Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected ..edand author of Historical review . ^M. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 835 over the driveway on the first floor, to sunny, airy quarters on anupper floor. Through his initiative Hght and air were brought intothe postoffice basement, where the mail bags are handled, performedthe same service for the employes of the registry division and workedother practical reforms which added to the comfort and, therefore,the efficiency of the postal service. He also increased the workingforce and inaugurated the system of forwarding ma
Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected ..edand author of Historical review . ^M. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 835 over the driveway on the first floor, to sunny, airy quarters on anupper floor. Through his initiative Hght and air were brought intothe postoffice basement, where the mail bags are handled, performedthe same service for the employes of the registry division and workedother practical reforms which added to the comfort and, therefore,the efficiency of the postal service. He also increased the workingforce and inaugurated the system of forwarding mail from the six-railroad depots of the city without hauling it down town and established the system of delivering outgoing mail to the railroaddepots through the Illinois Tunnel Companys conduits, thus increas-ing the facilities and reducing the time of hauling mail. These wereall simple business reforms, and yet they had never been introducedbefore. Mr. Busses eagerness to be doing something is shown in precipi-tating himself into the mayors office before the first meeting of thecouncil, when the chief exe
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