New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
POSTAL STATIONS Oy THE VEST SIDE.

GENERAL vIELE SEND, A LETTER SHOWING THa
NEEDS OF His DISTRICT.
Citizens west OF Central Park and north of
Futy-ninth-st have made frequent petitions 10 tho
poS al authorities for the establishment OF pOs
stations in their district Tnroush the intervention Of
General vlelo the matter p hand, Of
inspector on December 81, lni report called for In
respOus, to communicliio1 ron CDion'l j. l. BNes,
superintendent OF the Free D.very ,plrtmen', H.
qurng about tho needs OF thr portion Of tAc city
General velc sent the fol wing letter. wAlel clca;y
explains the condition Of affairs:
Referring to your letter. beg 10 state that tho portion
ot the city OF NcwiOrk winch IN my judgment AMI IN
the opinion of very large ulnoer ot m 60 as
ton in Broadway near Fi'ty-thlrd-st. AMI west Of
Eghth-ave. to Hudson River There is no statioa on
hunired-snd wenty -hlth--t. Th- peuous de. vcry
uumerousy signed ask Tor station AT ne y-ihir! 81
nfth-. aud EigAh-aye desire TO cai yonr attention
to the fact That my Congressional district, WHICH
island Of Yew-YorS ana contain. more
than 10000 inhabitants. has bur four
10000 nhabta Is. has l24 nost Offices seven o. which
have postnasters receiving An aggregate o riVSpo ~
salaries being paid from the receipts OT the ot-
fees The city OF Newark " j.. and ais" Jersey t'ty.
with considerable less population than ms district nave
each postal with general oice n.Akng
us,rict The cfv Of Ncw YORK with 2O6 $50 inhabi-
rants ast census but nineteen stations In addition
the general office while the city OF Phhil"iephia,
with Ouy siG.9s4 inhautants. has twenty-eight be-
sides the general Oiice-on--thri stations whs
the former thirt inhabitants. IIe whDis
state of NcwlOrk, with population OF 0,Os3slO has
g. 30 post Offices while the STATE Of Pcnnnsy
with population Oi only i.2-21@O, and less number
square miles in area has 1920 post Oifc"s-nrarly
onc-IOurtn more. A comparison OF rcvende derived
from the New York Offices IN tIdt received from otner
sources have named. in fact from other posi-
Office United states would he more striking sui
WniteVer may be the report OF tae Inspectors You
have assguei the duty obtaining The INFORM ;lun
which base report 10 the Po~ina-t"r-
General. you viii nni Ia the foregoing ngures
and petit submitted ample Reasons Tor reoO
mending the es,abll-hmcnt OF the two stations ~
quesed namely. at Ninety thirisi. ahd Nintlafe,
and one At Olc-hun ircd and tw mt ty-hith-si. ana
Eighth Tnc very rapid Increase IN the population
OF my district the Last taken IL an I'M
portant bc considered II wOnld b. safe to ,ay
that SljOOOO0D has been expended In the erection oi
Dwellings Ia this district during the last five years ahd
the next years VIII, In all probability. snow al rk
cess OF this amount sincerely trust mat early act on
may taken this matter aud that the station, asSr
for may he e~tab ished without delay Tn service IL
FAR from should he AZ the present time. Ihere
are not enough carriers, aud those that arc
e,upnved are overwOrkei The establishment O thp,e
stations will have the eife 70 obyats tins I'm llty by
enabling the carriers AXE frequent deliveries
auu giving shorter routes with less exposure AM
fatigue.
Other corrcspondence relating 70 the matter have been
carried on between General Nicle and Colonel Bates
since the matter placed IN the hands OF an in>rc
tor but so detinte action has Ocen tdN-n rae
.tter-carrers plants from thtt district D)ut oas
and tresonc routes are meanwhile Increasing.