The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-12-31
CITY LACKING IN
GOOD SIDEWALKS.
Free City Delivery of Mail Now De-
pendent Solely Upon Making Them
Passable for Carriers.

Frank b. Hubin, who was appointed
a committee of one by President Herr,
of the local Chamber OF Commerce, to
investigate the progress being made
toward the City receiving regular free
mail delivery has been right on the
job and in touch with the powers that
be regarding the question. Mr.. Hubin
took the matter up personally with
Congressman Bacharach and, upon in
vestigation by the Congressman, he
wrote Mr.. Hubin as follows
Washington, Dec. %. 1921.
Dear Frank:
The records of the Post Office De
partment show that Pleasantville has
everything necessary for the installa-
ton of City Delivery Service with the
exception of good sidewalks. The
population is sufficient and the re
ceipts are sufficient. under the law,
for the establishment of such a ser
vice, but the City has not yet complied
with the law regarding the sidewalks;
at least so far as it is shown here, al
though it may be that you have at
tended to this since the Inspector
made his last visit there.
IN ttiat IL =
General has recommended the discon-
tinuance of Village Delivery service,
and while we are making a fight ag-
ainst it, | do not know how 1t will
come out; this is not only applicable
TO Pleasantville but all over the coun-
try, so it seems to me that if the City
authorities have not attended to the
sidewalk matter that ii would be well
for you to get after them and get your
city in shape for city delivery, other
wise you might have to go back to
the old system of calling at the office
for your mail.
With personal regards and best
wishes, | remain,
Very truly yours,
ISAAC BACHARACH.
Frank Hubin, Esq,
Pleasantville, N. j..
From the above it can be seen that
Pleasantville is entitled to free city
delivery insofar as population and
postal receipts are concerned. The
outstanding obstacle is the matter OF
proper sidewalks. This undoubtedly
refers to the sidewalks in the outlying
and sparsely settled districts. In the
free delivery of mail, the government
takes in the entire city, and it is just
as essential that the sidewalks OF the
more remote sections of the city be
placed in passable condition as it is
for those of the thickly populated
centers This is a matter that should
be given the immediate consideration
of the City fathers, as already the
Post Office Department is seriously
the abolition of the pres
ii system or delivery Witch Pleas
antville has, and this would mean go
ing back to calling at the office for all
mail, a great disadvantage to many of
our residents and a step backward.
In all probability if the matter was
properly brought to the attention of
residents of streets with unimproved
sidewalks and the seriousness of the
matter presented to them in the right
spirit, their civic pride would be so
awakened as to ssure the desired
result, voluntarily on their part. 1t
would be well for Council to bring
this matter publicly to their attention,
and to urge an early compliance with
the Governments requirements that
they may be efficiently served by the
department in the prompt delivery OF
their mail. A regular city delivery
would mean a far superior service to
that which we now have, and ii is
something greatly to be desired in a
thriving city like ours.