The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
NINTH WARD TO BE SERVED
Postmaster Warns Property Owners to
Get Mail Boxes at Once in Order to
Be Ready for New Service Garry
Out Other Plans Later On.

| Formal orders were received by Post
ment this morning directing the extern
sion of the carrier districts of the City
of Kenosha, the new order to go into
effect the first of April. By the order
provision is made for reorganization of
the carrier service so that the best pos
| sible service will be rendered. The new
district to be added to the force will
be made up entirely of property in the
ninth ward lying to the west of the
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric railway.
The new carrier will have on his route
total of 252 families and nine bust
delivery to this large territory is of
course subject to the provision that the
people at once put up mail boxes so that
the carrier can make the trip over the
territory III the least possible time.
One provision of the order is that no
patron of the new territory will be
served unless he shall provide proper
receptacle for reception of mail Scores
of the property owners have already
provided mail boxes in anticipation of
the coming of city delivery and it is ex-
pected that others will cheerfully com
ply with the demands Of the govern
ment. In nearly ill of the territory
walks have been provided but it will be
necessary to have sidewalks laid in some
of the streets. It is expected that this
will all be taken care of in the early
spring. It will be necessary for the city
to install many street crossings to meet
the demands of the government but it
is understood that this will be done. In
addition to the provision for another
carrier the department has made pro-
vision for added clerk hire for handling
the work of the office and this will
make possible the employment of one
new clerk in the office
Things are beginning to come
through in keeping with the suggestions
OF the inspectors who visited Kenosha'
said Postmaster German this morning.
!" AS yet the department. has taken up
only a part of these suggestions and we
have been advised that other provisions
will be made for the improvement of
the conditions in the Kenosha office
within the next few days. Just what
the other provisions will be / can not
say at this time but we are going to
keep right at it until the Kenosha office
is equipped to handle the constantly
growing business. The people must I'M
derstand the order in regard to mail
boxes. The inspectors are very urgent
on the enforcement of this order and we
are going to show the people living on
the older routes the necessity of mail
boxes. Entirely too much time is lost
by the carriers waiting for the people
to come to the doors and get their mail.
We want the people to see that.it is to
their own advantage to have the boxes.
The time saved makes it possible for
the carriers to complete their work in
less time and this means better service
for every one on the route. It will
be impossible to work out the plans for
the new carrier service before the first
of April and this will give the people
of the ninth ward time to get up
boxes"
Postmaster German has some big
plans in view for the improvement of
deliveries of mail to the factories and
plans for this change will be announced
just as soon as the formal consent of
the department. can be secured.