The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-26
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The town OF Monon gah on and after
July I will have city free delivery.
This!is the news received at. the local
postotf.ce to-day. There has been
some hitch in establishing this ser.
vice. In fact there were two postofiice
officials passed upon the advisabllity
OF extending this service to III Monongah.
The officers were Assistant; superin.
tendent Trotter, OF the Salary and AL
lowance Division OF the Postofiice De:
partment. and Assistant Davis, OF the
Free Delivery Division. These ofl.
cials recommended that 1t should not
be extended. Previous three different
postofice inspectors recommended
that the service be extended. q
When Postmaster A.! Howard Flem-
ing learned that the last men recon-.
mended that Monongah remain whera
she Is he went to Washington to sec
what could be done in the matter. His
work there was fruitful and he sue.
ceeded In having Monon gah In the list
dt towns that have city free delivery.
Monongah without being attached to
the office OF Fairmont as station.
could not have city free delivery. MO.
nongah is very fortunate in this as 1t
is the only coal town in the State that
can boast Of this service. All :th,
streets have been named and the
houses have been properly numbered
and everything is ready for the car
riers to make up their directory on
July first. ~ 4 II.
Nor was this all that Postmaster
Fleming accomplished while in Wash
ington. He wrote to Assistant. Post
master w. II. Brand today that ,he
was assured by Second Assistant Posta
master General j.. Afcc ccrearyG that:
Fairmont will be included in the next5
advertised contract for. screen wag-
ons which will be In October. FAIR
mont will then have regular first
class screen wagon service the. same
as is found in the large cities. There
will be two wagons. This contract
will be let for four years. Thes.
things were accomplished by Mr..
Fleming's personal effort which shows
that he has great Influence at Wash
ington.
The letter to Postmaster Fleming
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WASHINGTON. D. c..
June rs. 1908.
Postmaster. .sS.:
Fairmont, West Virginia.
Sir:-s; ;IE; :, ::5.s
This will be your authority to en-
p1oy two, additional letter carriers ef.
fective July /. 1905, and to extend city
delivery service on that date to the
suburb Of Monongah. A detailed de-
scription OF. the boundaries OF the
routes and the schedules of carriers is
inclosed for your information.
| Please nominate the two .subst;.
tutes entitled to promotion on Form
i D 1o2 or. 1101 IA for appointment from
the tst proxlmo; also forward copy
4 Of the new eight hour schedule on ac-
companying blank for approval
Respectfully.
~. C. p. P..GRANF1ELD. !;
First Assistant Postmaster General.
The routes. at Monongah are. as Civ
; en- below: III.
i Carrier. Mo. 9.
4 From postofIlce, corner Bridge and
Main, on Bridge to No. 210, return to
Main. on Main TO Railroad, Railroad
i to Water, on Water to No. 43G, return
Ito Water and Triple. on TIpple t.
i Front to Depot with Main to postof.
| fee. From postoftice on Bridge to
Z Water, on Water and return to Bridge
on Bridge to Ford, on Ford to Lam
4 bert on Lambert and Bridge to No
I 400. Bridge. return on Bridge to post
Office. 5i III s. q rs i!
business trip On Main No. 100 tc
! No. 224 and on Bridge No.s10o to ga,
\ Third trip same as first !.
Carrier No. 10. II i3.i'.i
First trip: collection ON south side
!. OF railroad traclt). Il
Second and third trips. Postoftlci
on Main NO. 100 to 1ci. on Bridge
/ across river to Maple. serve Maple t,
Camden, on Camden to Morris. Morri
to 4 Pike, ION Pike to Walnut. on Wal
!. nut to No. 225, return to Pike. on Pix
7 to Boundary, on Boundary to No. 25
!, Walnut. return to Boundary. to Thorn
!. as. on Thomas and Church to. No. 10
& Church, return on Church to Cottage
Cottage to Camden n and return sivi
\ Bridge to post tofilce. ~.
!. Schedules prop osed 4 are as follows
4 Carrier N o. 8. 4 n