The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-06
AFTER POSTOFFICE JOBS.
No Lack Of People Who Are Willing
TO Serve Uncle Sam.

Mr.. Haines Besieged by Applicants
for Places-Thirty-eig Positions,
but Not All of Them in the Gift of
the Postmaster-Very Few OF Them
Lucrative Places-Gossip of the APP
pointments.
1t will probably be Postmaster George
S. Haines within the next ten days. His
nomination, it is expected, will be con-
hrmed to-day, and it will take several
days for the commission to reach Savan-
nah, after which the bond must be pre-
pared and forwarded to Washington and
approved before the new appointee can
take charge.
There is considera bic speculation as 10
the appointments at the disposal of the
new postmaster, especially that of assis-
tant postmaster. The names of Mr.. Wal
ter 5. King and Mr. D. B. Hull are men
toned as likely to succeed to this position.
1t is likely that both MIR. Hull and Mr..
KING win be given positions of some
kind.
BEsIEGED WITH APPLICATIONS.
Mr.. Haines is being besieged on all
sides by persons who are anxious to
serve the government under his direction.
AS the majority of the employees Of the
postofice come under the civil
service rules he has no
idea yet how many appointments
it win be in his power 10 make 1t may
be taken for granted that he will make as
many changes as possible. The postoifice
is regarded as a republican nest and all
loyal democrats will look forward to the
change with good deal of pleasure.
THE PosToFFICE PLUMs.
There are thirty-eight positions in the
postoihce, besides the postmaster, who
receives salary of IS, 800. The assistant
postmaster gets 81, 500; the registry clerk,
chief mailing clerk and superintendent of
carriers 81 100 each; money order clerk
ana mailing clerk, $500 each; a mailing
clerk, stamp and distributing clerk,
and general clerk $500 each;
the assistant registry clerk, three dis
trlbutlng clerks and night mailing
clerk 500 each assistant money order
clerk 5000, three stamp clerks $500 each,
porter $500 and special delivery clerk
$3.50. The nineteen carriers get $3.50
each. n newly appointed carrier, now
over, only gets $500 the first year. If, at
the end of a year, he gives satisfaction
and shows himself capable, the pOstmas-
ter can have his salary raised to $3.50.
There are no high salaried positions in
the postoftice, as will be seen by the above
statement. The assistant postmaster
is the only man, next to the postmaster,
who gets much of a salary, and the salary
attached to this Office IS poor Compensa-
ton for the amount of work and response
bility devolving upon the incumbent.
THE PRESENT PosToFFICE FORCE.
The present occupants of the postoffice
are as follows:
PoStmaster-J. F. DOYLE
Assistant-P. A. Waring.
Mailing Clerks-R. w. Green, J. M.
Black, T. H. ODonovan and f. Toomer,
colored.
Cancelling Clerks-T. A. Houlihan and
r. H. Bourke, colored.
Chief Distributing Clerk-H. S. Hymes.
Asserting Clerk-P. CASTOR, colOred,
Utility Clerk-C. Ledlie.
Mail Contractor M. Wilder
Money Order Clerk. A. DeCastro.
Registry Clerk-H. B. Lemcke
Assistant Registry Clerk-John Nc
Collough.
Superintendent of Carriers-W William
Coolidge.
Stamp Clerk-E. j. Lege.
General Delivery Clerk-R. W. White,
colored.
Assistant Money Order Clerk. e.
Wakeman.
Special Delivery Messenger-Jesse
Green, colored.
The carriers are; J. G. Mirault, col
ored, j. d. Boughes, colored, j. d Camp
bell, colored, S. B. Cooper, colored, L. Nj.
Pollard, colored, G. C. Deveaux, colored,
p. A Donegal, colored, j. O'Donovan, j.
j. Hewlett F. w Curlev COL
ored, M. 7. Jones, coIored, A. S.
Lafayette, colored, G.. A. Lord, colored,
G.. F, Tyson, colOred, L. NJ. Peasants,
Jr., colored, NJ. G.. O'Driscol, M. B. Bren-
nan, colored, j. Mcbride. M. j. Burke
Substitutes-H Campbell, colored, H
M. Benson, colored, +. p. Edwards, col.
ored, j. Carey, colored.
ALONG TERM IN. OFFICE.
Mr., William Coolidge, superintendent
of carriers, has held that position for the
last eighteen years, and is said to know
the place of residence of over half the
people of Savannah. 1t is not unlikely
that he will be continued in his position
If the change in postmasters is made on
account of the charges recently made
against Postmaster Doyle in the recent
investigation of the postoffice, the same
| charges will apply TO a number of the
present employees of the Office, and other
| removals may be expected to follow in
short order
Postmaster Doyle said yesterday that
he had received no notification of any
change in the Office His resignation has
not been requested and he has not been
notified of his removal. He said he
would make no objections to vacating the
Office, but he would like to know the
grounds on which he is removed.