Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-08-21
LETTER CARRIERS SELECTED,
First Assistant Postmaster General
Makes Announcement Service
to Start September lst.

vi NhdS. ". mead, Il. Claire Harding
clarence A. Hopkins and Wilbur +,
Bryarly as letter carriers in this cItv
ne also announces that these gentle
men were the only ones who had mad,
sufficiently high average grade II
Ihe civil service examination to bt
eligible for appointment and that an
other examination will be held soon t.
select a substitute.
Postmaster Treloar to-day announc
ed That the work of placing the iror
posts for letter boxes over the cit,
would be commenced Immediately and
That the boxes would not be placed OF
Them until Saturday, August 30, as nc
collection Of the mails will be made
until Monday morning, Sept. /. There
Will be 81 mail boxes throughout the
city.
THE LOCATION OF BOXES.
They will be posted at the following
points:
Southwest corner of Washington and
Promenade; northwest corner OF
Washington and Jackson; northeast
corner OF Washington and Monroe.
northeast corner OF Jefferson and
Monroe; northeast corner of Jefferson
and Jackson; northeast corner OF JEFF
fersOn and Promenade; Ringo Hotel
Windsor Hotel, Planters Hotel, Court
House; northeast corher OF jefferson
and Anderson; northwest corner Of
Jefferson and Maple; southwest corner
of Jefferson and Clay; northwest cor
ner Of Jefferson and Central; northeast
corner OF Monroe and Union; north.
east corner Of Monroe and Loudent
northeast corner Of Monroe and West
ern avenue; northwest corner Of Love
and Missouri avenue; southwest cor.
ner of Western avenue and whitney;
northeast corner Of Olive and Pear.
son; northeast corner OF Promenade
and Unionnortheast corner OF Prone.
made and Jetfrles; northeast corner OF
Liberty and Calhoun; southwest cor.
ner OF Liberty and Walnut; Pollock's
Mill, southeast corner of Lafayette
and Johnson; northeast corner of Park
streetand Trinity; southeast corner OF
Clay and FRANKLIN avenue; southwest
corner OF Breckenridge and Webster;
corner Of Liberty and Sin
gleton; Union Station.
The carriers have not yet been
assigned to routes but will be In a few
days. There will be three deliveries
in the business district each week day
and two in the residence portion.
There will be no deliveries made on
The first delivery in the
morning will start at 1880 and the
afternoon at 1880, these will be both
business and resident portion de-
liverles. The other business district
delivery will be about $50 in the
Postmaster Treloar announces that
the houses must be properlynumbered
before mail can be delivered and that
carriers are expected to wait only a
reasonable time after they ring tine
bell at residence. The patrons Of the
service may place boxes at their
doors for the reception OF mail or they
may ask carriers to throw mail In
their doors. Otherwise the mail will
be returned to the Office.
Following is an outline of the routes,
which are subject to changes.
RoUT NO. ONE.
Starting at the postoffice, west on
Promenade TO Western avenue, south
10 Union Station, east to Calhoun,
iouth TO Central avenue, west TO Cole,
lorth 10 railroad, west to South Jeffer-
ion, south to South street, west to
Clark avenue, north to Central avenue,
,ast to Washington, west to Clark
venue, north to railroad bridge, west
20 Franklin avenue, south to Central
venue, west to Western avenue, north
10 Liberty, west to Fair Ground ave-
lue, south to Latney, east to Morris,
south to Mansfield, east to Singleton,
north to Latney, east to Abat, south
10 Breckenridge, west to Singleton,
south to Buchanan, east to Grove,
north to Hisey, east to Webster, south
10 Buchanan, east to Muldrow, north
10 Hisey, east to Western avenue, back
10 Office.
ROUTE NO. TWO.
Starting at the PostOfiice, east to
Cole, north to Monroe, east to Stew
art, north to limit OF street, west to
Agricultural, south to Jackson, west
to Calhoun, south to Promenade, east
TO Calhoun, south to Liberty, west to
Calhoun, south TO railroad, east to
Grand avenue, south to Lafayette,
west to Union, south to Bolivar, east
to Harrison, south to Breckenridge,
west to Union, south TO Central ave-
nue., east to Trinity, north to Park
west to johnson, south to Gree
ly, west to Davis, south to Seminary,
west to Trinity, south TO South street,
west to Calhoun, back to Office.
ROUTE NO. THREE.
Starting at the Postofiice, north TO
Monroe, east TO Cole, north to Love,
west to jefferson, south to Jackson
street, east to Cole street, north
side; west TO jefferson, south side;
south to Promenade, east side; north
to Jackson, west side; west to Western
avenue, north to Monroe, east TO Clark
avenue, south side; west to Western
avenue, north side; north to Whitney,
east to Calhoun, south to Anderson,
west to Olive, south to Love, east to
Woodlawn, north to Macfarlane, east
to Cleveland, north TO Baker, west TO
Craig, back to Office.
ROUTE NO. FOUR.
Starting at the PostOflce, west to
Western avenue, north side; north to
jackson, west to Abat, north to Mon
roe, west to Singleton, north to Love,
east 10 Abat, south to Monroe, east 70
Western avenue, north to Love, west
10 Missouri avenue, north to limit OF
street. east to Wade, south to Love-
east to Western avenue, north 70
Whitney, west TO Wade, north to Rob
inson, east to Western avenue, north
TO Russell, west to Wade, north to
Spencer, east to Western avenue south
70 Maple, east to Clark avenue, south
10 French, east to Jefferson, north to