Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
THE NEW SPECIAL DELIVERY.
Details of the System-The Arrangements
at the Burlington Postofiice.

at the Burlington PostoHce'
The new delivery system by which the
placing of ten cent special stamp on
letter nsures its immediate delivery at
Offices designated as Especial delivery
Offices" went into operation Wednesday
and Postmaster Derby is fully prepared
to accommodate all those who come to try
the merits of the system. The service
contemplated by the new law requires
that all special delivery letters shall
reach their addresses with the greatest
possible expedition after they arrive at
the Office of their destination TO accom-
plish this object Postmaster Derby has
been notified that he must open all mails
at once on their arrival as is required
by the regulations, and Immediately sep
arate the letters having special delivery
stamps and put on the receiving stamp of
the Office. showing name of the office and
date and hour of the letters arrival.
Next the letters are to be numbered and en-
tered in a record book kept for that espec
ial purpose, after which they will be hand
ed over to the messengers VINO are pro
vided with receipt books, like those of
the telegraph messengers. On the return
of the messenger the time of delivery and
the name of the person who receipts for
the letter will be at once entered III the
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lay should occur in the delivery, the rea-
son must be promptly stated therein and
particular note made of whatever is sub
sequently done with such letters. At free
delivery offices delivery of special letters
must be made within the carriers limits
of the Office Int at all other offices they
are required to be delivered only within
radius of one mile from the postollice.
/ One feature connected with the special
delivery mali sesvtce will hardly bepopu-
lar with the general public, and that is
/ that part of the regulations which pro-
! vdes that on receipt of any mail ut any
special delivery office, all the bags must
/ be opened and search Immediately made
/ for letters of this character, and they
must then be registered and at once sent
out for delivery. Meanwhile all the other
mail must wait for distribution, so that
the general mail will ordinarily be some
minutes later in reaching the public than
it would be but for this new service, But
/ in spite of this the system Will undOuDt-
eddy grow in favor as the stamps will be
servceable for local delivery and letters
to persons in town can be sent promptly
to any house within mile of the post
office for ten cents. Young men will I'M
doubtedly soon find the value of the sys-
TEN in sending invitations and other mis-
Sives to their lady friends and time Will
show many other ways in which the SyS-
TEN can be made useful. The registered
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in the mail service required time before
the public took advantage of them and
this, like those, has been as carefully
planned and is Just as sure of success.
Circulars have been sent to the leading
business firms calling attention to the adj
vantages of the system. This circular
pOinta out, among other things, the I'M
pOrtance of Seuders of special letters, ul-
rccting such letters as plainly and eNplic-
lilly as possible. Wherever it can be done
the street and number should be gwen,
The senders of special delivery letters
should also put upon them Il request to
return IN case of nOn-delvery. Two mes
sengers for the present have been appoint
ed ut the Burlington pOstollice and as the
law places the hours of special delivery
from o'clock n. IN. to - o'clock p, M.
the evening mails will have To he dlstrl,
buted. The messengers are not Obliged
to wear uniforms and they nave no stipu
lated salary, but receive eight cents for
each letter delivered, provided this does
not aggregate more than thirty dollars {
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