The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-01
MORE LETTER CARRIERS
Five Additional Ones Have Been Secured
for the Houston Postoifice.
TIE DELIVERY SERVICE WILL BE IMPROVED
Postofficc Officials Busy Rcdistrict-
ing the Characterization Collcc-
tion Cart to lie Provided.

On September % Postmaster S. %.
Strong was advised by the postoffice de-
partment by wire to employ five addition
al carriers from October /. This Is tho
result of eighteen months OF persistent
effort on the part of Mr.. Strong in which
he has had the cordial support OF Sena-
tor Culberson, Congressman Ball and
Hawley and the business organizations
of the city. Postmaster Strong and Su-
perintendent Charles S. Hodgkins have
been hard at work since advised of the
increase In their force of carriers redis-
trtctlng tne city. This involves much
labor and close calculation, as the labor
must be so edualized that each carrier
shall have as near eight hours work
daily as possible, and never to exceed
ioIty-e hours OF service in the Office
and on the route during the six worklnS
days of each week. AS soon as this is
accomplished and the necessary addition
al rouuing cases are received, the people
will have the benefit of increased servics.
One carrier will be assigned to coliec-
tion service in the business districts,
who will be provided with the regulation
collection cart. and number of package
boxes have been ordered to be located in
the business part of the city for the re-
Ception of all packages, letters only to
be deposited in the letter boxes. This.
besides affording additional facilities to
the public. will relieve the business car
riers OF making the collections from the
boxes and the time thus saved will enable
the postmaster to extend the business
e. liveries to some extent and additional
collections will be made also. 1t is the
intention TO serve the sparsely populated
sections in the outskirts of the city on ,e
do 1us al Asf 1af,n f-f Vstsaf-
twice daily. which will be an additional
delivery in nearly all the residence por-
ton OF the city. That the additional pos
tai facilities thus afforded will be fully
appreciated by the citizens of Houston
goes without saying, and the untiring ef-
forts of Postmaster Strong TO effect a
general improvement in the local postal
service are freely acknowledged.
During Mr.. Strong's two years in office
many Improvements have been made. Five
additional clerks have been secured and
$500 for increase of salaries of underpaid
clerks has been obtained, which, with the
five additional carriers now secured,
makes a very creditable record. Improve
ments about the Federal building adding
largely to the comfort and convenience OF
the employees, as well as increasing tho
facilities for work, have been made.
| Welsbach gas fixtures were added at once
] out the building. The worn out sandstone
steps a the west entrance were replaced
with red (Burnet, TeXas,l granite, the
heating apparatus was overhauled, all eX-
posed pipes covered with asbestos max
ing the hitherto most uncomfortable rooms
as warm is private residence. The cor
ridors and screens and executive office
were repainted. improving their appear
ance very much All this work was ac-
complished during the first year. Since
then complete new sanitary fixtures have
been placed in the building. the sidewalk
crossing and driveway in the rear of She
building has been paved and contract. are
out for general repairs TO the furniture
for new additional furniture aud also for
repairs to the building and new sewage
system.
These improvements made and provided
for involve an expenditure of several
thousand dollars.
Mr.. Strong says he proposes that Hous-
ton shall share in the appropriations for
clerks and carriers made for the next
fiscal year also. as he intends that the
suburbs of the city shall also have the
free delivery service. and to establish sew
eral substations In the city where stamps
will be sold, money orders issued and let
tiers registered.