The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-18
NEW PLAN OF MAIL HANDLING.
Postmaster Haines Puts in Operation
an Improved system.

RUS IN ODeFaI1On
an Improved System.
A reorganization of the collecting and
delivery system of the Savannah post
office is in progress, subject to the
approval of the postoffice department.
1t having been found that the system in
operation for the past three years was
not giving entire satisfaction, Postmaster
Haines decided upon a reorganization, and
instructed Assistant Postmaster Warning to
work out the plan.
The old plan worked Systematically. but
it did not chime with the hours of the
business men, and there was well-ground-
ed complaint at times of the delay of mail
in reaching the office after being deposited
in the boxes. The early morning col
lection was found to be too early for the
business men. The night collection secured
nearly all the mail from the boxes, and
there was very little left for the early
morning collection. The second collection
was too late to catch the Central train
leaving the city at 10 o'clock, and on this
account a large amount of business mail,
which the writers doubtless intended for
the morning mall was left over for the
night mail.
The new system is intended to meet the
needs of the business men in this re-
spect. Business men arriving at their
offices in, the morning usually find an ac-
cumulation of mail which they proceed
to dispose of as rapidly as possible. Nat
urally they desire prompt dispatch The
morning collection will be made with this
end in view.
Another defect of the old system was
that people on Duffy, Henry and Anderson
Streets did not receive their mail until
noon of the day after it had been depos-
tied TO their address in the mail boxes
In the northern part of the city
By the new system one additional col
lection and delivery will be given to the
business district and an additional col
lection and delivery to the Southern sec
ton. Collections will be made to time with
the departures of trains. All the carriers
will be required to report al the Office at
5:45 a. m. standard, or GAS o'clock city
time. and will make continuous round
trips, collecting and delivering on each
trip. This Will do away with the Swings"
or intervals between trips. Although a
carrier is only allowed to work eight
hours a day, by means of Swings" va
rying anywhere from eight to forty-five
minutes, their time of service has been
stretched practically over the entire day.
By this system mail will be coming into
the office during the entire day, and the
force there win be able to handle it as it
comes in without having it piled up on
them at stated intervals during the LAY.
Three trips will be made by the carriers
in the business district during the morn
ing and one in the afternoon, besides the
usual night delivery and collection which
covers the entire city. Between Liberty
and CASTOR streets there will be three de-
liveries and collections daily, an increase
of one, and between CASTOR and Duffy
streets two, the same as at present, and
from Duffy south two.
One advantage of the new system is that
II will be an incentive TO the carriers to
do their work promptly, as when they
have made the trips assigned them heir
work will be ended. 1t will also enable
correct registering of the time of each
carrier by means of the Bundy time clock
recently established In the office, which
| has been very difficult to obtain hereto
fore. Both Postmaster Haines and As
| sistant Postmaster Waring believe that
| the new system will prove effective so far
as the work of the postoftice is concerned
| and more satisfactory TO the public than
| anv system that has heretofore been tried.
THE report from the sub-station at Duffy
| and Whitaker streets shows that for the
wear ending March 1 the receipts there
were IS. 083. n, including money orders ana
Toes for the same. The sale OF stamps
| hv the sub-station was also very large
IT. is expected that the department VIII or
der several new sub-stations established
| shortly.