New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-05

POSTMASTER SULLIVAN ALERT IN MAX
ING IMPROVEMENTS.
MAILS CARRIED BY TROLLEY cARs-TGrE SYSTEM
TO BE EXTEHpED-A BETTER LONG
ISLAND SERVICE PROMISED.

TO BE ExTENpED-N BETTER LoNG
ISLAND SERVICE PROMISED.
Postmaster Sullivan. OF Brooklyn. naturally takes
n keen interest In the pan under consideration for
the TRANSPORTATION OF mails by surface railroad lines
In New-York FOR the adoption Of the pan VIII he
virtually the carrying into effect OF the ideas which
he put In operation In Brooklyn about year ago
Las; August regular trolley -mail-cars-the hrSt
ever constructed In the country began to rn on the
Atlantic Avenue Companys electric line between
the BROOKLYN pos;onicc AMI Concy Island. For some
time previous mliblgs had been carried on the reg
uar cars Of this line which thus secured the priv-
legc OF displaying the sign 81. ). Ma! IN con-
spicuous place
The electric mail service has given excellent salts
faction II was not seriously iuterferod with by the
strike though IN connection herewith an attempt
was made TO get tho railroad company into trouble
hv showing that displayed the sign referred 20 on
cars not used for mall purposes The attempt
failed
BEFORE the strike began one ot tho Brooklyn
Heights "Ompany's lines. the one running 20 rat
bush and Flltlands. had been impressed into tho
postal service. and plans are now under consid"ra-
tlon for using other lines ~ that company Tor the
Same puruosc R.ttor facilities tho original line
70 Coney Island VIII also Doe supplied as soon as the
Atlan,lr Avenue Company completes arrangements
for running ts eats through the Union station, At
Thiriv-s.Nthet ~ present the mails have - be
Transferred AZ that point which. Of courso. causes
delay In n few weks in al probability the mail
cars will run directly from the post1flce to the
Coney Island terminus ~ the road
These cars are painted white, with gold lettering;
and II s UNDERSTOOD that Brooklyn has So the fAsh
ion for other elite. IN this respect. and that whom
mail-cars are eet I'm operation 10 N"w-forN 'ity
they VIII rs painted AMI adorned ia pa" same way
Ia the case ~ the BROOKLYN ears on,y onc-haH OF
zach is used for mall purpose the other haf being
set apart az a snokrg-car for regular passengers
Plenty ~ room Is thus furnished for the mail clerks
VIII, Assort mails in transit. while AZ the same time
the cars pay their way. pa u were 80 far as the
companv IL concerned Postmaster sullivan : vel
sati-dcd with this arrangement
AZ h,. boon sad he con,empll,cs charging the
trollev postal service ~ an cary day II u not the
Intention 20 run regular mAil-r1rs on u" fAibuSh
Inc since only station and one subordinate post
e,e ar. reached thereby and there Is no pressing
nr.I of e1rilng mails ON the way 50 the bags ar"
made ND AZ each enl ~ the Inc. ard simply car
rlcd on the 'front.' Platform 81 certain cars under a
contrac' with th" company. Tn'f" - a c'nti'ct
also f1r a regular mail route established between the
,,sof'icc and the corner OF Fulton and Johnson s's
on. block distant. az which point the mlllhags are
nm, aboard the cirs and r-' "Iv"i from th"ln
one OF the pressing n"cls ~ me hi''AFh postal
scr,.l,.. q, the establishment ~ better means %
communication with Long Island city. when Is no"
reached only hv wagons that h1yr 20 make Jour
,., 81 five or six miles, over bad pav"m"n's Eoo'
,,r, ~ IN. v.av within blocks ~ tn" posioh''
Masses A trolley lrc that runs directly INTO Ions
Isi,rl cit, while within one block ~ u - Inc
that extends 10 tho western sid" OF Newtowh 'T''N,
the dividing linz between Long Island '''Y anu
Ernoklvn IL VIII D., strange II on" or U'9' ''''H
ia NOT utilized bv Postmaster Sullivan In carving
forward his plans for 'Nt"iliNF III" "'''''''
OF mails by trolley '1rs .
Tho probabilities are that regular pos'" car lin
those now in operation on Aulnt'-aN'' VIII ;"
built FOR thir service. which viii reach no' Only
Long Island CRY but two Impor'an; postal tnt'ons
in BROOKLYN station w at No. IS B"Ilord-aN'' ana
Station g. At 80. ll3 Greenpoini- ave
Another improvement FOR which MI Sn'I'Hh ms
been diligently working is that OF the mail service
between Brooklyn and Long Island ~ the running
OF a regular postal on the Atanti'-aN' H'N'S'o'
OF the Long Island Railroad. THIS arranF'W'"t i
nov practically assured. The railroad company mas
consented 10 build car FOR this purpose ana J" -
possible that It viii be OF such size that 1t can be
shnnted on the tracks of tho Mantic-ay' surface
road at Atlantic and Flatbuah ayes. and run direct
Is 10 tn. postonlcc This IS hardly expected now
ever and II Is more likely that the mans WI" w.
carried by wagons between the postoihce ana inc
F1atbush-ave station.
when the new postal car Is In operation between
BROOKLYN and Ja.upica. the handling Of nearly an
the Long Island mails We'll as mails coming l,o''
the Island to BROOKLYN viii be greatly ,i''', ,bs
two points named WILL of course. be doi' ny ~
lar mail cIcrk whcrcaa at pr r., m. h' he can
i'm picking up ErooElyn mails at Jamaica and bring
Ing them i'm 10y Atlintc-av". II Is II'lS'.F .'r'
this part of the brooklyn postal service mas "''" 90
sadly neglected ia ~" past. 49, .. -,
The question of free delivery for IN" rue towns ~
Gravcsend and Newt 'trecht-now WARDS o' l'Ioo'rN
lyn-ls stil hanging fire. MI sullivan ~ he =,
in favor 81 giving the wards the PRIVILEGES To-
which they are entitled in this respect. ana lnt'hns
to visit Washington 10 urge the rNirhslon , ="
free delivery In the district named lie = h4"i i
that the system may be got in operation pN M ~
June. 80 as 10 be IN good working order 10y ne
time the vacation season hcSins iir sl'ir i. sr
at short notice to organize freo-delivery system or
the towns and do away with the existing ppStoi't9
In his opinion tho PostOfice Department Shoulu ~.
be behind the Municipal Police pepnrtmennL ~; !
Works Department ctc, I'm recoSnHhb inc ~"
wards as parts OF the city. -, 49,. 60. -, |
Another improvement which he Is urEing ~ lar ~
In him lies is the establishment of ,
service between the Ncw-Nork AMI brookINh po9t- |
Offices. \ company has had this SUBJECT uhi'r 'pU-
sdrration for some time and has met WIZ som
difficulty In finding place on the iIlHs' NJ. i
likely to be- overcome as the Bridge authortle- are
favorable to the project provided II causes no nrr
ference with the regular WORK OF lhr irlufr ,,nn
best time that can be made with WAGONS prt".rh
tn" two offices IL twcutyscvcn minutes, WIN III"
proposed pneumatic tube this would be- reduced |"
five minutes.
Postmaster Sullivan smiled when his attention was |
called 10 a Washington dispatch Of a few days ago
which stated that the Postof'ice department. waS |
transportation because good amy men NouIu pu
thrown out of employment II they Were b'nclaliI
adopted. He said nc had never heard mint 10 u,l'
eject, and that IL would be absurd lOr Il great urr
partmcnt be governed by such considerations IL !
might IA we'll refuse to send the mails by rAlWIy !
because more men would be employed II stag |
step further might as well refuse 10 dispatch mans
by stage because more would be employed III |
carving them their backs. lie spoke most az |
preciatively OF the cordial manner in which MS ei-
forts to improve the service had been seconded at |
Washington. and said the department was most
hosptaDie to all new IDEAS that were pracucau uhu