CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-09-06

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the early establishment of rural free
delivery mail service from the Canon
City office.
For several years past Intellectual
efforts have been made by the local
authorities to secure mail delivery
throughout the fruit growing suburbs
OF Canon City, but each time the ap-
plication was denied on the grounds
that the territory covered had not the
Improvements, such as sidewalks,
lights, etc, to entitle 1t to city free
delivery. and on the other hand was
not distinctively rural territory on ac-
count of the comparatively dense pop
ulation. and hence could not have rural
delivery.
AS the conditions were so unusual
and as no provision is made by the de-
partment for such suburban territory
the local authorities were notified not
long since that nothing further could
be done along this line. Postmaster
Lewis. however. believing that these
people were entitled to consideration,
persisted in the matter and Congress
persistedln the matter and Congress-
man Brooks took 1t up personally with
the department at Washington with the
result that the subject was reconsid-
cred and Inspecor A. p. Frederick of
Denver sent here In July to lay out the
proposed route. Mr.. Frederick. as
sisted by Dali Deweese of Lincoln
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mere went over the ground and ia
vorable report was made, recommend
ing the establishment OF the route.
Owing to the fact that the proposed
rural route conflicts with the terri
tory of the city delivery on Lincoln
Park as well as in a portion of Fruit
mere the matter has been delayed
somewhat pending an adjustment be-
tween the two departments of city and
rural delivery.
The proposed route will begin on
: Park avenue at the top OF Pump Hill
and will cover practically the whole
OF Lincoln Park. and crossing the
river at me bridge below Four Mile
will include the territory in that re-
gion as well as that along Cyanide.
Lincoln, and Stinemeier avenues to
Main street, west on Main to Ray
nolds avenue. north on Reynolds
avenue to Pear street, west on Pear
street to Greydene avenue. south on
Greydene avenue to Main street, ives,
on Main street to Del Ray avenue.
north on Del Ray to Florence street,
west on Florence street TO Cotton
wood avenue, north on Cottonwood
avenue TO Pear street, west on Pear
street TO Orchard avenue. north on
Orchard avenue TO vicinity OF Park
Center. from Park Center to Orchard
Park and thence along 9Th street to
Canon City.
service on Lincoln Park will cut on
the present city delivery in that terri
tory, yet under rural delivery mail
will be delivered there perhaps two
hours earlier than at present owing
to the fact that the rural carrier will
begin his delivery there, while under
the present system the city carrier Is
required to serve all of South Canon
before beginning on the Park Owing
to the fact that the city carrier who
serves south of the river has more
territory than he can well handle 1t is
seldom that he is able to make but one
delivery per day on Lincoln Park.
While in the establishment of
rural route In territory so thickly
settled as this one and with sc many
intersecting streets. 1t is impossible
to pass in front of each patrons
house. yet every one living in the
vicinity OF the route will be permitted
to erect a suitable and approved box
for their mall at some point on the
route most convenient to the patron
preferably at the intersection of
streets.
The route as laid out from this
place is ~ miles in length and has
AGA families convenient for service
from the route In respect to popula-
ton It will be perhaps the larest in
the United States. The ordinary rural
route in the agricultural regions OF
the eastern states serves from SO to
100 families.
The maximum pay Of rural carrier
whose route must be over 20 miles in
length, is said to he $50 per month.
with no additional allowance for
horse hire. Provided the route 10 es-
tabiished an examination for the
position Of carrier will be held by
Postmaster Lewis. notification OF
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