Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01

AN INTERVIEW WITH POSTMASTER AINGER-rur
CAPITOL HILL sUB-0FFICE-oTHER sUB-oFFIcEs
LIKELY To BE ESTABLISHED.
STAR reporter called this morning on Col.
Anger. the city postmaster, who has recently
been increasing the postal facilities of our citi-
zens, and asked him several questions as 10 the
new sub-ofi1ce on Capitol HILL which opens next
Monday, i'm answer to which he said: I've will
nave In the new Office as superintendent Mr. L
A. Bassett, who is well-known i'm that section. n
clerk. Mr. +. ID. Grant, and six letter-carriers.
with three auNiliaries, all Of whom have been
engaged in that part of the city heretofore We
will on the 18th inst. establish mail messenger
service six times per day between the main and
sub-offce, thus saving the carriers miles walk
Tor each delivery and collection, and this will
give the citizens OF that section more prompt
ana frequent delivery. OF course those who
take boxes in the new Office Othere will he one
hundred boxes will have a greater benefit than
those who do not. But all can buy stamps.
obtain money orders and register let
tiers; in fact. have all the advantages
OF the main Office right AT hand and more.
for the sub-offce will be open tin eight at night
In my Judgment there are other sections of the
city where such Offices would not only be adj
vantageous To the public but are in a measure
demanded. For instance. there is manifest need
Tor one In the west end-in the neighborhood Of
the Executive Mansion. Probably if | had
been left TO the free exercise of nv
own judgment / would have established
one tnere I1fSt. capt Grant. Senator Blair and
others, with commendable enterprise worked
mp the public sentiment and procured the allow
ance for an Office on Capitol Hill and therefore
We're the first to receive the benefits. stations
at the two ends of 9TH street would be a great
convenience"
What additional expense would be incurred
thereby! z" asked the reporter.
Col Anger said: For clerk hire rent light
and fuel about $1,000 per annum with $500 ad-
dltlonal for mail messenger service. This is not
altogether additional expense, because this
gives additional facilities to the public which
could not be extended without the appointment
OF additional carriers. There is great difficulty
in obtaining increased allowance for this branch
ofservice. On July applications were made Is
letter carriers who were absolutely necessary to
give satisfactory delivery TO the citizens. and
the department was unable to give but two
auXillaries. as Congi ess had cut down the esti-
mate $4,000 People should bear i'm mind these
facts when they have reason TO complain of col
lections and delivery. L think the increased
facilities 10y the establishment of sub-offices will
cause an increase of correspondence and
corresponding increase of receipts. Every
move made by the post Office i'm wears past to-
wards lessening postage, &c, has been profta-
bic. This is illustrated by the fact that one wear
ago L established mounted carrier service on
Meridian Hill and Mount Pleasant. At the time
1t was thought that the amount of mail matter
delivered i'm those sections would hardly war;
rant the expense. but by reason of the facilities
the volume Of mail matter collected and DELI
cred by the carrier has increased skiold within
one year."