Bisbee daily review., 1905-09-02
REMOVAL OF THE
 CITY POSTOFF!CE
DEMAND FOR MORE BOXES TAX EN TO INDICATE POSTMAS-
 TER'S POSITION.
Would Force Change to Larger Guar ters-Free Delivery Would Do Away With Need of More Boxes-Postmas- ter Antagonistic to Delivery.

Postmaster Cassidy yesterday nOti- fled Jacob Schmid, owner of the post office building. that above 1000 new boxes were immediately needed in the postoffce in order to accommodate needs. Mir. SchmId replied that if the postmaster would show him where to rut the boxes he would immediately install them
 The demand for the additional boxes is taken as notice that the postmaster seeks to remove the office trcm its present location. This for the reason that it is not possible for the owner of the building to comply with the de- mand for more boxes. All available room for boxes, or practically all, is now in use The only manner in which the additional boxes may be se cured is to secure new and more con- mod;ous quarters. In regard 10 this, Mir Sehmid sad last night that the postoffce could not be moved any too quick, so far as he was concerned. He stated that he can immediately get
 more rent for his building with the postoffce out of it than he can with il in
 The necessity for more boxes is ere ated through the move of the postmas- ter in the matter of compelling all re cipients of mall to either have their own boxes or secure their mail at the general delivery window. Under the old order of things there was an abun- dance of boxes ID the present postof- flee building. Where the postmaster |. desires to take Ais office is not known. The A1Iar ht1i1dfpu Ou CT may be the location chosen. This building is now about the only show for quarters of the size that would be needed. Present expectation IS that s. the building will be finished in De- cember, previous to which time the postoffce could not well be moved. The Allen building has the advantage of a central location.
 In opposition to the idea of removal 1 of the postoffice from its present loca- tion there has been advanced on the | streets in the last few days proposal l for the establishment of a brarch of | fIce somewhere on Main street in the l vicinity of the old flood gate, a loca- i ton that would enable people in the l Tombstone canyon part of the city to | have a convenient place of receiyirg g | their mail. It has also been suggest ed that the matter Of effort for free delivery iI the city be hastened inde- | pendent of the postmaster, who is l known to be antagonistic to free deliv- | cry, declaring that the city can not be | so numbered that free delivery can be | secured, and presenting other difficult ! lies, such as inability to secure deliv | cry service here at the wages paid by | inc government. Establishment of | free delivery would speedily adjust the postoffca box matter There would | be a couple times more boxes in the | present office than would be required | 10 serve the needs ot patrons. An other idea that has been brought for ward sInce the attitude of the post | master has become apparent favors | an efforts to secure a rural free deliy- | cry service, which would very decided | ly tighten the burdens of the city of | ice in the matter of demand for a. commodation at the office proper. It is | pointed out that the city and vicinity | have now SO expanded and grown in | population that the twenty-five mile | circuit that the government requires for rural free delivery routes could cas- fly be arranged without experience of the least difficulty in finding an en- Iirely sufficient number of people to serve. A route taking up Brewery | Gulch, for instance, and then around | to the head of Tombstone canyon and back to the Don Luis section, with | service thrown to the mines and Bak- ersville would come within the re- | quirements of the postofice depart ment both in distance and population | served. The people along the way would undoubtedly greet the service with mucn acclaim. Bisbee is enti- tied to free delivery, and has been for a couple of years, and demand for the service that is justly it's portion has been steadily growing among the peo- pie for a long time If free delivery in the city can not be had rural deliT- cry can undoubtedly be secured, being surrounded with no such severe re- strictions as is city delivery service, and would accomplish in large measure all that could be expected from city de-