The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-20

n. r.. Robinson d Co.. was looking
over some old documents few days
ago, and discovered copy OF The
Delaware REpUBAIcAS OF Monday, De
, Gem Der 9th. 1859. and his attention
was called to the following article
: which at this time is particularly In
} terestlng to our people. The artlci'
: is headed;
1.-The Custom House."
From the following letter from tn
! Treasury Department IL would seen
|. that the corner OF Sixth and kipI
! street, has been definitely fixed as tn
: site for the Post Office and Custom
House.
D Treasury Department, Nov. 90. 1859.
r conference.-the Department ar
; proves your selection OF lot at Sixt
8 and King streets as site for the new
/. Custom House authorized ut Whining
S ton. Delaware, and agree to purchase
|, the snme at a price not exceeding
7 50. 500 whenever tho terms OF tho ae
: making the appropriation and Of th'
e Joint Resolution Of Congress APPROX
{ ed September IL, 1871, shall have beel
/ complied with.
BY the terms of the appropriation
$ the exemption OF the lot and building
from city, and all other taxes what
ever by the Legislature Of Delaware
s is required. and by the joint resolution
r the written opinion of the Attorney
r General of the United States OF tn
title and the assent OF the State to tht
: purchase must be given before any
r money ean be given.
. Will therefore thank you to let me
I Know whether there ls any law or th'
state, exem pting the property OF th'
: United States from taxation, ana Civ
. ing Its assent to any purchase OF
: property which may be made By
. them. Very respectfully.
w. HODGE,
Acting Sec'J Of the Treasury.
CHARLES Polk,
, EDWARD GILrIN, Commissioners.
JESSE SHARPE,
, and below the following local:
Tho opposition to locating the poa
office up town has called forth tht
following facts. from which 1t will b
seen that the persons In tho lower
section Of our city do far more bGst
| ness through the post Office than thost
residing north of Fourth street. Oh
Thursday night there was received bS
the northern and southern mails As
. letters for persons below 4th stree
and only IS for persons above tina
street and nearly all ths boxes in tbs
Office are used by residents below 81
street.
We have interviewed the present
genial postmaster, Mr.. Daniel Stew
. art, and although the department /.
. not yet located in the new Office
which Ia being built at 9Th and SIMPLE,
streets. 1t will be OF such size as to
accommodate the business OF GU
city for number OF years.
! We will through his courtesy Civ,
you some idea of tho increase OF mail
: in our city since the publication O
that article In 1859. The daily mail!
. have increased from one daily to y
incoming and 81 outgoing mails, an,
the number OF pieces handled al,
about 40, 900 daily, This morning til,
books show, received 60 lock pouche
and 1903 sacks of papers.
And what transformation there 4
In the business of the office. Nov
three -fourths OF the mail Is received
and distributed above sixth street
The kindest attention was sho wn you
reporter in getting this information
from tie various polite employees IL
the Office and while there lie was RI
questei to put before the citizens
some points which would be OF grea
help 10 The handlers OF tho mail II FOL
lowed out by the mailer OF letters.
!, Iii the first place particular reques
!, is made that all stamps be put onl,
, upon the upper right-hand corner o
the nyelope
, III put in any other place ii make
c extra work for those that handle 1t
Then again the name and adore
should be written on the left emu
OF the letter, anu the address he writ
ten distinctly with the county unC
, state. While in tie office we wert