Show STREET CARS MAY BE USED A Novel iroiiohition By Second Assistant As-sistant Postmaster General Neil son I Washington Nov 14 Owing to the illness ness of Second Assistant Postmaoter General Neilson the report of his office is made by George F Stone who is acting act-ing in his stead The report deals with that branch of the postal service which looks after mal transportation For the Star service it is 1 shown that there are 1900 routes with an aggregate length of 2ol587 miles and the total of miles travelled is 113570335 at an expense of 51846856 the estimate for next year is 5 > So000 Consideration is being given the feasibility of utilizing electric and other rapid motor street car lines to facilitate fa-cilitate the transportation of mails in the important cities between the main postoflices and branch offices and to and from the main station A plan of this kind will be probably included in the running of special cars on street lines for the exclusive use of the mail service ser-vice not only for carrying locked pouches but in which a great amount of distribu ton will be possible Of course such an arrangement could be affected only by the hearty cooperation of the street car companies with the department for the improvement of the service This office hopes to accomplish some such substantial substan-tial result in the direction indicated with in the next year The cost of railway mail service was 3212356 and the estimate for next year 53203000 Railway posrofficp clerks cost 6878194 and the estimate for next year is 733J 000 The total number of pieces of mail handled was 1053223235 in which but 1218094 errors were made The foreign mail service cost 1239GG2 estimate for next year 11919400 |