Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-25
A RURAL FREE DELIVERY
For the West River. TAFT aud Ware
Neighborhoods .--WaIter Mixer VIII



Neighborhoods .--wsIter MIXER VIII
Act a. Carrier.
The post-ofiice department. through
Congressman Grout, has this week in
formed Postmaster Chlds Of its decision
to grant an appropriation for a rural free
delivery to the West River, Taft and Ware
neghborhoods
This comes after repeated and painstak-
ing efforts to secure to the outlying dis
tricts free delivery service. Although it
has been repeatedly denied on account of
the small appropriation there has been no
lack OF persistency on the part Of Post
master Childs, and these efforts, urged as
they have been by Congressman Grout,
are, finally to be successful. and the news
will be received with much satisfaction
by those for whose benefit the service has
been procured.
The original proposition to extend the
village system through an extra mounted
carrier was met by the department with
the assertion that no more carriers would
be appointed in any of the free delivery
districts during the present fiscal year, but
to the suggestion that the rural delivery
should be established, the reply was that if
It could be done with a limited appropria-
ton, the department would consent TO il.
Then came the search for someone will
ing to make daily delivery Sundays ex-
cepted) for the amount appropriated. Wal
ter Mixer has consented TO serve this route
for the sum proposed in the hope that it
will finally result in the extension of the
service 10 cover the whole outlying dis
trict
| The department proposed to mount one
/ OF the present carriers and extend the ser
J vice in this way, but to this proposition
/ Postmaster Childs dssented, as it involved
/ the curtailment Of the present village ser
/ vice, which he considered impracticable.
The rural delivery, however, can be es-
/ tablished in the discretion of the depart
ment without the application of civil serv-
/ ice rules where the service does not in
| clude the incorporated limits Of the village.
| Mr.. Mixer proposes TO deliver the mail by
team each week day afternoon, after the
arrival OF the principal mails OF the day,
/ which will insure the delivery Of The PhH-
nix on Friday almost as soon as the papers
are delivered in the village a convenience
that will be especially appreciated.
/ We are sure that the service when once
established will prove very popular and
| beneficial, as it will enable the people in
these districts to have their mail left al
/ thelT doors al least once day, conVen-
/ fence which will be more fully appreciated
as the service continues.
| For bali dozen years at least Posmas-
| ter Childs has had the cooperation Of Con
/ gresham Grout in urging this service and.
at times, il seemed almost accomplished,
when some technical obstruction would ap-
/ pear and thus the scheme would be post
| poned. Nevertheless they have persisted
h.rV a#fa Ii a.
| permitted, in order to secure the necessary
allowance, believing il TO be but a Just
/ consideration TO those large patrons Of the
! postal service.
We congratulate the people Of these
neighborhoods on the prospects OF the sue
/ cess OF this enterprise. which they have
| desired and have discussed in their social
/ clubs for a number Of years.
| Il is not known just when the service
will begin, bu. it will not be until after
March l.