The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
NOTICE TO The PUBLIC.
DoN'Ts.

DON'ISs
Don't ask the general delivery clerk
to look for your mail when 1t is de-
llvered by carrier. To do so will
cause general delivery patrons to wait
while the clerk violates instructions
to serve you. If you want your mail
at the office, rent box or have it ad-
dressed to the general delivery.
Don't expect to receive your mail at
your business or residence promptly if
it is not addressed correctly. All mail
must be addressed so as to avoid delay
in delivery 10 your street and numeer,
post Office box, general delivery or R.
#. D. No. -.
In mailing number Of letters at the
Office patrons should see that the let
ters are not stuck together which
sometimes causes an error on the part
Of the mailing clerk, consequently
your mail going astray.
Business men or any one in bring
ing mail to the office in amounts Of ten
or more will do the mailing clerk a
favor by having them faced and a
string tied around them, or hand them
to the general delivery clerk, which
avoids refacing for cancellation OF
stamps, and thus saving time in the
dispatch Of your mail.
Don'1 put your stamp on the upper
left hand corner of your letter. The
eancelling machine will not stamp it,
and it has to be cancelled by hand and
probably cause delay Of your letter.
Do not put any writing Whatever 10
package unless you wish to pay let,
ter rate Of postage on the package
They areall examined and any writir &
found will subject you to a fine.
Coin and stamps loose in letters are
liable to loss. Buy money orders, they
are cheap and safe.
Don't stop city or rurallcarriers on
their routes to ask il they have mail
for you. To do so hinders them in the
exercise of their duties. If they have
mail for you they will deliver at your
address.
Do not ask carriers to wait while
you prepare your mail. To do so wi
cause them to violate the postal laws
and regulations.
DO not ask the carrier to wait while
you address your envelopes. Have the
mail ready as each wait of one min
ute detains the carrier. Sixty patrons
asking him to wait makes him just
one hour late. And then you com
plain of poor service.
Don't ask the general delivery clerk
for your mail from yonr lock box, 1t
takes his time from bis regular duties
to act against the laws of the depart.
ment.
Do not ask the carrier to do any.
thing that is contrary to the rules. He
dislikes to refuse a favor.
DO not send some one after your reg
,istered mail without first giving them
written order
Do not ask the postmaster or clerks
to make out or fill out your applica-
tion for money orders, as 1t is forbid.
den.
Don't fail to register all valuable
packages and letters. It costs but ten
cents and insures there safe delivery
or indemnity amounting to 5000 i
article was first-class mail.
Do not stand at the post Office win
dow to write, or TO wrap up packages
when there is a desk provided for such
purposes, as it is almost sure to incon-
venience some other patron whose
time is as valuable to them as yours is
to you.
/ Don't ask the general delivery clerk
.'is that all when he hands you your
mail. He is just as glad to get lid oi
it as you are to get 1t.
Do not ask the carriers to charge
stamps. Carriers are forbidden to sell
stamps on credit.
Don't allow your four or five chill.
dren to call each five or six times a
day for the mail when the officesonlY
receives five or six mails. Appoint
one OF the children mail messenger
and let him or her get it the five OF
six times that you want to ask for it.
1t is big help to the service.
Never mail a letter until you are
sure you have it addressed right and
that you have return address on it,
then it will come back to you II the
addressee is not located, instead Of go
ing to the dead letter office.