Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-22
ROUTES ARE CHANGED TO
IMPROVE CARRIER sERvI E

There has been 4 Encouragement of
the routes of the Rock Island mail
carriers. effective next Monday. The
change has been made in tile hope
that il will obyiate the necessity of
returning unGelivered mail To the
Office in order Ia escape violation OF
the eight-hour law. The rules of the
/ department are that a carrier shall
not work over eight hours daily. If
he * in the middle of his route and
his sack filled with mail when his
time i up he must knock off. The
mail j. returned to the office. This
has occurred frequently. Postmaster
Thomas has applied repeatedly for al
lowance of an additional carrier for
his office but the department appears
of the opinion that he has help Sutfi-
Client TO handle the business of the
local office. The number of houses
has increased 800 in the past two
years. but the carrier force has re-
manned the same. Under the change
of routes Postmaster Thomas Will en-
deavor Ter give all sections three fun
deliveries daily The routes Will be
as follows. beginning Monday:
Route No. Ito include Rock Isl
and Brewing company, Augustana col
lege buildings and all south of Tenth
avenue from Thirtieth street to For
tieth street. inclusive. to Ninth ave
nue. and Thirty-fifth street from Sev-
enth avenue to Ninth avenue.
To make one business delivery 10
Rock Island Brewing company. Drs.
Andrcen and Bartholomew. Angus
tana college. AugUstana Book Con-
Germ. VI. x i. Organ company and
Pasteurized MIX company.
Route No. ITO include all north
of Tenth avenue from Thirty-ffth
street to Forty-siXth street. including
Thirty-fifth street To Seventh avenue.
Two full deliveries.
Route No. 3.-To include all north
Of Ninth avenue from Twenty->eventh
street 10 Thirty-fifth street. including
TwentN-seventh street and Ninth ave
nue. Three deliveries. except to omit
all south of Seventh avenue. except
Elm street. on first trip.
Route No. AL north of Ninth
avenue from Twenty-third street to|
Twentv-seventh street. Ninth avenue
and Twenty-third street. inclusive.
Three deliveries. except to omit
Eighth. Eighth-and-a-half and Ninth
avenues, except Twenty-third street,
on first trip.
Route No. All north of Ninth av-
enue. from Twentieth street to Twen-
ty-third street. including Twentieth
street from First avenue to Ninth av-
enue. Three fun deliveries.
Route No. 6.-All north of Sixth av-
cnue from Seventeenth street to
Twentieth street. Three fun deliver
les.
Route No. All from Fourth to
Ninth avenues. from Fourteenth street
to Seventeenth street. inclusive. and
all from Sixth avenue 10 Ninth avenue
from Seventeenth street to Twentieth
street. Sixth avenue. inclusive. Three
deliveries.
Route No. S.-AH north of Fourth
avenue. from Fourteenth street to|
Seventeenth street. Seventeenth street
and Fourth avenue. inclusive. Three
deliveries.
Route No. All from Eighth street
to Twelfth street. from Fifth avenue
to Eleventh avenue. and from Twelfth
street to Fourteenth street from Fifth
avenue to Ninth avenue. Fourteenth
street and Eighth street. inclusive.
Three deliveries. except TO omit all
south of Eighth avenue from Twelfth
street to Eighth street on first trip.
Route No. 1O.-NH north of Fifth
avenue from Eighth street to Four
teenth street. both streets and Fifth
avenue. inclusive. Three deliveries.
Route No. 11.-NIl west of Eighth
street. Omit all south of Seventh av-
euue ON first trip.
Route No. 12.-AH from Ninth ave-
nue. to Eleventh avenue from Fiji
teenth t. TweutY-third street. includ-
Ing Ninth avenue, Eleventh avenue.
Fifteenth street and Twcnty-third
street Three deliveries.
Route Nc l3.-Nll south of Ninth
avenue from Twelfth street to Four
lteenth-and-a-half street. including
Ninth avenue. Twelfth street and
MISUNDERSTANDING street; all
south Of Eleventh avenue from Four
teenth-anI-a-half street to Twenty
third street; all south OF Ninth ave
nue. from Twenty-third street to-
! Thirtieth street. and all south of
| Ninth avenue to and including Tenth
avenue from Thirtieth street to Thir-
| ty-fffth street. or Dod@es' addition.
Two deliveries and one early delivery
| to cover Fourteenth street and Four
Iteenth-and-a-half street from Ninth
avenue to Twelfth avenue and all be
tween Eleventh and Twelfth avenues
| from Fourteenth-and-a-h street TO
| Twentieth street. including Visitation
academy.