The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-08
NEWARK POSTAL REFORM
Radical Changes Expected and
Several Made--The In
spector's Recent
Visit.

Chief Beavers, of the salary and allow
ance division of the Post ONCE Depart
ment, paid his long g-expected visit to the
Newark Post Office last Monday. says the
Newark Sunday Call" He was accom-
panied by Inspector Lewis, whose district
includes the Newark office. If there
were other inspectors in town they were
not seen around the Post Office. at least
not by the rank and file. But that is
quite natural, because they don't usually
advertise their presence. As a result of
Mr. Beavers visit Postmaster Bragaw
obtained some important concessions in
the way of extra facilities, additional
clerk hire and Increases in the compen-
sation of the lower salaried clerks.
Messrs. Beavers and Lewis recommended
certain changes and a reorganization of
the mailing& division. Under orders re-
cefved last Friday afternoon Superin-
tendent of Mails James g. McKittrick
was assigned to a clerical position and
Assistant Superintendent William Lucke-
meier, Jr., was promoted to be chief of
that division. Sub-stations A. B. c and
D are to be abolished November Is The
carriers districts embraced by these sta
tions are TO be served from the main Of
flee as soon as possible, probably begin
ming next week. Until November Is one
clerk will remain at each one of the sta
tions named to transact a money order,
registry and stamp-selling business. Be
ginning November Is twelve sub-stations,
with like conveniences, will be opened at
various points in the city Station E,
located in Kearny, is to be retained, and
tension of the free delivery system on the
other side of the river.
Next Saturday night and Sunday will
probably be selected as moving day. The
working room on the second floor of the
old church building has been put in such
shape that it can be occupied at min
ute's notice. OF course, the moving of the
carriers desks, record books, sorting cases
etc, will consume some little time, posi-
bly, an entire day. The asserting clerks
of the city delivery division have been
provided with the new schedules which
are necessitated by the Capitalization of
the carriers force, and they are putting in
their spare time memorizing corner num-
Ders carriers numbers and the locations
of firms and individuals whose mail ar
rlves here-without street or number adj
dress. Foreman Gillck, of the clerical
division, has divided the city into three
sections for the prompt assortment of in
coming mails. Each clerk is required to
know by heart at least two sections, each
one of which comprises about 500 street d-
visions and about 1000 names of firms and
individuals whose mail arrives here ad-
dressed simply to Newark, N. j.
No information has been received as yet
as to the number of additional carriers
which the department will grant to the
Newark office. Postmaster Bragaw has
asked for thirty men, and is convinced
that he win need every one of them to
put the collection system on a respectable
basis. Superintendent Of Carriers FrAmp-
ton has prepared schedules for a collec-
tion system which will cover the city at
frequent intervals from 4 A. NJ. till mid
night. Those routes have been measured
and tested, and can be put in operation
within five minutes after the new men
report in uniform.
An additional cancelling machine and
three or four light carts for the use of
mounted collectors are other items which
the Postmaster hopes to secure eventu-
ally