Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
WILL FAVOR THE CHANGE
Postmaster Fontaine Will Re-
commend Hours For Delivery
if Patrons so Desire.

We, the undersigned. resident mer-
chants aud business men OF the city OF
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, respectfully
petition A. L. FOntaine, post master
of said city, and the post Office depart.
ment, to change the hours for de-
livering mail IN the business district
of the City of Grand Rapids, Wis. SO
that the mail will be delivered sub
stant1ally in the following manner and
at the following hours: The first de-
livery TO take place Immediately after
the mail is distributed for the morn
ing train on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway company. The
second delivery to take place after I'll e
mail is distributed for the Chicago &
North Western passenger trains that
arrive at Grand Rapids at l:35 p. m.
The third delivery TO take place im-
mediately after the distribution of
the mail that arrives on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Ry. Go. at
$50 o. %.
We further petition and complain
that the present deliveries are made
Quate, are at improper hours and are
not for the best interests Of the bust
ness people and that it will be for the
best interests of the business people to
have the hours changed as herein
petitiOned for.
The above petition was signed by w,
E. Wheelan mayor, and sixty-Six other
persons asking for change in the de-
livery of mail for the Grand Rapids
post Office. We want to say in con-
nection Herewith that the postmaster
and his assistants are servants of the
people and they have no desire or dis
position to oppose any time, or change,
in the delivery of the mail, to the
patrons of the Office. The present
schedule was prepared by q. S. in.
Spector, who was here in this city
converSant with the arrival and de.
parture Of all trains, and he fixed the
present schedule for the delivery OF
mail in Grand Rapids. TO obtain any
change in said deliveries the depart
ment will want to know whether ii
will meet with the approval of the
majority of people who are now having
their mail delivered.
Since the petitions were circulated
| there has been five firms who have
| notified the postmaster to strike of
| their names from said list, as they die
| not understand the full meaning Of
the changes the petition provided for
AS postmaster we are perfectly
willing to endorse and favor any change
that the majority of the patrons who
are now having their mail delivered
appear to favor, but before we take
any positive action we want to be as
sure that the people understand fully
Just what the change will mean.
The business houses close at $50 in
the evening on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, therefore it will be OF
very little value on that account.
The other three nights Of the week, if
the train is on time, the delivery
could be made on or about seven
O'Clock.
The department have RULED and ob-
ject, to making delivery of mail after
six O'Clock in the evening, unless there
is extraordinarily strong reasons
favoring it, Whether they would
grant it in this particular case we are
some what in doubt. Ii the business
men who have their mail delivered
and signed the above petition, are
still in favor of cutting out the 1870 d.
m. delivery, and instead have one at
$50 in the evening, we are perfectly
willing to do everything in our power
to see that they get it if such thing
is possible. Unless we receive instruc-
tiOns to the contrary, shall report in
favor of the change to the depart
ment.
Yours Respectfully
A. L. FONTAINE,
POST MaCtar