Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-09
I'M POST OFFICE.
,l,,ed Removal to the Lower
IA Of Houston Street
o.oo,itiOn from Citizens Living
PEor,hsrn Part Of the City,

...,al days past those who
a. circumstances have been
adv agitated over the con
a removal of the post-oflice
nresent position to a building
d. lower end of Houston on the
n Fifteenth street. In order
A The facts in regard to the pro-
songe a GAZETTE representa-
s,srday interviewed Mrs.
the postmistres'' on the sub
p,rchill was found Ia the Office
~ her duties, but she court
.ae,ved the interviewer aud
ss desired information. In
- the question If there was any
Inc rnmored change of the
n the office, she said:
and it is probable the change |
,nsde AT once unless some pro-
made for more room here.n
I, has caused you to contem- |
ia change, and what induce
are YOU offered to move the |
ee9u asked the scribe.
answer you | will have 10 20
4 commence at the point where
Tens first began to need
* for carrier system.
NV trips to Washington | had
worked for the carrier system
delivery in Fort Worth, and
M. Clapp, a special agent, was
: 10 investigate and see II we
n,itled TO the system. He came
ti.ded himself that we were,
orted the building as totally in
al for the system. On his re-
,slerraphed to Washington that
make temporary room for the
and ordered their furniture.
Il here omit to state that Col.
En- had worked hard in assist
In this matter. Finally ! re-
orders that / must prepare for
,nsr who will commence work
Is lad October, but | found that
ws too small to accommodate
IN. l visited several of the
eminent citizens and laid the
fore them, and while
rIoently opposed the idea of
the office they were unable to
provision for the necessary
An effort was made to get the
next door, at present occupied by
In Store, but this proved unsuc'
As the present quarters viii
7ccommodate the carriers / was
to look for more commodiou'
This answers your first question
the second, / will say that
been offered a room 00X50 feet Oh
orner Of Fifteenth and Houston
NJ rent, with a five years lease
Is. T.. NJ. Wells and Il. b. Dag
were chiefly instrumental in ST.
this offer, but other citizens In
led themselves in the movement
luarters offered are amply suili
II and unless something IS zone t.
ble more room, ] will telegraph
8sshington in the morning for in
lions to move. The offer is 8
sOme one, and as the department
all it can get, ] have no doubt but
the change will be made"
Nhat is the general feeling in re
10 the change among those yot
talked with about it,"
IL course the people in the upper
Of the city are bitterly opposed t'
bile those in the lower end desire
change. l myself would much
d to remain where ] am, but my
Is set on the carrier system, and
think it can be successfully OPP
here, where the building Is
Is by 30 feet. If / had twenty
n more | would not change.
The northeast part of the city
move the Office would make Il
tnient for me,'
Nv much room will you require
Il carrier system ,"
here will be five carriers ut first
b a few weeks this force will b
ased to eight. Each one will re
a desk and proper furniture
ed in distributing his mail. The
d be at work now, studying the
and the names of persons Twin
aeir territories, as it will be son
& before all letters coming TO Fo
in are addressed with the stree
humber ON the envelope. II wi
4leir duty to know the names
IN every one on their routes. The
2 will require more room than the
spare in a building where we al
Ply greatly crowded, and the Off,
pave to be removed in order
nmOdate them.n
Bon't you think a building cou
#tten in this portion of the cit
p would answer the purpose?"
les, If there was u united effort {
Part of the citizens, but in u
ut state of affairs | can get u
ling before alluded to free
Be Tor five years, and think
% accept the generous offer"
20 you think Il possible that Il
Thment would pay rent for
sing sufficient to accommoda
Arrier system?n
6, | think such provision cou
ade II congress was In session. b
until that time. But what "
now is the carrier system, and
be in operation by October
10 alternative but to move Il
70 quarters that will aecomm
lhe system.n
When will you move?"
Viii send a dispatch in the NOR
stating the facts and ask for /
IONS to move, unlt
citizens who are wor
ior more room here succe
hanging for II. If could get .
ming building occupied by u
loIe would have all necessa
Burchill took the interview
Il IL