New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16
THE MAIL DELIVERY SER|lCE.
CONGRESSMAN QUIGG SAYS MR. LIQUIDS EA-
PREssIONs HAVE MOVED THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE
THE REDUCTIONS HERE.


THE REDUCTIONS HERE.
CONGRESSMAN I.emuel +. Quigg speaking yester-
dav ahout the threatened reduction In the number
- fro mail deliveries I'm this city. said the Post
office Department In Washington appeared to be
'In n blue funk" over the utterances or congress-
man Loud OF California the chairman OF the fos'
office Committee Of the House. when tnere was "o
reason to suppose that Congress wanted reuuc'ion
Of the free delivery service in the city To several
newspaper men who saw him yesterday a!terHoo"
at the headquarters Of the Republican county Co'h-
rnittee Mr. Qugg made these statements
",rhe business men OF New-York City ought 10
uake IN TO the fact that It is seriously intended 70
roduce the number Of free mall deliveries In this
city IL is exceedingly difficult 10 account FOR TINS
intention 1t appears that the appropriation OF
Congress for the free delivery system has been ex-
coded nv the expenditures OF the Department In
the amount Of about $4,000 That sum. OF course, Is
insignificant and trining In comparison with the
enormous expenditure for the free delivery system
Chairman Loud Informed the Postmaster-General
that the Postoffce Committee would not allow Tor
the next fiscal year larger sum than was allowed
for the Iast fiscal year for the free deliveries or
mail matter and he has gone so far. | am In
formed as to say that he will oppose every meas
ure that seeks to extend the free delivery service
"Nr Loud IS not the whole of Congress by some
ninety Senators and some 1856 representative and
why he should have succeeded In frigntenlng tne
ostmaster-General into the contemplation o, Grip
ping the service in New YORK Clty Is more thah
can understand. | do not believe that oongress
will refuse to appropriate the sum necessary for
the present service that an increased appropria-
ton for free deliveries will be refused II the Post
master General says II Is necessary. None the less
the Department has in mind to cut down the num-
Der OF carriers in New-York and Brooklyn and re-
duce the number Of deliveries and the First Assist
ant Postmaster-General Mr. Heath has Informed
me that he will promulgate an order to that effect
before February |. I have advised him not TO do
so. assuring him OF my belief that Congress will
make as large an appropriation as he desires. but
Mr. Loud says that four mail deliveries a day are
enough for the people OF any community and his
views have affected the nerves OF the whole
Postofice Department.
Consequences to the mail service far more seri
Gus are sure TO result from this order. The pres
ent mail deliveries in this city are not only neces
sary satisfy the public but are necessary to get
the mail matter out OF the offices. and any attempt
10 reduce the number Of deliveries Will choke and
congest the service that II will be impossible any
day to deliver that days receipts Of mail matter
Probably there would be no trouble at all II the
PostOiice officials would suspend action until the
Postohice Appropriate bill is acted In the
House Of Representatives"