New-York tribune., 1873-03-11
FOREIGN POSTAE SYSTEMS.
COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF LETTERS
IN LONDON AND PARIS.

AND DELIVERY OF LEIIEhe
IN LONDON AND PARIS.
GKN. BurrF@FIELD's REPORT TO THE PoSTMAS,
TER SENERAL-THE POSTAL SERVICE or
THOSE CITIES SUPERIOR TO THAT OF NW-
YoRK--OUTLINE or SYSTEM fOh TIE
AMBAICAN METROPOLIS
Az thu reouest of tAe Postmaster General,
seport as been furnished by Daniel Butterhed OF the
.vs.as Of letter collections and deliveries n Paris and
snpdou with suggestions in reference TO e adoption
f ther best features New-YorR. The eeport is sub
ttaatially as fooTs'
THE REPORT.
The local postal service of the City o. Paris is central
s.ed principally in the General Postoce at Paris Tue
collection Of letters for city distribution or departing
malls and the-delvery of letters are made separate
service For the collection of letters with other duties,
such selling stamps. rating letters registering let
ters money orders &C. Paris has 80 bureaus or sub
osces within the walls the city and 16 in the suburbs
These bureaus are not charged with the delivery
Of letters, except such may be collected
within their districts destined to points also
within the district All their collections OF
seiters are sent through the central office for dstrDu
taon. The collections made from the letterDoxes
seven times per day at fixed hours There are special
collections made at some is places outside and distinct
from the regular daily routine. This Is q most im-
portant valuable feature OF the service ana may
xel be followed in many Of our large eltes WIN au
vantage the public. The location OF THESE pOih's
collections are maze ls pIlnClpdAg Ih
she vicinity OF the railway stations, from which the
principal mails leave Paris the letters collected by
these special deliveries taken direct TO the railway
stations and placed IN the railway postal carriages
sHordng very important and desirable facility for
late letters Both in Paris and London extra stamp
required on all letters which this extra service IS
demanded Letters not having the extra stamps take
their usual course IN the succeeding mall
The collections from the regular receptacles and
taken thence 20 the suboees sent into the Central
once every two hours by Of light two-wbeeied
vehicles drawn by horse These carriages are oeea
sionaly used for distributing mail matter from the Gen.
sral Office various railway stations on their re-
turn trips. The employed IN the collection OF let
ters are localized by bgades squads at each OF the
subOfces bureaus. The distribution and delivery OF
the city letters made separate and distinct services
emanating from the Central Office. For this purpose
Paris divided into districts called rayons" each
OF which divided Is subdivisions. Each OF
these subdivisions the route Of "aceur" or car
rer TIE each district divided into three
brgades deliveries daily in each rayon
cor distrc viz leaving the Central Office at 7, g. ll:SO
holidays the $50 and y. IN. deliveries are omitted
Fur the reception sorting and preparation of the letters
40 by deliveries there prepared II sets OF
distribution tables Zone Of the II dstr1cs) at
ths Central ONCE These are arranged shown by the
following diagram:
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