expiration of one
year. Why he is subjected to this loss, in defiance of the law, the
writer has been unable to ascertain.

Although the pay is so small, the Carrier is not allowed to enjoy it in
peace. The party in power, or rather its managers, tax him unmercifully.
From one to two per cent. of his salary is deducted for party expenses,
and he is required to contribute at least five dollars to the expenses of
every City and State election. The Postmaster of the city does not
trouble himself about this robbery of his employes