The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19
sAvANNAEs PosroFFIcE-
postmaster Doyle's Improvement
the Postal Service.

stamp ana money order business is increas-
Ing every day. It was seldom that ladies'
went to the old postoffioe. Now they 90
all the time.
During Postmaster Doyle's administra-
ton, which covers a period of six months
he has made a marked Improvement in the
postal service. For the accommodation of
the public he has established four stamp
agencies at convenient localities-at Fret
well a Nichols, Bay and Bull streets: w.
r Reds, South Broad and East Broad
streets; Edward J. Kieffer's, West Broad
aud Stewart streets. and st. Julian r.
Honge's, Whitaker aud Duffy streets. He
mas put into use the newspaper and package
boxes for the collection of mail matter too
large for the ordinary letter boxes The
carrier service has been improved. The
carriers are on the streets an hour earlier
than they were before the present admins
tration.
The postmaster says that the business has
increased wonderfully in the last six
months, and is increasing every day. The
gross receipts for the Office last year reached
$50, 439 81, net revenue of $53, 13l So, The
business this year is increasing at the rate
OF $500 month. the Savannah office re-
ceives surplus funds from 70Osmaller offices.
Most OF these deposits are made in the early
part OF each quarter. About 500 were re-
celved during the first ten DAYS of this
month. During this time Deputy Post
master Waring has very busy time send
ing certificates Of deposit to the postmasters
Of the smaller Offices
The sales Of stamps, ETC., at the stamp
window have also increased. The last re-
port from Clerk John n. Black shows a
sale of over $4,000 month.
In the money order department the bust
ness has also improved. R. ]. Warrick and
his assistant, j. o. De Castro, are kept busy
writing from the time the window opens at
y O'Clock in the morning until the business
closes at O'Clock in the afternoon. The
number Of money orders issued monthly is
about 1000, and about the same number are
paid. One thousand postal notes are issued
monthly, and about the same number are
paid.
Harry 3. Lemcke and Frank Lamar
handle all the registered matter that passes
through the Office. The business is sur
prisingly large. The total number of pieces
in transit last month was 1886. The NUNS
Der received for registration monthly is
about 1000. In addition to this the regis
try clerks work up nine pouches daily for
Jesup, Waycross, Dupont, Townsville,
Atlanta, Macon, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla :;
Washington, D. G. and New York.
The mailing clerks and Night Clerk
Martin j. Burke are about the hardest
worked men in the office. Chief Mailing
Clerk Robert w. Green has has charge Of
the mailing department He has won a
reputation In the postal service for speed
and correctness. When the mail is large
and he has but few minutes before closing
time, his speed is marvellous He can handle,
when required, from ffty-hve TO sixty
letters a minute. His assistants are T. H.
ODonovan and R. w. White. The post
master regards his mailing force the best in
this division. 1t handles on an average
%, 900 pieces of first-class matter daily, and
5000 pieces Of third and fourth-class
matter. In the early part of each month
the mails are much larger than at any other
time.
The time of the arrival and departure of
all out of town mails at present is as fol-
lows:
Northern arrive sos and 6:44 a. NJ. 6:22
p. m. Depart a. m, 1899 and $40 p m.
Southern arrive 5:45 a. m. 2:14 and 7:55
p. m. Depart 7:04 and 1855 p. m.
Western arrive $50 a. M. sos p. m. De-
part $40 a. m, $40 p. m.
Augusta and Port Royal arrive 1852
a. m.
Jesup express arrive s a. m.
Savannah and Americas arrive 7:10 p. m.
Depart 1885 a. m.
Tybee arrive 6:10 p. M Depart 2:30 D. m.
Express train for the south with Way
cross, Brunswick, Darien and Doboy mails
depart 1890 p. m.
The closing hours are as follows:
Northern, and II :39 a. m. 7:10 o. m.
Western, 6 a. M, 7:10 p. IN.
Southern, 6 a. M, 6:55 D. m.
Brunswick, Darien, Waycross, Doboy and
points going south, IL :39 a. m.
Tybee, 1870 q. m.
Postmaster Doyle sGys that to secure
promptness in the handling of the mails
letters should be posted promptly. This is
not hard to do, but many business men do
not do it. Many firms having large num-
Der of letters and circulars mail them the
last thing before the departure of the mails,
when they ought to mail them in the early
part Of the day. The bulk of the %, 600
letters mailed daily are dropped in the
officesafter o'clock in the afternoon. This
entire mail is handled by four men end
stamped by Stamper Toomer. The post
master says: Never mail quantity of let
tiers or circulars in the street boxes Time
will be gained, and the business of the Of
flee facilitated, by taking them directly to
the postofiice. This gives the clerks an OPP
portunity to work up the circular mail be-
fore the big rush of letters after o'clock.
The carrier service is under the direction
of Supt. William Coolidge Mr.. Coolidge
has under him nineteen regular carriers and
three substitute carriers. Supt. Coolidge
and his force handle in the neighborhood of
02,OUO pieces OF mall matter daily. The
carriers make four deliveries, at and a.
M. and 80 and p. m. Four collections
are made every day from the letter boxes,
at 5:45 and II 80 a. m. and 500 and $40 D.
m. On Sunday only two collections are
made, at 5:45 a. m, and $3.50 p. m.
The lock boxes are managed by General
Delivery Clerk James Whiteman, Eddie
Lege, Charles Ledlie and John M. Black.
The postmaster says that persons dlscov-
ering errors in the delivery of their mail, or
that their mail has been unnecessarily de-
layed in the postoffice, should promptly
report to him, and in all cases preserve the
envelope and bring it with the complaint.
To investigate and remedy these errors is
one of the postmaster's duties. Postmaster
Doyle will investigate all complaints that
are brought to his attention.
That the improvements made by Post
master Doyle in the postal service of the
city have been fully appreciated by the
public is shown by the marked increase of
the business Of the office.
His efforts to still further increase the
facilities of the Office will continue. and all
improvements obtainable will no doubt be
added as occasion may require.