New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-25
THE CROWDED POST OFFICE.
TWO CABINET OFFICERS INSPECT IT.
MAsTER GENERAL wANAMAKER POINTS

PosTM ASTER GENERAL wANAMAKER POINTS
OFT IT'S DEFECTS TO SECRETARY WINDOW.
PostmasterG eneral wanamaker arrived In this city
at 10 a. m Yesterday He left Washington on Tuesday
evening and spent the night at his home near Pha-
delphia Shortly after his arrival here he called on
Postmaster Van Colt at the POsoice lie Is earnestly
I'm favor of increasing the facilities for sacting tie
business OF the Postoce and he succecded I'D ihuuchS
Secretary Window, Of the Treasury Department, VINO
has charge of the public buildings OF the uhi'ed
States TO come to this city and inspect the Fe1erai
Building Mr. Wanamaler so impressed with the
need of changes in the building when be first examined
IT, that he believed that an inspection OF the Dnldhg
would be more ehicacous with the Secretary OF the
Treasury than any amount Of oral argument
Mr.. Wanamaker was at the PoStoiice at an early
hour He talked with Postmaster Van Colt for a
time and awaited Secretary Window, who entered the
building about IL O'Clock The two Cabinet ohcois,
with Supervising Architect Wndrim, Postmaster van
Colt Bankson T. Morgan and several OF the Postohce
officials then took of the elevators ana uescehuou
TO the lower floor and visited In turn each hoor VI
the building Mr. Wanamaker was quick to point out
the Inconvenience and unhealthfuneSs OF some OF inc
places in which the clerks now work The dark
basement LOOMS thu cramped quarters on the hst noor
the slow elevators and the close array of desks In the
moneyolder department among the things which
attracted the attention of the officials secretary
Window made few comments, but listened 10 all tne
suggestions made. The number OF ohces deVoeu u
other than Potsiice and Court purposes was me
subject of criticism on the part OF the PoSthsteF
General The room, he said. needed for the
postoce and there we're other buildings in which the
various boards having Offices in the Pos'onco anu
Court building could find accommodation
Secretary Window left the building as soon
as the inspection was cOmpIeted' he VIII
confer With the PostmasterGeneral and the Super
visng Architect at Washington, and will decide as 10
the amount of money which can be spared from the
appropriation for the repairs to the Federal Buld-
ing The Commission which Investigated the POST
office recommended that $4,000 be expended, and
the hopes to procure that sum Tor
the New-York building.
PostmasterGeneral Wanamaker sat In the POsG
masters room for time after the Inspection was
finished. He said in reference to the report Oh inc
Commission: Some of the improvements susses"u
can scarcely be carried out at present for want OF
money and for other reasons. The amount sug-
gested by the Commission may suffice for changes In
The interior of the building but not for any extension
of it, The city authorities might not DC "ililhs III
anv event TO allow the occupying OF more erOuiu'
The New York Office is the centre of the distributing
system and all the necessary space should Oc gwen
for the transaction of ito business. BY moving some
of the Offices improving the elevator service ana III
raenr the floor space devoted the Posoilce work,
some additional convenience In performing the WORK
may be secured"
Mr. Wanamaker is said to believe that the erection
of new Postofce further uptown, or the removal OF
the courts from the Federal building VIII DC necessary
in "a few years. c., , ,.,,. % tho
Postofice was received from Washington YESTERDAY
hut MIR Van Colt did not have time 10 examine u.
The reorganization of the service Is thorough Many
90 the higher salaries are cut down under tne Jaw
nassed by the last Congress and the salaries OF many
Of the clerks are increased by the new schedule
clerks as 10 the exact changes which Will be MADE
by the schedule. The Postmaster WI he ASSN sign
some of the clerks TO various duties ana inc NJ"
roSter will 90 into effect this month. The fu list
Of changes Will not be made known for several days.