Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-26
MENTION NAME OF
kEARNY MAYOR IN
POsTOFF|CE DEAL
Arlington Official Receives Let.
ter Shedding Some Light
on Abolition Order.

Postmaster James Freeman, of Ar
lington, has received an original letter
sent to Congressman Eugene F. Kin
kead by Assistant Postmaster General
G. p. Grandfeld. and which he thinks
sheds some light on the cause of the
order of the Federal government being
issued a~bolishing the Arlington post
Office In order that Arlington and the
whole of Kearny might be served in
stead from a new station of the New
ark postofice TO be known as kearny
station.
The letter in full is as follows:
with reference to your letter of the
18th inst, stating that you desire to OBJ
tain a cop of the report of the depart
mcnt's representative, who recommend
ed the discontinuance of the ~postofice
at Arlington and the establishment of
Kearny branch of the office al Newark,
N. j., in place thereof, l regret to ad-
wise you that your request cannot be
complied with, for the reason that such
reports are considered to be a part of
the confidential records of the depart
ment.
In connection with the foregoing,
however, it may be added that this in
vestigation was made at the urgent re-
quest of b mayor of Kearny, who
stated that the residents of that place
desired a postal designation. The per-
son who conducted the investigation
considered three different propositions
to give Kearny a designation, but with
the exception of the one upon which
favorable action vas taken they in
volved a considerable increase in the
expense of the postal service. without
materially increasing its efficiency.
"As Arlington was a part of the town
of Kearny, 1t was thought that the lat
ter was more entitled to a designation
than a section thereof. and for that
reason the change referred to was err
dered. but in view of the protests
which have been received it has been
deemed advisable to have a further in
v~esfigation made before the change Is
put into effect. Very truly yours.
&C. p. GRANDFTELD,
First Assistant Postmaster General"
+. Mayor Brock Explains.
| Mayor Louis M. Brock declares hat
his position has been misunderstood
and that while it is true he did ask the
Washington authorities to investigate
mail conditions, 1t was not to the
prejudice of the Arlington section at
all, but simply to gain some recogni-
ton for the lower end and to get
kearny in some a on the postal
map.
The mayor restated his position last
night at a conference in the Kearny
Town Hall between himself and the
Town Council and the two committees
representing either end Of re town
inc who were anxious to see what
would be the fairest and most feasible
proposition to make to Washington as
q solution of the local postal mixup.
the mayo quoted from sorne cores
pondence that he had to the effect
that the government was actuated
only By motives of economy inc eff
cheney, and he expressed the belief
that two stations would be established
in Kearny and the town get better
service than ever after July 1.
For the lower end delegation Messrs.
Gabriel B. Reid. William ]. Mansfield,
John 7. Scott and Nevin Kennedy in
sisted that Kearny should not have a
branch but a ful~l-fiedged postoffice but
Edward J. Gaffney. from the lower end,
favored a compromise proposed by the
upper end delegation. ]. Albert Stowe,
George w. McClintick and John S. Nc
Adam, that a branch postoflce be pro-
vided for Kearny and Arlington. The
Council decided to take the suggestions
under a~dvisement.