The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
GREATER NEW FORK POST oFF1oE.
It VIII Ne in Many Respects the Greatest Centre
For Mail Matter In the World.

It Will ne in MANY Respects tho Greatest Centre
For Mail Matter In tho world.
Tho question Of consolidating the New York
and Brooklyn Post Offices will DO considered in
Washington later In the year, and Postmaster
General Gary is quoted as saying that by the
time the consolidation Of the two cities takes
effect, his department will be ready to make the
necessary changes in the administration of the
Post Office. Meanwhile the various candidates
for the Postmastership Of Brooklyn who nre
now In the field are Of the opinion that the
question Of the salary to DO paid to tho sue
cessor Of Postmaster Sullivan. after January,
will DO adjusted by q special act Of Congress.
When the Brooklyn office ia made o station.
subordinate to the New York Office, as It will
be, the salary to be paid to the superintendent
will DO reduced to $1,000, which is the limit
allowed for officials for this class. One of tho
Brooklyn members will introduce o bill In the
House, aftor the consolidation takes place. IN
crcasinR the salary of the Superintendent Of the
Brooklyn station to either S5 900 or $4,000 a
year. The present salary Of the Postmaster Of
Brooklyn is 20. 700. The Postmaster of New
York receives $4,000, the same as q member of
the present Cabinet. The m Of Long
Island City receives 81, 800. :.
the The sn darass dS SsM YORK n SilI t msk po ;sIs sitSt Of 2,
many ISs y Ces1PectTsb, IT, the sG s]rsH,ss T. Pest tSs Sf,se vent centre So IN
Office, from tho sale of stamps, stamped en-
yelopes. and postal cards. amounts in q year TO
7,000.0 600; the sale of stamps for use by news
papers mailed in New York amounts to $780,
600, or at the rate Of nearly 1000 a day. The
other sources OF revenue include $65 900 o
year for postage collected for Insufficient pre-
payment, $40 900 for tho rent Of Post Chico
boxes and other items. bringing. the total re-
ceipts up to nearly $4,000 600. Against this In
the New York Post Office are expenses of about
$751; 00 900 n year, leaving q net profit to the
United States Of a, 500, 900 from the operations
Of this one office. No other Post Of1ce in the
United States, Of course, yields a profit nearly
SO large, and the net Now York city revenues go
far to pay up the losses in other States. Indeed,
but for New York city's revenue the burden OF
expense from postal operations would be a heavy
one on tho people OF tho United States. The
operations OF the Brooklyn Post Office. though
not, of course, SO largo as those Of New York.
are considerable. The receipts last year from
the sale of stamps and stamped envelopes In
Brooklyn amounted to 81. 200, 900. this item
also including tho sums paid for newspaper
stamps. The Brooklyn box rents amounted to
$4,000 only. The expenses of the Brooklyn de-
p%artnent amounted to $4,000. leaving q net
revenue OF about $500. 900. The receipts of the
Long Island City Post Office In a year are $685.
600 and the expenses 1926, 900. the profit being
$4,000. When all the offices are consolidated
into one.. and, especially when the tubular
system OF communication bet een the various
stations and substations Is applied, the
revenues Of the enlarged city Post Ofico will,
1t Is figured, DO materially Increased, and the
profit will be much enlarged.