Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-01-12
RemornI Of the Post Ofice.

EDITOR CHRoNICLE:-Permit me TO
say a few words upon a subject which is
lust now agitating the business circles OF
Warren, to wit: the change of location
of the Post Office.
During the past few days, a petition
asking for a change of location has been
| circulated, and is being very unani-
mously signed by our business men and
influential citizens. Between two and
three hundred signatures are already
appended, and the number will proba-
bly, be largely increased, when the petit
ton will be presented to our worthy
Postmaster for his consideration and
action. The movement is entirely out
side of politics, u citizens signing ir-
respective of party predictions, as they
all have a common interest in the mat
ter. We notice about forty Democrats
upon the list, the balance being Repub-
licans.
The reasons for desiring this Hchange
of base'' are briefly these:
Ist, The fact that the present location
is too one-sided to meet the convenience
of the majority of our people.
I'd, The fact that what was neYer a
readily accessible place has now been
permitted to become absolutely danger
ous to aged and infirm people, and notO-
riously announcement to all.
1t is beyond dispute that the business
center of our city is at the junction ofits
two principal streets, Main and Market;
and consequently a logical deduction
that as near that spot as possible is the
proper place for the Post Office. This is
SO potent to all as to need no argument.
The other reason seems equally valid,
for no one denies that a place so con-
stantly ~frequented, visited every day by
hundreds of people, men, women and
children, should be very accessible. 1t
does not seem quite the thing that the
population of our city should be COM
PEELED daily to Chamber up and down
wet ana icy steps to secure their mail
matter, half the time in danger of limb
and body.
It is not to be expected that those of
u fellow citizens who are within a
stones throw of the present Post Office,
and who have for some even or eight
years enjoyed a post Office at home at the
expense of hundreds of their fellows,
would sign a petition to have the office
removed. Nevertheless, we think a
moments candid reflection will satisfy
them that having had the office to them
selves for so many years in common
Justice the Office should now be removed
not to Rnother ons-sided spot, as it
once was, to wit, under the GaskiIl
House-hut to the real business center
of the town.
The present time is peculiarly proper
for the removal, because a suitable and
well located room can be obtained at a
fair price, which opportunity may not
soon eeccr, and has not heretofore occur
red foF years,
The petitioners ask to have the Office
removed to the new FraRbHll National
building, corner of Main and Market
streets. in the Don to be vacated by
Hapgood Il Brown. The Directors of
the Bank offer to rent it to the Post
master for 800 less than they can get
from other parties, which is very liberal
OH their part.
1t is to be hoped that worthy Post
master will grant tIe prayer of the petit
TONERS; and from bis known alacrity to
accommodate his constituents, and from
the influential character of those who
ask for what seems to every candid nina
but common Justice, there seems to be
little doubt that he will do so.
CENTER SPOT.