New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
rpo11ry SERVICE AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD
THE BROOKLYN CITY COMPANY TO CARRY
MAILS ON JANUARY Z.

1JNE-rHE USE OF TROLLEY CARS FOR THIS
PURPOSE LIKELY TO BECOME GEN
rB,I, IN BROOKLYN.
,,on,,or has already been made In The tribune
several times of the transportation VI ,",ao. 90
Rrooklyn by means of trolley cars ~ o,osa
ono IN which Postmaster Sullivan mas s'''
studv with the intention OF eniarslns ' =.
whenever ooportunity afforded IT Is sou,'c
.,.foo,,or ~ him therefore. that on Mohoas "a
~. ,,oek tho BROOKLYN City Company VIII oeb'n ~
carry mails on one Of Its lines Inc ''" :,
heep under consideration for some UNIV "''
was left for the company to decide whicn one W ~
many lines should be first used III an
NV Tho decision was In favor or inc riA'o
H., h.. ,,bicb mails will be carried after January
,,.oo, tho general postonicc in brooklyn ana ''e
nostoGices in Flatbush and fl"tahus. me U.I ,r
Lush nostofice IS a branch Oh NV
oece This new arrangement VIII hol ""
mail service in Brooklyn proper IN the l'''''
.yu undoubtedly open the way Tor the @" .,,s.
=, r,ous an an extensive scale by the Brooklyn 'i'S
comp,nv whose lines penetrate to almost every
part of the city ,. ,t,. of the
.ansportaton OF mailbags In boih dfec"o'S WI ~
,,,ov cars under the custody Of the motormah anu
conductor. The mails Will be placed on the front
,,a,torros If certain cars at Futon and Johnson
49,, tho nearest pont Of connection between tne
railroad tracks and the postohice, ana VIII w "'
nosited at the two offices ALREADY Weh""i'o'' w
which I'm turn the mails Will BE- r"turheu an"
ceived by the general posoiice again al 'on"so".s'
4, rrosent no postal cars VIII be supplied by the
GUY Company though IL Is probable thd' J." '''' '
rura uhen the system OF mail transportation u
further extended regular mail cars VIII pe rum sum
liar TO those used on the Atlantic avenue Oo'''''
road There are two OF these IN res"'a' op,'
h,vaen the general postofiice and Coney is'a'''
oor,v,rr mails TO and from the postofice station III
between Brooklyn and the ocean. one-nA'' VI "a.
car &c fitted I'D for postal purposes. and me ohe'
half is used az n smokingcar for passehs''s' Inc
company was willing to devote the entire c"' ~ po'
tai uses but Postmaster sullivan louiu '''' '''''
II would supply all the room needed. Ihese cal nv
rim drectlv into the postofflce yard on Adaih'-s'
The entire arrangement is as convenient an poss'-
he and has given complete satisfaction. IL mas
been necessary to establish regular mali I"Pu
between the room where the pouches axe "''ue -
in the posto;fice and the point where they are p'ae
on board the car and formal contract io' us
TRANSFORMATION has been made. This route y o''
one-hundr,dth OF a mile In length. and is Hndoup'
edlv the shortest mail route In the country qua
nrobably In the world. ON the same principe !
regular route Will be established le'w zen tn' its
office and The corner OF iiroa a., ne o,rs Of the
ErooklSn CITY Compa fhi5 ro''r VII be- 1oou a.,
tso feri or "A tii. mo-. han o. 't1iA "t IN a., ~
length. when further NiiH-'I., .7 iii lac nos
mai transportation boy tnle cJti'hj VIZ W. 70 20,
for
ssnT s,rIrched INTO Johi.onL. w'cI' there r. =
track already laid. anc 90 that pow, N.', ' .ii
on,', , '"ny.ulDut IS en resHl.r na cars %;
op.raf,4 by 81. company 49, lima, too, IL j. ,"'
The postofice. Win also d. us,i fo- mai Igr
Few cities are so well adap',. ..H M 49,, s,,rf,rs
reii,oad cars since $50 many lnrs pass h''i w
postoilicc ami thence radihi' To- .. ,,i'"" non.
soon T. bring about " t d., l,rr island CIV. Ia
90 l.I
rs AtlAn , uric. on ,nat Ine blt nl Long
1ei,rd malls have be- dispatcher t-'ii 10
hy wav OF Long Island 'ity. ln'fr 800 -'' 3d.
be more AWKWARD or .oDi..'r' lis lam, distance.
on streets which "a rui" ar" iht I'm va. f,,I
go ,o he carrie IN wagons :. I'm to grnriHl 70.
ofnce in that City 80 and over ue l"'S -''-'
II is easy TO So. that n trolley mail line were es
tablishcd be;wccn the brooklyn p"s'D'e" .- ~,
Island CITY not only would hn'h ',...r ~, ,,,,h,i
between those TWO points hut ne h"'" i,ne I4i.
OF communication b'iwch N"", III, ,pit ,~oy -.ryi,c
yyb rer,lsr mail trolley AIRS much time tn a-.Ci :
mails would also BE- saved as thni ""ih H'''tr -
49, g., ,-,rsi, INST as 10 now II between i'fuph IN
ana Gomez Island These things Wiz unloHn,'i'S
come in time The success 81 me n|l similar
s,,i, &, me case ~ the brooklyn 'iV COMPANY,
and It's sIad1a nstns.ter Sullivan has liberal
IDEAS on the subject. and VIII 90 es'Iy ''t ~ ~
,o~cr To- develop this means ~ mail cit'ylhS.
n which brooklyn has set an example Tor the resi-
OF the country. ,,,.,. q, tho rural regions
he
recen,v annexed TO Brooklyn Is now uncer ephslu'
stion In both BROOKLYN and Washington, nc uo /,
nn',ias arc ,ha satisfactory scheme VIII be "oth
ont ard approved 90 that carrier service MAJ y.
introduced mex, spring There are some Vii
in the way and though the general Cul'N'I'n &, IL,
be greatly increased by snc an nid .s,rs win OBJ
Voc, They have been In the habit OF gong 20 u,'
osioeice in person all their lives and there inter
chsnring gossip with their neighbors VINO nav c"i
az alnar errands, and any radical chhhse, W." VII
yc, rcelv he welcomed at the outstt. sumo ~ .'lo
nrescni postoiiccs will be retained only as suD, .
and ~ he
he Secured but Will have nothing to 90 WIN NV
oco,, or delivery OF mails Intn the carrier -,
,co Dan he starred In fun working order IL wouIl
cause trouble and complaint II any or THESE o"'''S
! were abolished ,..,.. "a ,tis mart q,
| prnol,lvu where routes VIII OF necessity ~ i''Is
he cnrrers shall make their rounds On pc, -
T. IL evident that In brooklyn prope' WI" ~ -" ,.i
drrgs of miles Of badly paved streets. the p'S
,,ot,ld ne a hindrancc rather IMAM h'p, 10 -.
c,rrier II Is used however In some clues' ~ us
en- the suburbs and has proved great ~ ,
MANY Of the streets IN the new hivohi!n " ~ a.
Ia ridden over with cumparativ" ease anu NC ~
,,rr.s arc so great to make II h.'t-Sas i.' N
,netrncn 10 have some means OF getting h,'"t "lli
rauidiiv other than ihcr rect h',mrr M ~, ~, -,