The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-15
TIE CITY POST OFFICES.

The Reforms C0nte Northumberland Facili.
ties Tor the Delivery If yIaiis-Prop0sed Uni.
form Tor Letter Carr crs.
Notwithstanding the complaints which are sometimes
made Of the delay In tho delivery Of local
this city, 1t is evideot from the changes made from
70 time In the worsing or departments OF the General
Post Ocs in Nassau street. that the Of the
public naee OF secondary consideration with
the Pos. once authorizes OF Gotham. Change
is not always Improvement, but lbe changes
made n thisins,iiution have all been dictated by cxpe
ricncc, and have generally resulted advantaseousy.
Where such large amount OF work 10 accom-
plshed with punctulllty and despatch. every moment
OF time saved Of importance. From the nature
Of the operations machinery canno. we'll DO employed
and an Instance where manual labor has been
more expedItious than machinery pre-
sented some time since in the cancelling depart
msnt. man accustomed to tho business can
cancel four thousand thirty inmates, while besi
machine vet invented for purpose can only cancel
Eve in Business has siery increased
much tnat tie want Of room has been much felt
ami every foot Of space that could be used las been
made available, unt the interior OF the building ~ but
shell Tue amount OF labor daily attending the receipt
and delivery OF The mails great thaf personal
conservation Is inadequate % convex idea Of the
amount performed. During the day the in
tho interior OF the building OK sng activity
and tne empo, literally as busy bees. And tia
night often as the day, the Euro
pean aud foreign nails ariiyc--as frequently happeAs
late Mt night, extraordinary efforts st DO made in
order have tue letters ready Tor delivery al the usual
hour Ia the ilOrn,ns.
Posimaser Kelly has lately returned from Europe,
he has been masking careful study OF ihs nodys
az ydadl Of the principal oces The results OK his 10
gai takcl practical FORM, and
yesterday informally commented upon b, Iossmastsr
General Eanaai. the various pr posed chanacs nvyve
largo outlay, aud before an increased expcnaturs IL III
Cured. expcr named Guray, a. present IN Washington
Will nycstgate tDen. He Is 70 srrisc IN this ciy 10
fea days lor tie purpose The present ase of the New
YORK Posi- uaics according 10 Nr. keNy's Judgment,
compares fsvuraby with lnosc Of tho leading c.tiss
when no .as examined AT the General iost Office IN
London they arc nampcrcd very much for want OF
space aud the Internal WORKINGS OF tue Depart
nent % not compare WITH that OF New York
for celebrity and despatch. Their delivery
Is hoseycr, excellent, BY iaI greater number %
rers beng employed there than IN TINS civ. 10 TACT
Garner here performs as much work daily ms three
uniformed and easily distinguished. Postmaster
here also; not, however, similar TO The Lon
Dress but suit whose distinguishing charac-
tcristc Will be i's ora'i bipdlag. lie has
slrsady suggested the matter bu: dennte conclusion
Ten arrived ~ on tne SUBJECT He proposes TO
have stean engine cree cd Ter The purpose Of nosng
Inc heavy natter AZ instance Of the difference
between lhes~ay mails sent hsrs London,
IL ouly 10 stats that n the Erie Southern
matt we're delivered ON he London plan the placing of
ether the vans would occupy lnan half
hour. while A. - really coue in Ave mites.
in London the vans 90 into courtyard,
70 receive the mails, aud much time IL lost In locking
and uno king doors and doing according 10 the
redlaIe system. Here lie vans come directly up to
tie iAVeIy STREET entrance, aud The mail bags are
dumped Ia al once.
Isltery twenty express wagons have boon engaged.
OF ten 80 up tho asst eido Of The city and return
on tho west, exchanging the outgoing, incoming and
city mails With each office on the way. Tho remain
ipg ten so up the west side and return by
tue east, performing similar service, thus
making twenty arrivals and departures from OF
tho branch Offices daily. Now wagons are now being
built supersede the express ones and wi be ready in
a short time. II - also contemplated nave nine
daily deliveries Ia future, IS foiows:7 30 80 1915
and II 80 A. NJ, aud I, 2 3, 3:46 and 40 N. There
are live deliveries daily NJ present. except Ut station
D. whore the proposed system Of nine deliveries daily
has already COMO into operation.
Besides tho improvements contemp plated ~ the Gen.
era Post once tho eight branch ofces the city viii
also participate In the proposed reform movements
THESE Establishments have lately been altered and
nsted and each the number OF attaches calculated
for respective capacities though much less than
will be required under the new system. A.
station A. 100 spring street, there fifteen carriers
thrco collectors, two clerks and superintendent a. sta
d, asa Grand street. twelve carrers superintendent
clerks and three collectors; station O. corner
OF West Twelfth and West Fourth Streets ten
i've collectors superintendent clerks; ~ station
D. Bible House, twcny.two cariers three coiiectora