The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-12
FEDERAL OFFICE AFFAIRS.

The Custom House and Other Public
Offices Closed-HOnors to the Memory Of
the Late Chief Jusfice-Rapid Transit
Mail acknowledgements the Old
Post Omcc-What the improvements
Will Cost.
Late ON Friday afternoon dispatches were re-
ceived here from the Treasury Department to close
the various government Offices after twelve
O'Clock noon on Saturday, out OF respect to
the memory OF the late Chief Justice Salmon
p. Chase, whose funeral took place that day.
The Custom House was closed punctually ut
noon, ana after That only Mr.. G. p. Clinch, the
veteran Assistant Collector; his Chief Clerk, Mr..
Joseph Treloar; Mr.. Samuel G. ogden, Auditor,
and his Assistant Auditor, Mr. Samuel J. Jacobs,
and very few others were present, and these
merely to finish up the business Of the day. Col
lector Arthur and the balance OF the officials at
tended the Obsequies Of the llluStrious deceased.
The SubTreasury was likewise closed by orders
from headquarters, and no business transacted IN
the afternoon, as were also various 0tner govern
| mental Offices In this city.
| Mr.. James, the Postmaster. closed the executive
81 Of the mails 0u %ho
interruption. To-day the new deliveries to
stations A, and L, located on the west side
OF the city, will be commenced via the New
York Elevated Railroad. Mr.. ID. w. Wyman the
Superintendent OF this route, has set apart.
and through this new system residents on the
line Of these stations, may depend upon
letter boxes. Mr.. James, in order to make
his new system OF rapid transit" delivery CON-
pete, should avail himself OF the steamboats, ply
ing on the East River aud arrange with the com
pany for carrying and throwing on the mails. The
boats might stop at Grand street for the bags in
| tended for station b, in this street: at Eighth
street for station d, at Twenty-ffth street for
station F, at Fitieth street for station G. on Sew
| enth avenue and to accommodate station II; at
Filty-eghth street stations NJ and N. ut Carmans
vile and Tubby Hook, take care OF themselves
they being supplied by the way OF the Hudson River
| Railroad. In the absence Of steam communication
| on the east side, the above recommendations re-
| benefit OF the Postmaster's consideration. His en-
deavOrs to secure prompt and frequent deliveries
OF mails have secured him already hosts OF friends
| The floors OF the Office are cleared every night,
| and nothing available Is left over for the next day.
lie devotes special attention to expediting news
paper mails.
The remote prospect OF finishing the new Post
| ONCE for occupancy, and the limited space and
badly ventilated condition OF the old building, has
| induced MIR. James to apply to the department at
washington for authority to have necessary re-
pairs made. Mr. A. b. Mullett. Supervising Archi-
Mr.. Steinmetz, have made surveys and are about
| commencing work on the proposed Improvement,
Inc oowng letters , mere u received 6y rostmas
| plain themselves
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND CONSTRUCTION
UNITED STATES Posr OFFICE AMP CousT HOUSE,, I
sn-rn reply to your letter Of the instant request
| ing approximate estimate on the alteration Of the
ress n MSuS say s ss s ne as
tower with is inside timber work and al the rubbish
with which about fifty cent of II Is filled, will cost
between two thousand and twenty-five hundred dollars
sf al and Sr h r N a roo %a and
forms where the will cost about fifteen
| hundred dollars
work will have to be done without interfering with the
public business In regard to the taking down OF the old
tower would state that intend 10 make a temporary
| when lowered, and will engage carts to remove the
debris which will be landed down at the through
shutes went to the top Of the tower and found that the
partition very unsafe. intend TO let the battering
| piers of the tower remain to protect the old main
in nt deIapdated condition BY this arrange ,S
ment will get one one large room in the church
top floor and room 6xle in tower the same level.
w. q STEINMETZ, superintendent of Repairs.
A. B. MULLErv Esq, Supervising Architect Of Treas
| ury Department, Washington, ID. Q.
| On the 9th instant Mr. James received the fol.
| lowing communication, dated same as the above,
| and on that date -
which sent to the Architect the
The recommends atoms therein contained have been
approved and the work authorized II the weather will
next Please inform whether there Is any disposition
you wish made of the timber and other material with
which the tower is filed. II not. will proceed to
w. q. sTEiNMETZ, Superintendent Of Repairs.
7. L. JAMES, Esq. Postmaster, New York.
Among the visitors at the Post once on Saturday
was senator George s. Boutwell,, late secretary Of
the Treasury, and several other s'lurninares' OF
lesser Light. The new postal cards authorized by
into circulation on the Ist inst, will positively
make their appearance on Tuesday morning and be
sold at the Post once. Five hundred thousand OF
these tiny pasteb0ards will be sent to the New