New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
BRANCH OF NETWORK, NO.
POSTMASTER SULLIVAN OPPOSED TO
MAKING BROOKLYN A SUB-STATlON.

PUTTING A SUBORDINATE OFFICER IN CHARGE
WOULD RE A SACRIFICE OF CIVIC PRIDE AND
NOT BETTER THE SERVICE HE SAYS.
ConsoIdationists and observation-disclosures IN
BROOKLYN were considerably agtated last night
over the news contained In special dispa'cn rum
Washington The story was to the erect 'ha' fos'
master-GeneraI Wilson has decided to make the
Rrook,vn Postofice a sub-station OF the New oFk
offca II was stated in the dispatch that the pans
of the Postmaster General were neary ma'"re''
and that within sixty days the brooklyn o"''e
u.ould he consolidated with the New-York once
The proiect OF Mr. Wilson. 1t is said. Is made pos
iii, ~, tho amendment TO the Civil, Service laws
adontel last wear providing for the extension or the
civil Service laws 20 posmasters ana al 'h'
employees of any postoftice which may De co',So"-
dated with another. Civil Service COMMISSION 7
Potter was quoted in the dispatch as saying 'ha' 'e
proposed consolidation was for the purpose OF CEN
,ralzing the work OF the Department. a. wei az
Cor economical reasons lie pointed out that wlth'h
a short time twenty small posottices IN the he'sh
borhood of Baltimore have been placed "huei INV
control of the postmaster in that CITY, anu my
small offices about Chicago have been maze SUD-
etations of the postofIics of that city Assistant
postnaster-C;cneral Jones is quoted az affirming
the story and saying that the Postmas'er-"ehe'ai
has mower TO cross State lines and make Jersey city
and other neighborlng postofces sub-stations of
New-York
POSTMASTER SULLIVAN SKEPTTCA1"
Andrew T Sullivan. Postmaster OF BROOKLYN
soid last evening to a Tribune reporter: This 3
the first intimatlon have had that any such plan
of consolidate on was entertained by the Postinas-
ter-GereraL II certainly Is great surprise 10
me as il IS probably to all Brooklynites "ha'
The Significance Of the project is. do not Know
but do no; think IL Is probable that 1t VIII be
carried out not at present at least. Possibly II
the two cities are consolidated by act Of the Leg
slature such a combination of the two postoiiices
yill be made and there IS just bare possibility
that This may be an effort TO bolster up the move
mont in favor Of consolidation. l shall hoId no
communication with the chief OF the department
AT WASHINGTON until consulted about the
question.
II do not say II in any sense OF Vaingiory o''
think tho posiofIice service OF Brooklyn speaks
for itself and believe the people of this city VIII
hack mo M when say that fully hold our
own with any city in this country In the handling
distributing and collecting Of mails. For my part
fail TO see what benefit would result from con-
sol,lotIon OF the Offices The Postmaster OF
Rrookvn receives a salary OF s6coo year. the ex-
tren1e amount allowed by Congress for PoSimastefs
NJ cities of the first class; New-York city Is the
only execution to this rule The Postmaster OF tha
CITY IL nv special act OF Congress, allowed salary
~ so oD as that city, being the chief port OF entry
of the country transacts the bulk OF foreign mail
business.