The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-13
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
A NEW POSTAL CONVENIENCE.
The Special Delivery Service Explained
by the Postmaster-G @ sneral-Th
Peculiar Stamp Arrangements
OF the Business-General
Washington Reports,
special peliyerx system Cireulnr.


WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-A circular
relating to the special delivery system,
which isto be put in operation on 0c-
tober l, has beon prepared and will be
sent to postmssters at once. After
quo,iug section Of the postoiliee ap-
preparation bill, which provides the
terms under which immediate deliv-
cries arc 10 he made, tho cir
cUlar says: at has accordingly
been decided to introduce the
special delivery system on the lst OF
October, 1886, at all postotices at
which u is permitted by law, viz:
Those ut which tho free delivery syg-
tenn Is in operation and those in cities
and towns having population OF
l,OOD or over, as shown In the
last Federal census. Suitable supplies
of these special delivery stamps will
be sont to any poStoiIice In the coun-
try which may make requisitlon for
them, ana when received they are to
be taken up by the postmaster in his
account current and accounted for
quarterly, i'll tho same manner as ordi-
nary postage stamps. They arc to loo
sold by postmasters in any
required amounts aud to any known
person who may apply for them, but
| they can be used only for the purpose
of securing the immediate delivery of
letters addressed to and received in the
mails at tho Offices designated
as special delivery offices. Under no
| circumstances are they to bo
used in payment of postage OF any de-
scription, or of registry fee, nor can
any other stamp be used to secure de-
livery except the special delivery
stamp. The special delivery stamp
must be in addition to the lawful pos
tage, and letters not prepaid with at
least one full rate of pos
togo in accordance with the
laws and regulations must be treated
as held for postage, oven though bear
ing special delivery stamp IN a1di-
tion to full postage and the registry
| fee required by law. The special de-
livery stamps must be eilectuelly can
| celled at the office Of mailing, In the
same way as an ordinary postage
stamp. a letter bearing a special de-
Ivory stamp, in addition 10 the lawful
postage, may be mailed at any post
Office in the country, but IL will
not he entitled 20 immediate do
|
to posIOtlice To which the special de-
livery system has not been extended.
| Special delivery letters will he deliv-
cred by messenger within tho carrier
limits OF free delivery oilirs and
wstiIil, a radius OF ono mile f.Dm the
| pOstOflice. PoStmaBters h. fourth
class offices are not entitled to com.
missions on the special delivery
stamps in any case. No effort
Will be spared to expedite
the mailing of letters boar
ing special delivery stamps addressed
to apoCial delivery offices. Postmas.
tors are urged to uso available means
| for furnishing tho public with infOrma-
! tion with regard TO the special delivery
system. A liat OF special delivery Oti!-
COS will be furnished TO pOatmasters
aud must bo conspicuously posted In
tho pOstoillce Wher9 it VIII readily At
tract attention.
lSignod WILLIAM L. NILA&
POstmaster.G General.
4 second circular by the plstmaator-
general embodles tochn.Gal instruC-
| tons 10 pOstmnsters In conforming to
| tho above system, IL directs them to
employ the requisite number of mes
| ssugor boys TO insure prompt delivery
and provides that substitutOletier car
riers may bo employed as messeDEera
and receive tho same compensation 81
other messengers, but in no case shell
the compensation TO any one person
exceed $50 per month. Two objeCtu,
says the postmaster general, must be
particularly and strenuously sought:
First, the most efficient delivery
service, and second, TO bring tho ser
Xinn nm To n MISUNDERSTANDING nnnhi.