The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-21
NINTH MAIL CARRIER
Present City Routes Considerably
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vice Assured.
Beginning with Monday next Owosso
will have an additional city letter car.
rier and the present eight routes will
be considerably changed. The new car
fier has been needed for some time past
and early in the year application was
made to the Post Office Department,
with the result that Inspector E. A.
Mackey spent week in the city inves-
tigating the necessity for another Car.
rier, making a map showing the pres
ent routes, and re-arranging the same
to provide for the ninth carrier. The
latter work also called for map show.
ing the routes as proposed, together
with the location of all residences, fac
tories, etc, in the city. As result of
Mr.. Mackey's inspection and recommen-
dation the new carrier has been grant
ed. AS relaid the routes will be as
follows:
Route ALL the central business por-
tion of the city. This territory will be
given four deliveries a day, the carrier
leaving the Office at 6:55 and $50 n. m
1880 and $50 p. m.
Route 2-The residences south of Oli
Yer street east of Park to the river;
route 3-the residences on Oliver street
east of Washington street and all
north of Oliver to the city limits. ex-
cepting those on the east side of Wash
ington and all on Galusha; route a.
territory east Of Pine street to the east
side Of Washington, and from Williams
street north to the city limits excepting
the one block on Williams between
Water and Adams. This territory will
be given two trips a day, the carriers
leaving the Office at 500 a. M, and
2:45 p m.
Route 5-All the remaining territory
in the first ward not covered by carrier
A. Two deliveries, leaving the Office at
800 a. m. and 2:45 p m This carrier
will also make the evening delivery to
the hotels and will collect the mail
from the boxes in the business section
of the city, both east and west of the
river.
Route 6-The residences between the
Shiawassee river and the Grand Trunk
railroad east of the Michigan Central
road to Washington street: trips and
hours the same as routes 2, 3 and A.
Route 7.-All residences. business
places west of the Michigan Central
tracks and the Shiawassee river, also
the business places on Main street west
of Shiawassee including several fac
tories. The business portion of this
route will be given three deliveries and
residences two, carrier leaving the of.
flee at 1880 and 900 a. m, and 2:25 D.
m.
Route S.-All territory south of the
Grand Trunk line between Washington
street and the Michigan Central tracks,
also the business places and factories
south of the river included in the ter
ritory between station and the plants
of the Estey Mfg. Co., and the Wood.
ard Furniture Co. Trips and hours
the same as Carrier z, these routes
being the mounted ones.
Route 9.-All territory east of Wash.
ington street south of the river. Two
deliveries, leaving the Office at 500 a.
IN and 2:45 p. m.
Under the new plan the collection
service will be somewhat curtailed, the
the present early morning collection by
the carriers on their way to the Office
being cut out. Collections will be
be made only as the carriers are making
the deliveries. Patrons having import
ant mail which they wish to go out on
the first morning trains will be served
If the mail is deposited in the box at
the post office. After trial of the new
plan it may possibly be found neces.
sary to make slight alterations in order
to give first class service. Eugene d.
Young, Jr., senior substitute, will be
appointed as the new carrier. City de-
livery will now be given to practically
every family in the city which has n
continuous side walk from the post
Office, providing the house is numbered
and a proper mail receptacle provided