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B O A R D OF G O V E R N O R S
OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

X-9555

440

WASHINGTON
address

o f f i c i a l
to

April 20, 1936.

SUBJECT:

Expense, Main Lines, Leased
Wire System, March, 1956.

Dear Sir:
Inclosed herewith you will find two
mimeographed statements, X-9555-a and X-9555-b,
covering in detail operations of the main lines
of the Leased Wire System, during the month of
March, 1956.
Please credit the amount payable by
your bank for your share of the expense of the
Leased Wire System to the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond in your daily statement of credits
through the Inter-district Settlement Fund for
the account of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, and advise the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond by wire the amount and
purpose of the credit.
Very truly yours,

Fiscal Agent.
Inclosures.

TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL F. R. BANKS.



the

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
board

X-9555-a
REPORT SHOWING CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF YiORDS TRANSMITTED OVER MAIN LINES
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1936.

Business
reported
by banks

From
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

Total

35,994
150,575
29,175
44,444
51,590
53,151
83,397
55,371
33,570
62,845
63,707
82.505
746,524

Board business
Reimbursable business Incoming & Outgoing

Words sent by
New York chargeable to other
F. R. Banks (l)
1,378
-

1,457
1,391
1,444
1,527
1,789
1,793
1,427
1,577
1,571
1.937
17,291

Net Federal
reserve
bank
business
37,372
150,575
30,632
45,035
53,034
54,678
85,186
57,164
34,997
64,422
65,278
84.442
763,615

338,335
. i . .

Total words transmitted over main lines

Per cent of total
bank business (*)
4.89
19.72
4.01
6.00
6.94
7.16
11.16
7.49
4.58
8.44
8.55
11.06
100.00

1,101,950
520.209
1,622,159

(*) These percentages used in calculating the pro rata share of leased wire expense as shown
on the accompanying statement (X-9555-b).
(l) Number of words sent by New York to other F. R. Banks for their sole benefit charged to
banks indicated in accordance with action taken at Governors' Conference
November 2-4, 1925.



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X-9555-b
REPORT OF EXPENSE MAIN LINES
FEDERAL RESERVE LEASED WIRE SYSTEM, MARCH, 1936.

Name of ba.ik
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Board
Total

Operators'
Salaries

Retirement
Contributions

| 260.00
$ 12.45
64.80
1,285.50
225.00
11.39
506.66
15.03
190.00
9.79
262.50
13.26
5,948.7l(#) 184.21
176.00
8.91
154.16
8.29
237.00
16.16
251.00
12.55
580.00
19.11
-

$7,724.33

-

$575.75

Operators1
overtime
#1.00
1.00
-

8.00
-

$10.00

Main line rental, Richmond-Washington
Includes salaries of Washington operators
Credit
Amount reimbursable to Chicago
Includes $536.19, which represents cost of
handling contingent expense telegrams for the
Treasury Department for the month of March, 1936.




-

275.45
1,549.10
236.39
321.69
250.00(&)
429.79
275.76
4,140.92
184.91
162.45
303.16
265.35
399.11
14,997.02
14.997.02
#15,227.02 #23,557.10

Less Reimbursable Charges

(&)
(#)
(*)
(a)
(b)

Total
expenses

Wire
rental

s

Pro rata
share of
total
expenses

$

I

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

-

775.22
5,126.24
635.71
951.19
1,100.21
1,135.09
1,769.21
1,137.40
726.07
1,538.01
1,555.44
1,755.56
—

$15,855.15

7.435.95
115,355.15(b)

Credits
I

Payable to
Board

273.45 $ 501.77
1,549.10 1,777.14
236.39
599.52
321.69
629.50
429.79
670.42
275.76
359.33
4,140.92 2,571.7](*)
184.91 1,002.49
162.45
565.62
503.16
1,054.85
263.55
1,092.09
599.11 1,554.25
—

—

$3,540.08 $9,884.78
2.571.71(a)
$,7,513.07

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