Chatham County GaArchives History .....Savannah Post Office  1899 1900
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POST-OFFICE.

  The Postoffice is located on President street, from Bull to Whitaker. Joseph
F. Doyle, postmaster; P. A. Waring, assistant; R. W. Green, chief clerk; William
Coolidge, T. H. O'Donovan, W. P. White, J. A. Thomas, J. B. Barnwell, J. F.
Cavanaugh, J. F. McHenry, clerks; W. G. Cooper, sub clerk; W. C. Greene, W. S.
Kennedy, R. W. White, c, general utility clerks; H. O. Haywood, stamper; R. H.
Bourke, c, porter; S. A. Brown, c, elevator; J. J. Buckley, engineer; W. E.
Simpkins, c, P. E. Gaston, c, firemen; F. R. Sims, c, watchman.

  Sub Station No. 1—20 Duffy, AV. St. J. R. Youge, superintendent.

  Sub Station No. 2—102 Broughton, e. R. A. Rowlinski, superintendent.

  Free Delivery—R. W. Greene, chief distributing clerk. Carriers: J. D. Boughes,
c, S. B. Cooper, c, L. M. Pollard, c, M. B. Branham, c, G. C. Deveaux, c, P. A.
Denegal, c, J. 0'Donovan, M. F. Jones, c, J. J. Howlett, F. L. Curley, c, A. S.
Lafayette, c, G. A. Lord, c, G. F. Tyson, c, L. M. Pleasants, Jr., c, M. C.
O'Driscoll, M. J. Burke, T. A. Houlihan, H. B. Campfield, c, H. B. Benson, c, F.
P. Edwards, c, J. G. Geary, c, J. W. Edwards, c, Sub-carriers: J. M. Ferrebee,
c, J. C. Hamilton, c, M. R. Miller, c, R. A. Beytagh, J. B. Dowse, c, D. F. Ryan.

  Immediate Delivery—S. G. Webster, c, messenger.

  General Delivery—T. H. Nugent, clerk. Window open daily from 7 a. m. to 8 p.
m.; Sundays from 9 to 10 a. m. All letters remaining uncalled for in the office
are advertised on Saturday of each week, and if not claimed in two weeks, are
forwarded to the dead letter office at Washington. When calling for such letters
say "Advertised," and give full name and date of advertisement.

  Money Order Department—H. R. Rawls, money order clerk. Office opens at 9 a. m.
and closes at 5 p. m., city time. Absolute safety in sending money by mail is
secured by obtaining a money order on another money order office. United States
coin, treasury notes or national bank notes only, received, or paid. No single
order issued for more than $100. Parties desiring to remit larger sums must
obtain additional orders. No applicant, however, can obtain in one day more than
three orders payable at the same office and to the same payee. Money orders can
also be obtained at this office upon post-offices in all parts of Canada, German
States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland, Algeria,
New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria and Jamaica.

RATES OF COMMISSION CHARGED FOR MONEY ORDERS.

  The fees and commissions charged for the issue of domestic Money Orders are as
follows:

On orders for sums not exceeding $2.50           $ .03
Over $2.50 and not exceeding $5.00                 .05
Over $5.00 and not exceeding $10.00                .08
Over $10.00 and not exceeding $20.00               .10
Over $20.00 and not exceeding $30.00               .12
Over $30.00 and not exceeding $40.00               .15
Over $40.00 and not exceeding $50.00               .18
Over $50.00 and not exceeding $60.00               .20
Over $60.00 and not exceeding $75.00               .25
Over $75.00 and not exceeding $100.00              .30

PAYABLE IN GREAT BRITAIN, THE GERMAN EMPIRE, FRANCE OR ALGERIA:
  On orders not exceeding $10                    $ .10
  Over $10.00 and not exceeding $20.00             .20
  Over $20.00 and not exceeding $30.00             .30
  Over $30.00 and not exceeding $40.00             .40
  Over $40.00 and not exceeding $50.00             .50
  Over $50.00 and not exceeding $60.00             .6O
  Over $60.00 and not exceeding $70.00             .70
  Over $70.00 and not exceeding $80.00             .80
  Over $80.00 and not exceeding $90.00             .90
  Over $90.00 and not exceeding $100.00           1.00

  Registered Letter Department— J. M. Black, register clerk; Howard Hipkins,
assistant, .Office opens at 9 a. m. and closes at 6 p. m. Valuable letters or
packages should be registered, the fee for the same to all parts of the world
being 10 cents, in addition to the regular rates of letter postage, to be paid
in stamps, i. e., stamps sufficient must be attached to the letters before
presentation for registration. The name and postoffice address of sender must be
indorsed on face of envelope. No letter can be registered on Sunday. The
Postoffice Department, or its revenues, is not by law liable for the loss af any
registered matter.

  Stamp Department—H. B. Lemcke, stamp clerk. Window open daily from 8:30 a. m.
to 6 p. m. Sunday not opened.



Additional Comments:
From:

CHRONOLOGICAL  HISTORY OF SAVANNAH,
From Its Settlement by Oglethorpe down to December 31, 1899,
Together with a Complete Record of the City and County, and
SAVANNAH'S ROLL OF HONOR,

      A Roster of the Soldiers who have in three wars
Gone Forth at their Country's Call, from this City.

A. E. SHOLES, Compiler.

SAVANNAH, GA.: THE MORNING NEWS PRINT.
1900.

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