Evening star., 1898-12-21
Weather Strips Had to Be Put on New
City Post Office Windows.
Mr.. WILLErH LAID UP With 4 COLD
Another Chapter in the History Of
That Remarkable Structure.
MONEY ORDERS AT NIGHT

City Postmaster Wilett is confined to
his residence, No. 1907 street northwest,
suffering from a severe cold that is close
ly akin to grip. Mr.. Willett was exposed
to very severe visitation of the elements
on the Saturday night when the city post
office was removed from the Union build
ing, on G street, to its present quarters.
1t is we'll remembered what blizzard of
sleet, snow, rain aud wind accompanied
the final work of moving, but with his
customary devotion to duty the city post
master remained at his post in the new
structure, which, as popularity known, af-
fords very little protection from the chink
and crack-seeking winds that come
screeching down from the north, and did
so especially on that miserable weather
night.
The exposure upon this occasion gave Mr..
Willett a pretty bad cold but it was Ie-
lieVed by treatment, and he continued at
work. He found, however that it was al
most impossible for him to keep out of the
draughts that poured through his room by
reason of the open crevices in the already
notorious windows which gave light and air
especially air-to his cOmmodious apart
ment. as we'll as to every other room in the
moved his desk to various portions of his
apartment. but the draught still pursued
him, consequently he got another and a
Then from other denartments occ1nied bv
the fore under his direction came com
plants about the way the wind was being
window sashes Mr. NiIlett accordingly
made a vigorous comm amt 10 the suDer-
vising architect, and last week Il force of
men We're put to work placing protective
weather strips of rubber over the numer-
Gus chinks and cracks in the city post Office
windows Meantime however the constant
Sra,,ghts Nd r,s1n tba c;tv ,,nstmastar an5
ara a. Is,l IN thio - nbiIIs I'D
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ol,Id h IN tha fix If tbeir de,ntian to
T,ttIt "a tbe Lrou-indrra tbat Tho Christrnls
uuty anu 'iLe hllo"i ma the III iiiIS
lilails are 70 pc SO piouls ious ii.,ius tlietn @
$50; i ~ tj ~ f i4 boIj
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al n Lterfi1oh d' MS ItsiieLce' ne was sl'tlis
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p;ii, ~ .,i III, - uortn 13ico 49,,
ii - t,i. af e. ono aod e. 0o1 col,
- 2 ~ ~, - - h,,.o t,a,, ,Iraa5,, bond.
"a " - ~. - aI,irnd in Tho s,,, of E, nnn
oaoI - ~, The nostaI service in porto
1io iCli i - tIa controf Of the Washing
to,l oity nns+ ofica and are known as mil
ttarv ctations nur,hered | ? z and 80 on
- U-asbi,oto,
.,ra I-oI1 rasnonsible as city poetmaster
o9 W. os6inyton nn1er yonr bond for the
faitbfuI neTfornnance of the duties of the
mon down there in that governmental prov
ipceo', innnire3 The Star reporter
..J am go informed and so believe" re-
nlicd Mr. WjIlett, but there is no neces-
sity for any anxiety on that account. The
men in Porto Rico are first-class in every
respect
''By the Way" coughed the city postmas-
ter as The Star reporter was about to take
his departure Il have Just received this let
ter from Mr.. Heath, which ! cordially ap-
prove. The post office at the national cap
ital should be abreast and if possible. in
advance of every other office in the country
in meeting the demands of modern pro-
gress." The letter was as follows:
Post Office Department. Office of
First Assistant Postmaster General,
Money Order Division
WASHINGTON December 20 1s9S
The postnaster Washipqton
Sir: Under the regulations the money
order business at the larger offices is closed
AT about nm and intending remitters are
nrecIuded from the onnortunitv of nurchaS-
ing orders between the honrs of , n m and