New Britain herald., 1921-08-27
NUMBERS ON HOUSES
 MUST BE CORRECT
Government Orders Mail Carriers
 to Report Incorrect Numbers

Mail carriers in New Britain, acting under instructions received by Post master w. F. Delaney. from tho postal department at Washington, started yesterday on a campaign to list all incorrect house numbers in the city in an effort to have them cor rected
 When the list is completed the owners or occupants of the houses will receive requests from the postal de- partment to aid the office in expe- ditng the delivery of mail by correct ing mistakes in their house numbers and putting numbers on houses where they are missing.
 Houses Numbered Incorrectly.
 There are quite a few incorrect numb bers on houses in this city ac- cording to reports made at the post office by local mail carriers. It is not uncommon to find numbers in the middle of a block which belong some where near the corner. In fact, it was only a short time ago that Post master Delaney requested the city en- gineer to remedy a condition found on West street where numbers were found to start from each end of the street
 S1Cy OmC1alS Cooperate.
 The present system used by the city in numbering houses Is a good one.' said Postmaster Delaney, "and the city officials are willing to CO operate, if the people only will be careful about putting on the num- bers." Many people do not go to the city clerk IS they should. but buy what they think is the correct num- hn very often the mail carrier finds the wrong number on the house and there is trouble.
 Trouble for Subs. In case of the regular carrier on the route this does not always make much difference, but when a substitute is working on the route, as is the case on five different routes in New Britain now, it delays the delivery of a letter IT the mail carrier passes a house, looking for a number and there are no numbers to be seen for some dis tance, then discovers he has passed the number he is looking for, he may | ind it too late to turn back and may have to carry the letter back to the office, holding 1t until the next trip.
 Specials Delayed. Oftmes this makes trouble with a special delivery letter. The boy goea to certain neighborhood with a let | ter and finds the housea are not num- bered. Ho must inquire at several houses before he finds the right one 1 Thus the delivery of all letters are | delayed and probably dozen or mora | people suffer an inconvenience aa 2 l result.
 l Tack Street Signs.
 The United States postal laws re- | ouire that every house must be mum
 bered correctly, receptacles fo, mai
 installed and sidewalks laid befor, | mail carriers are compelled to delive l letters.
 Another great trouble with this cit,
 reported by mail carriers ia tho lacl
 of street signs. Thero are many small
 streets with which substitute carrier are not familiar and letters sometime
 are carried back to the posrtoffice witl the eport that the carrier could no . locate tho street.
 | Posma ster Delaney, who had occa
 sion to investigate a request for de
 livery servie iE certain section o
 the suburbs yesterday, reports that h
 passed many small streets withou
 street signs. In some cases he sai
 the signs had been there and had beel
 knocked down by boys. In othe
 cases there never had been any.