The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-15
AFTER 4 BETTER
CARRIER SERVICE
Civic Federation Takes Action
Tor Extension Of Mail
Delivery.

The civic federation yesterday took
mp tho question Of securing hotter
mail delivery FOR ;he city Of Honolulu,
10 iar as its residential section Il con.
cerned, and Il Is proposed to start a
campaign In which the various improve.
nirnt cluhs viii take an active part,
II was pointed out by Francis ].
Green, 1t the meeting OF tho fedora.
tion yesterday, that the people Of the
backwoods on the mainland have a bet.
ter delivery system for their mail
through the free rural delivery routes
than the people in almost the heart Of
this city have, yet the rural delivery
costs millions Of dollars, while the To-
cal postoffice makes profit for the gov
eminent Of over $4,000 year.
To extend the delivery Of mail to the
residential districts Of Manoa, Kaimuki
and Pacific Heights, as well as tho Pa
lOlo and other nearby districts would
cost only in the neighborhood Of 5000
year extra, and still leave about $780,.
600 profit from the local postofiics.
Nay Petition washington.
1t is believed by the executive COM
mittee of the civic federation that a
proper petition embodying these facts
presented TO the postofiiee department
would result in something being done
for the residents Of this city. An it
is, mail delivery is more or less uncer-
tain and often late, even in the down.
town districts.
Another thing is that there il a
waiting list of over 200 names of people
anxious to secure letter boxes at the
postoflice, but they have little encour.
agement of securing one within a lunt.
Der of years under the present condi-
tions, as those who have such boxes
see to it that they do not lose them
Mr.. Green presented resolution set
ting forth the need of an extension OF
the free delivery and asking that the
civic federation exert its influence to
obtain an extension to districts now un,
served and that special committee be
appointed to formulate plans for this
purpose. It was amended by A. H..
Ford to try and secure extra lettor
boxes at the postofiice, even if on.v
temporary.
An Up-to-Date City2
In speaking to his resolution Mr..
Green stated that he had come here re.
Gently to make his home, that he had
bought property and expected to buy
a cemetery lot later. He was pleased
with Pacific Heights, but there was no
mail delivery; he finally decided rpon
Manoa, but found there was no delivery
there either, Then he quoted froBr the
promotion committee literature about
Honolulu being an uptodate city.
1t seems, however, that WAIKIKI has
a mail delivery. Somehow or other that
beach district is favored, especially the
hotels. But a properly. owner aud tax
payer elsewhere has to stand in line at
the general delivery window to get his
mail, for it is impossible at this time to
even get a box. This 2thiaks Mr..
Green, is pretty fierce commentary on
local conditions. IN
Make It Attractive.
eff you gentlemen desire TO build up
Honolulu, make it attractive for the
man who comes here to make his
home" remarked Mr.. Green.
Everybody agreed with the speaker
and also took whack at tho mail SER
vice conditions, and then they deter.
mined to take action and do what IL
behooves them to do in securing this
necessary improvement for real civil
lied city.
Even free rural delivery 20 called,
would be welcomed.
President Arthur G. Smith win an
point special committee of three to
act.