The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-13
The Immediate Delivery System.

WASHINGTON. August PA circular
relating to the immediate delivery sys
tenn, which is to be put in operation in
October, has been prepared and will be.
sent to postmasters at once. After quot
ing section 8 of the general post Office
appropriation bill, which provides the
terms under which Immediate deliver
les are to be made, the circular says:
sit has accordingly been decided to in
troduce the special delivery system the
first of October, 1885, at all post offices
where it is permitted by law, viz: Those
shown by the last federal census. Suit
able supplies for these special delivery
stamps will be sent to any postoffice in
the country which may make requisi-
ton for them, and when received they
are to be taken up by the postmaster in
his account current and accounted for
quarterly in the same manner as
ordinary postage stamps. They are to
be sold by pOstmasters in any required
amount and to any person who may
apply for them, but they can be used
only for the purpose of securing inn
mediate delivery of letters addressed to
and received in mails at any offices de-
signated as special delivery offices.
Under no circumstances are they
to be used in payment of hostages
of any description or OF registry fee,
nor can anv other stamps be employed
to secure special delivery except special
delivery stamps. The special delivery
stamp must be in addition to lawful
postage, and letters not prepared with
at least one full rate of postage, in ac-
cordance with the laws and regula-
tons, must be treated as held for post
age, even though bearing a special de-
livery stamp in addition to the full
postage, and the registry fee re-
auired by law and the regulations
of the special delivery stamps,
which must be effectually cancelled
at the Office of mailing in
the same way as ordinary postage
stamps. A letter bearing special de
livery stamp in addition to lawful
postage, may be mailed at any post
office in the country, but it will not be
entitled to an immediate delivery by a
messenger when addressed to a post
office to which the special delivery
system has not been extended. Special
delivery letters VIII be delivered by
messengers within the carrier limits of
the free delivery Office, and ithin
radius of one mile from the postoffice
at all other special delivery Offices
Postmasters at fourth class offices are
not entitled to commission on special
delivery stamps, in any case. No etfor t
will be spared to expedite the mailing of
letters bearing special delivery stamps,
addressed to special delivery offices.
POstmasters are urged to use all avail
able means flor the furnishing of the
public with information in regard to
TO the special delivery system. A list of
special delivery offices will be furnished
to postmasters, and it must be con-
spicuously posted in the postoffice,
where it will readily attract public at
tention.
(Signed) WIN. F.. Villas.
Postmaster-G General.
! The second circular by the Postmaster
General embodies the technical lnstruc-
lions TO poStmasters concerning the
above system. 1t directs pos masters
to employ the requisite number of mes
senger boys to insure prompt delivery
and provides that the substituted letter
carriers may be employed as messen-
gers, and receive the same ,compensa-
ton as other messengers, but in no case
shall tie compensation paid 10 any one
person exceed $50 per month, Two
OBJECTS" says the postmaster general,
must be particularly and strenuously
sought: First, most efficient delivery
service, and second to bring the service
up to the accommodating conditions"