Evening star., 1898-11-16
Order Issued for Transfer to New
Building.
CHANGE 70 Be MADE TIE 26TH INST.
Postmaster WiIIett Pans for a
Quick Transit.
NO DELAY IN DELIVERIES

The order for the removal of the city
post office from the Union building, on G
street between 9th and 7th streets, to the
new city post Office building, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue has been issued at last, after
many years of tedious and vexatious delay.
1t was received this morning by Postmas-
ter Willett from Assistant Secretary
Spaulding Of the Treasury Department,
who had previously notified the Postmaster
General that the building would be ready
for occupancy November 25. Postmaster
Willett had received intimations in an I'M
official way that November 25 would be
the date. but this morning the order was
officially received. 1t reads that the city
post office department may be removed to
the new building November %, or as soon
thereafter practicable.
In view of the coming removal Post
master Willett has had his plans all made
up for some time past. and to a Star re-
porter today stated that he expected to
make the transfer without the loss of
single delivery or a single dispatch of the
mails, provided no unforeseen hitch oc-
Cured to mar the carrying out of these
plans. AS soon as the order was received,
Mr.. Willett stated, he called a conference
with the officials of his department. and
the general consensus of opinion was that
the removal should be made Saturday the
26th instant. as Sunday intervening would,
or course. make unnecessary the delivery
of mails by carrier on the day following
the removal and give the men a chance to
fix up their quarters If they desired
Last Delivery From Union building.
The last delivery by carrier will be made
from the Union building at $50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, after which time the
force will remove to the new building and
rNy1 no
cry. The mailing division. however, will be
forced to stay at the old building until mid
night Saturday. in order to dispa tch the
late western mails. This force will then be
removed. and the next outgoing mail will
be sent from the new building.
The postmaster will occupy the main
floor, the meZZanine story and part of the
cellar He expects to remove some of the
furniture Friday afternoon and night in
order to facilitate the transfer of the var-
Gus departments under him, but the bulk
of the work will be done Saturday. This
OF course, has imposed much extra labor.
For some years past Mr.. Wi'iett has been
laboring with the plans of the stories al
lotted to his department, lending his aid in
perfecting the many details that necessarily
enter into the makeup pf a large city post
office establishment Some time ago he WAS
appointed acting custodian of the building.
He had been performing virtually the du-
ties OF that office before that time, and
since then has paid the building many visits
in order to ascertain If mis- recOmmen Ia
tions and suggestions were being carried
out properly. In this way he has lent valu-
able aid to the Treasury Department. Of
ficials, aid which will be appreciated by
those who are obliged % work in the build
Ing In the city post office department.
Postmaster's Suggestions.
In fact, Mr.. Willett has been acting as
the superintendent of the building So far as
1t concerned his own immediate department
In the matter of interior plans, and in near
ly every case his suggestions have been ac-
cepted by the treasury officials and acted
upon as far practicable
So far as the people Of the city are con-
cerned, the removal of the department will
be hardly noticeable. II will be oDen for
business at the old building up to as late
an hour as is usually the case Saturday
evening, the 26th instant. and Sunday
morning those who have dealings with the
post office will find 1t installed in its new
edifice, ready for the continuation of busi-
ness.