The Washington times., 1914-08-31

sweeping reorganization of Wash
|, .on's mail service with vastly in
? ased efficiency and more rapid col
, ..ons and deliveries is to be made
. week.
. tth the installation of the Washing
r. office in its new building at the
on Station and the placing in use
, ne most modern handling equipment.
IrionaI transportation facilities will
-, added. The entire work of the Of
will he centralized in the new build
saving in efficiency and cash out
Bids for ten new automobiles to
purchased for use in Washington
ne opened by the Postoffice De-
-tment Wednesday, September :. Five
these machines will be placed in oper-
non Immediately, to make both col
-rIons and deliveries of mail. A con-
act automobile service has been in
q for some time in the parcel post
ice, Out lIle new dtlolLlVb+iVS eAAS
be purchased outright.
Will Be Abandoned.
3 ery substation IN the downtown sec
n Of the city is to be abandoned as
arrier station. and two of them will
closed All deliveries will be made
oct from the postoiffce by auto and
L carrier
nth all these changes there will be
~ if any. shifts in personnel.
Master box" mailing stations are TO
established in the downtown sec
he postoffice will be moved at the
of the week. commencing with the
Z holiday Saturday. 1t is expected
1t the transfer to the new building
Il be completed Saturday afternoon.
ndsv and Monday. the Postmaster
ing advantage of the Saturday half
DAY and Labor Day to get installed
p 5y for the new service. Much of
equipment is brand-new, but the
to-date machines and furniture in
O present office are to be moved.
A New System.
-nder the new arrangement, instead
having mail from the Union Station
nj in bulk to the main office, then
tributed and sent to the substations
r final delivery. mails will be taken
hit off the trains. carried by a big
nyeyor to sorting tables, distributed,
d then delivered direct by carrier.
e carriers will be taken to their |
ties by automobile, making a great ,
-,
V carrier in the city can be put on |
; route in twelve minutes. Washing
mans will consequently receive their |
sils almost as soon as they reach the |
Y.
will be made in reverse |
Ger. Instead of being gathered and |
ing by devious stages TO the main |
ice and then py horse-drawn wagon |
the station IA forty-minute trip,
sy will be collected. Immediately |
ICED in a master box, and hauled di- |
I by fast automobile to the main |
Ice at the station and sent on their
heTehicles now used in taking mails
N the office TO the station and back
u now be used in collections and de-
erteA The changes TO be made in
ides Closing of station G on G
est as carrier station; closing Of
don B on Capitol Hill as a carrier
ton and conversion OF these offices
financial offices for the selling of
'rTps and money orders and the re-
Juon OF mail Station G will he
wed TO the Le Droit building. at
Shthi and F streets northwest.
Delivery VIII Continue. |
Delivery service at station A, in
orgetown. will continue. Delivery
vice at the Tenleytown station is
olished, and deliveries made from
orgetown and Chevy Chase Station
on G street, near Fifteenth. is TO
moved 10 new site on New York
enue. and maintained as a financial
O master box station. where all COL
hons Will be taken to awaiting auto
'blles. Station F will be continued
deliveries in Mt. Pleasant Stations
Rnacosia. Takoma Park. and Chesa-
axe Junction will continue
rs soon AS the first five automobiles
running smoothly in their colIec-