New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
STATIONS AND SUB-STATIONS.
THERE ARE TEN OF THE FORMER AND
THIRTY-FIvE OF THE LATTER
IN BROOKLYN


There Is no little confusion N the minds Of we'll
informed citizens. and in the minds Of presumably
intelligent writer's for newspapers. to the DIS
tnction which exists between Postoff1ce stations
ard sub stations in the city OF Brooklyn. 1t Is a
distinction that Is never overlooked. OF course by
any one co nected with the postal service. though.
unfortunately there is not absolute uniformity In
the designations employed In all the cities OF the
country
There in Brooklyn ter stations. or carrier sta
tons as they sometimes called Each OF them
Is TO all intents and purposes branch postoffice;
mails sent directly TO the stations and from
them the carriers start on their tours OF service.
When Postmaster Sullivan took charge OF the Post
office there SIX stations in tie city, he has
succeeded in having three added 10 tina, number IN
the city proper and the Flatbush station In the
recently annexed Twenty-ninth Ward. With the
exception OF the Flatbush station. all the stations
are designated by letters OF the alphabet. but the
usual order Of the letters is not followed
Station W. for instance. Is at No 3s2 Bedford
ave and takes its letter from the fact that II IS In
what used to be called WILLIAMSBURG Station G.,
az No r3 Greenpoint-avs.. gets its special letter
from Ireenpont the old name FOR tie Seventeenth
Ward Station B. az No. 1866 Fulton-st.. is the old
Bedford region TIE stations established by Post
master Sullivan IN the limits OF the city as II was
two years ago follows: Station A. at No.
"A Graham-ave. Station c. at No. 1881 Third-ave..
-,
naming stations are Station E. at No 2S4s At
lant.c-ave: Station s. at No. l.24s Broadway. and
Station V. at No. 277 Twelfth-st.
The stations established through the efforts OF
the present Postmaster have been for the purpose
OF facilitating deliveries the people Of the city,
and reducing the amount paid for the carfares OF
leter-carriers With the extension OF the free-de-
livery system to the newly annexed territory six
regular stations will BE- established-at Fort Ham,
iIton Rath Reach Blytrebourne Coney Island
sheepshead Bay and Canarsie Mr.. Sullivan will
make no effort to have these designated by letters
OF the alphabet bu, will employ neighborhood
designations as In the case OF Flabush
So much for the stations. strictly speaking. Sub
stations are a different matter altogether They
are stations for the delivery OF mail matter.
but are sub-postoces for the transaction OF regis
try and domestic money -order busness. for the
sale OF postage stamps and other postal supplies.
for the weighing and rating OF mail matter. and
for accepting mail matter too bulky to be placed
In the street boxes There are now thirty-fve OF
these sub-stat!ons In the city. the number having
been Increased from eleven during the term OF
oniv a few DAYS ago In the new wards. besides the
SIX regular stations to be established there VIII be
In addition 10 the stations and sub-stations. about
one hundred and thirty stamp agencies have been
established In all parts OF the CITY, prmSlpaIy IN
out the purchaser seeming 70 ask favor. The
number OF these agencies Will be increased to $50
AS II we'll known. 1t is the custom Of many drug
g.s,s to keep stamps on hand but some OF them
known TO them: and the same Is true OF srocers
and small statoners, many OF whom make 1t rule
to keep stamps IN a,r taer asks for twocen,er
THE stamp agencies are real convenience. and
many people prefer to go Two or tnses Dlorxs 70
h ru In preference to asking for them where
they may be refused or doled out only as favor