New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-07
CITY POSTAL DELIVERY.

REMIsSNEss OF LETTER CARRIERS AND CARE
IESSNESS or CORRESPONDENTS.
There is a, popular impression that the New
York Post Office is defective in organization and the
least worthy of confidence OF Governmental Institutions
To say that the opinion is erroneous would be unjust to
the community but TO cOrfoborate the belief would re-
fleet undeserved dscredt upon the Postmaster and his
assistants The reasonable cause Tor complaint is
the city postal delivery. Ii would be difficult to esu
mate how many business letters or more delicate mis-
syes have been consigned to the merces OF the letter
boxes only to arrive II at ALL at the places OF destina
ton hours or days after they should have been deliy
cred. The Postmaster, however, il fully informed
by correspondents of the difficulties OF the De
partment, but in comparison with the
large amount OF mail matter daily delivered, the
number of complaints appear insignificant; yet many
cases of apparently needless detention OF letters have
notice, and these plainly show that reform is
needed. gentleman posted letter few days since to
TIE TRIBUNE office. from Station in the Bible House
was placed in the box at noon OF one day and was not
received until IL a. the next. Another was sent from
Union square TO Broadway and RectOrst and eight
hours the way. Again, letter placed in box in
the vicinity of Trinity Church. and was never again seem
though properly directed and stamped. very annoy
ing case related recently by correspondent lady
came to New-York from Boston, and immediately upon
her arrival posted note 20 gentleman in this cry
whom she wished TO She could only remain IN the
city "a hours and the letter did not reaeh
its destination until hours after she had left the city,
the object of her visit remained unaeconplished Had
she mailed it In Boston If might have reached its dest
nation in less time Scores of similar occurring
weekly and is not remarkable that the public is ont OF
humor with the mail arrangements. Between New-1 Ork
and Brooklyn the postal system still less satisfactory
But let the reader take a peep into the PostOhce
building and talk the matter with Postmaster Jones'
or Mr. Gayer superintendent of the letter carriers de-
things.
will interest while others will put ont OF patience
with the bunders of leteTwrlters and servants The
most recent case that of physician residing III
West Forty-seeondst who sent note TO Young lady
living in Fiftythrdst In the course of SO hours the
letter was returned the doctor with the statement
that no such person could be found and ne with jnsh
able impatience wrote Postmaster curt note, upon
the receipt which the latter directed the superntend
ent of Station TO investigate the matter Accordingly
this was done and the young ldy Kndy wote nor
duties. and the delay in question was caused Dy a
bunderng servant who had msguaed the carer III
the Postmaster is continually sending out such circulars
as the following which at least 10 keep the car
riers the alert in the performance OF their duties
ICoEhdeRtdLl -
SIR; Please note the hour at delivered adj
ef service performed with the regulations Of the Post
Once Department Pe. return this nIae 9ai US nysopS " ,t IT,
Tune Tune 1sot G -.
10 show how many are the mistakes MADE ny letter-
writers the fact may be cited that nearly 300 deadleers
are sent 10 Washington daily, from the NewYork Post
Office These consist of letters without stamps, i'm
properly directed sent To persons who cannot he
found LOndOners and Parisians fond of comparing
the postal system OF their respective cities with that OF
New-YOrk While the POst-Ofice here struggles along
with its 39 carriers who have TO deliver over 100000
letters papers circulars day, Paris finds en-
poymen for 400 carriers while London has four times
as many carriers the POstOhce here, aud the mum,
j. increasing at the rate Of 800 year Ihe postal
OF London is the most complete in existence and
the advantages which 1t possesses there
no reason why il should not dc the best in the world
The here is paid from $500 to $40
carrier in London receives about one-thrd of that
amount.
Many more carriers could be employed to advantage
by the POst-Ofice of NewYOrk, but the appropriation
al the disposal of the Department VIII not allow the en-.
gagement of an additional number. Another cause OF
the detention of city mail matter has been the inability
of the mail during the past Winter TO make trips
from the Post-Ofce the stations from station u
station with regularity in consequence OF the blocks IN
the streets resulting from the snow-storms.
Many letters have also been lost by the breaking open OF
laml-pOst boxes, but this has been stopped by the
prompt action OF the PostOtce authorities Careless
or vicious ettercarrers not tolerated. and, although
influence prOcures their positions. nothing Will save
them from dismissal IL they fatbess. The author
ties claim that they could perfect the postal system II
the appropriation larger and politics were not al
lowed To Interfere with its workings, and until both OBJ
jects gained there will be continual faulthnding.