Evening journal., 1896-03-13
POSTAL SUB STATIONS.
wlLWlNeToNs TERRITORY MAKES
IT DIFFICULT TO COVER.

superintendent OF Delivery John A.
Mitchell Suggests the Establishment OF
sub-stations which would 30 a yaIu-
able Aid Not snly to tho General Post
once But to tho Residents OF Ontlying
Wards.
Under act Of the General Assembly
the city limits we're extended and
large tract Of territory, known as Kent
mere aud Highlands was taken in The
population OF this territory crudely
estlmated will reach 10, 600 aud is
steedily growing Having been annexed
10 the city, the residents Of this section
naturally expect and demand the bene'
ITS which accrue TO the residents OF the
in-lying wards, such as FIRE and police
protection and free mall delivery. The
former they will have no difficulty In
securing The latter they are taking
steps to have and but very brief time
must elapse before this Is accorded them
by the government. This will mako a
material addition TO the work OF the
local Office aud to simplify this work,
and at the same time better subserve
the interests Of the people Of the new
territory, Superintendent OF Delivery
John A. Mitchell has given the matter
much study.
In conversation with an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter Mr. Mitchell advanced
the following suggestions which are
Sub nltted for the consideration OF the
general public Said he:
There are two sections OF the city,
lying at considerable distance from the
centre, represented by either the old or
the new post Office, and which are pretty
thlckly populated One is Kentmere,
Highlands and Bancroft's Banks, the
other the territory south and west OF a
point, say Lancaster avenue and Jackson
street. In the former section are per-
hsps 10, 600 residents, most OF them mail
receivers and senders. and although the
free delivery system does not prevail
there, u will be but a short time when It
will Ia tho other section there are
probably 10 600 residents, who are now
served under the free system Under
the present plan Of distributing from
central point, these people can, at
best, secure but two deliveries a day, as
nearly as much time Is required for ths
carriers to arrive on their beats from the
post Office az would take them TO cover
their routes when once they reach them.
NOW the plan which strikes me as
most feasible, and oae which would be not
only a material aid TO the office but also
real hene6t to the people, is the placing
OF at least two sub-statlons, one say at
Delaware avenue and Union street, tho
other at say Lancaster avenue and
Jackson street From the former Kent
mere. Banoroft's Banks and Highlands
could be covered. while from the latter
the entire southwestern aud western
portion OF the city could be served
"The requirements for each plant
would be a clerk for day time and one for
night, and theregular carriers who would
be on those routes under any clrcum
stances Under this plan three and
perhaps four deliveries conld be made,
where now IL Is difficult to make two.
The collections could also be
made from these sub stations and
the out-of-town packages sent
direct to the depots without passing
Through the main office. This system Is
lin use 10 citles no larger than Whining
ton and works to a charm, and there Is nc
reason why 1t would not here. An
( instance Of the distance covered by some
Of the carriers Is that Of No % When
he finishes a delivery he Is clear out TO the
toll gate on the Newport pike, and Il
takes him over half an hour to reach the
main Office by street car. This would be
reduced at least half by making him
report at a sub-ststion These sub
stations, by the way. would be under the
s upeTyision Of the postmaster"