Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
NEED FOR MORE CARRIERS
Assistant Superintendent of Delivery Makes
Recommendation on the West.
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND LINCOLN FAVORED
Free Delivery at York TO he Extended
Contracts Awarded for COnstruc-
ton Work at Fort Rus
sell, WyO.
(From a Stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May n.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Reports from w. G.. Edens, assist
ant superintendent of city delivery, who
recently visited a number of cities in Ne
braska and Iowa, are now being received
at the Fostoffice department. Mr.. Edens
visited Lincoln and commend al addi-
tional allowance of $240 per annum for car
fare for carriers in that city. He also
recommends that the postmaster of Lincoln
be allowed one additional letter carrier from
July /, and on OctoberI two additional car
riers be allowed, one of whom shall be
mounted, with an annual allowance of $275
for horse hire. At York. Neb., the post
master is instructed to extend the free car
rier service so far as sidewalks are laid in
that city. and also suggests certain changes
in schedules of delivery and collection
which he thinks will improve the service.
At Council Bluffs Mr.. Edens says in
his report: Considering the increased busl-
ness as shown by the records of this office.
It is recommended that on September l one
additional carrier be allowed and that he
be mounted. with an annual horse hire
allowance of $3.50.
Mr.. Edens also visited Sioux City and
finds conditions there such as to warrant
recommendations of two additional carriers.
riders for the Army.
Lieutenant Colonel John w. Pullman.
deputy q-uartermaster general, will proceed
from Omaha to Louisville, Ky, on bust
ness pertaining TO the inspection OF cavalry
horses to be delivered under contract for
the army. upon completion of which he
will return to Omaha,
Lieutenant Colonel George E.. Pond. dep
uty quartermasteE general, will proceed
from St. Paul to Fort Meade on business
rnWFaHrfn1 ~ the rttr1haua - -
horses returning to st. Paul upon compile
ton Of said duty.
The War department has awarded the
contract to Bradley & McGarvey of Chey-
enne. Wye, for the construction of two
workshops two noncommissioned officers
quarters, gun shed. pump house, ~lieuten-
ants quarters, stables and barracks for
artillery at Fort Russell; contract price,
$40, 94S. The contract has been awarded
w. Morrison of Denver for building a bak-
cry at Fort Russell; contract price, $1,000.
johnson & Davis OF Denver were awarded
the contract for gas fittings for buildings
price, 1855,
Routine OF Departments.
T. s, Hale has been appointed postmaster
at Volunteer Meade county. s. D.. vice u.
s. Sparks, resigned.
= The proposition of the First National
bank TO lease quarters, including complete
modern equipment for the use of thu Alex
andria. s. D., postofice was today accepted
by the Postofhce department.
Under the annual readjustment OF sa,-
aries of presidential postmasters these
changes in Iowa were announced today:
characterization, 500; Riceville. Story
City. 500 each; New Hampton. New Sharon,
Newton. Oakland, Onawa, Orange City,
Oskaloosa. Parkersburg. PauIina. Rad
cline. Red Oak. Rockford. Rockwell City,
Scranton, Seymour. Shelby. sigourney,
Spencer. Spirit Lake. Strawberry Point.
800 each. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ogden.
Tipton. 500 each.
DIR. O.. D. Darnell has been appointed pen
sion examining surgeon az Mount Vernon
and DIT. C. S. Grant at Worthington. la.