New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
ELECTRIC POSTAL SERVICE.
POSSIBILITIES OF THE SYSTEM RECENTLY
ADOPTED IN BROOKLYN.
AN IDEA THAT ORIGINATED WITH POSTMASTER
SULLIvAN-WHAT 1T MAY LEAD TO
OTHER CITIES LOOKING INTO IT.

AN IDEA THAT ORIGINATED WITH POSTMASTER
suLLIvAN-wHAT 1T MAY LEAD TO
OTHER CITIES LOOKING INTO 1T.
Hanging on the wall Of the Office of Postmaster
Sullivan, only few feet distant from his desk
and clearly in his view as he sits there at WORK.
is a map OF the city of Brooklyn, or rather so
much of It as is included in the district over which
the Brooklyn Postmaster has charge. Ihis en-
braces OF the new wards. but not the o'her
two. Arrangements were made Tor eXtehding Tree
mail delivery to Flatbush before the act was passed
annexing 1t to the city, and so annexation maze
no difference to the town in this respect. But
the annexation of Gravesend and New-Ctrecht
did not bring them under the purview OF POST
master Sullivan. though undoubtedly they VIII De
placed under his control as regards postal affairs
at an early day. At present there are number
OF postofices in this region. one for each village
or settlement In time of course postal stations
will be established for this territory and the pres
ent postmasters will find their occupation gone
though PROBABLY some OF them may be retained
as superintendent OF stations or IN olher
capacities.
on the man already mentioned ere marked the
locations OF the various postoice stations in the
city and the routes taken by the messengers VINO
five times each day meet at central point Tor the
interchange OF pouches, thus greatly facilitating
the distribution of the mails This central point
is indicated by green star. II is at DE haio
and Nostrand ayes, and is accessible with com
parative ease from all parts OF Brooklyn The
idea of this nterstation service originated with
Postmaster Sullivan, and has been most success
fully carried out.
The probabilities are that before Mr.. Suvans
term expires another map will be displayed show
ing the various trolley routes over which mails
are regularly carried. AS yet there Is only one
route Of this kind. AS has been told III Inc
Tribune. 1t extends from the postoflce to Coney
Island over the lines OF the Atlantic Avenue Rail-
part OF August Within the last few weeks a
switch has been built so that the pos h
Adams-st. side By this service the carriage OF
try between Thrty-sxth-st. and Coney Island Is
greatly facilitated -Four trips day are mace
without a hitch from the day it was, started
In view of the success Of this experiment 1t can
dayHif indeed they have not already been taken
in EXTENDING G,b tne 1aris %" tbe c
The Atlantic Avenue postal cars reach ,nG p9st
runs in front OF the building in Washington-st.
and at the distance OF stones throw in Fulton
me nse Of them " mails could be
GT aed Should Se
sidered desirable No other city IT is safe TO say.
From lower Fulton-st the surface railway lines
Iadiate out like the spohes OF wheel from the
to make large proportion of the lines available
for postal purposes when arrangements to that
An especially convenient arrangement would be
the carriage Of mails by the DE Kalbave cars 10
the point already referred to, at which the mes
sengers from the several stations meet FOR the
exchange OF pouches. 1t Is certain that II Post
master Sulvan's views have due weight In Wash
ington extensive will soon be made OF the
trolley system for postal purposes. IL Is. OF
course qualification to him that Brooklyn has
been the pioneer in this direction ana that the
experiment begun last summer has been so com
pletely successful
But Brooklyn viii not. in all probability. be al
lowed 10 have monopoly OF this idca long. soon
after the postal were Sc; running on the Allan
tic Avenue line. the postmaster OF Chicago made
a careful inspection Of the system. being taken
the route by Assistant Postmaster Nc
Cooey. He much pleased with its operation
and seemed 10 think that ii would be possible 10
Introduce the same idea In his own city. Within
been personally studied by a representative OF the
something will soon be done toward utilizing the
electric cars there for mail purposes.
With the extension OF trolley systems between
towns and villages. which seems likely to take
place and more in the future. IT is easy 10
that the mail facilities OF country places will
be greatly improved II the OF travel
used as they be by the postal authorities
especially In the vicinity OF large cities.
In Brooklyn the postal service. describing its
great business OF the postoiiice is now carried on
the postofiice thoroughly