Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-06
THE CITY POST-OFFICE
How the Business Of the Office Ha,
Grown In Recent Years.

The following figures show the amount OF
business Of the city post-office: In the registry
division the number Of pieces handled during
the year 1888 amounted to 1892 $50, Of which
about IS per cent was official, being an in
crease Of LIS, 557 over the year 1887, over 6
per cent.
The number of letters. cards, &C., handled in
the mailing division during the year 1885
amounted to A, 1850 being an increase OF
7,SO5, $40 over 1887, or about 20 per cent. Dur
ing the same year the number Of pieces o,
printed matter amounted to 1866, 400. being
an increase over 1887 Of ,ss2, $50, or per cent
The number of sacks of printed matter handled
during the year 1888 amounted to 372, 73s, be-
Ing an increase over 1887 Of 30,243, or 8 per
cent. The number of pouches handled during
1888 amounted to 1879 $780, being an increase
over 1887 OF 1928, or per cent The number
OF special delivery letters handled during 1885
amounted to 2l,4s6, being an increase over
lsS1 o. 4,SoS, or 70 per cent. The total increase
OF all items handled in one year amounted to
9,73O, 309, with an average increase on each
Item during the year Of 1,946, 061, or Is per
cent
THE CITY DELIVERY.
In the city delivery division the number of
packages and letters received during the month
Of May, 1889, was 1884; in May, 1888, 7o,1l7,
nearly IL per cent The number of sacks. sec-
ond, third and fourth class matter, received
during the month Of May, 1889, was 1913; in
May, 1888, 6,666, or OF per cent The number
OF packages Qarge), frst-class matter, received
during the month Of May, 1889, was 14.09S; in
May, 1888, 1S,05o, over per cent. The num-
Der of packages Of dead letters.receiyed during
the month Of May, 1889, was $1,000; in MAY,
1888, IA, 1866, 80 per cent. The number of car
riers employed in 1889 is Il3; in February,
Thn nT 1ax&. L.. AZ
during the month Of May, 1889, was 1867, $40;
in May, 1888, 1921, 65S, 14s per cent. The
number Of letters, &C., collected during the
month Of May, 1883, was 1,l61, AIT; in May,
1883, 1.os0, Alb, IA per cent.
THE SALE OF STAMPS.
The receipts from sale of stamps for the fs-
cal year ending June 80, 1888, were ss44 752. IS,
being an increase Of Gil, $685. over the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1887. The receipts from
sale Of stamps for the quarter ending March
81 1883, were about s104,0O0. The receipts
from sale OF stamps for the year ending June
so, 1889, aggregate about $500 900.
As will be seen, Of the number Of pieces
handled in the mailing division three-fourths
were official. The business Of the mailing d.
vision for the year 1888 exceeded the previous
year one-ffth, and the special delivery ex-
ceeded the expectations OF its friends, the in
crease being 70 per cent and the average in
crease OF each item was Is per cent. The city
delivery in the month of May handled one.
eighth more pieces than in the correspondents
month OF 1887, and the delivery by carriers for
May was nearly ID per cent more than in May,
In order to provide accommodation for the
growing business Of the Office, Postmaster Ross
has enlarged the floor space BY the Construction
OF temporary lobby outside the building, the
windows for delivery, &C., being on the build
ing line. Additional general delivery and
stamp windows have been provided.
BRANCH POSTAL STATIONS.
Within the past fourteen months 1--WE branch
poUbal stations have been established, a. fol-
lows: Station g, HOO Connecticut avenue north.
west; station II, 1904 18th street northwest; sta-
ton Z, 81 street northwest; station L, ISL
9Th street southeast; station N, 14l5 II street
northeast, all having facilities for money order.
postal note and registration business Since
the 25th OF june, 1889, there have been two
collections per diem made from stations K, 81,
d and g, instead Of one - heretofore.
s4rE1 HISTORY OF TEE OFFICE.
The Washington post-ofacs was established
September /, 1875, Thomas johnson, IT,, being
first postmaster. Christopher Richmond vss
appointed January 1, 1876, Lund Washington
October following, and Thomas Munroe April
DR.. VIM. Jones, who served tilt James 8. Gun
nell was appointed, March %, 1889. Mr.. Gun
nell served till July, lsl1, when Col 8. <.
Gardner was appointed. Mr.. Gardner WAS suc-
ceeded by Mr.. W. A. Bradley. Col James q.
Berret next held the ofice. DR.. Jones IVES sp-
pointed again In March, 1853, and served TIL
1881, while Mr.. Lewis ClephAns, sayies ).
Bowen, and Col O. n Alexander served I'M TIE
Grant sdminisration, when Judge Edmonds
was appointed, serving from Nay, 1859 TIL
1850, whom Dol. Anger was appointed. Thos,
L. Tulloch followed Col Anger and served
several months. Col ID. n parkep ~ -
charge Of the Office few weeks, and Mr., y. ii
Conger, Mr.. Ross predecessor, was then ap-
pointed, and served from june. 1855, to January
30, 1854