Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-29
POST OFFICE TO
PROVIDE BETTER
LOCAL SERVICE
Two Deliveries Daily Will
Be Made Starting April
First

A permanent and steady upward
growth which has occurred in FL
Centre during the past three years
has led the postoffice department to
recognize the need of better postal
facilities for this city, according to
statement made by C. c. jenkins,
local postmaster today
Surveys have been made from
time to time to gather data which
would show this increase in a strik-
ing manner, and now that this in
crease has been recognized, the de-
partment has authorized two deliv-
cries day Throughout the city and
addition of two new members to the
local staff.
Some interesting figures obtained
during the recent survey show that
he carriers make over 1900 stops,
twice day, while delivering mail
matter in the city. A checkup made
one day last month showed that
over 1400 persons we're served by
the general delivery window from 8
a. m, until 6 p. m. The steady in
crease of postal receipts during the
past three years shrws the need of
more workers here and also better
delivery facilities. For 1927, the
gross receipts totald $54, 4,795.33, an
increase of sc per cent; for 1923,
the figures were $i5,557.42, an in
crease of IA per ,ent, while in
1929, the gross receipts reached
$59, ,S62.27, or an inrease of ~ per
cent over the precious year. Re-
ceipts for January of this year
were $6,399.63, compared to $54S2-
81. of a year ag. February of
1880 shows an increase of 500 over
the corresponding month of last
year. while March will show a
healthy increase, according to pres
ent indications.
The postoffice is a barometer of
the growing conditions in any com
munity, Jenkins pointed out, and in
order to give ADEQUATE service to
the city, federal postoffice build
my Is dDSoiutCiN HtCcSSdiI. lHcIt
is waiting list now of over 100
for lock boxes; all are taken at
present and arrangements must be
made for many more. This will
mean that present quarters will be
rather cramped, but, the postmaster
continued, he is willing to work un-
der the.e conditions for the present
in the lope that the department will
soon see the necessity of building its
own hone here in FL Centre.
Start Next Tuesday
Acting upon the authorization Civ
en- him by the department, Post
master Jenkins and his staff are
now b1ily engaged in readjusting
the mai routes within the city and
on neN Tuesday, April |, the new
regime will be instituted. From
then OF there will be five instead
of three routes as at present, with
two mde carriers added to the staff.
This W Il give double delivery serv
ice both to the residence and busi-
ness sections.
NdIIi w Ill ut inSti " Stt
out all the first class mail and
daily papers Immediately on the ar
rival OF the mails in the morning.
This matter will go out on the first
delivery. On the second delivery,
second and third class matter will
be handled, as well as what first
class mail NIGH have arrived at the
post office aftr the early trains.
The following schedules of deliv
cry have been adopted for the city.
Two Deliveries Daily
On Main sreet, between First
and Second: All of the 800 blocks
on Orange, Hot and Hamilton, not
being reached at present; Wensley
avenue from seventh to Eighth;
Len Rcy aven,e, from Sixth to Sew
enth; Sandalvood Drive, from
Sixth to Sevmth; Seventh street,
from Wenslevto Sandalwood Drive.
This is in addition to the regular de-
liveries now Icing made.
One Ielivery Daily
On Euclid, 81 Centro, Adams and
Broadway. frm Twelfth to Imper-
ial; on Main street, from Fourteenth
to Imperial, and on Imperial avenue
from Euclid II Main street.