Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-16
CAPITAL CHAT.
Numerous Requests for Free
Rural Delivery Routes
Being Received by Gov. BurIeigh
From the Third District.
Prompt Work in Order for Moving Hal
lowell Postoffice.


| iaD.-Re4uests have come to Washing
ton very numerously of late for rural
free delivery facilities. Many of these
are from Somerset county. The citi-
zens of South Norridgewock want a
route out of that thriving town and
have written Governor Burleigh, asking
that he urge their request which is ac-
comranied by a petition. They want
it placed in the hands of "a competent
inspector and Governor Burleigh
requested Mr.. A. w. Machen,
chief of the rural free delivery
division. to send Mr.. E. p.
EOutelle there at the earliest practical
BILE date. Mr.. Machen has promised to
do this and Governor Eurleigh has
written the postmaster at South Nor
ridgewock, of what has been accom-
plished.
Mr.. l.. c. Williams, postmaster at
Athens. Somerset county, has written
to Governor Burleigh, enclosing a rough
sketch of proposed rural free delivery
route out of that town. Superintend-
ent Machen has placed the map with
other papers in that case and probably
when Inspector Boutelle goes to Nor
ridgewock, he will also be ordered over
to Athens to look into the prospects
there for rural free delivery route
AT South Windsor. Kennebec county.
the citizens are DESTROYS Of rural free
delivery service and have sent two petit
lions here, one forwarded by Jasper s.
Grey to that effect. Governor Rurleigh
has filed the same at the Postoffice De-
partnlent with an earnest request for
early investigation and report
AS Governor Burleigh has been in
formed that all objection has now been
removed to the establishment of pro-
posed rural free delivery service out of
Skowhegan. Me-, he has so notified
superintendent Machen, and asked
that the deliveries be ordered into
operation at the earliest possible date.
Il have the honor to inform YOU" Act
ing First Assistant General
Masten, has written Governor Burleigh
in reply, that in accordance with your
request, the Department will shortly
issue orders directing the inauguration
of routes Nos. 3, and !. from Skowhe-
gan, Me-, effective from July 1. 1902.
This is the earliest possible date at
which rural free delivery service is now
being put in operation
The River and Harbor bill as re-
ported to the Senate from the commit
tee on commerce is very satisfactory
to the Third Maine District interests
Practically everything that Governor
Burleigh asked for was granted and
Senator Frye made it a point to see
that these requests went into the meas
IRE. 1t was impossible to get every
thing desired from the House, and it
therefore remained to do all that could
be done on the Senate end. Senator
Frye is entitled to great credit fo1.
looking after the interests of the Ken
nebec river between Augusta and
Gardiner, having put on the bill the
provision for larger appropriations. as
drawn by Governor Burleigh. The
House allowed only $4,000 for the i'm
provement between those two cities.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
increased this from $4,000 TO s40,JG0.
and then added the following proviso:
Provided, That the Secretary of War
may enter into contract or contracts
for such material and work as may be
necessary to complete said improve
ment, to be paid for as appropriations
may from time to time be made by law,
not to exceed in the aggregate forty
one thousand dollars, exclusive Of the
amounts herein and heretofore appro-
priated.
The project for the improvement of
Bucksport Harbor to the extent of $780,
600. this to complete the work, goes on.
the bill and also the provisions for the
survey of Tenants Harbor and of Care
Small Harhor. The prospects are good
that all these amendments will be al
lowed to become law.
A petition from Orland, Me. asking
the establishment of rural free de-
livery route in Hancock county with
East Orland as the distributing point
to extend to Higgins Corner. West
Surry, and Surry, has been received
here and the acting first assistant
postmaster general has promised Gov
ernor Burleigh that they shall be
promptly referred to the special agent
in that vicinity for investigation.
Hon. ID. X. Jewell, postmaster at
Hallowell. has Chief Beavers of the
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