Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-11
THE POST OFFICE GOING
 INTO THE NEW BUILDING
Postmaster Guernsey and Assistants to Take Advantage of the Sunday and the Holiday-Names of the Hen Who Have Been Postmasters The Pa st One Hundred Years-New Appointments


 for business at : o'clock Monday morn ing, but things will run along as usual at the old stand up to 1 o'clock to-mor- TOW afternoon, when the drop boxes will be closed and from that time for ward all mail matter and other busl- ness pertaining to the postoffice de- pGrtment will go 10 the magnificent structure on Grand street. Owing 10 the fact that Monday is q legal h0li- day. the new office will close at noon, just the same as if things were run hing at the old stand. After the fuss incident to making the changes dies away the officials and employees of the department will be photographed from the steps of the new building. This is BE event which will be looked forward to with almost as much interest as the moving day has heen Mir Guernsey mas made two temporary appointments which 1t is understood will Dc con fir med later on by the authorities al Washington. One of the appointees is L. W. Tillotson of 32 Burton street, who will act as engineer, and the other is John O'Reilly of 75 South street, " no confusion during the change of lo' cation. Nothing but records and otl cial documents will be taken from the old quarters, so that it will not be any thing out of the ordinary run Of mor- ing jobs. Those who have keys to boxes in the old quarters will turn them iD and receive new ones instead. Postmaster Guernsey and his assistant, John T. Boylan, and all the help. arc pleased that the moving day has ar rived. They have been in the Odd Fellows building almost fen years, and after being tenants so long 1t is a pleasure to them to be settling down ill permanent quarters.
 Prior to 1893, such mail as was re- ceived at and sent out of Waterbury came in and went in charge of man on horseback. From that time until the office was established in the Hanp- son block on Bank street, it was b. cated at different places. First in Il small building ohl West Main street. near the site of tue Citizens bank, the residence Of Colonel Leavepworth, the first postmaster: then to postmas- ter's store on the same street, From here it was removed to East Main street, where the Irving block now stands. The next change was over to a store near the spot now occupied ny M. J. McEvoy's cafe. Later it was on the site of the Lewis block, first facing on Bank street and again looking out on South Main street The next jump was to the corner of Exchange place and West Main streets. Before going 10 it's present site. in the Odd Fellows building. it was situated ill the L. s. Bronson and F. II. Lampson blocks. Tn 1881 the free delivery system was introduced on q small scale. IT has since been extended so that the service extends all over the city. The follow ing is T list of those who acted as post masters in Waterbury from January I. ISl5 10 the present time: Colonel Leavenworth. William K. Lampson. Sherman Clark. Dr Leavenworth. Elisha Leavenworth. David S. Law. Calvin H. Carter. Cf,rles ". Gillette. George W. Beach. John I. Jacques: I. W. Hill, (. (. Commerford. John F. Doherty. T. T.. Fitzpatrick. ]. II. Guernsey. Mir Lampson held the of fee at two different times and Elisha Leavenworth was similarly honored. He succeeded his father. Dr Leaven- worth. in 1S40. and served until June C. lS49, when be was succeeded hy David s. Law. On the death of Mir Law. in 1853. Mr Leavenworth was again appointed and held the position until he stepped aside to make room for Calvin II. Carter in 1881. I. W. Hill is the only one who beats Mfr Leavenworth in years of service aS postmaster. He served from fS69 to lssS, and is still an emplcye of the de pertinent.
 The new office will be open for nusi. Tess just in time to be flooded with valentines. and probably that is the reason why Mr Guernsey concluded to seek more spacious quarters before they commence to come !p. What ether explanation can be given for nut. ting off the moving until the eve of Sf Valentines day: The postoiiiee off. c.als will not admit trIs. but just the same 1t looks as + there was some thing to it. It ls said that greater care will be exercised in sending ont va!ea- tires from the yost0ffice this year than ever before. All such matter will hav. 10 come up to the full requirements Of the postal laws else they will go to the dead letter office. and to make matters worse for some folks they will not Dc dropped into the b0Ies of the several factories to rhe same extent they have been in the past. but they'll get in in sTite CT all rhe vigilance of the 1zDst- Haster and his help. for some folks would not get their health during the balance oi the year fl they failed ts send valentines h their friends. and 1T like manDer "tbers would not think sf allowing the occasion to yo by with cut remembering their enemies Pm you- valentine iB an envelope. a.liTeSe + in lecii,ls hand. be sure and sea, 1t. as the politicians say on election day. aHd then put ou the right nc-t aee. and If you don't thrust it into th- wrong box there is Bo reason v-h- is ShcuIf not reach tle person fc- Fhgm if is intended. Send a nIce one or none at all. II you .sn-t make Scmesaasi- happy. don't add ts a1vtoiy-S weigh; G- woe
 LOSS WAS sIaG.