The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-04
LOCAL POST
OFFICE INCOME
FOR The YEAR
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In the registry division, the number
of pieces dispatched was 1928, num-
Der of pieces delivered by carriers, 29,-
46S. number of pieces delivered at the
post office 22.139. an increase over the
corresponding period last year of g.
1ss pieces. In addition to this, over
10000 pieces were handled in transit
to other offices.
In the special delivery division, 3d.
634 pieces were handled, 32.739 pieces
beirg received for delivery and 1885
dispatched
During these twelve months, there
were 54.713,5S7 pieces of first class
mail received and dispatched, and 90
737, 500 pieces of mail OF other classes.
In the money order division there
were 71,5oO domestic orders issued,
amounting to $624,1z051, an increase
over the past year of II. 239 orders, and
so, 6Ss.13 in money, while there was
less money sent out of the country as
shown by the fact that there were
81 less international orders drawn, and
a less amount sent away by s24.232.32
There were 1891 domestic money or
ders paid, amounting to 1926, 1925. an
increase over last year of 1,132 orders
and s19,37S21 There were 1.021 inter-
ne tional money orders paid at this Of
flee, amounting to S3S, 941-02, an IN
crease over last year of 1S1 orders and
81, 500 So in money, showing that the
countries s201,414. and received ON
other countries only s3s.241.02. About
fifty post offices deposit their su' plus
money order funds in the Bridgeport
post office. 1926 remittances being
made last year, amounting to 1884,
5e51e. a sight decrease from the pre-
vious year.
Another matter which the postmas-
ter desires attention called to is the
placing of the writer's name and ad-
dress on the corner or on the back
of all mail sent out. There were
sent to the Dead Letter Office in
Washington last year from the post
offices of the country 1854 416 letters
and parcels. approximating 44,50O
daily, an increase over the year be-
fore of percent More than eleven
millions of these letters could have
been returned to the senders without
delay If the name and address had
been upon the envelope. Where no
valuable contents are contained in
the envelope, the letters are Destroy
ed. and the party sending the letter
usually never knows that the party
TO whom the letter is sent did not re-
ceive it. thus making endless misun-
derstandings possible.
Another matter that should receive
attention is the habit of some per-
sons of writing "City" on their letters
in place of bridgeport, Conn.," on let
tiers Intended for delivery in this city.
a business man complained that some
letters to we'll known firms were re-
turned to writer An investigation
showed that he had put the letters
in his POCKET, intending to mail them
on his way to the depot, but on ar
rival in New York, he found them
still in his pocket and dropped them
In a New York letter box. AS the
letters were addressed CITY and the
parties for whom the letters were in
tended lived in Bridgeport. they were
returned to the writer by the New
York postoffice-
Another way in which the public
can assist the postoffice people is by
piac Individual letter boxes at the
doors where there are no letter slides
i'm which mail can be placed The
rules of the Postoffice department
provide that:
..Carriers are not required to de-
liver mail above the second floor OF
Office buildings not equipped with ele-
vato-s. nor to the different rooms OIL
suites on any floor of apartment
houses whether or not they are equip
ped with eleva tors. If boxes are not
provided In the front hall on the