The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-13
Immediate Postal Delivery.

WASHINGTON, August H. "A cir
cular relating to the immediate de-
livery system, which is to be put in
operation on October LIST, has been
prepared and will be sent 10 post
masters at once. After quoting Sec
ton three of the postofiice appropria-
ton bill, which provides the terms
under which immediate deliveries are
to be made the circular says:
alt has accordingly been decided to
introduce the special delivery system
on the first of October, 1885, nj all
postoilices at which 1t is permitted by
the law; namely, those at which the
free delivery system is in operation
and those IN cities and towns having
population of 1000 or over, rs
shown in the last federal census.
Suitable supplies of these special de-
livery stamps will be sent TO any post
rcquisition for them aud when re-
ceived they are to be taken up by the
postmaster in his account current and
accounted for quarterly in the
same manner as ordinary stamps.
They are TO be sold by post.
masters in any required amounts and
to any known person who may apply
for them, but they can be used only
for the purpose of securing the imme-
diate delivery of letters addressed 10
persons at offices designated rs special
delivery offices, and under no circum-
stances, are they to be used in pay
ment of postage OF any description,
nor can any other stamp be used to
insure delivery except special dcliv-
cry stamp. The special delivery stamp
must be in addition to the law
full postage, and letters not pre-
paid with at least one full rate
of postage in accordance with
the law and regulations must be
treated rs held for postage, even
though bearing special delivery
stamp in addition to the full postage
aud registry fee required by the law
and the regulations.
"The special delivery stamps must
be eflectually cancelled at the office of
mailing in the same way as ordinary
stamps. A letter bearing Il special
delivery stamp, in addition TO lawful
postage, may be mailed at any post
Office in the country, but it will not be
entitled TO immediate delivery by u
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office to which the special delivery
system has not been extended.
| Especial delivery letters will be deliv'
cred by messenger within carrier
limits OF free delivery office aud
within radius OF one mile from the
post office, ut all other special delivery
rilices. Postmasters at fourth-clas,
offices are not entitled to commits.
sions on the special delivery stamps
No effort will he spared TO expedite
the mailing of letters bearing tn,
special delivery stamps aud addressed
to special delivery offices
"Postmasters are urged to use al
available means for furnishing Tia,
public with information regard to th,
special delivery system. A list of spe
cial delivery offices will be furnishe,
to postnasters, and must be conspicu
ously posted in pOstotlloes where il
will readily attract attention"
[Signedl WILLIAM +. Villas,
Postmaster-Genera
A second circular by the postmas
ter-general embodies technical in
structions to postmasters in conform
. ity TO the above system. Ii direct
them to employ the requisite numbe
of messenger boys to insure promp
delivery, and provides that substitut
letter carriers may be employed a
messengers, ana receive the sam
compensation as other messenger
but ia no case shall the compensate
paid to any person exceed $50 pc
month. "Two objects" says the pos
master-general, "inust be particular
and strenuously observed First, Ii
most efficient delivery service, an
second, TO bring the service up to
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