The evening world., 1893-09-16
CARRIERS TO RIDE THE WHEEL.
Brooklyn Post Office Will Use
Bicycles to Deliver Mail.
They Win Save tho Department
Time asd Money.

Postmaster Andrew T. sullivan. OF
Brooklyn, is hard G.. work arranging the
details necessary Tor the ,utrplictl"n OF
and money saver.
There are SO many things TO be taken
into consideration before such an impor
tant change can be made that /, Is nd!.c
likely the leading officials at the Gen
eral Post-Ofiice win be kept busy
until Oct. I, the day the new system will
60 Into effect.
The fundamental idea on which the
proposed change Is made IL the saving
OF the money usually expended in car
fare. In all great cities OF this country
the police and firemen AZ well as other
officials are permitted to ride on the
street-cars free OF charge.
Free transportation, however. Is not
accorded the gray-coated army who
Toy or sorrow, as the case may he. In
u City. so situated as Brooklyn trans
pottatfon OF some kind must be fur
ntshed the carriers. This Is not so much
to save the carriers as to save time.
There are some 462 carriers I'm the De-
partment with $50 postal routes.
s Is only paid IN ,ho cases wH.rs
ticket Is then allowed the carrier 10y
which he can reach his route. i,c Is
Obliged to walk back to the office or
pay his fare out Of his own pocket. IL
the route Is more than a mile from the
once the carrier then receives two
tickets.
The expense for car-fare In the arook-
postal officials In Washington, who are
the prime movers In the scheme -! In
Producing the bicycle into the service.
claim that IL put In operation in Brook
n tNrn u,u nnn -hnl ,f n.
present expenditure for car-fare can be
saved
BESIDES the General Post-Oalce there
are six branch carrier offices IN the city.
They are located MS follows:
station 3. 1860 Fulton street.
station r. 26iS Atlantic avenue.
Station q. l13 Greenpoint avci.ie.
station ). 1919 broadway.
station V. 277 Twelfth street
station w, $3.50 Bedford averue.
letters have been sent to each snptr-
intendent asking for information a. Ia
the practicability of the bicycle as al
agent of transportation In his territory.
Thus far no 4, urn has been made to
Postmaster sullivan.
1t IN expected that the bicycle win be
used on about $50 routes to transport a
carrier to and from his route. aul in
the inter station exchange service
They will not be employed In the dis.
A carrier will leave the general OF
branch office mounted for his route
Arriving in his territory he will leave
the wheel In some convenient place and
then go out on his route, arranging
matters SO as to end his delivery az
near as possible to the point OF be-
ginning.
The >Goverment will furnish the wheels
but the carrier will be held responsible
for their safety.
In the inter-station service a wheel
Will be used strong and heavy enough
TO carry several bags of mail. A spe.
cially constructed frame IL atta' he'd to
the wheel to hold the bags In place
Just as soon as one station has its mai
made up for another station the mes
| senger will jump upon his steel horse
and ride to point of rendezvous wher.
he will meet the messengers OF tn,
| other stations.
Each messenger will take the mai
belonging to his office and whee
back with 1t. The bicycle will not be o
| much service In the heavy weather tx.
perienced in this climate In The Winter
months. 1t is expected. however. ,bat
II can be successfully utilized during
eight months every year.