The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-26

THE MAIL DELIVERY. --ffesumiDg
that our resdera, equally With those OF
the LtelHssactr, are interested in the
% latter OF the free delivery of letters
about being inaugurated in this city
though tha: fact has not yet cra"ied
through the hair of the postctfice su-
,horities here-we re-publish the fol-
lowing irom Yesterdays Iatelhgencer:
- We poticed day or two since the
appointment OF FIVE letter carrlers for
our city, and gave their names. Since
that time our postmaster has divided oil
the roues in the city, and has selected
the points at which the street Iette.
boxes will he placed. OF course some
notifications may be made before the
system goes into etiec;, but no material
change will be made. Dividing thS
city into permanent roUtcs Tor the car
riers is something that cauaot. probably
be done before the system Ess been
tried for some time. Then it con be as
certained upon which route the heaviest
aud lightest woik will fail, and some
routes may he therefore enlarged, and
others diminished.
There is one fact to which we wish
to call the attention OF our citizens.
After the free delivery goGs into effect
all drop letters will require two cent
stamp, instead o! one ss now. Postage
on circulars and printed matter, and
all other matters remains the same.
We herewith append the location Of
the boxes and the routes 0! the car
riers
Route .No. !, W. II. Thompson, car
rier, embraces Fulton and all that por-
ton OF North Wheeling above 10th
street, taking the ror;h side OF that
street On this route there will be FIVE
boxes, at the following points: Fulton !;
Sd and Main 9Th aud Main; 9TH and
Main; 9th and Market.
Route No. ,, John S. Willetts carrier,
extends from 10th street to the north
side OF Mulberry alley and Hampden
street (old names and the Island On
this route there will be FIVE boxes, at
the following points: 10Th and Main |;
llth and Market; 18th ard Jacob; and
two on the island. one at Lukens's cor
ner and one on the corner OF Virginia
and Penn Gold names).
Route No 8, John Z. Cowl, carrier,
all of that portion OF the city north OF
the creek below route No. 3, including
East Wheeling. On this route there
will be s boxes, located as follows; l4ih
aud Main; l4lh and Eoff; l4th and
Jacob; 18th and McCulloch: 10th and
Jacob; 18th and Eoff; 10th and Woods;
18th and Jacob.
Route No. 4, Lawrence Fletcher, car
rier, extends from the creek to Cald'
wells run. Ca this route there will be
nine boxes, located as follows: 2lst and
Main; Alley 49, and Chapline % |
and Main; 23i and Market; 23i and
Eoff; oath and Main oath aud Chap
line; Goth and Market; Goth and Eoff
Route No. ), James Nichols carrier
embraces all that portion Of the city
below Csldwells run. On this route
there will be seven boxee, located as
follows: 3lst and Chspline; 33d and
Jacob; 35,h and Chapline; 35th and
Jacob; 3Sth and jacob; 10th and
Jacob; 43d and Jacob.
The boxes are daily expected, and
will be put up at once upon their arri-
val. The carriers will commence on
August LIST, but will probably be in
drill week or more before they make
a delivery. Their uniforms, gray fam
mel suits and Panama hats, will be
ready in day or two. The syatem
will probably b. in fall blast by the
18th Of August.
From the above arrangement it will
be seen that TO accommodate all the
heart OF the city, between Madison and
Ham pden streets, but three boxes have
been allowed, one at tie corner Of Mad
ison and Main, one at the corner oil
Market and Union, and one at the cor.
ner of Sixth and Monroe That amt
crowdins them, we should cay
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