The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-29
The Outlying Districts Will
Not Be Served at the
Beginning
TWO DELIVERIES DAILY
Inspector Places City's Pop
ulation at 3,1OO-Drop
Letter Postage z Cents

livery OF mall starting Nov. 10,
1927.
Postmaster Jos. A. Schoenhoff
has been working on the PROPOSE
ton for several years. Early in
the year he laid the matter before
the local Community Club to as
certain whether or not the citizens
desired the modern method of hav-
ing their mail handled or whether
they desired to continue to call at
the postoffice for it. President VIM.
Parker appointed committee con-
sisting of Mayor L. w. Whitson,
Postmaster j. A. Schoenhoff, H.
w. Bishop, Geo. O'Gara and c..
c.. Calkins to investigate the mat
ter and report back their conclu-
sions to the Club. In due time
the committee reported recon-
mending that concerted effort be
made to secure the free delivery
of mail.
There was preliminary work to
be done by the city and citizens
before the postoffice department
would consider THE establishment
of the system. The streets were
to be properly and plainly marked
and the houses and business blocks
properly numbered. This was ac-
complished months since. Several
weeks ago Inspector Ryan of the
st. Paul Division spent several
days in the city Investigating the
conditions and making a complete
survey. He found there were APP
proximately $50 residences and
business blocks within the city
limits. He found that the aver
age receipts of the office from all
sources for the past three years
had been approximately $18, 500
per year. He found that the res
licences were in fairly close prox-
unity to each other, that the side
walks were ample. He recon-
mended the establishment of the
system and defined the routes.
At the present time the entire
city will not be in the free deliv-
cry zones; sparsely settled and in
adequate sidewalks having some
thing to do with the elimination.
The citizens living in the free
delivery district have some things
to do before they will receive the
service. Fifteen days prior to the
date fixed for the inauguration of
the service the postmaster is re-
quired to report to the Free De
livery Bureau the exact progress
made in this direction, giving the
total number of stops and the num-
Der which have been equipped with
receptacles. Failure to comply
with the requirements will neces-
state either the postponement of
establishment or complete with
drawal of authority therefor.
The above means that city deliv-
cry will not be established until
at least 85 per cent of the patrons
on the routes have provided suit
able receptacles for receiving the
mail.
With the establishment of free
delivery drop letters which at the
PASoSAo CAAiAS Sd1Iy OilC CCIlC pOSt-
age will be two cents. Following
his survey Inspector Ryan places
the present population of Sank
Centre at 800. Mr.. Ryan rec
ommends two carriers and one
substitute carrier. The carriers
will start work at TOO A. M. They
will start on the morning delivery
at 500 a. m. finishing at 1900,
noon. The afternoon delivery will
start at 200 p. M, and end at
4:40 p. m. The districts in which
free delivery will be served are
prescribed in the following bound
aries:
District No. Beginning at
Third and Main Streets. South. ON
Main Street, both sides, to 91s
Street; north to 9Th Street; west
on 9th Street, both sides, to Getty
Street; north on Getty Street, both
sides, to Railroad Avenue; north
west on Railroad Avenue, both
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