The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-07
when WILL THE
STREETS BE NAMED ?

This Is Question That Is Puzzling
and Mayhap Worrying Postmaster
Thomas and Those Residents Who
| Are Deprived of Free Mail Deliv
cry Because of Neglect to Estab-
lish System Of Streets.
/ When will the unnamed streets or
Cnrbondale and the numberless houses
thereon be given a name and NUMBER!
This is something over which Post
master Thomas is closely pondering
these warm June days, and this same
question is worrying the thousand or
more residents of Carbondale who are
denied the advantages of free mail de-
livery simply because there is no rec
| ogn2od system of streets or mousse
| numbering in Carhondale.
| The Tribune called attention to this
curious condition several weeks ago
and pointed out that the absence of
this system was the only circumstances
| that stood in the way of Carbondale
| being allowed a mounted mail carrier.
to which it has long been entitled. The
| matter was taken up. at the time. by
| one or two Of the councilmen and the
promise was given that there would
be remedy forthcoming and a salts
| factory street system would be ar
ranged and would be put in operation.
| This was a number of weeks ago-and
at a seemingly orportune time-iust
before the joint streets. bridges and
sewers committee made its annual in
| spcction Of the streets of the city. The
recommendations of that committee
| have been made and adopted by coun-
| Cils. hut there wasn't a reference to
tho contemplated street naming or
house numbering. Nor has there been
anything done since that time. When
| this committees s rec tons came
up for concurrence in common coun-
| ell Mr.. LOTUS inquired if it contained
any provision or recommendation for
street system. The hope sprung up
then that common council would take
some action. but after only a momen-
tary discussion the matter was dis
missed.
Attention is called anew to the ne
gleot of councils to provide for this
greatly needed system of streets. be-
| cause Of the approaching close Of the
fiscal year, the beginning of July. when
the pOsta! department considers ap-
preparations for the coming year. Car
bondale's right to the appropriation
for a mounted carrier has never been
questioned by the government author
tiles: or the contrary. it has been con-
Ccded and acknowledged, but when
ever it was requested. the depa artment
simply pointed out the circumstances
| that the city with its $4,000 inhabit-
ants, had not even a Somblance of a
street system. and Postmaster Thomas
vas forced to silence and could only
| shake his head that this was too true.
| The pOstotlice here has surplus
each month. which is forwarded to the
| United States treasurer to help meet
| the expenses of some other depart-
ment, while its riGhtfr! place is here.
! in Carhondao, where it could be used
in raying for the mounted carrier. who
| is kept awaY because, for reasons that
Canno; he discovered, councils hesitate
to establislt the street systerS which
is an imperative necessity in the ecor-
omy Of am city particularly one of
over $4,000 inhahtantS-the population
of Carbondac.
| An instance of how n large numhei.
| Of residents are being Disseminated
| against is to be found in the circum-
| stance that nearly thousand people
| in the Dundat+ section are entirely
| shut off from free delivery. being re-
puire'. to come to the postofficc daily
| for their mai. The mounted carrier
would he adequate to bring the mail
| service in this city up to the highest
efficiency, IN the meantime while
| councils keep dormant on this arrange
ment, the postofica officials and the
residents who are being Disseminated
against ara required to persevere in
! the exercise of patience, until the long
awaited relief makes its appearance.