The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-06
SOS. CALL TODEPARTMENT
Mail for Routes Nos. l and 2 Remains
Undelivered at Kenosha Post Office
and Local Officials Ask, for Instruc-
tions as to Future Action in Case.

For the first time in the history of
the rural mail service delivery of mail
on two of the principal rural routes
out Of Kenosha was suspended this
morning and mail for routes number l
and number 2 remained undelivered in
the Office while people along the routes
who were expecting letters today were
foaming and frothing over the delay.
I'VE can't do anything to help the
matter out was the statement at the
post Office. "The temporary carriers
who covered the routes on Friday re-
fused to go out this morning and the
carriers named by the department de-
clined to accept the places"
It was disguised look on the face
of the postmaster and his assistants
and the whole thing was decidedly an.
Inoying. The temporary carriers had
served notice some time ago that they
would not work after the end of March
and late Friday afternoon the post
master received a telegram from Wash
ington naming George 2. Thomas as
carrier for route No. and George r.
Pirsch for route No. 2. These two men
had gone over the routes with the
temporary carriers and when they were
advised that they had been named as
permanent carriers on the route, they
told the postmaster that they would
not accept. They even declined to get
out and go over the routes until some
other carriers could be named by civil
service examiner John 0. Rogers, who
is working as 9 temporary carrier on
route No. 3, went out this morning with
the mail for this route, but there is
little reason to believe that he will con-
tinue in service after Monday or Tues
day.
The postmaster this morning sent a
telegram to the department showing
the conditions here and he declared
this afternoon that he was hopeful that
the matter would be settled today or
Monday morning so that the regular
deliveries could be made on Monday
He was hopeful but he declared that
he had no real assurance that the new
appointments would be made. In the
meantime people living on the routes
who come to the post Office are being
accommodated with. deliveries through
th" general delivery window.
Mail was piled up high on the desks
this morning with no one to handle it,
Tbo
Men named as carriers declare that it
will be hard to cover the routes in the
| time demanded by the government.
The carrier must also make provision
for his horse and buggy and most of
the men who have taken and passed
the examinations are unable to meet
this demand of the government. It
looks now as if the government will be
forced to make some provision for vehi-
cles for the carriers on these routes.
The embarrassment Of today was
caused by the long delay in the rural
mail bureau in making appointments to
the carrier service. These places have
been vacant for months and filed by
temporary appointments and the de-
| partment had been advised that some
thing must be done at once. There is
no way to force the temporary carriers
to continue in the service of the gov
eminent as they long ago served no
tice on the postmaster that they would
decline to work after the first of April
unless insured Of permanent employ
ment.
It is said that the temporary car
riers would be willing to go back into
the service if they were assured APP
pointments for at least year.