The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-02
FROM THE NEW OFFICE.
Mail Is Now Received and Sent by
Postmaster Doyle.

DONlGs
Mail was received. issued ana sent away
ali day yesterday at the new postofice,
Since the 10 o'clock NAL the night before,
which was handled al the old Office, there
has been no hold-up in the activity Of the
clerks, and in their new quarters they
have received, put up, distributed and
shipped mail as rapidly as in the old. In
fact they have moved faster than before.
for the newness of the magnificent quar-
ters in which they are now established has
been somewhat of a drawback.
1t was found during the day that an eX-
ira movement had to he acquired, for il is
when postoffice employees are thoroughly
familiar with their surroundings that they
can do the most expeditions work. They
can appear 10 the visitor - me office TO be
furiousfy engaged n handbag mail, when
in fact, they are only working in an ordi-
narily swift style. But with things out of
their customary places, the boxes differ
entity arranged and mall pouches hung
about differently, things DO not fan just
they should, and much more care has
TO be taken and there is more delay
No trouble was found in eriug all mail
distributed in the boxes within almost as
brief a time as in the old quarters, and
no trains We're missed by outward bound
mail. The wagons were ready and waiting
at the platform on York street al few
minutes before train time, and the force
accus toned 10 handle the mails did not
fail TO have them up in plenty of time for
them to make the trains.
Postmaster Doyle says it VIII be several
days before the force becomes accustomed
to the new surroundings. About the boxes
there win be especial trouble for some
little while as the employees who put the
mail in them viii find there has been a
change in the arrangement of the diff
ferent numbers 1t is not thought the re-
suit will be any mistake through which
the public will suffer. 1t VIII merely be a
matter of the employees being put to more
than the ordinary trouble uutl they be-
come as familiar with the new as they
were with the old boxes
Everything has now been moved from
the old office to the new. The records
of the office that were in the cellar have
been moved over 10 the cellar of the gov
eminent building. They were the last OF
the Offices belongings to go. 1t is
thought that after time file will be
provided for the records, There was q
great mass of them 10 be removed, and
they take up considerable space in the
new building. Mr.. Doyle has secured per
mission from Washington TO dispose rs
waste paper of all those that antedate a
certain time, and after everything has
been Strengthened out in the new quarters
he will have the records sorted out and
the old separated from the new.
1t chances that the pos toffice quarters
have been twice moved under the admins
traton of Mr. Doyle. During his former
term of office the fixtures and property
were all moved from the old location on
Bay street to that in the Whitfield build
ing. That was eight years ago. Mr.
Doyle says the movement this time was
achieved with much less trouble
Workmen are still busted on the first
floor of the building. Some are painting
some are joining and others are polishing
off the mosaic floor The office furniture
has not yet arrived, though it is anticipat-
ed that it viii not be long before it is re-
ceived. Mr.. Doyle believes the next ten
days or two weeks win see everything
complete on the first floor, while il is
thought the entire building will have its
interior finished up within three months.
Many visitors We're a the postoffice dur
ing the day and the night before. They
could not make their way upstairs, as no
tees were posted forbdding it, but there
was much in the elegant finish of the first
floor TO attract the attention and arouse
interest. Among them all there seemed
TO be a spirit of satisfaction ana pride in
having Savannah own such a magnificent
public building. Its progress from th5
foundation 10 the dizzy hight its tower
reaches has been carefully and long watch
ed by every citizen, and it would be strange
were not such pride in the great achieve
ment OF the builders displayed