The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-04-19
Postal Notes of Interest.

The salary of Clerks ROlla Lord and
GlyEn Blanchard have heen increased 500
each, the former will receive 5000 and the
latter $500 after July 1st.
Owing to the fact That there are 4s rural
routes in operation in this congressional
district while five other districts in the state
have have less than IL each-one only four
the p. o. department has decided to sus-
pend the inspection of proposed routes in
this district for the present The second
district has 43 routes, the third As, the
fourth II, The sixth Al. II will thus be
seen that Congressman FordneY has been
very successful in this direction.
Washington dispatches of the first of the
week state that the postmaster general has
has decided to issue an order allowing the
wearing of blouses or shirt waists by letter
too uncomfortably hot for coats. Whether
it has come to stay or not the shirt
waist for men seems to have arrangements
pretty we'll made to date for remaining
that the men, in seeking emancipation from
Dress" should have been forced to take up
with an article of apparel whose usefulness
and comfort were first discovered and made
use of by the ladies. But after all If it
really is a good thing why shouldn't the
latter share it with the men.
Twelve additional letter collection boxes
for u. ). mail will soon be placed about the
city, an order to that effect having been re-
ceived by Postmaster Dewey. The order
was asked for by him short time since and
at the same time request was made for an
order for the repainting of the present boxes
which show the need of such an order at
the present time. Assurances have been
received that this order will also soon be
forthcoming. The location of the new
boxes will be as follows: Cor. Oak and
Comstock; Cor. River and Howell; Cor.
Genesee and Shiawassee; Cor Washington
and Corunna Ave-: Cor. Mulberry and
Jennette; Cor. Saginaw and King; Cor.
Saginaw and Mason; Cor. Chapman and
King; Cor. Glenwood and Railroad Ave;
Cor. Grand and Railroad Ave-; Cor. Prin-
die and Shiawassee; Cor. Lyon and Fetch
or; Cor. Frederick and Isham.
The assistant attorney general for the
post Office department has made ruling
that is quite likely to necessitate some re-
arrangement of the present carrier districts
in Owosso after July first Under the
eight hour law of 1888 carriers we're not
compelled to work more than eight hours
per day, but under the current appropriation
act which carried provision bearing on the
same subject, they could be required to
work fOrty-eight hours per week. The
result of this has been to allow en- average
day of eight hours to be arranged, the days
when the work was heavy and took more
than eight hours being Offset by those when
the work could be done In less than eight
hours. The assistant attorney general rules
that the provision allowing this average dav
expires with the expiration of the appropri-
alton act ITSELF As the routes 10 this city
are now arranged, all of the carriers have
to work on some days more than eight hours
To make their cOmplete rounds. As this
will no longer be allowed after July 1sr. II
Is possible that the routes may have to Re
shortened and some of the patrons who now
receive two deliveries day may have to be
content again for while with but one.