Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23
CITY POST OFFICE MOVING
Preparations for the Change Are Rapidly
Progressing.
Some Interesting History of the OMce
ind It's Long Line of In
cum bents.

Preparations for the removal of the city
pest Office from the Union building on G.
street to the new city post Office building on
Pennsylvania avenue are being completed
by Postmaster Willett and his assistants.
1t is probable the work of removal will be
commenced tomorrow, if the present wishes
of Mr.. Willett and the contractors for
moving the stuff are carried out. A con-
tract was awarded today to the Peoples
Dispatch Company for conveying from the
old office to the new the residue of articles
including postal cards and letter boxes, not
provided for by the contract made with the
Treasury Department by Littlefield, Alvord
& Co. 1t is confidently believed by Mr.
Willett that everything will be in readiness
for the transaction of business at the new
office next Sunday morning.
Locations of the Office.
1t will be interesting to know that the
city post office was once before located on
the same square to which it will be re-
moved as described. During the term Of
the fourth city postmaster, Thomas Mum
roe. who held the office from April 1, 1882
to April 90 1929, In the year 1872 the office
vas removed from the executive building
near the White House, where it had been
for ten years previously, to building on
the present site of the new city post office.
This was burned in 1885, and the post
office was reopened in CaruSi'S saloon on
18th street, the site of Kernans Theater.
Thence 1t was moved to the corner OF Az
and d streets, opposite the city hall, and
few years afterward to 7th street between
and F streets, where it remained until
given place in the F street wing Of the
Post Office Department building. There 1t
was located until November, 1870, when it
was removed to the Seaton building, former
ly prominent hotel, ON Louisiana avenue
and street, between 9th and 18th streets.
After being here for several years 1t was
located in the Union building. whence 1t
will be moved to it's permanent home. Mr..
Willett is the twenty-frst postmaster of
the city of Washington, having been ap-
pointed by President Cleveland. He entered
upon his duties in December, 1894, and his
term of four years expires on the 18th of
December next.
Postmaster Wiilett's FredecessOrn.
His predecessors in regular order and the
dates of their appointments and length of
service were as follows:
Thomas johnson, jr., September /, 1905,
four months; Christopher Richmond, Janu
airy l, 1896. nine months; Lund Washington.
October l, 1876, two years and six months;
Thomas Munroe, April /, 1893. thirty years
and one month: DR.. William Jones. April
%. 1929, nine years and eleven months;
James s. Gunrell March %, 1899, two years
and three months: DR.. William Jones. July
TO- 1S41. three years and nine months; Chas.
X. Gardner. March 81, 1S45. four years and
three months: VIM. A. Bradley, June 2S,
1870. three years and eleven months; Jas.
G. Berret, May u, 1853. four years and ten
months: DR.. William Jones, March 80 1853,
three years and one month: Lewis Clephane.
May 10. 1861, one year and ten months;
Sayles J. Bowen, May 16. 1868, five years
and four months; c. NJ. Alexander. July 81,
1865. ten months; James NJ. Edmunds May
II. 1859. ten years and eight months; Dan
lei B. Anger, January y, 1850, two years
and eleven months: Thomas l.. Tulloch, No
vember D. 1882, seven months; Frank B.
Conger June %. 1858, four years and sew
en- months; John W. Ross, January 30 1883.
two years and seven months; Henry Sher-
wood, September Il, 1890 four years and
three months.