. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. ntil 1847. In the Court within the building hangs one of the largestflags in the United States, the size of which is 62^ ft. longby 36 ft. wide. This immense flag is unfurled each day withappropriate ceremonies. Six or seven million pieces of lost mail are returned to thePost Office annually, and examined. If any clew to thewriter, or owner, or addressee can be found, the letter or packageis at once sent to one or the other of these persons. Newspapersare destroyed. Unidentified packages containing any articleof value are recorded and
. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. ntil 1847. In the Court within the building hangs one of the largestflags in the United States, the size of which is 62^ ft. longby 36 ft. wide. This immense flag is unfurled each day withappropriate ceremonies. Six or seven million pieces of lost mail are returned to thePost Office annually, and examined. If any clew to thewriter, or owner, or addressee can be found, the letter or packageis at once sent to one or the other of these persons. Newspapersare destroyed. Unidentified packages containing any articleof value are recorded and laid aside for six months, at theexpiration of which time they are sold at auction, and themoney received is turned into the treasury. Postmaster General is the executive head of the FederalPostal Service. He appoints all officers and employees of thePost Office Department except the four Assistant PostmastersGeneral and the Purchasing Agent, who are presidentialappointees. With the exception of postmasters of the first, 194 RAND McNALLY WASHINGTON GUIDE. Hall of Americas Pan-American Union Buildir17th and B StreetsPage 200 second, and third classes, who are Hkewise presidential ap-pointees, he appoints all postmasters and all other officersand employees of the service at large. Subject to the approvalof the President, he makes postal treaties with foreign Govern-ments. He awards and executes contracts and directs themanagement of the Foreign Mail Ser\4ce. He is the executi\ehead of the Postal Savings System and ex officio chairman ofthe board of trustees of that system. First Assistant Postmaster-General has charge of Post-masters appointments, salaries and allowances, and citydelivery. Second Assistant Postmaster-General has charge of Rail-way adjustments, miscellaneous transportation, foreign mails,railway mail service. Third Assistant Postmaster-General has charge of Finance,stamps, money orders, registered mails, classification, postalsavings. Fourth Assistant Postmaster-G
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