The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-17
CARRIER PLAN
Mail Delivery System is
Settled.
Sixteen Men to be Employed and
Their Routes are all
Laid Out.

The letter-carrier system and the vari-
Gus circuits for Honolulu have been de-
cided upon. The maps and schedules of
the carriers trips have been made up.
and all that practically remains TO make
L complete IS the authority from Presi-
dent Mckinley to held the examinations
for the applicants, already numerous. who
wish TO wear the postal service gray uni
form.
The man in the gray uniform and Dig,
bu,ging satchel full of letters and pack
ages may be pursuing his daily avocation /
In this city before the end of the year and
possibly sooner. Mr.. NJ II. Flint, the
postofice Inspector, and Louis Kenake,
Of the local postal department, have been
hard at work gauging the SIZE of the cir
cults, and decided that sixteen carriers
would be sufficient number. T-ese will !
/ cover the distance between Diamond Head
and Kalihi and from the waterfront to
the Nuuanu reservoirs. These viii be
reached by carriers foot for the cen
/ trail districts. and by cart and horse for
Sre suburbs.
Letter boxes win be placed all over the
town I'm convenient places for the recep-
/ ton OF letters, which will be gathered at
! certain hours by the carriers. To save
Nime In the outer districts where a cart
has to be used, the residents will he re
quired to place house mail boxes in a con-
venient place for the carrier, in order to
save his time, which is valuable and of
/ special interest 10 rno%c VINO live at the
edges OF the different routes.
District This is the main business dis
trict, commenclrg at the corner Of Hotel
and Fort streets. running down the w a
ziId side of Fort TO the wharf, thence
along the waterfront to Alakea, up Ala
kea to Hotel, along Hotel to Fort, at
the place of beginning. This route takes
IN the Hawaiian Hotel, the Judd building
and such places where numbers of people
are gathered in the daytime.
District 2-Takes in the opposite section
! from District L. Commences at Alakea
and Hotel streets, along Hotel to Punch
bowl, down Punchbowl 10 the water
'front.'. along the waterfront to Alakea.
thence up TO Hotel street. This takes in
the Capitol and Judiciary buildings.
: District 3-This commences and runs
along the Eva side of Fort street to the
wharf. along the waterfront to the Nuu-
anu stream, thence up River street to
Hotel along Hotel to Fort. This takes in
all of the burned district of old China
town. When built mp. it win probably re-
1uire the service of two carriers, and viii
then have to be cut in two sections.
District i-Commences at the corner Of
Fort and Hotel streets and runs up the
, Waikiki side Of Fort 70 School street
along School 10 Emma street, rnnma to
. Vineyard, thence to Miller street. down
: Miller to Hotel street, thence to Fort
, District 5-FTom Fort street along the
mauka side Of Hotel to River street,
: thence to Vineyard, thence to Nuuanu.
thence to Waikahalulu bridge. thence
: back to Fort. thence down Eva side of
Fort to Hotel.
District 6-This Is cart district,
runs Up the Waikiki side of Nuuanu
street to the reservoirs. taking in both
. Thence back again TO Wyllie. taking in
Puunui. thence down Lilfba to Judd
along Judd 20 Nuuanu avenue.
District THE opposite section from
District G; taking in Waikiki side of Nu-
uanu 10 Judd. Judd to Liliha down LII
!. ha to King. along King to River and the
Eva side thereof. taking in St. Louis
l. College; also a cart district.
District S-Paiama and Iwilei; out Pa
anna as far as the Tramways stables
l. cart district.
l. District Stakes in all of Kalihi dis
trict from the Tramways stables to the
N Fertilizer Works; cart district.
District l0-District running up Punch
bowl from Beretania street, taking In al
of the Portuguese section back Of III,
pumping plant. thence up Pauoa road un
a I'll 1t meets Nuuanu street near Bates
cart district.
Districts II, y, Is and I-Makiki, or tn,
" Plains; divided into two loot districts an,
10 one cart district. The latter begins a
keeamoku street above King street ex
,t tending to Punahou, out Manoa road ant
INTO the valley as far as Castles resi-
dencS. and then taking i'm all the foothill
section as far ~ Lunaiilo Home. All thes
circuits take in the mauka siue OF KIM
street and above 1t to the foo,hills
Section ia cart district taking Ina a
=. of kakaako, Kalia, as far out as Sheri
- dan street; taking in all that portion ma
<ai of King street far as the waikiki
turn.
District i6-Straight down Waikiki roat
II on both sides as far Pres. dent Dole
Is beach residence at the base of Diamon
. Head. Kapiolani Park, along the Molii
road, Camp Mckinley to Beretana stree
from Beretania street to Artesian stree
70 up the latter 20 Beckwith street dow
- Punahou street TO King.