The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23
RUSHING In FOR PLACES.
POSTMASTER DOYLE OVEREUN
WITH APPLICANTS.

An Increased Force OF Clerks TO be
Asked For-Packsge Boxes to be
Put Up Through the City and q
Package Carrier to be Appointed
The Negotiations for the Whitfield
Building.
Postmaster Doyle is rapidly fsmiliariz ng
himself with his new duties, and Is becom-
ing acquainted with the work OF each de-
partment In the postofice. No changes
have yet been made in the force, but it is
said several are under advisement.
Applications for positions are pouring In
on the new postmaster at great rate
Some Of the applicants are very modest in
their requests, while nothing short of the
best positions in the Office will suit others.
Mr.. Doyle is complaining of the in
sufficient oler. cal force allowed by the gov
ernment, and in view of the rapidly in
creasing business Of the office he will prob
ably recommend the appointment of several
new clerks. Inspector Bulla, it is thought.
will also make similar recommendation
10 the postoffice department. There are
only six employees TO transact the money
order, registry and stamp business, when
there should be at least nine to properly
and promptly do the work Of these depart
ments.
Fifteen package boxes have arrived and
will be placed a. different points through
out the city in few DAYS. These boxes are
made OF the same material as the letter
boxes and are about two feet high and a
foot wide, and are to be used for the mailing
of all papers and packages which canaot be
gotten into the letter-boxes. They have
been long needed in Savannah, and will be
found to be a source of great convenience
TO the business public.
The postoffice department allows a special
carrier for this work, who will have a mail
wagon in which to travel around and take
up the contents Of the boxes. The carrier
will be appointed as soon as the boxes ara
placed in position, and many applications
1t is said, have already been filed for the
job
The postofice department will shortly
treat its letter boxes to a new coat of paint.
something that has been needed for a long
time.
The question OF a change to a new loca-
tion for the postof1ce is practically at a
standstih at present, The authorities are
waiting for propositions from the owners
OF the present quarters and the Whitfield
building. Inspector Bulla has told both par
ties just what the needs of the post
office are. and if it is decided to
let the Office remain where it is
the building will have to be thoroughly
renovated and so arranged as to give con-
| siderable more room. 1t looks as If the
| authorities favor the Whitfield, however.
and are waiting for the proposition of the
Union Society to be submitted, and, il il rs
reasonable, in all probability, contract
will be entered int for the rental of the
building.
"The government" said an official of the
postoffice, ''would derive greater revenue
from the rental of postoffice boxes than it
now enjoys if the location
were changed. Many ladies who now
have their mail delivered by the carriers
would rent box if the postoffice were
situated on some street other than Bay.
Macon, which has nothing like the popula-
ton of Savannah, has greater number of
boxes under rental, many of then by ladies,
because the Office 10 so situated that thew
do not feel delicacy in going after their
mail as they do about going on Bay street.
in this CITY,"