Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-14
FOR FURrHRR ImPnovEmENrs.
MT. sperry visits Washingson to Galn
 Additional Facilities for she New

MT. Sperry visits Washington to Galn
 Additional Facilities for she New
 Haven once.
 Postmaster Sperry has gone to Washington to confer with those in authority over mat ters pertaining to the local office. He wishes to have the clerical and carrier forces in- creased as the present forces are insufficient for the demands made upon them. At present there are twenty. three clerks all told, and thirty.sight carriers. It is Mr. sperry's wish to add two more clerks and three more carriers. By the addition of these carriers the outlying districts would be af- forded with better delivery. Townsend ave- nue and all that section would have two
 mails instead of one e now. 4 number of the business routes are too heavy, and tho business is constantly increasing upon them, making the addition of extra carriers nsces- sity. He will also urge the passage of the bill now before congress that will increase the salary of those in the postofkcs depart msnt. He regards them as underpaid, and believes that the Now Haven postofios em- ployes deserve more salary than they are now receiving. The clerks receive from $500 to $90O @ year now, but the postmaster thinks that $500 to $1,2e0 would be none
 too much for them. The carriers receive $S5O, but by law already in force their
 classification will be changed within year.
 According to law postodices serving more than 75,O 900 inhabitants are ranked as irst
 class free delivery offices, and those under
 that number as second class. New Haven is
 January it will undoubtedly be put in the former. Then two-thirds of the carriers
 will receive $1 ,000 year or an increase of $150 and the other third will receive $500 or decrease of $50. The new law, therefore,
 benefits some and hurts others. The last third will be the last addition to the force.
 The auxiliary corps at $500 will be retained the same as now.
 Still another matter relating to the post- office employees, which the postmaster will call the attention of the Washington author
 ities to, is the claim made by them fer ex- tra compensation for the extra time which they worked between May 24, 1888, and Sep tember 30 of the same year after the time the eight hour law went into effect. Besides thsse there are other matters that he will give his attention to while in that
 city. The prime object of his trip is to con- fer with the authorities in relation to sstab- fishing sub-stations or stamp agencies about the city. This matter has been the subject of recent correspondence, and the Washing ton officials desired to see Mr. Sperry per- sonally and ascertain exactly what was wanted.
 The plan which the postmaster has in view
 is one which is now in vogue in some of the
 larger cities and for which congressional
 act provides. It is to equip drug stores situ-
 ated mile and more from the office with
 stamps, envelopes, postal cards and other
 necessary accessories for the convenience of
 the public. At these drug stores mail boxes will also be put. For selling the stamps the
 law gives the druggist $24 year. Twelve | or fifteen such sub.stations would be needed | if the system were introduced here.