New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
BROOKLYN POSTAL AFFAIRS.
WILL A TUBE BE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS
THE BIG BRIDGE?
A PLAN TO REDUCE THE TINE BETWEEN TIE
BROOKLYN AND NETWORK PosToFFicEs-
THE POSTAL SERVICE NOT INTER
STRIKE.

BROOKLYN AND NETWORK PoSToFFlcEs-
THE POSTAL SERVICE NOT INTER
FERED WITH BY THE STRIKE
The Postoffice officials in Brooklyn have been
congratulating themselves on the fact mat '"o
great trolley strike caused so little emparrassne"
in the mall service. For one thing, the uoHey
mail cars were run with little interference. ana
the dispatching of mails by them accordingly went
on in the usual manner. Then, again. the srihe
was anticipated sufficiently to enable arrangements
to be made to meet the emergency which us ac'""i
beginning occasoned.
The interstaton service has been regularly car
ricd on since its establishment by means OF the
surface cars. This service Is great convenience
TO the people OF Brooklyn. as by means OF IL the
prompt delivery OF letters Is greatly Facilitated
There are five interchanges OF mail pouches De-
tween the various stations each day messengers
from all the stations meeting at one point In the
centre Of the city. This point has been the juno
lion of DeKalb and Nostrand ayes. In view Of the
strong probability OF a strike last sunday the
meeting point was changed to Myrtle and Nostrand
AYES and the messengers were directed TO use the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad In reaching IT, The
numerous lines OF this company and the system
NJ transfers from one to another enabled the mes
sengers to perform their duty on schedule time and
without additional cost.
Another thing helped to the Postofiice and
the public from embarrassment In the delivery OF
was increased by two and consequently the car
rior routes more than a mile distant from sta
ton or from the general office were reduced to
small number. Carriers on routes more IMAM n
mile distant from the distributing point are pro-
yided with transportation on the surface roads,
and under the former system there would certainly
have been considerable delay in the carriers work
So confident was Postmaster Sullivan OF the
smooth working of the business or the fostonce
that he did not hesitate TO go to Washington on
Tuesday. 10 attend to important business In CON
necion with the postal service.s One OF his objects
was TO urge the passage OF the bill for the class
hcation OF postoce clerks in first and second class
Offices Another was TO arrange for the extension
OF free delivery Brooklyns annexed district
Still another was to secure favorable action IN REL
erence TO the proposed construction OF tupe TOT
the conveyance of mails between the postoficcs In
Brooklyn and New-York. Mr.. Sullivan spoke on
this subject before the Bridge Trustees at their
last meeting.
The plan is TO carry mail matter between the two
cities by means OF a tube two or three feet IN
diameter. which shall extend across the Bridge ana
then run underground 10 the two postoflces lhe
tube would be large enough 10 enable regular man
pouches. bags of papers etc, TO be carried IN H. IL
is believed the Offices could thus be brought
within five minutes Of each other The distance De
tween them IS about one and threenfths miles. ana
il takes twenty-seven minutes for wagons to cover
II. At present malls are eXcnansen Dep"e.h ,H
York and Brooklyn every halt hour 10y tne ' ~
there
fact be constant and weather conditions would not
interfere with in The least The motive power en-
poyed in the tube Is To be electricity; ,,,
Ii IS not proposed that the PosiGihce DepAi time,
90 this has come from a private COMPANY, WIN
which contract would be made by me hspai uh' ~
lust as contracts are now made Tor CARRYING "
malls in wagons Postmaster Dayton hFoIS inc
plan rs well Postmaster sullivan IN" Object IN
presenting the subject TO the Bridge Trustees Was
10 induce them 10 act flyOrauy on the proposaI !"
use the s"I resfred 10 Mr. Marlin the
and superintendent OF The bridge.
the matte be- said that a similar propo'i'i9n va,
It's Representatives TO 20 ancai AVA nnl a g''e- o."
the Bridge whore they could i.a' ,h'i tun, s".,s,
h. had never heard anything more from them. -
he came 10 the conclusion that the concern d1 not
Vow. when these people come to me-" SAID thc
Superintendent, Il shall say. Here's pas, an, 49,,
your snhf ry9pe Rr24leo here %5i be- plenty OF
anime the matter carefully h. detail ihcy WI ch"iS'
wsvs f5r Instance f,r there Is y, room - spare
there The same il true - thu promenade. You
can't place 1t On the railroad for there is on.y
and ! undcrstand that they want to build tube
three feet or so in diameter II can br r."t""ii
under the railroad t-acks. bccanss men u M''i
nonldn't be- placed over the tracks for there would
be place to carry Il wnen tn anchorage arc
reached AMI the -uperstTuctule ccas'-- 80,
''One plan believe. So % place The tub on me
t-il Df Bridge
yolve their going outside OF AMI around N" '3""i@'
making some sharp turns necessary "hlcA pc
sumo woIi interfere with the senNinS or Pm hhE'-
through the tub" al the rate Of speed th'S W"" 10
attain So II isn't simple matter ~ IL seems Al
m. first glance The Bridge j. 1bIn1antly strong
enough 20 support the weight - fhch tuA'. y
there vas any good place FOR H. II TINS company
can find the pace. believe the trustees VIII rear
lly give II permission 10 go ahead Ana every IA
City will be given TO the company 70 make
thorough Investigation
The advantages Of rapid communication between
tho o0stonices ~ New-Iork and Brooklyn do not
need 10 be pointed out With an electric system II
is obvious that the curves which superintendent
Martin suggosts as embarrassing features In the
nan for carving the tube on the extreme outside
Of the Bridge would be less serious obstacle than
II air pressure were used 10 drive packages from
one end to the other
In connection with the plan for mail tube across
consideration for constructing a tube between Inc
New York POso'ice and the Grand Central station.
and in time similar connections may be made with
other railroad stations BY means of both tubes,
BROOKLYN would thus be brought Into close connec
ton with the Grand Central. and naturally II
would becOmc-what 1t ought 10 be- but IL not now
the distributing point for all Long Island malls.
Brooklyn is not at present included IN the name of
single railway postofce route I'm the United states.
Malls for Long Island points arriving in New-York
are DISPATCHED by wagon across the Thirty fourth
ST. ferry and only Brooklyn malls are sent across
the Bridge TO Brooklyn.