The sun., 1897-12-06
ONLY ONE POST OFFICE.
CONSOLIDATION IN GREATER NEW
YORK BEGINS ON JAN. 4.


WASHINGTON. Dco. Sit has boon decided
finally by the Post oflce Department to proceed
with the consolidation of the Post offices Of
Creator Now York along tho lines previously
laid down In THE Sun, and George W. Beavers.
chief OF the division OF salaries and allowances,
has charge OF the work Of arranging the details
OF the scheme. 1t was determined originally 10
have commission 20 to Now York and make
an exhaustive examination of tho conditions
OF tho Post Offices which will be included in
tho consolidation. but 1t has been deter
mined to place the whole matter in the
hands Of Mr. Beavers, who, In addition to being
supplied with all tho data necessary from the
files of his division. is further equipped by
son Of his seventeen years experience as n Post
ofilco inspector in New York and Brooklyn.
| He has been In close touch with Postmasters
| Dayton and Wilson, and is now engaged on tho
| compilation Of the statistics and tho arrange
| mont OF tho minor details. AZ this consolida-
tion is tho largest of all in the country and con-
Germs every branch of the Post oHioo Depart
| ment, all tho officials. from tho Postmaster
down. are taking an active interest in 1t.
1t was intended originally by the department
to wait for the action Of Congress before taking
any stop in tho matter, as tho consolidation
| could not be effected wholly without the repeal
| OF the Gorman-Pasoo amendment that county
seats should not be affected BY tho consolidation
ot Post 0tiioes o. But the department 4 has SOUNDED led
Post oifces and found that they arc to large
extent heartily IN fsvor Of tho proposed con;
DO carried Into effect as far as possible without
waiting for the action Of tho coming Congress-,
will be completed. The department expects to
have ovsrSthinE Arr SrranEed 6y the ist Of Jan;
as hen a at
| The consolidation Of the Post Offices is done on
Of hSt hss hc
Post ONCE Department, has divisions and sub.
divisional; Instead Of all the ofticiais reporting
but to eIsmine tho reports Of the division sa'
On On the whole length Of hi, lines. The depart,
ment act. on the theory that II II can handle The
make a much better showing. Tho people
thS Sson aspect not e sta
alton i,s az much nue. as with tho local outlook The
cry accelerated and made possible where Il does
not now exist. The reason for all this will be
scattered over Greater New York there viii be-
but four. There cannot at present be but one.
The odices which viii bs loft out arc Brooklyn.
The following offices will be consolidated: :
New York with its stations an office Of the first
College Point
Corona. Creedmoor, Douslaston, Elmhurst, El:
PxiEFs9sa eas sssns
lRSS0d i,s laurel NdR Na tr%1snEs s.SSH his
poitsn. MiGa2s Sisse. Siis oSsssaa ossssea. % slfs
third class. sprin9sas. Whitsstono second
sassl. Wilets Point, Winfield Junction, Wood;
eonnty..Castleton Corners. Dongan Hills Great
Kills Greenridge kriescheryiile. Linoleum.
Ns~ 6os, sF SeS essy Esy RsEE paSsS
Port Richmond tsecond class, Princes Bay,
SHns
tenville third class). aud West Now Brighton
eee New Yorf l. the tso larEess IN tho Gnssa
States. In gross ana net receipts. and in tho
ploySes The smallest, Creedmoor, is one of the
smallest offices in the country. its receipts las.
third, and fourth class offices. and almost every
country So thee the consolidation Of % these offlces
means something more than mere local appli.
along broader lines than hitherto attempted
by tho department 1t means that the depart
slant study from % the results e, lit Of Which II it can can
draw deductions which will be OF great value to
'SInt5 6s des "a sTss Ss: sesn applied on small
Boston. Chicago and Baltimore, where it has
|
been found to be of great benefit to both depart.
ment and people; IT now remains for New York
Se new to
bc found all the elements essential to such an
Of the poorest paying offices; the hest paid and
one Of the poorest paid Postnasters; many
postal stations and stations Offices with
or carriers; offices w here under the terms OF the
consolidation tho salaries OF the Postmasters
will be increased and offices where 1t will be
duced; offices with free delivery and others with
out: places where free delivery would never be a
possibility except under consolidation: resorts
are practically De- srted in The winter and towns
where special delivery is unknown. In add
ton. there are the raj way mail service. with
Its special mail cars and sometime trains; the
. pouch mail, thrown into the baggage car; the
street-car mail service. with similar conditions
s1 tar,TSute service and pneumatic.tube service
IS ehs hs G
and social mail to be handled and the great
mass OF tho foreign mail to f. further complicate
these conditions and IL the test IS the succes,
that it Is agreed II will be. there will no Longer
pc any doubt OF Its application to the country al
The patrons of the service will be benefited
. and despatches OF mails, both in the city and t.
} propriations. which means better service; th,
street.car mail system vii, be extended; thu
serviee VIII % Be- mproved e1eTS Tsspect
At present there are but six offices on tho lis
have tsS dsy5y ay sy thirteen
} In some cases the Postmaster will find hi
J salary reduced to a much smaller sum than ht
Is now receiving, yet he will be compensated by
being placed under the civil service, and wifi
J then be eligible for promotion to the highes
J place in the great office. The Postmasters a
the smaller offices will find their salaries RAISED
and viii also be eligible TO promotion; II vii
, give the Postm ster at New York much create
responsibilities. He is now one of the best paic
: officials OF the Government receiving MS much al
theVice. President of tho United States or a Cabi
net officer He Will then control under the epart
, mcnt regulations and the Civil Service law, th
! employees, the arrangement OF hundreds o
7. miles OF railway mail service, street-car mai
! have charge of business Of SS.0Oo.OOo
!; year, and be expected to clear profit o
: ! charge of millions In Government property
spend $l50.00O in rent and receive $s. 600
= year. at least until Congress sees ut to adVanc
| his salary.
The department expects tho revenues OF tn
office to Increase rapidly. The better tho facili
ties the more business. both in business an