The New York herald., 1875-08-27
THE NEW POST OFFICE.

With the view of nsuring certainty in the opening of
the Post Office for the transaction of public busi-
Monday morning. some additional mechanics
were placed work yesterday. The scene in the in
terror of great activity and were it not for the
great confidence expressed by Mr. Stenmetz the Super
intendent that the building Will in all respects be ready
to be turned over Postmaster James this evening,
one would be inclined, from Appearances to doubt that
this end could be accomplished within such very brief
period But all details and eventualities have been
provided for and there is possibility of any delay
posponement
Yesterday large quantity Of blank forms and records
we're transferred from Nassau street and arranged in
their destined places The annuncator is in complete
working order and the weighing and despatch clerks
department ready for occupation The foreign letter
bureau is receiving final touches and the registered let
ter department. which occupies considerable space on
the mezzanine oor be taken possession of any
moment The numbering Of boxes and placing the
names OF holders them are In progress and the
tons devoted the Northern, Southern Eastern and
Western mails located and designated by large
printed cards.
The basement which is TO be devoted to the receipt
and despatch Of newspapers is free from all
brances and nothing remains to DO done but TO finish
the employees wardrObeA
The gas arrangements are also complete Two COM
panes are supply lighting material, each of which
has put in two 30Olght meters having capacity fur
nish many thousand burners The object in having a
supply from two companies that if by any accident
one should fail the other can be drawn upon.
To-day will the last of the mechanics and tomor-
row and Sunday will be used 10 all mail matter
books furniture, &C. from the old building to
have everything ready TO 60 into full and successful
operation early Monday morning in the new eddce.
THE OLD BUILDING.
The signs Of removal were also everywhere visible
Yesterday at the old Dutch church building IN Nassau
street In the of the Assistant Postmaster cases
were packed with the printed archives and in every
corridor and passage parcels and boxes of every
labelled for the different of the
building on Broadway. Postmaster James at his
desk, as usual and Superintendent Gaykr was busy
with tho routine Of his bureau The lNter informed
the HERALD reporter that the switching of the mails
the new building would begin about six p NJ. Satur
day and expected that the business of the Office
would aow on regularly and smoothly by Monday next
POSTAL FACILITIES.
Inspired by the that it is intended 10 establish
Post Ofce station IN wall street 10 accommodate the
bankers and brokers' the dry goods dealers about
10 petition Postmaster James TO establish a branch
Office in the vicinity OF Canal street.
PAYING TOO DEAR FOR HIS KEY, he THrSKs.>
To TIE EDITOR OF rHR HERALD
BY circular Of Postmaster james l am called upon to
nav one dollar for the keys OF my box was un-
der the impression that the Post Office building was
built by Uncle Sam with money and that 1t has cost
from &C. 600 600 to $1,000, 900, and March g. 1875
ride United States Statutes at Large vol 1s page $685.
Session H., chapter 1901, find the following sweet
Inorsel-viz, "For completion Of building for United
States Post ONCE New York. s3ss 1Go Os eight cents n
And yet, We the g. 100 boxhoders, are taxed 81 for
the keys Of our boxesl VIII somebody in
the Post Office Department rise and explain what
will become Of the So 100 during the time wo have
the keysH / have been tho holder Of my box since
1859 Sixteen years have elapsed and it, then had to
pay dollar as deposit what nice plum for some
body the Of that dolarl The style lock boxes
are for the convenience and economy of the Post Ofoe
Department for they more than SO 900 year on
clerk salary. Yet the public Is called upon to pay
S. 100 extra for said accommodation W the department.
II seems that with the same right the grocer may
charge for the scales with which he weighs his Gus
toner's sugar. In fact when 81, 600 600 have been
suent on such building the Post Office the kew
tax Is the smallest potato business Uncle Sam ever went
into. ANAlOUS INQUIRER
AUGUST 25, 1875