The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-06
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they 70 hand due season.
DELAYED MISSING.
yarious reasons may DO given why letters late,
or fail TO come TO thar destination The most common,
according 10 the highest po tai authority careless adj
dressing. Another Is that letters when throw
fnto lamp post boxes inserted In the box, bu
fastened in the entrance and when tho is omptet
in he evening the collector occasionally leaves them
over Letters have sometimes been picked from tho
sidewalk and inserted tho by the passer by, tho
sender not being carsf place II properly In tho boy
AT the General Posi- 0ice there daily on average
from two hundred ana ty TO three hundred unstampe
crsreceived which ars registered and seat 10 the
Dead Letter Office.
Loiters WHOSE dest nations cannot b. found in this
city are returned 10 he man olce, registered,
tissd, and after thirty days sent - tue Dead Letter
ONCE The following Is list VI registered letters:
rW uansmision.. !.uoo
liz rosr oYrrcg sYsrx.
All letters pasts intended Tor this city immc-
disely distributed Tor delivery those intended for car
separated into orty div,sIonsthe thr-
town, below tn Park Those letters intended for the
branch Offices soa,h VI Sxtynth street despatched
eScep. on Sundays From the six hundred and eighty
lamp post boxes collections made daily, from
anares.pasi six A. NJ 70 seven NJ, and returning 10
r 'e'a once IRON ''sA' \ % '' minutes past ''s''
LrrrERs EXCHANGED.
City letters exchanged between the branch Offices
and delivered without coming 10 The main Office. This
IS great saving time and recent Improvement All
letters collected and deposed the branch Offices and
intended for the ma arc sent 70 tho main Office scven
times . day.
In this service hundred and sixty nine carriers and
collectors are employed. During the month Of August
Total number coil cs.d .oss 7sa Tess vas, numbers
comprise letters, papers and Pamphlets The salc OF
stamps per diem ior this city assrascs 81 900.
IN MINI.
There In . Close resemblance between the American
aud English postal systems; however, have box
serious OF trouble has been the rotation In
occ theory This idea NOT earned out here 10 SO great
ful employees who mold their positions under
all Administrations Very heavy penalties OF nne and
aud as the clerks have opportunities Of purlonnE
aqteoeents inquired Into and security ordinarily
amountng 70 $4,000 : reaal.ea Carriers give security
required furnish their stamps Tor the public, buying
them Al tho main ONCE
Most Now Yorker will probably recolIect tho Fowler
deaIca,ion in 1854 in the Post Once Department. which
caused IN investigation and led 70 reforms tho mat
Ger Of dIspOsing OF stamps 10 the Post Once, ~
we'll Strengthening other loose accounts,
sss 'ns ay - o. &
fcrcsne take the utmost pains in sddressng their let
ts ese,y and state s ssesssa particular, ,s For ra IN
York fhis American letter, the postmAn would
gay sd II generally falls into the wrong browns hands
In London, letter addressed Ia not sent out Of the
ONCE fherc discrepancies made IL Is not the fault
OF the post Office system, but ON ac cunt OF the ncompe
where inconpetsni o.. TX may lose good customer
bis employer On the other hand, the pay OF many
81 he cerkshlps ncs samc,sns - wsT. sIr
toe following n s~s Of The Post once Department as u
exists in this city
rhe once il located corner Of Nassau and Cedar
streets ancient dusty aud wornoot edhce which
T. one Of the old landmarks OF New York, and
otcs winter passes rs expected VIII DO AMONG the
thinrs that wefe' Postmaster keliy ofucatss mere
under dmcuities and has made many Ingenious cont1
and add tsn. order 70 facilitate labor. In
ease OF Ore IL u hard tell would Dc,
tho material is light and dry water buckeis kept
constantly on hand, however, TO ward ~ possible,
against the destroying eielnsnt II 10 well known by
she Postmaster Gtntia ash ngton and otcn that
measures will DO akcn u erect Posi- once IN his city
~ the lower the Park, IN justapcaiton 10 the
Plans are already drawn tue proposed edcc, long
Contemplated, viii be one VI ne ghls Of New York.
vggiks AND LLEcTioSs
AZ the Post and STATIONS A. H. 4, ID, y, and q,
Ave deliveries day nia0c by carriers and SIX col
10 tons from lsmpposl boxes
This IL one Of the baSest stations in the city, and
pcrsons are accommodated usoooo, Than a the
onsc In Utica. syracuse Albany ortwo Of them com
b.sed u Is located at In sprung street; MT Id Hal
lock- superintendent, SUPPORTED BY three clerks and
ssenly three carrefx 1he present ste ~ not good
enc and upon tue exp ration Of lease suiiatls
office will DO oSlained Tie district Is bounded a
follows West ssrcet, from north side OF Franklin
street to south SIDE Of street, south side Of
t-Skson street aud Cifmiae street 70 sixth avenue
FOURTH street Br5ad~sy, eaat side Of broadway e
eocksr street. soa.h OF Bcecker street 70 Bowery
wei SIDE Of Bo~ery Csnai street. north side OF Cana
stFect 70 WcH Broadway " ~ sdo OF West broadway
limkiin strcet, aaa notth s,ae Of Franklin sirnss Y
IVES. street Tho deliveries from tbs district are u ID
be hours following :--Eighs and eleven A n ore
three and I'VE p ~
TIL. once. situated ~ ss2 fraud street. accommodate
population 81 not less $50 900 This district
t.ns great many manufacture M establishments una
chine shops, Hyn iouhasrs, sLip and cnglnc oriers
TIE Eleventh and sevenssenth wsra4 The Office hs
y. n.stfui appliances. thas. G. schanner u super
sntarent With hres clerks and eighteen carrerr II
sometimes called mo .'icre'sa station" AZ when w
~h, have frfonds On the otner side The boundare
North side Of 1s,harns s',esl east side a Bow
ss, .ruth side u ho1stoo stree. 10 Eass river Ess
South Stree. " IaibsfDs street the acive
re. are pads At ar A \. nfs-sn minutes past zen A
n ana ntteeu mInuics p1si cue, three and I've v n.
srs1ios
gns ofcs located ~ Fourth and West 1welfsI
~recls Mr.. VIM NJ Esgsefy suprtiniendcnt, en-
ytnr three clc1ks AID twelve carriers II f rcctc
tais sice viii ~ removed 20 ono ~ tne nsenoe~
the tnnction Hcd~on anu ghtn avenue. sc
ACCOMMODATES hundred thousand people ard ~
tnlssle mercantile hous bescca suArxeE Aod steam
.eNs The district bounded ~ foAowp ;--Wca As~<'
from nort Garrison stxeoi 10 bIfNcnth nscnus
a. gveniirfh street. south aide OF West fw'htsth mfse
y, IN avenue, west sids Of fnb avenue Var"ox
wn.tnzon scnarc) 10 Fourth STREE nortL side o fouru
raUG ~ Sixth avenue west AIDE "a sixth avenue '" 'a
north s,de Of Carfnine md tarsson trees
Wcs street The deliveries are sht Aai seycn =
Aahss~s Twelve haii'psss two ard hAsi-p-sa ou' =
This ofoe a ~ Bsb,s Houss hes been recently ntte
up aud does business than any other hrs ounce
IL scad.s thc sesenteenth, kievsnth and Esttosni
bs.dss pabic ihstsasionk Tho numosr 81 letters o.
thai pazsd through ts ofBes for the quarter sudir
IsrA II wss l. ,s9e, the sumoss o. window - w.
--As 49, THa ~sxmAnv