New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
NAILS By PNEUMATIC TUBES.
CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE IN NETWORK.
BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO
AND ST. LOUIS AWARDED.

Washington. Sept 1.-THE contracts for carrying
the mails by pneumatic tube service in New-York.
Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago and St Louis
awarded to-day by Acting Postmaster General Shell
lenberger. The service in each Of the cities will
begin as soon the system is constructed. each
section operating ready The service
pneumatic = have already been constructed to
some e1teIt. IN several cities. The contracts are
when definitely ascertained, may slightly vary the
the understanding that the total amount paid for
the service in AL the cities shall exceed $500 600
year the amount to which the department is lin
Following the contracts awarded
AT NEw-YORK.-The New-York Mail and News
paper Transportation Company. L w. Baldwin
president. contract price approximately $4,000
year. The routes are between the General Post
eGe and Station P the General PSstofnce and
ton and Station II between the General Post
office and Brooklyn General Postofice. all these
8: between the General Postofice and Stations Y,
Of which routes have been constructed
station P. the Produce EXCHANGE station S. No.
t t2 M a. staten No + 81 s5a
ave and Forty fourth-st station V. No 3Si Canal
So H H5Siso station No Ito Vest Thrty
second-st. station B. No. $50 Grand-st station Y.
sixth,st; station u Third , and one-hundred-
5hastoh station i No 2sSs Eighth
ave; station G.. No. 1,64S Broadway: station y.
No 498 Column bus-ave.: station ], Columbus ave.
and One-hundred- and-ffth-st.
AT BOSTON-The Boston Pneumatic Transit
Company W. f. L. Dillaway president, contract
to approximate s65 COO annually The service to be
performed between the General Postofice and the
North Postal Station, which route already is built;
between the General Postottice and the South Ter
minal Station; between the South Terminal Station
and the Back Bay Station. and between the South
Terminal Station. Station and Roxbury station
none Of which built.
AT PHu,ADBLpHIA-Th Pneumatic Transit
Company George ]. Murray, secretary-treasurer.
contract price approximately $4,000 year. The
rou+as are between the General Postofiice. Read
ing Terminal Broad Street Station and Station
A ord batueen the General Postofflce and the
Bourse Station Doth Of which have been bu9.
GG Postoffice and Stations and o. and be-
tween stations and B. none of which Is built.
At CFTCAGO-The Illinois Pneumatic Service
Cornnsnv w F. l.. DiaWay. president contract
price approximate $4,000. none of the routes yet
h,,i,, The routes will be between the General
Eoetoe1ca NEW site) the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific Station Van Buren-stD and Station U
fTrr;on Station. between the General PoStofhce
(naw sito the temporary postoffice or postal
station in the vicinity of that once South
Water street station and Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway Station, proposed postal stdtl IN
vicinity of the sta uoi aTH nots Central Railroad
ctatinn tho Twenty -second-st. station. the Ar
rn0nr Station and the Stock Yards Station
AT CT JOIIs-The St Louis Pneumatic Tube
Cornarz, " E. Clark. president, $4,000; no routes
vat t,ilt Service TO be between the General POST
omoa and the terminal station Union hallroad
aii and between the General Postofhce and
The relay station at East St LOUIS
Owing to the limitations Of the Appropriation no
contract was made for service IN bL ,o5 vi
Wyashington for which bids had been asked