Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
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WASHINGTON, Aug. IA circular re-.
lating to the Immediate delivery system
which Is 90 be put In operation on Octo-
Der L, has been prepared and win be sent
To postmasters at once. After quoting
section three OF the postoiIlce appropra.
ton bill, which provides the terms under
which immediate deliveries are 90 be-
made, the circular Says
II has accordingly been decided TO Introduce
the special delivery syatcm ON the LIST or DC
tuhcr, 1850, nj all posionlccs at which II Is per
United by law, VIZ, Those NJ which the tree
delivery system Is IN operation and those Ia
| elites and Towns having d population OF i010 or
over az shown IN the last federal census. sui
able supplies of these special delivery staHn-
which may make rcquistlon FOR them and
when received they ARE TO be taken Nh hs The
! postmaster M hlp account current aud account
od for quarterly IN The same manner as TIE
ordinary postage stamps, lhcy are a. be sold
| hy the n0ttnnstpfs ~ any required amount aud
10 amy person who may apply fpr them, nut they
/ can hc used only Tor The nae Of securing thu
! immediate delivery OF l0lters addressed 81 md
received Ia the mails OF tho Offices designated
ne special delivery Onlccs. Under no clrcpn,
4 stances arc they 10 he used inpAynpnl ot post
/ age OF amy description or OF the registry zee,
| nor eau any other stamp be- used
| stamp must he In addition 10 thu lawful post
ago, and lellcre mol prepaid with at least one
! fun tntr of postage In accordance With the INV
and regulations, mus. he treated M held foe
postage, oven though bearing q special delN
cry stamp. The spocinl delivery stamps must
DO cHectually conceded vt the oilioa of mailing
/ in the same way ~ the ordinary postage
I stamps, \ letter honrlng q, special dc
livery, stamp IN addition % 'lin
any poatohlcc Ia tic county, but II WIN rot be
entitled Ia immediate delivery by n messenger
| when addressed 10 a postohicn To which Tho
/ special delivery system has not bean oNtonded.
/ The special delivery lVtiors VIII bo delivered
! ll messenger within the carrier lmitA 90 free
| delivery 0nicn aud within the radius Of oua
mile from the puFtoflicc M an other special de
! livery offices, The postinasiora 40 fourth class
/ onlccs are not entitled 10 commisalonH on Tho
/ special delivery stamps IN any case. No
mailing Of letters hearing the specal
/ delivery kinnpa addressed 10 special delivery
offices. rpstuastcrs pre urged TO use an nyaili
| able mems for furnishing tho public with IN
! formation with regard to the specinl dcliypy
/ sysiem, \ st Of spcclAl delivery Offices wli
! be fnruishcd "a pUsiinNsicrs nnd must be con
| spiclously posted In the pOstontc, whore II VIII
WILLIAM Il. WAS,
Post master general.
/ 4 second circular by the postmaster
1 general cnhodles technical Instructions
| 10 the postmasters ia conforming 20 the
above system. II directs them 30 enc
! ploy the requisite number of messenger
! boys'to insure prompt delivery. and pro-
yidts that substitute lctter-cuTlers
may be employed aa messon-
gers and receive the same salary
as other messengers, but In 10 case shall
the compensation paid TO any one person
exceed $50 per month.
Two objects, says the postmaster-gen-
cral, must be particularly and strenu-
ously sought the first, the most efficient
delivery service and the second to bring
the service up TO revenue yielding come
pensatlon.