The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-08
REGIS TERED mail
Citizens Need No Longer Go
to the Post Office With
Valuables.
CALL IN A CARRIER
He Will Do All That Is Need
full and Give You a
Receipt.
CALL IN A CARRIER

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Third Assistant Postmaster General
Edwin c. Madden has sent to all the post
! offices instructions regarding the new
| system under which letter carriers will
register letters on their various routes.
Postmaster P. f. Wanser of this city has
received the new rules, the following of
which is an extract
'sThe new system of regi5tration of let
ters by carriers put in operation at your
office on February IL contains features
to which wish to call your attention.
For the present, the system will be
| confined to the purely residential districts
in your city, excluding even in them,
| business houses, and patrons who, as a
rule, will have many letters for registra-
ton at one time. The business houses
! and all others in a residential district
! should, however, be included in the SER
vice as soon as possible, and extensions
! will, of course, be made as soon as the
conditions will permit, until the whole
/ field, as nearly as practicable, is covered.
Carriers are required to be careful,
courteous and attentive at all times, and
| to encourage the registration of valua-
BILE letters. Dereliction of duty in this re-
gard should be looked after and checked,
and if repeated should be promptly re-
ported to the Department.
| Carriers must be thoroughly impressed
with the fact that they are to spend no
more time in the registration of a letter
than is absolutely necessary to write the
receipt and promptly deliver it, While
! they are required to be always courteous
| and respectful to patrons, they are posi-
lively forbidden to engage in discussion
/ A glance will tell if a letter is properly
| prepared for registration. If it be, the
! carrier will write the receipt; If not, he
will simply decline it, and hand out
card of information which will explain
his refusal"
| Then follows long description of in
structions to the various clubs who will
necessarily handle the registered matter.
Provisions are made for the handling of
registered matter in bulk which is col
lected on the various routes. The Post
master is instructed to keep daily statis-
tics, separate from the business trans
acted at the main office, and to make a
monthly report for the present and any
suggestions which may tend to improve
the system.
The following is copy of the instrue-
tons for the letter earriers:-
l. Carriers will accept letters for regis
tration when making delivery, or if hailed
for that purpose when passing.
| O. Delays causing overtime must be
avoided.
| g. Carriers are not to enter into discus
sions or explanations with patrons. The
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| it unnecessary.
H. Carriers must at all times encourage
| the registration of valuable letters.
| 5. Receipt books must not be exhibited
| or intrusted to unauthorized persons for
any purpose whatever; and no inforIna-
tion regarding a registered letter may be
given to any person but the sender, the
addressee, or the properly authorized
agent of either.
6. Each receipt taken from the book
represents a registered letter to be ac-
counted for.
| 7. Be careful to see that every letter ac-
cepted for registration l. Bears name and
street address of sender; 2, Name of the
| person for whom it is intended with
postoffice and State of destination.
| 8. That it is enclosed in a sealed envelope
! strong enough to safely carry contents.
A. That either stamps enough to fully pre-
pay postage and registry fee are attached,
] or that the exact sum of money to buy
them is handed to you.
| g. Write receipts plainly and correctly,
filling up every part of the form (sheet D.
g. Carefully guard against mistakes. Es-
| innate as best you can the amount re-
/ ouired for postage. Domestic postage on
/ letters is two cents for each ounce or
| fraction thereof. Foreign postage on let
tiers is five cents for each half ounce or
| fraction thereof The registry fee is al
WAYS eight cents for each letter, in addi-
i tion to postage.
TO- Letters which have been registered,
but no others, may be carried in a Sc
| cure inside pocket of the coat, so as to
be kept separate from other mail matter;
but carriers responsibility for every let
1 ter registered by him is absolute, and no
excuse will be accepted for loss or mis-
| treatment.
| IL Transact all business with patrons,
| and with officials and clerks at the main
office and stations, quietly, quickly and
correctly.
12. Carriers must thoroughly learn and
obey the printed instructions in their re-
ceipt books Ignorance Of or failure to
fully comply with them will not be ex-
cused.