Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-15
OAKYILLE HAPPENINGS.
PETITION FOR ESTABLISHING
 RURAL DELIVERY ROUTE


 lion Boxes and Private Mall Boxes Calico Hop by Young Ladies Ihis Evening-Notes.
 A netition is in circulation about the village addressed to the hrst asslstanl postmaster general, rural free denVefy division. praying for the eStaDllshInAll of q rural free delivery route i'll Oak vile. embracing all of the side streets, the one past X. H. Mattoon's property, the one past Charles MisSelPs house, another as far as Smiths shop and an- other continuing along Davis street 10 what is known as the old ''kufn Az wood place, now occupied by MT Hon- man. and thence to the district colil- monly known as Poverty street. lae petition is for the signatures ol oniy heads of families and mentions tie number in each family over sixteen years of age. It sets forth the nature of the country where the delivery IS desired, densely or sparsely populaIeh. the pricipal occupations of the people, character of roads and the distances which under existing conditions eacn person has to travel to receive his mall. A map or plot indicating the routes proposed is being prepared. Every signer of the petition, whether a resi- dent of Oakville or located some dls- tance from the center of the village, when signing agrees to conform to tle official regulat tionS governing the ser vice. and to erect boxes which have been approved by the department for the reception of mail Each of these mail boxes will be equipped with q strong lock. When a rural fires. deiiy- cry route has been equipped with boxes the department will consider those boxes as entitled to the protection of the United States statutes, which pro- vide severe penalties for wi1lful or malicious injury to or interference With the contents of any of these recepta- cles. Rural carriers are not required to deliver mail to houses standing back from the main road, except in the case of registered mail, special delivery and pension letters. The patrons, whether in this section of Litchtield county or any part of the state, are expected to meet the department half way by affording the carriers every fa- cility for the performance of their du- tieS by keeping the roads clear after heavy snow falls and using their inf1u- ence to maintain the condition of the roads ill all weather up to the stand ard required by the department. It is the intention. if the petition is success fully received, to establish several col lection boxes along the route The mail carrier is required to take with him on his trips for the aceommoda- ton of the patrons a sufficient supply of stamps. stamped envelopes and postal cards. If carrier finds an un- stamped letter i'll a collection box. and the requisite amount of money also de posted. he is instructed to affix the necessary stamp. Those who have al- ready been approached on the subject appear to think well of 1t, and those living some distance from the village proper are delighted with the idea It is probable that the delivery, if ob- tained, would not be established before spring. Woodbury is getting the rural delivery and people in this section won't be so very far in the rear.
 Quite number went to Watertown last evening to attend the dance given by Companions of Foresters. They re- turned in a bus.
 A club of young ladies known as the Ideal club hold a calico sociable and hop this evening in Judd's hall