New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
THE GRAYCLAD MAIL MEN
DROOKLYN COLLECTORS HAVE HORSES
AND CARTS TO EXPEDITE THE WORK.
SUBSTITUTE CARRIERS SOMETIMES HAVE ANUS
ING EXPERIENCES TO PARTIALLY OFF,
SET HARD WORK AND RATHER
SMALL PAY

SMALL PAY.
New-York thinks that Brooklyn Is an awfoliy
slow place and Brooklyn thinks that she has the
banner postofHce Of the United States. The letter
collectors OF Brooklyn no longer nave 70 tramp
around on foot 20 Gather up the mail. Each man
has o nice LITTLE two-wheeled cart and well-kept
horse with when he makes his rounds through MS
district while in New-York, except in the SUBURBAN
districts the collectors 20 on foot
Before o man can become regular letter-carriet
he must PASS the Civil Service examination. and
then take his turn at "subbing There Is an eligible
lie, for promotion from "subbing' 10 be regular
letter-carrier and there is a list for work Each
,os,,nan ard each Sub" has his number man
NAV be first on the eligible list for promotion ana
sixth or tenth the list for work
The subs" must all report al the office every
morning al o'clock. They enter a room in which
,,ev wait TO gee If any regular carrier is absent
tina, the first on the list for work may go out IN MS
Mace One OF the subs" in Brooklyn was delivering
mail in the suburbs Of F1atbush one DAY Many
houses there have no numbers on them. In THE
the only thing for the carrier TO 90 Is 10 inquire
from house to house At one OF these country houses
,u,o enormous dogs came barking and bounding
down the path 10 meet the new SUD. Inc man
was not afraid OF the dogs so he SAID. put ne ulu
M, want 10 have his new uniform torn. woman
stuck her head out Of a window and shouted /
o,,ess YOU must be a new postman GIVE the letters
:. ,ha does, Don't YOU that IS what they want!
Gre enough, He gave one OF the dogs letter ana
the other a paper and both started UP the pam aS
nleased as II they had commission from the "o'-
eminent. -.
A, another time this new man came 10 mousse
49,. saarrad N be all surrounded by water. There
60. q NAV - get 10 H. but he did not know H. Nnen
q carrier cannot deliver letter FOR any cause what
.rar be must make a of this deterrent cause
-, Tho envelope and affix his number TO H. Al this
,s,a,d house the sub" wrote on the envelope Hlgh
,de" put mis- number on 1t and returned the letter
10 the Office ,.,.d
about delivering letters. In mats they are pu' 40
toxes nrov,ded for mail. The delivering In mats Is
800, In houses where only one servant Is Kept the
r,ou IA delivered IN the basement Among 'ie
.olthv where my LADY, keeps maid or
.,,,,ors I, Is delivered at the upstairs door IN
s,rre streets the succeeding numbers are "o' "PP'
s,,e each other For instance. 2ol might De o" o"'
oornsr ., the street and 2sO the opposite corner
~ ,'.n Greats I, is well for the man to study
IN. route otherwise he Will give himself eoou
chase" as the slang Of the postoflice has H.
WORK AND SALARIES OF CARRIERS
=, s no small task 10 assert the mali ana Prep"o
4, 70 he delivered a route where mere are oee
and pretty heavy mail TO manure ING
~..I - an readv in the postonice. where he has a
~. names offices and floors. While regular
80, =, course hes his own route and soon Do
.,,,s. familiar with H. a Sub goes everywhere vi
CIV ro,te from which a carrier may chahce ~ "
,s.r, 8, the subs" have a variety - eAp-''e
a,d numerous fiirtations II they wisn. man gets
In Brooklyn the hrst Two his salary is $50
ms App', ~ next two years IL $500 year aI an
The BEGINNING Of the ,sn his salary $3.50 year
an the Sub" makes the salary Oh ''e "
place he has tak Sei within wheel In more things
Inere - II the superintendent OF H' sa.isr
wishes 70 favor certain