New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08
MAILBAGS ON TROLLEY CARS.
PLANS FOR EXTENDING THE SYSTEM IN
BROOKLYN.
ROUTES LIKELY TO BE ESTABLISHED TO LONG
ISLAND CITY AND EAST NEW YORK HOW TIE
POSTAL SERVICE HAS DEEN IMPROVED
DURING POSTMASTER sUrLLvANs
ADMINISTRATIONS.

Postmaster Sullivan. OF Brooklyn. will celebrate
this week the second anniversary OF his appoint
ment: at any rate, he will have the opportunity OF
celebrating, II he chooses to do so. since his COM
mission as postmaster bears the date September 13,
1923 To all intents and purposes he has held the
office six months longer, for he became acting
postmaster on the death OF Postmaster Collins in
the preceding March.
In the last two years Mr.. Sullivan has seen many
marked improvements in the postal system OF
Brooklyn. and naturally he is much gratified that
his efforts to give the people better service have
been cordially seconded at Washington and so
heartily appreciated at home. In that time the
number of carrier stations has been increased from
six to ten-an Increase OF nearly 100 per cent. Ten
will be the number the new station at
Fulton-st and Howard-ave. Is In full working or
der which will be the at early date 1t will
be known as Station d. When Mr.. Sullivan became
postmaster there We're eleven sub-statlons for the
registry OF letters the issue OF domestic money or
ders. the sale of stamps. etc. Now the number Is
thirty thrce-an increase of 200 per cent Thirteen
new sub-stations have recently been established.
THE INTER-sTATIoN SERVICE.
The inter-station service Is OF Mr. Sulvan's
pet IDEAS and has been carried out to the great sat
isfactlon of the people OF Brooklyn who in conse-
quence get astonishngly quick deliveries of their
letter mail. There are five interchanges daily be-
tween the different stations. messengers from each
meeting at a central point and making exchanges
OF pouches for the several stations. In this way
it is possible for letter posted in South Brooklyn.
for example to be delivered In Greenpoint almost
quickly as it would be in the district in which It
dropped in letter-box.
Undoubtedly the greatest improven ent with which
the administration of Postmaster Sullivan Is to be
credited is the introduction OF trolley postal-cars
and the carrying OF mails the regular trolley
lines BY this means the OF horses and wagons
In the carriage OF mails has been almost done away
with The use OF the troley-cars for this purpose
was first tried on the Atlantic Avenue Company's
line and about year ago two trolley mailcars
we're specially constructed to between the
Brooklyn postoffce and Coney Island. They have
been In regular since and have given much
satisfaction. Last winter arrangements were made
for carrying malbags to Flatbush and Flatands
on the Fiatbush line OF the Brooklyn Heights Com
pany. and later similar arrangements were made
for a service between the postoffice and South
Brooklyn
MORE TROLLEY POSTAL-CARS.
For some time Mr. Sullivan has been anxious TO
arrange for trolley postal service 70 Long Islanl
city. and he is now hopeful that this will be
ACCOMPLISHED. Conferences have recently been held
by Postoihce Department officials and President
Rossiter OF the Brooklyn Heights Company. and
the company has submitted propositions for run
ming regular postai-cars on Its Fulton-st line as
FAR as the Howard House in East New-York. and on
its crosstown line and along Myrtleave to the post
office The plan under consideration is Tor the COM
many TO build three postalcars one TO run regularly
over each OF these routes and the third to be In
readiness as an emergency car .,. a., A..
| AS In the case OF The cars IN operation LOT tne
last year Atiantlcaye one mar OF ga, Saeh "a, car
VIII be used for pSss d the company for
ryinv messengers The cars will be larger and inner
than any now in use They WIN DE prov.aea WI, with
ness md snabng the postal clerks to do their work
| In transit with ease. 1t Is singular fact that