South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-17
MAKES PROVISION
FOR IMPROVEMENT
In SERVICE HERE
Additional Carriers. c Jerk >
and Automobile Added
to Local Office.
Page the postmsn.

Page the postman-
Mr.. and Mrs. Average Citizen. who
IN the past have been required 20 be
content with poor mail service. need
no longer worry.
This was announced by Postmaster
Hunter Monday. when q was
made known that in certain terri
= tory where In the past a mail car
rier had made his presence but once
a day. he viii appear twice daily
delivering mail And in other ter
ritory. where a city mail carrier has
not been seen. citizens VIII have
their mail left at the door once each
day.
A Step Ahead.
South Bend Is gong 20 have mail
service a step ahead OF It's eNpan-
sion" Postmaster Hunter said in an
nouncing that new carriers and new
mail clerks had beer added 20 the
city department OF the government
postal service here.
Mall that arrives in the local post
ONCE a few minutes after number
OF city carriers leave on their routes
VIII not be required 90 remain there
until the following day. pending de-
livery. That, ~ least applies 20 the
mail for residents OF s67 city blocks.
who In the past have seen the car
rier but once each day They will
see him twice. Afternoon mail will
be delivered
In new territory. where a post
man never has left mail a. the door.
residents will not be forced 20 walk
8 distance 20 their mail box. 20 re-
ceivs the mail left by a rural rqal
carrier. Uncle sam viii leave the
mail AZ the door once each day.
under the new orders OF things
Must supply Box.
Rapid growth or the city and the
record increase in postal business il
responsible for the added mail ser
vice. that will tend 10 eliminate the
worries OF a number OF residents
They however viii be required 20
meet certain requirements. A mail
box must be placed on the porch OF
each home
With the addition OF six new car
riers and four clerks 20 the South
Bend postal force Monday. SCI
blocks which now have but one mail
delivery a day will be given two
daily deliveries and 115 blocks which
are now outside the city deliver
service zone win receive mail once
a day beginning oct -. Postmaster
Hunter announced
An increase OF more than 10000
in the city's population during the
past two years and the ISIS addi-
tional stops for carriers that has
resulted IN the present delivery con
fines, has kept Postmaster Hunter
bnsy remapping routes FOR the car
riers almost every week.
Asks More Help
DESTROYS OF keeping ahead OF the
city's expansion rather than 20 wait
for certain sections TO build up
Postmaster Hunter recently reques.-
ed the addition OF Elk carriers and
four clerks 70 his staff. thus hoping
also 10 alleviate the excessive burden
some carriers have had 20 bear IN
cidental 20 the continual. adding OF
stops on their routes.
Because OF the recent ranking %
South Bends postal receipts increase
in second place among 30 represen-
tative industrial centers IN tho Unit
ed States during the past year and
foreseeing a combination OF the city's
growth. not only was Postmastsr
Hunters request for additional
clerks and carriers granted by Off
Gals a. washington. .. c.. but the
local office vas given an additional
automobile 20 care for factory de
liverles or mail in The morning
The addition OF the automobile
viii enable the local postal author
ties % make three instead ~ two
districts out OF the industrial scc-
lions Of the ci.v and incidentally
effect deliveries 20 all Of the FAC
tories before s O'Clock IN the morn
ing, the postmaster said.
Receptaclcs Required
Attention has been called by ths
local postmaster 20 government
provision which requires the show
ing OF the street number and The
providing o. a mail recepticis Or
slot IN the door A. all residences
given city mall delivery service
Those outer sections or the city
which have not heretofore been re-
ceivtng daily mail deliveries. muse
observe this ruling. otherwise car
riers viii not be required 90 stop or
leave mail Hunter said
With the addition OF The new car
riers and clerks. delivery service vii
be extended 90 all parts and addl-
ions OF the city which have required
civic Improvement such az side
walks and street l,shts. and which
are sufficiently built up 90 warrant,
delivery. A. motorcycle VIII be used
IN delivering mail in outlying dis
tricts such as Marquette Park. which
Is said 20 extend with other add
tions in that vicinity. for more than
3 mile and q half past the street car
line. and present delivery zones