The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-10
free Delivery and collection Of
LsI,eTS..A Temporary E1Pedient'

go. Do,iveTV and collection OF
Ls,,.I1..A Temporary EIPedient'
Alter long season Of relaxation the
.tty fathers viii come together in solemn
.oncIaveIhis cvcnlrg We are reminded,
,,y .,eln, from ti1s % time in our ex.
.n,uye, menlion that tbis or that city
~. been granted the free delivery letter
.,s,em, that Wheeling hHs not yet been SO
,,y,rcI; and that although we have the
,,pulslion that entities US TO it, the carrier
,,s,em canuot be introduced here till
mere has been thorough remaining and
,enumberlng OF the streets and houses.
II must have been two years ago that we
began the agitation for this improvement
A committee Of Council was then ap'
pointed, and we believe they gave the
natter some consideration, but found a
IoSd many difficulties In the way. They
iuslly, hoWeV or, reported plan which
WAS considered in the Second Branch but
allied to receive the support Of the requi'
ate msIority. A substitute was proposed,
but this also failed Of approval, and the
natter remained in JtdtuS till the middle
J Last mouth, when the Second Branch
passed resolution 10 raise new Joint
committee, to try again. We trust 1t will
he the pleasure Of the First Branch to
CONCUR In the appointment Of this COM
uiuee and the reference Of this subject
70 them; and II 1t is done, we have little
Joubt something will come 1t.
If the streets and houses are so designa-
I'D that addresses can be written so as 10
be found by the carriers, there will be no
liticulty, we spprehend, in having the
:ree delivery system introduced here. In
connection with the delivery OF letters,
here would be system oI letter boxes in
various parts Of the city for the collection
ll mail matter. These arc secure iron
yoxes attached to lamp'posts, in such 10
,alities as will best accommodate those
isiDg them; and at certain hours Of the
lay the carriers make the round and col.
rct the latters from these boxes. This
makes postal facilities very convenient
compared with present arrangements !
when those in the northern and southern
.ectiOns OF the city must go IRON hall
mile TO mile and half either 10 mail or
receive letter or paper.
1.-THE work should 60 on fsyOrably, it
must nevertheless be come time before
his convenience can be introduced.
Until then we believe Postmaster RAW.
lISG would receive the grateful thanks OF
.great many people living at distance
nom the post. office II he would put letter
boxes on the street cars. People in South
Wheeling, in North Wheeling, on the
.ls1d and even within few squares Of
lheCfIice, would gladly avail themselves OF
!he facility this would afford for mailing
.llers. 1t would make little work for
.ome one at the post.ofIlce TO open the
5Ore and take out the letters at certain
times when the cars passed that point;
but we have no doubt upon proper repre-
eutaIiou Of the convenience it would be
% The greater part oil this city on account
ollts peculiar geographical conformation,
the P. .. Department would provide the
HecesSary boxes and authorize q suitable
compensation for the collection Of the let.
Ie1 from the boxes as the cars passed the
paI.ollce. This is thing that ought 10
have been done long since, but as 1t may |
be some months before tho free delivery |
and collection system Is put In operation,
1 il tis1al we believe the boxes ought |
10 be put on the street cara anyhow, and
We trust the suggestion will meet the
favorable consideration Of our Postmaster
who has always shown himself ready and
willing to help any measure that prom
.se1 to accommodate the public, as this
certainly would.