Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-29

Representative John s. Henderson's tele-
gram Of the 23d to the postmaster gen.
eral, asking information as to what
towns are entitled to free delivery under
the present law, but are now unsupplied,
and requesting him to state the popula-
ton and postal receipts in each case, and
also how many new places will be sup
piled under the bill which has lately
passed the senate authorizing the extern
sion of the free delivery system to towns
of 5000 population and postal re-
ceipts amounting to 5000 and up
wards, and also the names Of
towns in each state that would be
supplied if the senate bill becomes a
law, and to state also the probable in
crease of expenditure on account there
of, Postmaster General Wanamaker
furnished Mr.. Henderson, the chairman
of the committee on postoffices and post
roads, with a list of offices in the
United States which exceed the present
statutory prerequisites of 10000 popula-
ton or $4,000 gross receipts, at which
the free delivery service has not been
authorized, showing the population ac-
cording to the census of 1890 and the
gross receipts for the preceding fiscal
year.
Among that list are the following
Ohio valley towns: Bucyrus, O., Mich
igan City, Ind, Troy, o., HEistol,
Tenn, Bellefontaine, o.
The postmaster general says that while
the offices named have either the gross
receipts or population required by the
statutes, some of them have not the re-
quirements presented by the postal laws
and regulations such as lighted and
numbered streets and numbered houses,
etc; and some have not at present suit
able buildings to accommodate carrier
service; and at others having two indie
pendent postoffices in the corporate
limits the local differences as to which
Office shall be discontinued prevent the
introduction of free delivery.
To establish and maintain free deliv-
cry service at the fifty-one postoffies
named during the year ending June 30,
1893, would require an appropriation of
$153,000 The postmaster general also
gives list of the offices in the United
States which would be entitled to free
delivery service if the senate bill were
to become law. 1t authorizes the es-
adjustment of the free delivery service
at cities of 5000 population or of gross
receipts of $4,000 the preceding Year.
This is the list of cities in Ohio valley
states which would be affected by this
bill.
misunderstanding Bluffton Bra
I'll, Danville, Franklin, Greencastle,
Greensburg, Hammond, Mishawaka,
Mount Vernon, Newcastle, Noblesville,
Notre Dame, Plymouth, Portland, Sey-
mour, Lebanon, Shelbyville, Union City,
Wabash, Warsaw, Washington, Win
chester, Kendallville and Rushuille.
Kentucky - Ashland, Catlettsburg,
Danville, Georgetown, Hopkinsville,
Lebanon, Mount Sterling, Richmond,
Shelbyville, Winchester and Paris.
Ohio-Ada, Ashland, Ashtabula, New
Philadelphia, BeTlalre, Upper Sandusky,
Bowling Green, Bryan, Cadiz, Cam
bridge, Circleville, Conneaut, Coshoc-
ton, Gallon, Athens, Geneva, Green
field, Greenville, Hillsboro, jackson,
Lebanon, Martins Ferry, Massville,
Medina, Ravenna, Gallipohs, Bellevue,
Van Vert, Wapakoneta, Wellington,
Wellsville, Wilmington and LONDON.
West Misunderstanding and Mar
tinsbtrg.
Postmaster General Wanamaker says
that 81 900, 900 would be required to es-
tablish and maintain the 636 offices com
ing under the provisions of the senate
bill, An appropriation so small, but 50
usefrl it would seem shOuld he made