The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-24
CITY MAIL DELIVERY SOON
INSPECTOR FROM POSTAL DE.
pARTMENT HAS BEEN HERE.
Divided the Town Into Two Districts,
and a Carrier Will Be Appointed
For Each. locations Of Boxes.

and a Carrier Will Be Appointed
For Each. Locations of Boxes.
City mail delivery in Dawson now
seems to be a matter of only a short
time.
Mr.. E. D. Beatty, an inspector from
the postoffice department, was in
Dawson Friday, and finding that the
requirements of the department as to
the numbering of houses and the con-
dition of the sidewalks had been met
by the city authorities divided the
city into districts and located mail
boxes. A copy of the report he will
make to the department has been re-
ceived by Postmaster Lewis.
The service, it is understood, will
be begun about the first of next
March.
The city was divided into two dis
tricts by the inspector, and only two
carriers will be employed in the ser
vice.
District No. l begins at the post
office, on Lee street; thence to Main
street. both sides of Main street to
Sixth avenue; thence to west Lee
street; thence on Vine street from
Sixth avenue to west Third avenue
thence to Gordon street; thence on
Gordon street from No. 1871 to south
Vine street; thence from 401 south
Vine street east on Vine street and
west on Second avenue to Main street
to No. Ais; thence on east Second
avenue to south Stonewall street to
No AIS; thence on Second avenue
to south Orange street to east First
avenue; thence on Second avenue to
south Walnut street to No. 430;
thence on south Oak street from east
First avenue to Fourth avenue;
thence to Crawford street; thence to
east Lee street to No. $50; thence
on north Pine street and east Seventh
avenue to north Crawford street !;
thence to Seaboard Air Line Railway
track; thence on Church street to
Main street; thence on Stonewall
street back to east Lee street to the
Dostoffice, including Sixth and Sew
enth avenues between Main and
Stonewall streets, and including all
the territory above described, CIV
ing three deliveries and collections
to the business section and two de-
liveries and collections to the resi-
dence section of this district.
District No. 2 begins on Main
street at Sixth avenue; thence to
east Ninth avenue, to College street,
to north Crawford street, taking in
tersecting streets south to district
No. 1; thence on north Crawford
street from S. A. L. Railway to store
at No. 706, same street; thence on
Eleventh avenue to north Center
street; thence on Twelfth avenue, in
Guiding variety works, compress and
Central railroad depot, to Main
street No. 1923; thence, including
the oil mill, to north Vine street,
to west Tenth avenue, to north
Cedar street, to west Ninth avenue,
to Boundary street; thence south
20 west Sixth avenue to No. 413;
thence to north Main street to the
point of beginning, giving three de-
liveries and collections to the bust
ness section and two deliveries and
collections to the residence section,
and including all within the district
rs described.
Boxes for mail to be deposited
have been located as follows:
One at intersection of Ander-
son street and west Third avenue;
one at intersection Of StOneWall
street and west Third avenue; one
at intersection of west Fifth avenue
and south Main street; one at inter-
section of west Lee street and north
Main street; one at intersection OF
east Lee street and south Orange
street; one at intersection of east
Lee street and south Maple street;
one at intersection of east Lee street
and north Crawford street; one at
Intersection of west Sixth avenue and
north Main street; one at intersection
OF east Seventh avenue and north
Main street; one at intersection OF
Sixth avenue and north Poplar
street; one at intersection of east
Seventh avenue and north Nelson
street; one at intersection OF west
Church street and north Vine street.
one at intersection of west Ninth ave-
nue. and north Main street; one at IN
tersection of College street and north
Crawford street; one at east eleventh
street and north Nelson street; one
at intersection of east Twelfth ave-
nue. and north Crawford street; one
at Central of Georgia depot, and one
midway between this depot and west
Ninth avenue on north Main street.
There are several places in the
city where boxes should be located
that are not provided for in the above
schedule, and Postmaster Lewis mas
taken the matter up with the depart
ment. He will endeavor to have box
put at the intersection of Lee and
ELM streets, one at the intersection
of Crawford street and Seventh ave-
nue., one at the intersection of Church