The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
The COngressman's Efforts to Obtain
Better Mail Delivery Facilities for
the City Crowned with Success.
ANOTHER POSTAL STATION
SUBPOSTOFFICE TO BE LOCATED AT
THE UNION RAILWAY DEPOT.
This City to BE Headquarters for a
Division of the Railroad Postal
Service-Carrier for Evansville.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Representatives
Overstreet and Hemenway, accompanied by
Postmaster Parvin, of Evansville, Ind, to-
day invaded the Postoffice Department.
Representative Overstreet announces that
all his recommendations relative to the bet
terment of the postal service in and about
indianapolis have been favorably acted on
by the various officials of the Postoffice De-
partment, and as a result the Hoosier capt.
tai will soon be reaping the benefits. The
free-delivery service will be extended to an
extent that will be thoroughly satisfactory
to all the citizens of Greater Indianapolis,
and this, taken in conjunction with changes
in the railway mail service. will give In
dianapolis a most efficient service, not only
within its own boundaries, but as regards
the forwarding and receipt of mails from
the outside.
Mr.. OverstreetS recommendation that In
dianapois be made the dividing point for
mail in transit between Pittsburg and St.
Louis has been agreed to. This creates a
new division of the railway mail service,
with headquarters at Indianapolis, which
will involve slight reorganization and the
promotion of some five or six railway mail
clerks. While the department has consented
to make this change in the railway mail
service, the details which it will involve
have not as yet been arranged. 1t is prob
able that the contemplated changes will be
made so as to fit in with the plans for an
extended free delivery in the city itself 1t
is thought that all arrangements will be
made SO that the improved service may be-
come operative on or about Feb. l.
1t has been decided to establish a sub
postal station for the sale of stamps, money
orders, registry of letters, ETC., at the Union
Station in Indianapolis.
Postmaster Parvins visit to Washington
is for the purpose of securing increased
mail facilities for his city-Evansvile. He
has several suggestions to make to the de-
partment and expressed himself, after in
terviews with the postmaster general and
first assistant postmaster general, as be-
ing pleased over the outlook Representa-
tive Hemenway is acting with the Evans
VILE postmaster. To-day they scored one
point Postmaster Parvin wants few adj
ditionaI letter carriers for one thing and he
put up such a persuasive talk to-day that
he induced Mr. Heath to allow him one adj
ditional letter carrier, who will begin work
Dec 16 Mr.. Parvin has other schemes for
improving the service at Evansville, but as
these have not yet received the sanction of
the department he is not willing to speak
of them at present.
Bennett B. Engle, who was several days
ago appointed a subletter carrier at the
Charlottesville, Ind. postoffice, was to-day
confirmed by the postmaster general and
his commission issued.
Joseph J. Reitz has been appointed deputy
surveyor and gauger at Evansville, Ind,
at $500 per annum.
The Civil-service Commission will hold an
examination to fill a vacancy in the posi-
tion of janitor in the federal building at
New Albany, Ind, on Jan. s. The, salary
is $3.50 per annum.
The outlook for the passage of bills au-
thorizing the construction of public build
ings at the coming session of Congress is
not bright. About seventyfive bills of this
character are pending calling for the ap-
preparation of forty million dollars Build
ing bills were hung up in the Fifty-fourth
Congress because the government income
was not up to it's outgo, and as the condi-
tion of affairs prevails now as then there
is a prospect that the same course will be
pursued. a great howl will doubtless be
raised in consequence of this policy. but
the speaker and his lieutenants have shown
an ability to Withstand all kinds of pres
sure