Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-02
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SECURED FOR
POSTMASTER
COMMITTEES Of Five Shows
Advantages Other Offices
Have Over City.
TO SEE MR.. TlCE TODAY
--DEMAND CHANGES


A committee of five local business
George H. Tice this afternoon to
discuss the possibilities of adding to
the efficiency Of postal service in this
city with increased help on both the
clerk and carrier forces. The post
master win be confronted with evil
dence of what help other cities In
the state Of the size of Perth Amboy
have and of what government au-
thorities say regarding the making Of
increases in the clerk and carrier
forces in this city
Fourteen post Offices in cities of
about The same size as this one have
been communicated with and in all
OF them there are more clerks and
carriers at work than in this city. In
some. the difference is exceedingly
large, for many of them have more
than three times the number of
clerks and carriers than this city has,
comparing the population.
Better Postal Service.
The business men have taken up
the work recently started by the
clergymen OF this city. They intend
to secure, If possible, up-to-date pos
tai service in this city and will en-
teavor to have Sunday work at the
postoffice cut down as far as possible.
Make Substitution at Maurer.
A suggestion may also be made to
have the post office at Maurer aban-
doned and to have sub-station of
the local post Office established
somewhere in the northern part Of
the city 1t is conceded that this city
would receive more advertisement IL
the daily mall from the many INDUS
tries In and about Maurer was sent
through the local post office. In
that way Mr.. Tice would also be
given an opportunity to increase the
volume of business in his office, the
business men say.
There are numerous improve
ments to be recommended and asked
for by the men engaged in the move
ment. Retter service with more
help is the principal cry. Such
things as telephone In the post Of
fice, more and less dilapidated mail
receptaeles with better accommoda-
tions at the post office are among
some of the things wanted X
1t is suggested by some Of the la
Dor men interested Ia the eity's at
Jfairs that more clerks DO pntScn and
that the money order and ether de-
partments of the post Office be KEPT
open later nights for the aceommo-
z dAtton Of the working men.
Congressman Writes letter.
A letter to one of the post office
clerks from Congressman Benjamin
F. Howell shows that the subject OF
increased help in the local post office
has been called to his attention and
to the attention of the postal COM
mittee. and that II Postmaster Tice
Will recommend a number or ap-
pointments, that they Will undoubt-
edly be made
What Other Cities Have.
The population of this city is 32,-
121 There are ten carriers and
five clerks in the post office. Follow
ing are fienres from post Offices in
other cites showing comparisons;
East Orange Seventeen clerks
and one superintendent Of clerks;
thirty-two carriers and FIVE substi-
tutes; population. $4,000; receipts
ending June 80, last. 1864
Morristown Eight clerks; eleven
carriers; population, about 10000;
receipts, $4,000.
WeehawkenNine clerks: seven
teen carriers; population covered,
$4,000, receipts, 5000.
MonteIair- Eleven clerks, twenty
three carriers: population, 10000;
receipts, about $4,000.
Orange Seventeen clerks, TWEEN
ty-six carriers and rural carrier;
population, 10000 in Orange and
$4,000 In West Orange; receipts,
5000.
Ashury Park-Twelve clerks;
twelve carriers; population, 10000;
receipts, s73,909.99.
Passaic Twenty-four clerks;
thirty-three carriers; total popula-
tion covered, 74.77s; receipts. $d02,-
S28.09.
West Hoboken Seven clerks;
twelve carriers. population, 35.301:
receipts, $37, ,000
Hoboken Twenty-Five clerks;
thirty-geven carriers; population,
10000; receipts, s153,000
Hackensaclk Ten clerks; eighteen
carriers; population, $4,000; re-
eeipts, $50. 900.
Rutherford Eleven clerks six
teen carriers; population, about T.
500; receipts, $4,000.
Automobiles FOR rent, by the trip or
hour. G. A. Sexton, Tel. I8I or call
10 Smith St. Perth Ansboy M r.