The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
WHITE CARS FOR MAIL
A New Streetcar Service to Be
Inaugurated Next
Monday.
Average of Two Hours Saved tC
Patrons of Uncle Sam-Other
Innovations Promised.

The removal of the receiving and dis
patching department OF the general Post
Office on Washington street to Station D
at the foot of Market street was begun
yesterday afternoon at o clock. All night
long twenty teams were engaged in max
ing the transfer and it is calculated that
everything will be in smooth running or
der by to-day.
Beginning tomorrow (Monday) the new
street railway postal service will be inau-
gurated. This will give to San Francisco
the most perfect system of any city in
America. To business men it will be par
ticularly advantageous and to the average
correspondent an innovation Of never
ceasing JOY.
To Superintendent of Railway Mail
Service Flint, Inspector in Charge Munro
and Postmaster McCoppin Is due the credit
of the new service. Mr.. Flint saw the
needs OF such system months ago and
unfolded his plans to the other gentlemen
named. The three canvassed the situation
thoroughly. finally submitting to the au-
thorities az Washington the plans whic h
will be consummated within the next
twenty-four hours.
Last Monday the first official test of the
new system was made. At IL :01 O'Clock
the car to be used on the broad-gauge ca
ket street. In exactly thirty-two minutes
Stanyan street was reached and the return
trip begun. One minute more was re-
quired on the down trio, the whole con-
suming exactly one hour and five min
utes. This included two brief stops, at
Station B, City Hall avenue, and H on
Hayes street. On the broad-gauge cable
line the first car will leave at $40 A. M,
making ten round trips each day.
The trial trip on the electric line was
equally successful. The first objective
point, StaJIon J, was reached In exactly
fifteen minutes, four minutes being lost
in making the loop around Broadway.
Stockton and New Montgomery streets.
The run out Kearny and Mission streets TO
Station O. on Twentieth and Mission, was
devoid of interest. except that the lost
time was made up and something like five
minutes gained. The major portion of
this was lost, however, in making the turn
at Twenty-second street, two blocks be-
yond. The return trip was made on
schedule time. one hour and thirty-seven
minutes, though it is believed this will be
improved somewhat when the system is
in thorough working order. The first car
on the electric line will leave the foot OF
Market street at 5:37 A. NJ, making seven
round trips to Station G and five to Sta
ton J.
The official time from Station D to STAN
yan street and return was as follows:
Left Station D, IL :01 A. NJ; arrived Station
B, IL Ia left Station B, IL: :l5 arrived Station
H, IL %; left Station II, :23; arrived Stan
van street, 1892 Return trip-Arrived
Station II, II :46 A. M; arrived Station B,
IL 80; arrived station d, 12:05 P. NJ.
On the electric line the time was as fol-
lows:
Left Station D, P. NJ; arrived Station ].
3;l5; lett Station J, 3il6; arrived Station g,
ctr Q.AO lift Ttnya r.
9: :48; arrived Station G, $50; left Station c,
3:51; arrived Station J, 4 :21; left Station ],
4:22; arrived Station d, 4:37.
The Sacramen to-street or narrow.gauge
cable lines will be officially tested this
morning at 10 O'clock Station A, Polk
and Sacramento streets; L, Fillmore and
Sacramento streets, and NJ, Sixth avenue
and Clement street. will be served by this
road. Nine round trips will be made daily
to stations A and f and four to Sta
ton NJ.
The three mailcars are perfect models of
the mechanics art. Painted white, with
gold lettering, they are extremely attrac-
tive, and were admired by thousands yes
terday- The interior fnishings are perfect
In detail, the distributing-d and
pouch-raeks being particularly complete.
The cars cost $500 each, aud have been
built under the direction of Superin-
tendent Flint. The latter expects soon to
make other innovations which will materi-
ally improve the local service.
The removal of the mailing department
to Station d necessitates many changes in
the Washing street office. In all
ninety employees. ffty-seven from the
mailing and thirty-three from the CITY de-
partment, will work from the new sub
office. The general delivery, money order
and stamp business and general offices
will remain at the Washington street
office.
When the new street mail system is
in smooth running order it is expected
that a saving OF from half to three hours
will be effected.
The Divorce Mill.
Judge Sanderson yesterday granted Jennie
B. Pruna divorce from Luciano B. Pruna be.
cause Of the latter's failure to provide.