New-York tribune., 1875-08-31

10 them by Mayor Wickham in relation 10 the dement's 10
property of cheap and rapid transit,
THE POST OFFICE IN ITS NEW QUARTERS.
NO DELAY oCCAsIONED By THE EEMONAi-NEW
POSTAL FACILITIES.
The work of removing the furniture for
mery in use at the old PosOce in Nassaust was com
pleted yesterday when number OF desks CHAIRS waro
robes &C.. brought to the new building. All the
clocks numbering nearly dozen, were also removed
Yesterday There considerable furniture remaining III
the old building which be put up for sale at an carry
day Some amusing incidents occurred yesterday, as
some persons apparently imagined that the foS'onoe
still occupied the old quarters The interior oi he ou
building looked desoate; II was iewed Win interest "
many old merchants ard others yesterday. An ar'is.
from an illustrated weekly paper was also present an"
made sketches OF the old edihce. The last mah us
matched from the old building the Southern man ny
way Of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1t was sent Oh "e
on Saturday evening. The hrst mall received d, to no"
building was the Hudson River mail winch air'eo a'
1890 o. M on Saturday The carriers were OUT WIN
letters yesterday five minutes in advance OF theH usu
time. and no mistakes thus far are recorded
Among the mementoes Of the old building Is a hand
some oak cane which IN the possession OF Postmaster
James it made out OF one Of the rafters o tne ou
building The seven through mails and the seventy-one
other mails received and distributed at the usua
hours Yesterday. When the removal was colhpietcu
Postmaster James advised the Postmase.-0eneral OF
the fact Mr. Jewell replied, congratulating the New
York Postmaster upon the occupancy OF the ne" ouiu
ing While public would be benenteo' he sa' '"e
advantage 10 the Department was very great lie Nau
often been astonished that so much work was 80 wen
dane in the old quarters Mr. Jewell also extended MS
thanks 10 supervising architect Potter for his assistance
in the removal since the removal OF the P0stOihcc
thera has been constant stream Of visitors ana sght
seers pouring through the new building Jachsoh o.
schultz and Moses Taylor two OF the commissioners WHO
located the new PostOce building were present yes
tf,a Hon,
patty snnerysrg architect and escorted through the
burding Among other visitors were ihur!ow We1u' e'
state Assessor James A. Briggs, senator spencer Vi All"
oama aud Prof. james Z Morrison ,. :. a., ,,ror
Nearly hundred merchants doing business IN te iowG ~
Is now more convenient for them to depend og TIC SIX
rers delivery. To accommodate these, nowever 10y ~
amp-pOst boxes have been removed rom thc ~ ~ W.
the new Post-Ofce and placed below FuQn-st IN Vie
new building there still remains much work " oe cone
s ana ne The positions Of man OF chan
deers will have changed the present architectural
effect s SSps fGTss& 4sas to to v0 c oSned % in
lights distributed according to the needs OF persons m have e,
persons avail themselves OF the advantages oherci III tc
for each state and Territory. In this way not only VIII
the labor of sorting the letters he es but the mails can
he kent open about half hour longer than heretofore
In resrd to the accommodation offered IN the present
quarters, Postmaster James expressed t ophIo .a @ "a
fHe delivery and reception departments the present quar-
ers would be ample space for 10 years or more TO
come bu that the Money Order department "TllI no
answer more than at the utmost Ihe rgc
amount of business tran acted al the latter department
amounting last year ~ S34 OOOOOo-"oud soon iequic
more space.
ENGLISH SURVEY OF THE ERIE RAILWAY
TRIP OF INsTECuoN CoMMITrEE-IHok"CGH
| EXAMINATION OF THE ROAD AND ITS BRANCHES
John Morris of London, member OF the Cohl-
mittee appointed by the English bond ana stockhoiueiS
for An inspection of Erie Railroad returned to TINS
CITY yesterday morning in company with E. s. Bowen
General superintendent Of the road. Sir Edward Wat
kim Chairman of the Committee and Sir Joseph heroh'
after making the Of the road proceeded 10 Moh
trea They expected to return TO New-fofK III ie"
DAYS and will then hold meeting in relation 10 their
work of inspection after which it is expected they VIII
he reody 10 make an official report TO which much i'm
notance is attached by the officers and stockholders OF
the road Mr. Morris crossed to staten lsand
and visited President Jewet who sti confined 10 MS
bed and slowly recovering from the enects oi aeteu
limb.
In conversation with reporter of The TRIBUNE Gen
er Superintendent Bowen said that he could not fore
shadow what the tenor Of the Committees report would
be- Sir Edward and his colleagues had kept their own
counsel and had neither called for nor required any
assistance in their work further than special engine at
tached TO the directors car which Mr Bowen the only
Erie official who accompanied them placed Mt their dis
posal He said that nothing distinguished tho journey
from an ordinary tourists trip the rapid thorough
ness with which important portions OF tne in CGl,
pany's property we're surveyed ne au no al ~, tTn
opinion they had formed concerning the c9ndton cio
Of the road, but lcd 10 tulnh,
good nature gentlemen and the manner III when
they conducted the inspection, that they had received
favorable impression least he should express sch an
opinion report TO the Company. lie SAID tha ir
Edward Watkn showed himself familiar with every de-
tai Of railroad MANAGEMENT, and was perfectly ac-
Guained with the Erie road and Its branches from pre-
Vous observation Sir Edward, many years ago, partic
mated in the opening excursion over The Erie foad 10
Dunkrk and had been over the line several tunes since
He is u man OF large railway experience,
having Seen manager Of the Grand Trunk
Railway of Canada, and at present hons IN,
porant trusts in the management OF lhe Mttfopon,am m
District Railway Of London and ne Great so9tRen ai-
way of England The party left this city last Inrsday
and as they proceeded, inspected the statonhouses'
rooms and sdings and gave particular attention
10 the machine shops of the Company and To the car ana
locomotive works at Susquehanna. they passed over
the Hone sdae and CarbOndae branches ana at tne er
panys coal mines. They made no Inspection OF & the
ochale and the Giesvie branches for want OF tline
and because the light traffic these branches rem
dered them small factors in the Committees cacua-
tons Their work Of inspection closed with Visit " the
| Niagara branch and the international bridge
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.