Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-21
WORK AT THE posToFRIoE.
semi- Annual Report Of SuperIntend- emf RuflAr.

semi-annusl report of the general delivery department of the New Haven postofice to Postmaster Sperry. In speaking of the com- plaints regarding street letter box collections previous to MT. Sperry's advent, he says: The question was promptly settled by the order dividing the city into three districts and painting the boxes In each district dis- tinct color, the color to indicate the number and time of collection each day; viz: Red boxes, which gre those in the center of the city, to be collected every hour from 2 a. rn to 10 p. m. Orange boxes, which are those outside tho center of the city and within the mile circuit, to be col 1eeted every two hours from a. m. to 10 D. m. Green boxes, which are farther out, to be collected by carriers two and three times day on their regular delivery trips. The amount of mail matter delivered and col- lected by carriers at this office for the eix months ending June, 1889,. and corfespond- ing six months ending June 80, 1890, are as | follows:
 Collection for six months ending June
 Collections for six months ending June '''''''''
 30. 1sso........... I,777.ese A gain over 1889. Instrumentation. 43l, ,74s Letters delivered six months ending June Letters delivered six months ending June ''''''''
 80. 1890. sss5oss | gain over 1889 .......:...........::. aas,44o The special delivery business at this office shows steady increase, and runs like clock l work, the messengers all endeavoring to see who can do the work with the greatest celer- 1 ity. The little organization you effected in the force worked splendidly. The special delivery business has been as follows:
 For the qnerter ending March 3l, 1890:
 Special mail letters. ... .............. 1,916 Special local letters. .... 43S | Total. .::.............. 2,s54 For the quarter ending June 30, 1890: l. l Special mail letters. ....................a aasl Special local letters. s...................... 451
 Total .'.,''..','." s,ssa s,ssa I gain over last quarter of................. 4ss l From the quarter ending December 31, l 1889, under the former postmaster. the num- | Der of pieces advertised and returned to the dead letter office as unclaimed, 1, ,114 pieces. For the quarter ending March 3f, 1890, one
 under your administration, 728 pieces; for
 the quarter ending June 30, 1890, your ad-
 ministration, 16S pieces Soon after taking l possession of my office at your suggestion l we procured from the department quantity
 of blank forms which was similar to the ones |
 riers distributed the same to every family in ! the city to be filled out, containing the names of all the members of each family, including
 servants, children and such visitors as ac-
 casionally receive mail at that address, so
 that by that means we procured a complete
 directory of the city containing 63, 900
 names, while the latest city directory (July 1,
 1S90) contains but 30,000.
 For the six months ending June 30, 1890, 943 letters without street and number were
 sent on trial to new destinations with slip.
 All but five were properly delivered, thereby
 avoiding the delay and uncertainty of send
 ing 938 pieces for the dead letter office clerks
 to decipher For the six months ending June
 30, 1890. 1, $40 notices to publishers have
 been forwarded to different publications.
 Four hundred and seventy five refused cards
 have been issued; $40 09 in due stamps have
 been affixed to short paid matter. It is HOW
 the rule of the office to notify the ssnders of all unaddressed mail matter bearing cards
 within twenty four hours after it reaches
 this office on form Mo-, thereby avoiding re-
 turning great number of letters; I, ,490 have been used since February with the |. following result:
 Forwarded to new destination request ,054
 Called Tor ct general delivery .............. I46 Returned on request as was directed s90 4,4so On February there were 168 street letter boxes, and on July 1 1S9 in use, making q new ones located in the five months. NEW HAvENERs, OUTINGS. Notes About City People and Sum- ' nler Visitors at savIn Rock, at the Seash0rs and on she M fountains. , Dentist Elias Strong is ill at his home on | York street.
 E. G. Russell of H. R. Warner & Go. is in , the Catskiiis.
 , Max Adler and family go to Saratoga next week Monday.
 J. Gardner Clark of this city sails for
 California to-day.
 F. s. Andrews has returned from stay at Moorehead lake.
 Miss Mary Dyer, daughter of Councilman
 Dyer, is in Sheffield.
 Mrs E A. Holt and Mrs B. Holt of 1166 7 Chapel street are in Baltimore. 5 Rev. Harry P. Nichols and family of this
 city have gone to Intervale, N. H.
 Professor E. H. Barbour of 237 York
 street. this city. is at Keene, N H.
 Officer Carney and wife of tlfls city have gone to Saratoga to be absent two weeks. Professor A. S. Cook of 129 Elm street. this city, is at Nontville, Morris county ,N J. James B. Smith and family of 34S Orange street will spend several weeks at the White . mountains.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. F. Hall and Mrs. A. H. Hotchkiss of 215 Orange street are in Maple r wood, NH.
 William D. Brinley and family will spend the next two weeks on Washington Heights, 2 near New York city.
 Miss Els her Damn of this city is spening
 the summer at the Lester cottage on Thomas
 street, Savin Rock The Misses R.beccs, Dora and Annie Miller of 69 Foster street are enjoying a va- l cation on Long Island.
 v MT. Albert Greenspecht of New York spent Q Sunday with his family at their cottage on
 Beach street, Savin Rock.
 W. L. Squire and family of 31 Wall street h are summeripg at Stony Greek; also Mrs. w.
 P. Tuttle of 362 Elm street. , Colonel N. G. Osborn and W. B. Keeler, g the pianist, sailed from New York for Hali- f fax Saturday for summer outing. T Miss Agnes N. Sheldon, who has been for
 three weeks at Savin Rock shore, leaves to-
 day for her home in Katyville, N. Y. p Mrs. J. G. Paine of Thomas street, Savin F Rock, has rented her cottage for the season if and is visiting at her daughters in Madison. Charles H. Farnsm and family of Hill- 5 house avenue, this city, leave shortly to pass the balance of the season in the Adiron- l dacks.
 '' Miss Grace M Bronson, daughter of 0. E.
 Bronson the Bridgeport photographer, is visit 8 ing Miss Mamie A. Ells of S1 Whalley @ avenue.
 r MT. Hirsoh of New York spent Sunday A with his family at their cottage on Beach street, Savin Rock, formerly Mr. B. Shon inger's cottage.
 . Mrs. W. w. Ritter and Miss Jessie L. Ritz ? ter, vice principle of one of the New York | public schools, are spending few days with t Mrs. P. Blackman on State street. 7. G. B. Bunnell of this city was reported by s an exchange i'll at Southport. Mr. Bunnell . . is in good health and was in town Saturday. It is his brother who is i'll st Southport At Den Mansfeld's Short Beach are R. A. Newhall and family. of 34 Wilson street, J. q J. Chapell and family of 3s William street. r and Edwin Kelsey and family of 30 William
 Street.
 Felix Kleeberg, son of Rev. DS. Kleebere,
 has accepted position as chemist in an cleo. ] trical establishments at Lynn, Mass. and has g entered upon his duties. He Is Yale s. s. 5. graduate.
 Tha Missas Hotehkiss of Chanal etre.t oor