New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-03

the accepted sense OF the word made no mention Oh
the Borough OF Brooklyn.
There are great numbers Of streets with the same
names in the various towns that compose the city
SIS an Instance under the letter alone are 70 Do
found IN what was formerly Brooklyn Adams-st'
Alhary.ave and Anthony-st, while old orK
has Adams Pace. Albany-st. and Anthony-aVe'
As.-s+ Ashland Place and Avenue ID are common
20 both.
tho. letters will first have 20 be sent TO the ed-
dress in old New-York. and upon their return VIII
,ho- To sent 10 Brooklyn. This - true even where
&. fs , B-ooklvn street that IS well known TO the
postal clerks. For instance. with letter addressed
70 John Smith. No. Pierpont heights New
York city, the regulations require that as there -
M; q stree. OF such name in New-York the letter
must be sert 70 the Search Department. where the
word Rr5oklvn Will be added and the letter then
con. % its destination Yesterday more than three
hundred such letters received at the New
York office
sono ~ the evils tho authorities hope to remedy
nv Temporary expodicnts. The superintendent or
The Inquiry Department, william Chase mas been
conferr,ng with Postmaster Van Colt in relation to
Them and action Will be taken to-day. IT Is propa-
bic that the clerks will be allowed 10 forward inc
letters direct without reference 10 the search De-
partment. where they are certain OF the ues'lha-
ton intended
another trouble Is with letters with street number
moud and Queens. but with the name OF the town
omitted IN such 1t IS intended for the pres
ent 20 send those 20 Queens direct 10 the Long
Island CITY postofCe where the clerks are familiar
with the streets OF the towns composing the Bor-
ough and those belonging TO the Borough Of Rich
lnoui 10 the Staten Island transfer clerk al 81.
George Lists o. a.! the streets ia tn" greater city
are 10 be prepared and given 10 the distributing
abe 10 forward many Of the letters direct: but
even then if a letter be addressed 10 a street bear
iUtf nQ fra .ru. o
oUshs. 1t Will have TO 10 TO The search Department
u seems probable that there viii have TO be
remaining OF all the duplicate streets The Search
department; with its present force cannot meet
tho emergency ior TINS deIartinent has no" 10
dressed TO NcwYork city. but with street addresses
n Other c.ues tesld,s an aygr@se OF one thousand
are -~coi,ed AZ the Postofice daily but the mon
working Oh the distributing cases are able 10 dis
pose o; nineteen thousand Of them without the aid
0. thu : arch Department Where a letter IS found
with Unknown address II goes into a pigcOnhOc
marked .nard reader and ultimately nnds lis way
c.parinlent say that If the frs; TWO days Of tho
greater cify are a sample they must nave assist
aa.e az once. they cannot possibly do the work.
Tho Boron gh o. The Bronx gives no trouble. rs
vas Part Of Ncw-York City. -, g..
tiers has been diverse. Here are q Few instances:
Burrow Burro, Borrow. Boro. Burroo probably
nection with this one OF the clerks gave some
curious instances Of the spelling on letters he had
HeatS: "serry Gate once" FOR surrosae's once
a letter which the Search Department IS partcu-
ton was addressed TO Patrick Blank First House
r. America" which turned out 10 be The house
al the south end OF the Battery nearest the wafer;
Letters received at the Postofice yesterday ana
On saturday were not stamped 1885 when letter
Is received II Is the custom 70 stamp u on thS
hex with he date and hour in a small circle ana
"a me new stamps have as yet not been regeiv we,
ana ~ consequence the letters while marked WIN
the number Of the month ana the day OF the
month. DO not give any evidence as 10 the year IN
which they were received.