The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-10

De80 LefterS ana POSTAGE stamps
INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING DEAD LETTERS AND RE-
GIsTRATIoN or POSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMPED
ENVELOPES.
SIRYour attention is invited to the following resoiu
ton adopted by the United States Senate March O. 1885,
Resolved Postmaster General hereby requested
o. de p a. 6s n he
ccn,gued The dead Letter Once daring the fiscal year aud
q ,ueh letters or to provide for their return 70 the writer's
The nurber Of dead letters Is abou. $50 coo year
Of which about oooo containing money other valu
ables preserved and for the most part returned To
the writer's where the writer's found thu
letters retained subject to ssts
factory proof of ownership received All dead letters
which not contain valuable enclosures destroyed
quarterly add they numerous that Is Of great
importance to consider what neasures il any can be
adopted to d nnish tho number restore larger pro-
portion ~ the Writer'S as suggested By the above resolu
ton
Experience has shown TINT many letters are returned
az dead because Of mistakes mperfsctlons in the
name Of the State 10 omitted while that tho Pos Ose
is common 10 Offices In various States or the writing s
egle that the addreas, ether in whole or in part s
Such causes Of course the control of the de-
psrtment and may also be considered beyond the reach
is reasonable TO assume that another explanation Of
the failure OF letters 70 reach their destination may be
found in the fact that there 80 large floating pooll.
tou-so many thousands Of persons VINO frequently
change their residences who can scarcely expecs 10 re-
ce.ve letters, except, as y were, accidentally;
Thus the larger proportion OF dead etters it Is believed
accumulate from the fault either Of the writer's the per-
How far the fault rests with posnasters and their as
sstan ia the main question to bs considered and TO this
your special attention Ia invited.
Poeasters required by Law and the instructions Of
this department 10 keep their respective Offices open du
ring the usual business hours OF the place, aud is their
duty always to make proper search when letter Is a
Pied Sor and generally TO manifest an accSnnoi asng
either Of Them must often prevent the delivery Of lot
ers aud them TO be sent to the Dead Letter Office
Agreeaby to law and the standing regulations OF the
department (sec lS1 letters 10 be advertised
in six weeks, once month, twice month, or once
q as nSs
State Whether In your opinion letters should be aiver
tsed and returned more frequently.
sed letters especially in cities, too often prevents their
delivery because they are taken from the general boxes
anu required 70 DC sppoa iSr gss g.
to avoid this liability to the delivery Of letters, wbo
her by longer retention Of them in the boxes or gems
There may DO various and good why appcnnts
say whether their expected letters are advertised
or not and is the duty of TO that proper
search is made both ongst the letters that are adver
tsed and Those that are not sdvei tised. s l..
You expected to give special attention 70 thls matter
and not consider duty 10 this department and the
public fulfilled without the most careful attention 10 the
delivery Of letters whatever additional LABOR may DO in
yolyed this comprises summary OF al o.her cucs.
Your special attention alto directed 30 the duty of
turning monthly, instead of quarterly, Refused" aud
certain other letters descroed in the sections lso, 1876
1873 and 100 Of the regulations.
You will investigate closely tho true why letters
DO reach the persons addressed at your office, and
far Practicable, note such causes on the letters Also
otter Suggestions ia general AZ to the means by which tn,
delivery Of larger portion Of letters may BIO nsared
thereby Diminishing tho number OF dead letters and in
reference 70 the latter when odaby consigned 70 The
Dead Letter Office, state whether there would not DO
equal difficulty restoring them the xrtsrs as in de-
hverng them to the persons and whether The
writer's when found would not IN rnany cases decline
pay additional postage and thus ronaer necessary aseco1d
return OF the letters TO tho ,parsmert
REGISTERING POSTAGE STAMPS AND srANfrD kS,EtoPES
The pessmas,ers NJ New York and Philadelphia will n
future register AL PACKAGES ard boxes Of rosas stamps
and stamped envelopes sent from those oes under tho
tefe = chap 80 Yci -iN therefore receive With every
psssge CT postage sapAs o. stamped envelopes FIR yoGt
gfcs ates FtNrei etter eV thcr from New Irr- Or Nn'
acsypa tICe or frsun dssriootug oGiJe. eacor nis
50 gov, meiH hcIN toso citizen ave foswrsnt N,hnl %
rect or othor~e ana there VII as1 hc duplicate 'ctr
bN, Nhth u 80 81 ciunc3 raAgsed end reterneN . NO