The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-04

when the local branch Of the federal pos
tai service was doing business in the
basement of the Uniyersalist church, that
location having been sought following
the destruction of the opera honse build
ing by FIRE, in which building the United
States governments rented quarters. On
tae completion of the present City Hall.
the pOstofiice again moved to its old
time place. and has since been there.
Another change will be made WHOM the
government creets the federal building
IN Barre, as is made possible through
an appropriation already secured The
site Of the new building has not been
definitely settled upon, but IL il supposed
that the Martin lot at the corner Of
South Main and Prospect street viii be
chosen.
Changes in Past Few Years.
When Postmaster Bisbee took charge
.of the Office in 1899 there were follr
clerks, four city and two substitute let
ters carriers Now there are six regular
clerks, six regular and two substitute
city carriers, four regular and three sub
stitate rural carriers.
The four new rural routes are as fol-
lows.
Rural route no. extends By way Of
tie Wheaton quarry and l.. l.. Worthea
farm to Lorl's mills thence To Perkins
willie IN Pisinfield; returns to Cutler Cor
ner. and Wheaton school house. thence
Ito John MelAughlin's farm. and returns
10 the city passing the Ketohum farm.
Ronte no. . extends up Perrin hin and
touches route no. at Carleton corner;
thence over to Gladding farm in Plain
field; thence around by L. q. Batchelder
farm, over to East Montpelier road, and
out TO the Whitcher farm; thence to
city by East Montpelier road: thence
to Ihwingsyille, over Beckley hill and
ieturns to city way OF the George Ri
chardson farm.
Route no. 3 extends up Hooker hill to
the berlin road thence to Thwingsville,
and down The Montpelier road to Benia.
min schoolhguse; thence around to Per
rim corner IN Berlin. returning TO Barre
Inv highway above the Morrison farm;
thence down past the Kelley farm. up
past the Clay farm. and over 10 the
Stewart corner in Wilamstown; thence
down TO main road above the Gale farm,
thence on main road through South
Barre to city.
Route no. 4 extends to East Barre and
kimball corner; thence around by the
city reservoir and TO Orange center;
thence down past the Patterson farm
to Washington road near the school
house thence to East Barre and around
near Websterville and TO the Allen Bates
conner, thence by stone road to city.
While speaking OF extensions IN the
different branches Of the service, IL should
be remembered that extensions are con.
troled BIZ appropriations of Congress:
tae postoftice department cannot authoc
ize on make extensions unless The APP
propriation Is sufficient to cover the ex
pense Then. too. when the appropria
tion is made, the requirements of u
branch Of the service can only be APP
proximated Presidential postotfces are
elassed according % their postal receipts
Neither Conpeess nor the department can
know how many postofIices will have
sufficient receipts during the year to
he advanced to tho second class, which
entities the Office to delivery by car
riers, provided the city is able TO meet
the regulations as to sidewalks, street
lights, cte. Frequently so many Offices
are advanced that the appropriation for
city delivery branch Of the service there.
by becomes SO much depleted that needed |
extensions cannot be made in cities where
that service has already been establish !
ed The most that q postmaster can
do Il 10 urge and obtain extensions in
those branches Of the service whore the
will permit.
This Mr.. Bisbee has paid d great deal
of attention 20, and has added The new
routes ard additional carriers just rs
soon as it was possible TO do 80 That /
his service has been recognized among