Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-13
STAL POINTS.
The Rapid Delivery System Explained
in Detail,
A Brooklyn Youth Murders His
Stsp Father.
Cleveland Lumber Piles in Flames
A Bond Thief-washington
Notes, Etc.
RAPID DELIVERY,

CIRCULAR FROM THE posToFFGoE DEPARTMENT
RELATING THERETO.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia circular relating
to the immediate delivery tystem, which is tc
be put in operation on October /, has beer
prepared and will be sent to postmasters a,
once. After quoting section Of the postof
fee appropriation bill. which provides the
terms under which immediate deliveries can
be made, the circular says: 1t has according.
ly been decided to introduce the special deliv
cry system on October |, 1885, at all postof-
fees at which it is permitted by law,
viz: Those at which the free delivery system
is in operation and at those cities and
towns having population of 1000 or over, as
shown by the last federal census. Suitable
supplies of these
SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMPS
will be sent to any poat office in the country
which may make acquisitions for them, and
when re eceived they are TO be taken up by
the postmaster in his account current,
and accounted for quarterly in the same man
ner as ordinary postage stamps. They are TO
be sold by postmasters in any required
amount, aud to any person Ewho may apply
for them, but they can be used only for the
purposeof securing the immediate delivery of
letters addressed to and received in the mails
aU Ons OF UnS OlnCes ueslSnaJeu as special ue-
livery offices. Under no circumstances are
they TO be used in the payment of
postages of anv description, or Of registry fee;
nor can any other stamps be employed to
SECURE SPECIAL DELIVERY
except the special delivery stamp. The
special delivery stamp must be 10 addition to
lawful postage, and letters not prepaid with
at least one full rate of postage, in accordance
with the laws and regulations, must be
treated as held for postage, even
though bearing a special delivery stamp in
required By the laws and regulations. Special
delivery stamps must be etfectually cancelled
at the office Of mailing in the same way as or.
binary postage stamps. Letters bearing
special delivery stamps in addition to lawful
postage may be mailed at any postofiice
in the country, but it will not
be. entitled to an imme diate
postofhce to which the special delivery system
has not been extended.
SPECIAL DELIVERY LETTERS
carrier limits of a free delivery Office, and
within radius of one mile from the
postoffice at all other special
delivery Offices. Postmasters at fourth class
Offices are not entitled to commissions on
special delivery stamps in any case. No eff
fort will be spared to expedite the mailing oi
letters bearing special delivery stamps ad-
dressed to special delivery offices.
Postmasters are urged to use all available
means for furnishing the public with informa-
tion with regard to the special delivery sys-
TEN. A list Of special delivery Offices will be
furnished to postmasterE, and must be con-
spicuously posted ON the postoffice where II
will readily attract public attention.
WILLIAM +. Villas,
Postmaster General.
THE SECOND CIRCULAR
by the postmaster general embodies technical
instructions to postmasters concerning the
above system. 1t directs postnasters tc
employ the requisite number of mes
senger boys to ensure prompt de-
livery, and provides that substitute letter
carriers may be employed as messengers, and
receive the same compensation as other mes-
sengers, but in no case shall the compensation
paid to any one person exceed thirty dollars
per month. 1.-TWO objects, Says the postmaster
general must be particularly aud strenuous
ly sought; first most efficient delivery
service and second to bring the service up to
revenue yielding condition.