Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-27
THE HIGHLANDS POSTOFFICE
Frank w. Patterson to Take
Charge July list.
THE LOCATION TO Be REMOVED
Mr.. Haley Not Officially Motif
fled of the Change.



Frank w. Patterson, who has been
appointed postmaster at the Highlands,
will assume control Of the office on July
LIST, when it will be removed from the
store OF the present postmaster, William
II. Haley, on Eighteenth street west of
Woodland avenue, TO Mr.. Pattersnn's
store on Woodland avenue between
Seventeeth and Eighteenth streets.
NJ Patterson is Democrat. He
made application for the office early in
April of this year, and received the ap.
pointment on the 18th Of April. on
May 5lst he qualified, bonded and took
the required oath, but he did not receive
his commission until the 7th of this
month, II having been signed on the
9th by r. ii. Jones, acting Postmaster
general.
Saturday week Mcssrs. Patterson and
Haley conferred, the former telling the
latter OF the appointment. As yet Mr..
Haley has received no notification from
the government of the appointment. of
his successor, and the only actual
knowledge he has of the change is what
Mr.. Patterson has told him. However,
| upon being shown the commission, Mr..
Haley will turn the affairs of the office
over 10 the new appointee on July LIST,
the quarter ending June Both. This
| will enable MIR. Patterson to begin on u
new quarter with matters all cleared up.
! The office is run on commission, the
salary depending on the cancellation.
Mr.. Patterson's commission came
from the office Of the fourth assistant
postmaster general, and the appoint.
ment was secured through recon.
mendations of prominent people lv-
ing In the vicinity Of Mr.. Patter-
sons store. The appointment is for
an indefinite period, and like all
| fourth class commissions, reads as
follows: - to hold said office
of postmaster, with all the powers,
| privileges and emoluments to the same
belonging, during the pleasure OF the
Postmaster-g general of the United
State"
Mr.. Haley was serving under similar
commission, which was issued on June
9Th, 1883, just six years previous TO the
date Of Mr.. Patterson's appointment
Mr.. Patterson's commission was ac-
cOmpanied by letter informing him
that he could either take possession of
the Office at once or could arrange for
the transfer with the present incumbent
and the result was that it was decided
to wait until the latter had served out
the quarter.
The people of the Highlands speak
| very well of Mr.. llaley's conduct of the
n office. He was courteous and obligng
4 and frequently delivered the mail when
q 10 was convenient to do so. He relin.
pushes the postmastership with good
record. He was the first postmaster the
Highlands ever had, the mail for resi-
ldents of that locality being left at vari
lOus points in and near the city. The
llaCe built up so much that it was
aemed expedient to make a postal sta
Ion and Mr.. Haley was selected to take
i narge of it. Notwithstanding that he il
" Republican he has served for somt
!, Inc under Democratic administration
~ lI'his new appointment is practically
"a 4 acknowledgment that tue Highland
:, IL, separate jurisdiction from the city
u ii the residents of that section are no
e sd fed. They want free delivery anC
WI petition the postal authorities t
"A eAnd it to them. ...
a the event of free delivery beinl
4 exllded to the Highlands and the dis
= trid put under the jurisdiction Of tn
~ Wilmington office, the new office will
y be Aolished, but there is possibilit
~ thaal sub-station may be established
~ If s1h does transpire Col. Moore, tn
T. Wilangton postmaster, would in al
~ probability have something to say il
~ the aboirtment OF man to take charg
is of 1t, ut IL the present case he had n
:" connection whatever with the appoint
l. ment 4 tn, appointee,
20 A sErt tine ago Col. Moore informe
e. rep0ter of THE GAZETTE that til
= Highlalds district would not be brough
w under Us jurisdiction in any way for
" time, adj he was OF the opinion this
-, there Npuld be no change whatevC
= until th peolle asked forit. He though
., the postl Authorities at Washingto
az would Id vel enough alone.
NJ Nc But sEo0nIas the Highlands peopl
u. became Vilmh gtonians they wanted ii
80 same pritilega as the balance oil til
No populatid, ant resident OF Eighteent
~ ~ street tolda reporter of The GAzETT
I, Friday tiht nFw they were going
:, ~ make folmal iequest for free deliver.