Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-16
ABOUT our RoAos.
Postmaster Has a Word to Saw
of Them.

Corvallis over whi n rural deiiv.
cry routes are in operation which
are sadly in need of improve.
ment, aud I desire space to bret
ly call he attention of patrons oi
these routes to he urgent need
for early action in getting these
sections repaired.
In recent communication
from the Fourth Assistant Post
master General, division of gen.
eral delivery, I was qnested to
bring the matter of road improve
ment 20 the attention of patrons
and the county court, informing
them ''the department. requires
all roads over which rural deiiv-
cry service is established to be
maintained in condition to be
travelled with facility and service
at all seasons of the year, and
that unless some action is taken
within the next thirty days, or
as soon as conditions of weather
and ground will permit, to i'm
prove the roads rhe department
will seriously consider the with
drawal of rural service there
FROM" Further, 1 am directed
to report results to the depart
ment after reasonable oppor1un-
ity has been given the parties
interested to repair the roads.
While all Of the roads on
which rural service is maintain
ed are in need of repair, 1 desire
to call particular attention to
pieces or sections of roads that
have been impossible during the
past winter. On three of these
routes the carriers have been
compelled, on account of the con-
dition of the roads, to leave their
teams tied by the roadside and
deliver mail to their respective
patrons afoot. The sections re-
tered to are as follows:
On route No. from the
Mountain View school house to
the Msys' corner, particularly
from Bicknell's west.
On route No. 2 from E. L
Davis to the Beaver Greek
school house.
On route No. 3 from the With
am school house to the G. G.
Davis place.
On route No. d from Bruce
around to Inavale a considerable
portion of the road has been ia a
deplorable condition all winter.
Much of the time the carrier has
been compelled to travel through
a private gate wav in order to
serve his route. This road is in
the foot hills and on account of
the nature of tue soil it will be
necessary to do considerable in
teiligent work this spring if a
decent road is to be maintained
throughout the winter months.
The attention of the county
court has been called to the mat
ter and its members are disposed
to cooperate in an efo:t to get
the roads mentioned above pro-
perry improved. But it will also
be necessary for the patrons on
these several routes to materially
assist in the matter if the desired
results are to be attained.
The government is spending
many millions annually for the
maintenance ofrural delivery ser.
vice but it is granted only on {
condition that roads over which
it is established can be Travelled
with facility aud safety at all sea
sons of the year"
l have had so many assurance
of appreciation of the service
from the rural patrons of this Of
fee, that it is unlikely that thei
attention will have to again b.
called to the matter. At the ent
.of the road making season
hope 10 be able to report TO th
department that the patrons 0
,b@ four Corvallis rural deliver
routes are as progressive and en-
terp3is;ug as aay il the Who'll
country and that they have man
ifes,ed their expectation Of II
service BY putting til T,:ads ove
i which the carriers travel in c&
cellent condition.
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