Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-26

ing liquors, poisons, poisonous animals,
insects or reptiles, innammablc mate
rails, explosives. Internal machines. me-
chanical or chemical devices or compost
tionS which may ignito or explode. pistols
or reNolvcrs, live or dead animals or any
substance which may damage other mail
AM" matter or inIire either the postuiiice
employees or any machinery.
If the packag" is intended for local de-
VERY. that is, within the limits of the
oston postal district, it may include
crishable articles. fresh meat, fish or
"ultry. articles in glass teccptacles if
tlcI are securely packed, and even eggs,
If each egg is placed ON end and packed
50 it may not break and damage other
matter in transit. Flowers for local de-
livery will lie accepted.
Having received your package the c'erS
will measure it, ana if the total measure
ment is not over II inches, or six feet. it
is acceptable. lie will note the address,
and turning to his Puidc book learn the
number of the unit area i'm which it is
located.
Then h" VIII pick out the little quad
rangle on the map bearing that number
ana identify the zone in which your par
eel is to he forwarded. He will weigh
the parcel ana quickly compute the post
age from the table of rates. He will sell
YOU the distinctive parcel post stamp Of
the denomination required.
When the transaction has been com
plcted the clerk will record the receipt
of the parcel on a tally sheet also in
dicating the amount of postage coll
locted.
TROUBLE BEGINS At ONCE.
The receiving clerk is to make Il rec
ord of every parcel accepted the zone
to which it is to he forwarded and the
amount of postage collected. At the
end of the first 10 days the record of
the business Of every postoflice is to be
compiled for transmission to Washington.
From this data experts will stimat the
average weight of the parcels the de-
partment must be prepared to handle, and
also the additional facilities which will
he required in each postal district in the
country.
Probably the greater proportion of the
outgoing business of the Boston postal
district will be for local delivery and in
the first and second zones. All Of
Massachusetts for example lies within
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axt,.r,a ror,bo,r s.ctiors If ho,b st.to.
are in the third zono.
Southwestern Maine is in the second,
central and eastern Maine in the third
and Aroostook county In the fourth
zone. lEhod" Island and Connecticut are
within the second zone. but New York
city is just across the line in the third.
Buffalo and Washington are in the fourth
zone Will" chicago Is In TN" min.
Trouble for the postoiiice attaches be-
gins the minute the receiving cierk mas
accepted tn" parcel ana tossed IT lnto
IN" basket or tuh that WlII he i"rhlshed
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Thus the central office Will send tc
the North station office all matter
going out over the Boston Il Maine
railroad. ana the clerks there must
make the inal separation for ship
mcut. Packages for local delivery
within tho city limits will be sent Iii.
rect to the postal stations. Thus a
package destined to the Back Bay or
Roxburv will he carried to the station
in the district and then delivered by
the driver of the wagon attached t.
the branch Office.
Some of the stations i'm the Boston
district are cxuected to do a heavy re
c~oivinp husinc.s win little delivery
and i'm others ta,. condition will he
reversed. The Essex street station.
for Xample located In the heart OF
the retail shonning district. will be
practicable a receiving station for the
stores. ana In. amount of matter for
delivery will he conparatively small