The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-20
SPECIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
The System to be Introduced on the LIST .
October Next.


WASHINGTON, August ia circular
relating to the immediate delivery system,
which is to be put in operation on October
1. has been prepared, and will be sent to
postmasters at once. After quoting section
three of the Post-ofsce Appropriation bill,
which provides the terms under which inl-
mediate deliveries are TO be made, the cir
cular saws: ut das accordingly been de-
cided 10 introduce the special delivery sys-
TEN ca the LIST OF October, 1855, at all the
post4offices at watch il is permitted by law,
viz. those at which the free delivery sys-
ten is IN operation, and these in cities and
teyus havingx population of 1000 or over
as shown By the last Federal census.
Suitable supplies Of these specFs3
delivery stamps will be sent to the past
office in the country which may make re
QUESTION fer them, and when received <sey
are to be taken up by tie postmaster CT his
account current and accounted for guar
terly in TIE same manner as ordinary post
age Stamps. They a1s to be sold by post
masters IN any required amount and 20 any
person who may sprly for them, but they
can be Used only for the purpose q secur-
ing the immediate delivery OF letters ad-
dressed TO and received in the mails at any
of the offices designated as special delivery
offices. Under nc circumstances; are they
to besIsed ia the payment OF postage OF any
description, or o5 any registry fee, nor can
any other stamps be employed
the special delivery stamp The special
delivery stamp must be in addition
to the lawful postage and FotSers not pre-
paid with at Vast one full USts of postage
in accordance with the law xnd regulations
must be treated as held fG1 postage, evca
though bearing special delivery stamp "a
addition to full postage ane registry Zee ~
quired by the law and the regulations. 1at
special delivery stamps NEST be effectusi y
cancelled at the office Of mailing, III aht
same way sss ordinary postage stamps
letter bearing a special delivery Stang "
addition to the lawful postage may bt
mailed at any postOffice On the country, anu
it viii not be entitled to immediate de!ipery
by messenger when addressed to pOSt-s'ilcf
to which the special delivery system has MOI
been extended. Special delivery letter:
will be delivered by messenger wlthlV 'tlit
carrier limits of free delivery Office 'and
within a radius of one mile from the tpOSt
Office at all other special delivery Slices
Postmasters at fourth-clasS Offices ere mo
livery stamps in any case. No effort will b'
spared to expedite mailing of letters beariU!
special delivery stamps addressed 81 >specia
delivery Offices. PostmaSters are urged Il
use ali available means for f9-HiSlIni
the public with information with segard q
the special delivery system. A list of7spe
cial delivery offices will be furnished .
postmasters, and must be cOnspicuousl
posted in the post-ofice, where ii 'wil
readily attract attention" A second Gil
cuat by the Postmaster General sem6odie
technical instructions to the postmaSl
ers concerning the above system.
directs pOstmasters to empiOs the re
quisite number of messenger boy
to insure prompt delivery, end pro
vides that substitute letter CARRIERS may b
employed as messengers, and receive tn
same compensation as other messengers
but'in no case shall the compensation PAL
to any one person, exceed thirty dollars pc
month Two objects" says the POStmaS
ter General, must be particularly Ant
permanently sought The first, the mos
efficient delivery system, and second, t
bring the service up to a revenue yielding
condition.