The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-19

| patrons OF the city delivery service would
provide suitable boxes for their mail, at
place most accessible from the street,
or cut suitable slots in their doors,
and not have screen or storm doors fas-
tened in front Of the slots, so carriers
would not have TO wait and ring or
knock, for patrons to come and take
their mail, it would be a great saving
of time that might be employed to ex-
tend the service in Barre As an effort
to accomplish such end the department
has provided for distribution among pa.
irons OF that service the following APP
peal:-
by direction OF the post office depart
ment, the attention Of patrons OF this
Office is invited to the advantages of
providing facilities for the receipt OF
their mail by erecting conveniently ae-
cessible boxes or cutting suitable slots
in their doors Such action would en-
able the postmaster to give a prompter
and better delivery service with the
means at his disposal, since the carriers
can cover much more territory in less
time if not compelled to wait for an
answer to their ring. Private recepta-
Giles for mail are also great con
yenience to the householder. obvating
the necessity Of responding to the car
rier's call at incoDvenient moments and
permitting the safe delivery OF mail in
the absence Of members of the house
hold. They also prevent the occasional
necessity OF a carriers proceeding on
his route without delivering mail be-
cause Of failure to answer his ring with
in reasonable time, and enable him
to make deliveries to patrons living on
or near the end OF the route at an earlier
hour
ut has been shown by actual expert
ence that the benefits derived by patrons
of city delivery from the use of such
receptacles far outweigh the small ex-
.penses involved. As this office is inter
ested in furnishing the best possible
service at the least expense, your COM
pliance with the foregoing suggestions
will be much appreciated
"Note. Neither the postmaster nor
any Of his subordinates Is authorized to
act as agent for boxes
Am sure it is not because one carrier
waited at door from three to six min
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other carriers waiting at other doors at
the same time, that melted the depart
ment to take the matter up; and when
the waiting process is repeated several
times a day the time wasted makes a
great total. Letter carriers are neither
employed or discharged by the postmas.
ter. A civil service examination is re.
quired before they enter the service; and,
by statute law, forty-eight hours con.
stitutes a weeks work-an average OF
eight hours per day; and overtime will
not be permitted, Consequently stated
routes are assigned to carriers that can
be worked under sanitary conditions
within the time indicated. III time is
wasted early on a route it is likely to
interfere with service of the whole route
according TO schedule. On the other hand II
the carriers in Barre did not have to
wait at doors because some patrons do
not have receptacles for their mail thers
would be time enough saved so the de-
livery routes might be either extended
on new territory, that ought to come
into the city delivery; or provide add.
tional deliveries in territory now deliv-
cred but once a day OF course this
appeal is being sent to all post Offices
and it win be my duty to report to the
department the results obtained. It Is
hoped patrons viii take the matter up,
and all who do not now have the recepta-
cles procure them without delay; and
that Barre's showing will be a good one
as compared with other offices.
Edward W. Bisbee,
Postmaster.