New-York tribune., 1874-12-01
PROPOSED POST OFFICE CONSOLI-
DAIION.
THE DISCONTINUANCE OF THE BROOKLYN
POST-OFFICE RECOMMENDED.

POSI-OFflCE RECOMMENDfD.
TWO SPECIAL AGENTS REPORT IN FAVOR OF con-
soIIDATING TIE NEw-YoRK AND BROOKLYN
orr1cEs-A SAVING OF $4,000 PER ANNUM TO
DE THUS EFFECTED
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Owing to the fact
that the appropriation for clerk hire in the Post
Office Department is nearly exhausted, Mr.. Jewell
finds it necessary to look for means OF re-
trenchment He accordingly sent two special
agents Messrs Wabron and Baldwin. on tour OF OBJ
seryation and inspection Of the principal offices In the
Northern States These gentlemen began In New-1OrK
and Brooklyn, and will extend their inquiries to Boston
and other cities without delay Tney report quite fuy
with reference the clerical management of the New
York and Brooklyn Offices and while not sent Tor the
purpose considering the feasibility OF aboshing the
BROOKLYN office, they nevertheless say that the dscon
tnuance Of that Office would be benefit to both cues
and reform In the postal service. Their object Is 10
consolidate the Brooklyn and New-YOrk Offices ana
serve the former city through branch Office. They
report that saving OF $4,000 year may thus be made
Tho Postmaster eneral will take no immediate action
on the report but Ill the matter open for future
consultation.
VIEWS OF THE POSTMASTER.
The news Of the recommcndIti OF Special Agents
Baldwin and Waldorf reached the PostOlces III thls
ity and In Brooklyn yesterday.
reporter last night cOnversed with Postmaster
James and his assistant Henry Person. They had just
been apprised of the contemplated change, and were
both inclined at first TO view 1t with dlSiavor. MI
James said that it would increase his responsibility i-
mensely and that he thought lie had about MS snare
already. In referring to the financial result or any
such change he said that 1t would certainly save con
siderable amount Of money but he could not the
until he had time TO think more about the matter
He could reasonable cansc for not naklug me
change, aud thought. the whole. that u WOMB
be decidedly beneficial to Brooklyn people lie taid
it could easily be made station Oh ana
sfa a1
this city, did business than the whole OF Brookyn
cities could be with only few additions 10 the
force in the New-York PostOihce, and that
ma mainly dispensed with He said that even now
nearly all the Br9ckyn HewtYoper rS e pnennr
own Office and they thus avoided losing the time that
TronSd wS@lad tWice. Mr. Piorson said tnat bv
SiDpf %onS have HS ts advSnSsc of M Mr.
systems Of delivery and management by which theY
could not fail to profit lie thought tna IN snort ine
Improvement much as do the Harlem and Yorkyile
people their offices have been taken into the New
In relation to the proposed abolition Of the Broolyn
PosO Office and its consolidation with that OF Ncw1ork
City. Assistant Postmaster Brown told IRIBUSE d re-
porter last night that Messrs BALDWIN ana
med the condition OF the Brooklyn Occ Friday
They made no reference to its abolition, but com
poyed For instance there two clerks in the Money
Order and one in the REGISTERING Department ana me
tho business OF both departments. There
are 35 clerks aud Sc carriers employed Tue
Committee also said that the Brooklyn Post
Office expended proportionatey TO its receipts,
more than any other Office in the country. 1t annually
pays to the Government above its expenditures about
Its total $1,000 per month Its
business hanpered by the close vicinity or New YORK
BROOKLYN business men buy postage stamps In Nefork
Tor circulars and letters that mailed in Brooklyn
The mails distributed in Brooklyn are principally
of a social character Most Of the letters are private
family oneN and there is the large proportion OF about
half as many papers letters. II the Brooklyn ONCE
were consolidated that of NewYork more brauch
stations would be required. There only three
branch Offices Brooklyn. Mr. Brown said he knew or
no way Ia which the Brooklyn Office could be more econ
onically administered, and he thought no GOOD end
could be attained by its abolition He was surprised 10
hear that such a step proposed and could see no
reason for Mails for Brooklyn on all the postacar
routes are made up in Brooklyn bags, and are not
redstributed at the New-YorS Office. Mails coming
IRON any part of LcDg Island are distributed
IN Brooklyn but mails to any part OF Long Island are
distributed in New-YOrk. Before the consolidation or
the BROOKLYN Wiamsburgh offices in 1873, the for
mer did not distribute its mall, Dut IL was
done in NewYork Mr.. Brown considered the proposed
cons nsodstion with NewYork premature at present, but
inevitable in time.