Evening star., 1916-07-28
CAPITAL TO HAVE
P. 0. DOWNTOWN
New Branch Is to Be Located
at 514 18th Street
Northwest.
Mr.. CHANCE ANNOUNCES
PLANS FOR SUBSTATION
Will Have Twenty Collections and
Deliveries of Mail Daily,
Except Sunday.

Washington is to have a down.
town post office.
For the accommodation of the
business men Postmaster Merritt
10. Chance has made arrange
ments to open a large, fully
equipped, classified station on or
before October I, at 514 18th
street northwest between E and
F streets.
The need for such an office has
been emphasized by the business
men ever since the removal of the
city post Office from the Post
Office Department building to its
new home.
Postmaster Chance decided on the
location after the receipt of letters
from practically every business man
between Pennsylvania avenue and H
street and 9Th and 18th streets. all
urging that postal facilities be estab-
lished in some such central location.
To Be the Biggest Branch.
That this Office will not only be the
largest substation in Washington. but
that it will do more city business than
the central Office at Massachusetts ave-
nue. and North Capitol street, is the
prediction of the postmaster. Il look
to see it do as much business as any
post Office in the country" he said to-
day.
This new office will be open from
am. until midnight. excepting on Sun
days, when it will be closed. There
will be twenty collections and deliver
les of mail daily. for all the important
incoming and outgoing trains. The
fact that it will be open until midnight,
with full equipment for parcel post and
special delivery service will be a big
convenience to business men.
At this Office business men will be
able to get stamps and other postal
supplies in as large quantities as they
wish. There will be an unlimited sup
ply of all kinds of stamps and stamped
paper.
business center post Office model in
every way. The furniture will be that
from the model post Office at the
exposition in San Fran
cisco, including all the latest devices
for postal service in steel furniture.
To Have Ample Floor Space.
This is to be known as the fifth street
station, and has ample floor space.
postal officials say, for taking care OF
the entire city postal business Of
Washington, as segregated from gov
ernmental and departmental business.
1t is to be, in reality, the city post
office.
Three parcel post. two money order.
one registry and postal savings. one
lock box and one wholesale stamp win
dows will be in operation as needed, in
addition to extra windows for use dur
ing the Christmas rush. An ample
number of lock boxes and drawers will
form a part of the equipment.
Trained employees will be in charge
of the work at this important station.
Special provision will be made for an
expeditions handling OF outward-bound
parcel post mail, thus insuring prompt
service in every branch OF the work
to business men and patrons in that
locality.
Howard Beall. the present superin-
tendent Of station G, at 8th and
streets northwest, who is familiar with
all branches of station work, will be
in charge John II. Simmons, former
assistant superintendent of station G,
will be designated in charge of station
c. filling the vacancy caused by the
transfer of Mr.. Beall