, 1864-12-28
oCE LETTER CARRIERS.
The. New Method OF Free Delivery,
Routes, Boxes and Collectors,
AdY2NtuEek Of the ElMu.

IN nl9 eoGnpns room, Inc stoEtkcencf IN lis e1op,
md the workman can 60 to his work and return
at night early, knowing Tint II "that letter" has
arrived in the city 1t will be delivered at his home.
There Is 10 necessity to visit the Post Office either
to mail OF procure lcttcra. There arc now thirty
1vc men at work In The city constantly going their
! rounds, carrying on the correspondence Of the
people. Thirteen Of these labor ~ the district ~
The North and South Divisions, and bounded by
Chicago avenue, Peoria street aud Madison in tho
West Division. They. make distribution four
times eacl day, at the hours Of 81, 1Df II and 4.
Outside OF this district IN the more settled por
tons Of the city, the deliveries arc made three
times dmly, ut 81. 1o3 and 4; In the less thickly
inhabited parts Of ,hc city, the daily deliveries aro
two-ate} a. N. and ?. III. No part Of the city is
! left uuyisitel twice day.
The annoyance Of having to carry letters to the
,Hosca are Gzcd up al prominent points into which
| letters may bc dropped, md from which they are
!aktn BY the collectors four times dnil5. u tue
nude It s:40 a. n, 500 p n, Gl5 and 8:Vo Out
side Of tho business section, The collections are
made little earlier, 80 that the letters may all
boxes are securely locked, and usually placed
In so1nc exposed position, where IN attempt to
sampcr with the,a would be easily noticed. 1t Is,
however. considered advisable TO Garry valuable
letters direct to the central Office, OF 10 one Of
tho Stations, and nail them there.
The following are the locations Of the collection
boxes at present in use:
sorTu DIVISION. T.,
Corner OF Lake md Dearborn streets.
Inside American Express Office.
Opposite bank Of Preston, Willard S Kean.
Inside TRIBUNE Office.
Opposite Bark Of Sturgis' Sons.
Corner Of Randolph ald Franklin streets.
Corner OF Madison .I1 Market streets.
Corner Of Wells and VanBuren streets.
Corner Of State and yanBurcn streets.
Corner Of State md Polk streets.
Corner Of Stutc aud Twelfth streets.
CcrncT Of State End Sixteenth Etrcfts.
CoTue1 of state and Twsnty-Second streets.
Corner OF Clark and Polk streets.
Corner OF Clark end Twelfth streets.
Methodist Chu1ch Block.
Corner Of Cottage Grove and Calumet avenues.
Cottage Gro7e 1ouee.
Corner Of Archer road and Unlisted street.
WEST DIVISION.
| Corner Of Canal md Lake streets.
- Cnn:i ard Ean Durcn.
's Canal and Polk.
81 Canal and Twelfth.
- Canal and G. 3. & q r. r crossing.
g Blue Island av- and Twelfth.
- Huc Island nv and uarrison.
I" Jefferson and Madison.
Cnlon Park uonae.
Corner Of Lincoln :na Warren streets.
- Lake and Sheldon.
q Madison and Aberdeen.
s. Milwaukee end Chicngo nvs.
~ Milwaukee, ny. and Nnzie.
:. Randolph and Clinton.
"a Union and Washington.
IS Enckcr md Hubb1rd4
ATnoldE Smithcty, Holste;n.
NORTH DIVISION.
Corner Of Rush and Michigan streets.
. Clark and Chicago ayenue.
Opposite Revere House.
Corner OF Wells and kinxic strccts.
Wells and Division streets.
T. Wells and North avenue.
u Kngsbury md Kinzic. =.
=. Division and CLARK streets.
~ 6irc1 and Scdgtiek.
1 Little Fort road and SedgWicE.
| 1arrabec and Clybou1uc as.
I - North and CIyl,ourne az.
Other bcxcs will be located rs wanted.
To insure The delivery OF letters II Is only ncccs
cary 70 follow The Enronean mode Of superscri1.
| Of residence or place Of business, thus:
| ro..e,., 1'eeaW, Madison street, ch:case;;
and request correspondents to address accord
| ipg1y. Evcn II tho delivery were not wished
fer, the zlc is IN inrelu:blc onc as it nsures the
reach the party addressed, and prevent letter.
e s b nsse
in Chicago, and The readiness with which :hc pco-
pic avail themselves Of the facilities thereby af-
livcs7cs md collections for the last week in Sep
tcnhEf. md the months Of October md November:
uE1IyEE1rs-
1Iail letters. City letters. Papers.
| September. er.......-.-l9IsS sss5i 4,!Ss
Se4e9Sef Setsasi::::Is 5s 5 s,ss;
Mali Letters. city lctt,ss. papcrs.
Sa!ss5x; Ss;s,,s5; Fl IS Al
Tkc old branch post Offices, as such hare been
m st 5ese
By thc carriers. They are named :. )" D, and
''C.s' The rst in the South Division has not Jet
5ofDfAH In {G IN
the building formerly used as the branch" on the
corner Of Randolph and ualsscd streets. Station
nyeEne- Tho letters nrriye here just previous 70
each delivery, End arc nssorted cut into districts,
whcc ttcy arc taken br the carriers to their ad-
drcts. ALREADY the whole ati:r moves like clock
WORK Parties residing in the vicinity Of either Of
the Stations. would prefer calling for their locrs
TO heviEs them delivered by carriers. can ayoid
1ss ssy = ss fah fhs sss r. az n to s.
| Station.
1hc only obstacle c-istlre to thorough appl,-
cation Of this system is the absence OF numbers on
buildings, especially ncr the outskirts Of the city.
But this naller has been takcn In hand l,y the
Board Of Public Works and the deficit will soon
no iime n pushing it tE7ough rs rapidly posi-.
hIe. In the settlement Of new thoronshfare ot
Is ohs3eas tsa; the letter carrier iy oat q
most hourly. md .pcf0es on the lookout for 4
pleasant location without finding 1t, are numeront
1na ps
not exclusively, On the delivery Of letters whca
"ca1lcl for" But NC havelong since passed that
point; very respectable percentage, Of our citi-
others are permanent tenants. Even the poor ric:
TINS OF The boarding -house syetem have settled
down calmly Ike oysters to their native rocks,
apy md o. GsaS dssore 'htas IL M
the first not always being sufficient cause for re-
moyal. Nc have not yet quite reached the stolldi
r ofthe Uld World, whers successive generations
lire beneath the same roof; but wc nrt suf1cignt
Is seted Tor all the purposes Of the postal deliye
~, which. where nsable, IL immcasurcably supe
to s Cd p Besides ahe Ersas a@ount
Precipitation is much greater. The system, q
box delivery ia inherently defective. It's beltev
ed in the best experienced post Offices that very
passing through the mail Is to he attributed to this
! fource. Very many box holders arc uuprogided
! With checks, and even where there is ono nsed
name, incorrect directions, adhesion oflcttcrs to
each ot1ler. the rapidity with which distributions
| arc nadf on the receipt Of mails: all these aEe
causes Of error through which letters ret into
improper hande, and viii their contents arc uovol
Il il objected by some Of the more eupsraci,l
| flat former attempts to establish tue pcnny post
but 1t should be remembered that the elements o1
those fniiCrcs arc all excluded. The carriers Grc
reelected with much care and arc under bonds fol
the faithful pcEtor nance Of their duties, in addi
ton to which they subject 10 all the penalties
which attach to post Office clerks for neglect o. VI
olation Of duty. The European letter carriers IT
there is 20 reason Why they should moi lcTe os
| equally honest
The newly inaueu.ntcd tystena ia becoming very
1oa
II occurring. 1t will take bnt very short TINE
to reyolutionize the popular sentiment md haai
delivery eli orcs the city.