Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-13
PASSES THE M|LL|Ol MARX
Burlington POstOffice Handles
Much Money during IL Months.
business Done in Inst Fiscal year
freaks All Local Records-F1fty
Employees Working Harmon-
iously for Good Service.

Postmaster James r. Burke made public
Saturday some interesting figures regard
ing the business done at the Burlington
postoffice during the year ending March
81. the most important item Of which Is
the fact that the local office received
over one million dollars in the year men
toned The exact amount was 81 ,G03 sl9. 70.
made UP from the following sources:
Receipts from stamp sales, $l23, 63. o.
postal remittances from other offices,
1891, 33l.2i; issue of money orders. $40 =
1882; money order remittances from
other offices, s23S525.6i In addition to
this there were received warrants from
the department for the payment of rural
carriers amounting to s3T.4
The number of money orders issued
from the office In the year was 2S,aN
and the number paid out was 1898. the
amount represented In the latter being
s3l9,2ll.5s.
The year was the largest ever known in
tho history Of the Burlington postoffice.
The postal receipts were s5.os7.74 in excess
OF the year preceding.
The present office force consists Of IS
clerks, 20 carriers four sub-cerks and
six sub carriers. With the postmaster,
office force Is so employees All rural car
riers in the State are paid from the Bur
| ington office, and tho amount paid out
| in the year was 1865, s94. GO.
| NJ. E. Sornborger is superintendent of
finance in the office and was responsible
for the million dollars mentioned. Miss
Grace J. Gleason, who Is in charge of
the money order division, looked after the
| half million that passed through that de-
| partment. John Fl. Farrell is in charge
Of the big business that passes through
the parcel post window. Frank b. Morse
Is superintendent of mails. and has
charge of all outgoing mails Walter g
Irish assists In the money order depart
ment and is official stenographer for the
postmaster and assistant.
General supervision Of the departments
is in charge of Assistant Postmaster
Peter F. Garvey. who has long since held
the reputation Of being one Of the most
efficient postal employees in the service
The clerks and carriers of the Burling
ton office rank with the very best in the
service. the staff being young and activ,
and enthusi stic in the performance Of
their duties.
In addition to the main office, the post
master oversees four contract stations
Number one in J. B. Lamoert's drug
store on Elmwood avenue: number two
in ]. f. Isham's drugstore. corner o.
North Winooski avenue and NORTH
street; number four in J. w. O'Sullivan':
drugstore on Church street. and numbe
five In j. ]. Childs's store. a Nortf
Champlain street.
On May the entire force of car
riers appeared In new uniforms and tn
delivery carts Of tho mounted men were
painted in green. according to the gov
crnment regulations At the presen
time there are 70 letter boxes and 2
package boxes in the city distributed a
the most convenient points. Beginninl
to-day. the boxes will be re-painted, tn
government thus entering into the spiri
Of the local cleanup week.
The big increase In business Is due Z
the growth of the parcel post service
also to the natural growth Of patronage
The organization Of the working force l
very efficient and all of the employe
work together constantly for the goo