New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-10
BETTER POSTAL SERVICE.
PLANS FOR CONSOLIDATING ALL THE
OFFICES ON LONG ISLAND.

LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NAIL COLI
LETTING wAGoNs-No INTENTION OF UNIT
ING THE NETWORK AND BROOK
LYN OFFICES OTHER PRO
JEcTED IMPROVEMENTS
Postmaster Sullivan returned to Brooklyn a few
davs ago thoroughly satisfied with the result Of
his trip to Washington
To a reporter Of The Tribune who asked him
if he had heard any news while at the National
Capital of an intention the part OF the POST
oeicc authorities to consolidate the postoilices
of New-York City and Brooklyn. Mr.. Sullivan
said:
Not word. and l took especial pains to in
aure about it. Postmaster-Iieneral Wilson told
ne that such a proposition had never been
thought Of 1t was newspaper story without
any foundation whatever. All the Information
General Wilson had on the subject was what was
furnished by me in my efforts f. learn what was
doing in the matter. There Is no likelihood of the
consolidation Of the New-York and Brooklyn Of
fees: even If the two cities are consolidated. IT
may be long time before the postoiiices are made
one
CONSOLIDATING LONG ISLAND OFFICES.
The authorities are. however seriously con-
sldering the consolidation Of the mail service Of
Long Island in the brooklyn Office and have re-
ceived Instructions to gather all the Information
bearing on the question that ] can obtain ana
forward IL to the Postohlce authorities. II Ger
ainlv would be a good thing If all Of the work of
the Department on Long Island could be- directed
from this office. There are only two or three
thrd-class Offices on the island-Long Island CITY
IIcmpstead and Queens There are about on"
hundred and eighty postonices In all. believe
and ali IF the work could be- most advantageousy
handled from the Brooklyn PDsto;iice. General
Wilson * strongly in favor of tn" plan ana
shall forward Information on the subject to him
within few days This Is ~ wild scheme. bat
n practcal.projcct which shall not be surprised
t. see carried out In the near future.
.Thc consodn ton f the fourteen Offices in New
Utrecht Gravesend and Flatlands, will be brought
about by April l. A. soon as receive the official
notice from Washington which expect will be
within three or four days. | shall request the
postmasters or postmistresses. Of those stations
to call upon me and talk over the matter All II
those offices arr. fourih-class offices AMI. far
I know. only one clerk Is employed in any one #
them by the PostofNce Department directly. al
though some u the p1stnastrrs may cmpl9y
clerks T. aid them These clerks. however, VIII
hav. no claim on the department unlo - they are
paid directly from Washington. The fourteen
p,strna-ters or postmistrcsses VIII be- retained.
either as carriers or collectors. but they may not
be- retained at the same point where they are now
al work.
1T l. probable that six or seven Of these offices
viii b.. retained ami used a. carrier stations,
among them Bath Beach. Fort Hamilton. C"ney
leland Wet BROOKLYN and cUnars.e. but this
Will be question which can determine better
after talking with he persons In charge * these
stations. AMI learning the amount 81 business
transacted. and the facilities for reaching the
nclrhblrlng territory At least one-halt OF the
,,u,,4 vill Doe dispensed with. and all tho mail
crf b.. distributed hy carriers. II VIII pr 'bably
hc necessary - assign between twenty ana tnirty
carriers % his n,,,Iy annexed portion Of the city,
and ~. service will b. pra q ally the same "a IN
The other sections %; ID" cIty
50 MORE CARRIERS NEEDED.
81, VIII not be- necessary. however. to employ
any additional carriers. fos while was In WASH
i,g,on / made an Arrangement for the collection
~ Az mail matter from letter boxes throughout
The cts hy means ~ WAGONS. Al present So
hay. seven wagons. four at the main office ana
thrr. AT stations | have received authority,
d ,v.vrr o. have all iAc work of collecting dore
is mon In WAGONS II will be necessary 20 en-
uiny between forty and Atty wagons for this work
r,.v Will b.. ui.ilt with door In the rear So tnat
a man viii start on his route" halt at the liSt
mali Xxx collect the mail matter. jump in at the
rear door ind the driver Will rattle the wagon
alaus Z, tn next box while IN" collector Il
facing his letters IN order . nave them iraHy
f,r m. cancelllng machines when the main once
,r station H. reached. The wagons VIII dr-
v.r IN. collections also TO the mall cars, ana IN"
mail cars VIII bee used I'm the transp 1rtatlon ~
malls T. md from thos" new carrier s''''"'S
~ the annexed wards. .
..Th.. contract for the wagon mall COLLECTIONS
Will hc puhlicly advertised a. soon az the neces-
sary paprrs can be drawn UP. and in Il couple
81 NOR this I hope to have II In full Operation
throughout every part Of the city. have alSo
hen authorized 10 employ two additional clerks
I'm the trolley mail service. one VIII De as
signcd 10 the FultOn-st. route ana the othcr
- the cross-town line. This Will relieve the
work Immensely l also expect soon u receive
l.. omission to establish Il new sub-Station AZ
Myrtle-avc and Wyckoff-st.. In the Ridgrwood
district which will be OF great benefit to the
brewing interests centred at that point This
vril AXE n total OF thirty-fVe Sub-statiOnS In
IN, city twcnty-four Of which have been es-
tabushcd during the last two yean'
MORE CANCELLlNG MACHINES.
THE postal authorities have also agreed to
send on five more cancclling machines for use
In this city At present have only three If
these machines all OF which in at the
main Office. one OF these new machines will be
used at the main office and the others will be
$, mt to Stations ". Il. $ and A."
Postmaster Sullivan also spoke hopefully Of
the success of the bill introduced by Congress
man Bennett, providing for the purchase Of
additional ground for the enlarge of the
main postoice In this city
NOTES FROM THE COURTS.
Judge Clement. OF the Supreme Court, Saturday
afternoon appointed Remington Emery the guar
- "A