The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-14
GETTING READY FOR THE
FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM

| ARRfERS afoot on BICYCLES and
AsS in carts, will be used to Distribute
/ the mail which will be placed y,
edch mouse as soon as the men now
getting into shape for the work finish
/ their course of sprouts. The locations
OF the routes of the men, while made
subject to those changes which always
are expected, have been made ana the
/ first days work in going over them has
been done.
| ihere are some routes so long that II
| would be impossible for the man who
| has to traverse the distance to do It
twice day The longest perhaps IS
i that of the carrier who VIII take the
| trip from King street up Liliha to
Judd, and then through that thorough
fare to Nuuanu, down the avenue COW
ering all the cross streets to King once
more. The distance, the number of
turnings, and the. general difficulties
| which must be met decided the super
intendent, Colonel Erwin, that the man
must be mounted. In this he VIII share
honors with three others, all of them
F, working Waikiki of his route. Thus
the man who will cover the route
which extends from Keeamoku street
to McCully street, will not walk, nor
i will the man who will combine Ka-
kaako with part of the district along
KING street, nor the man who will
swing around the PuncnDowl slopes.
| These four who will ride are not the
only non-walkers, for there are being
laid out two routes, which lie further
out than the walking men, in the upper
Fort street and the Eva King street
districts, which will be covered by men
| who will mount bicycles. This will
leave three walkers on the force Of ten,
leaving out one man who will ride
about giving all his time to collections
except upon steamer days, when he
will join the pedestrians in the center
of the city. These three Will have short
routes and will have to make frequent
trips. Their territory will not pass
| Punchbowl street or Nuuanu.
The men who will ride will do so In
neat little carts of general pattern
| which experience has taught is of
first-class value. The cart has a side
wet weather cart has a top which
gives perfect protection. The plan
which may be followed here is to make
a contract for the furnishing of the
carts and horses to the men, so that
| there will be no expense or keep OF
repair for the United States. The BIZ
| cycle men are allowed $50 a year for
| their machines.
Colonel Erwin has completed his
marking of the examination of the ten
| men who would be carriers, and who
put in several hours Monday at the
| High School and found that three OF
the number, just enough TO fill the
places he has to offer, had passed
| These will be sworn in at once. This
| will complete the personnel, and then
there will have to be made. other exam
| nations for the purpose of creating an
eligible list, from which vacancies may
be filled. This will not be done by
| Colonel Erwin, as he will have his
departure for San Francisco in two
4 weeks.
/ Superintendent Erwin and Chief
| Clerk CAPTAIN Kenake were out all
yesterday afternoon, driving over the
| city and selecting locations for the
J mail boxes that are to be feature OF
| the new postal system.
1--WE have the ground pretty well
gone over in this matter said Mr.. Err
win. land have already made locations
| for forty boxes. There will probably
be five or six more to be placed.
| AT 5 o'clock the seven carriers who
started on their first rounds this morn
| ing, reported in Mr.. Erwin's office.
| They had had a hard days work DIS
l
filed in by residents and returned TO
carriers today. These blanks are to be
| filed in, showing where the resident
| lives and whether he desires his mail
| to be delivered at his house, through
| postoffice box or by general delivery.
| The carriers met with great dltnculty
| in making the purpose OF the oiahks
clear to many residents, partlGuidiiy ~
the Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiian
population.
1.-THE chief difficulty, however, said
Mr. Erwin ''is in the numbering. we
! had supposed that probably one-haii
! of the houses were numbered, put II
4 has developed that not more thall
! 20 per cent are correctly numbered, anu
the situation in this respect - Wy
discouraging. On Judd street we 1ouna
one house numbered SO and the one
| next door 400 and something. Ihese
GRO the Wilder and Won Holt resi-
/ dences Both numbers were OF the
| same kind, and evidently placed uioel
fbe same system. We found the same
| thing on other streets, and are pre-
nared to undertake big piece of work
| in getting things Strengthened out.
However. Mr.. Stanley Stevenson, VINO
has the numbering in charge is now
! hack from the Coast, and when saw
him today. he said that ne was goihs
To take hold of the work ana push /
through with all the dispatch posslole.
Through his efforts the siIua.ioh M
be improved waterway
or So
The carriers on their rounds yester,
sav carried their new leather man
pouches. with registry book ana tne
blanks for distribution. Their UNI
forms are not yet ready for them
They are to wear cadet gray tr9 g,sSarn
wide hats and shirtwaists beIore
s,artine out on the routes yesterday
the seven carriers were instructed q, a.
some SON length upon their duties. They
su,ae Sirectad TO be courteous at all
times ard not to get into alterations
with people, reporting all questions 10
the head of the department, Mr.. Ne
make. They were also instructeu .
thew would not be required TO en.e a
'ney e,sono ferocious dogs were kept,