New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03
THE NEW TROLLEY NAIL ROUTES.
1T is EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL DE PUT IN
OPERATION EARLY NEXT MONTH

1T is EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL BE PUT IN
OPERATION EARLY NEXT MONTH
II is expected that the trolley mail routes in
Brooklyn will be fully established by December i
or soon after that date. The cars are now being
built IN Philadelphia. They Will be OF a new
pattern being both wider and longer than the ordi-
nary car and considerably more roomy than the
nailcars which have been running on the Atlantic
ave line for nearly year and hail. AS IN the
case Of those cars only one-haf Of each car Will De
used for postal purposes, the other nan De'i's "
smoking compartment.
The new routes are over the lines OF the BROOK
lyn Heights Company along Fulton-st. to East
New-York In one direction, and over the ne" NrosS
town line to the eastern limits OF the city IN the
other The routes are almost exactly the same IN
length Ultimately 1t is hoped that the Cross'own
mai!cars will directly into Long 4siahu Ivy
hut that will not be done at once
The new cars will be provided with double trucks
giving much greater steadiness than an ordinary
troey-car affords and enabling the clerks on Doaru
- do their work without the necessity OF constant
watch against sudden lurches
At each end of the route the cars will make
loon. and the postal compartment will thus always
be at the front end. The conductor therefore VIII
have no difficulty about collecting fares, ana Will
ALWAYS be in the part Of the car where ne belongs
on the Atantc-ave. postal-cars' which are Simply
switched from track 10 another at each emu u
the route the postal compartment Is IN 'front.' gong
and at the rear "lltH BUNS AZ eH' NPPO
site direction Hence the conductor has 10 SWING
himsef off and run forward every time he wishes
IN collect a fare which is disagreeaoie ana some
what dangerous process
The postal compartments in the new cars OF
which there will be FIVE. VIII be somewhat more
than half as large the postal cable-cars IN New"
York and Postmaster Sullivan thinks 'here VIII De
a Great advantage in their running as independent
cars rather than trailers In one respect the cars
will differ materially from the cars IN ordinary use
the sides instead of being narrowed III near the
hottom will be carried down at the 1uli "luIh Oh
the widest part of the car. so as TO proVlde al the
room possible for the convenience OF the mailing
clerks. -, -
Tnera will be room for two clerks to work on
Zach car Examinations are already in progress 10
select the clerks who are to do TINS WORK 1hey
VIII not be part OF the regular Postoihce s'aii,
but will belong to the Railway Man oeIVIee ONe %
tho new routes has been designated by POSTMASTER
sullivan the Brooklyn and Fulton Street T. T.
n " and the other Will be called the brooh! Il
and Long Island City r. p o.
NJ sullivan has no doubt that the trolley and
Cable system OF carrying mails has come TO stay
Within a few days he has had a Visit from 'ne
postmaster OF Baltimore. who was DESTROYS OF OBJ
,a,nirg Inflammation on the subject with the puT-
nnsa or introducing the system IN MS own cry. ~
Pose ynecfnd that the osoice Department VIII ask
Congress to make special APPROPRIATION 4oI t'l''
service at the coming session. ,,-., /, r,oo,,
ga motter which is under consideration IN Brook
IN 60 Tho doing away with the present method OF
Collecting mails altogether and sGosn,ng noI5fs
AM The number Of letter-boxes which the
pverage collector is able to visit within the hour al
ed FOR his trip is about twenty-five. Some ex-
sr,Inents have been made with horse and wagon.
ps. III result Of showing that one man 80
VIII VIVA "a can make collections from between forty
and piifty boxes in the same u I The average
.sd that O horse and wagon can be proVided
for about $500 and as one man with morse ana
Wa Would be considerable and would enable the
l ls service 10 be strengthened
catrIi svstem is adopted. 1t will permit consid-
- "a t Increase in the number Of mailboxes FOR
eraEio which were introduced In Brooky n
pam Hendrix was Postmaster. Brooklyn was
"pe of the first. # not the very first city in the
one % n nrovide boxes in which packages too
Se 10 go into ordinary letter,box could be
ihis. 'New-York years behind II In THIS
oIVp,p and II is curious to note that the system
M oniv lust been introduced in Philadelphia Al
mas U' te contents of the Brooklyn boxes are col
pIe,"d onlv twice day as the collectors have not
,me 70 do more II the horse and carriage sys-
tiine ,rtroduced however. not only VIII the num-
tenn ~ such boxes be increased. but COLLECTIONS can
he made from them as OFTEN az from Inc letter
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