Free Delivery

FREE DELIVERY.

It Will Go Into Effect in this City About the Middle of June.

The Street Boxes Located - the time collections close, and when deliveries be made, all arranged.

An inspector who was sent out by the Government to look the ground over in reference to free delivery has been in the city for several days, and has made all the necessary arrangements for having the same go into effect about the middle of June. He will recommend that the city be divided into five districts, with a like number of carriers. The carriers receive $600 the first, $850 the 2d year. Drop letters will require a two cent stamp after the free delivery system goes into effect. When it does start citizen must not grumble about not receiving their mail promptly, for it will take some little time to systematize matters, in the mean time they can get their mail at the post office the same time as now. There will be placed in prominent portions of the city 41 letter boxes for the accommodation of the people. Belon will be found the route as laid out by the government official.

DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.

Beginning at the intersection of Main and Pontiac streets, thence east to State, north on State to Fuller, east on Fuller to Observatory street, south on Observatory to Huron, west on line of Huron to 14th street, south on 14th to North University avenue. West on North University avenue to State street, north on State to Liberty, west on Liberty to Fourth, north on Fourth to Huron, west on Huron to Main, north on Main to the place of beginning, except the east side of Main from Huron to Pontiac street; also except both sides of Liberty.

DISTRICT NUMBER TWO

Beginning at intersection of Main and North streets, north on Main and High street, west on High and Grove, north on Grove to Chubb road, south on Chubb to Hamlin, east on Hamlin to the river, southeast along the meanderings of the river to intersection of Ingalls street, south to Fuller, west on Fuller to State, south on State to North, west on North to place of beginning. Also east side of Main from Huron to North; also that art of the fifth ward west of the river, beginning at the line of Washtenaw-st., northerly to the first street south of the fifth ward cemetery; thence east to Pontiac street, south on Pontiac to Jones, east on Jones to Traver, north on Traver to the old Pardridge homestead; thence south on Traver to Brown, east on Brown to Broadway, northeast on Broadway to Taylor homestead, and all south of Maiden Lane.

DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.

Beginning at the intersection of Main and High streets, west to Scott, south on Scott to Felch, west on Felch to Main, south on Main and Jewett to West Jefferson, east on West Jefferson to Main, north on Main to place of beginning, except the west side of Main from Huron to Jefferson.

DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.

Beginning at the intersection of Main and Huron, south on Main, including both sides, except the east side from Huron to Liberty, to West Jefferson, west on West Jefferson to Seventh, south on Seventh to South Madison, east on South Madison to West Third, south on Third to Mosley street, east on Mosley to Main, south on Main to Hill, south on Hill to State, north on State to Liberty, west on Liberty to Fourth, north on Fourth to Huron, west on Huron to place of beginning, except the west side of State-st., between Liberty and Jefferson.

DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.

Beginning at the intersection of North University avenue and State street, south on State to Hill, east on Hill to Washtenaw avenue to Orleans and Elm, west on Elm to Geddes and Cemetery street, west on Cemetery to Washtenaw avenue, northwest on Washtenaw to North University av., west on North University to State street, including both sides of State, from Liberty to Jefferson; also including both sides of Liberty from Main to State also the east side of Main from Huron to Liberty.

THE LOCATION OF BOXES.

Broadway and grist mill.

Broadway and Canal.

Fifth ward school building.

Pontiac street.

Main street and Chubb road.

High and Spring. 

Felch and Spring.

Miller avenne and Gott street.

Miller avenue and Spring street.

Huron and Main.

Huron and Noble.

Huron and Second.

Huron and Main .

Main and Catherine.

Main and North.

Detroit and Fifth.

Detroit and Division. 

Division and Ann.

Huron and State.

Bowery and State.

Michigan Central Depot.

Fuller and Thirteenth.

Observatory and Ann.

Liberty and West Fifth.

First and Liberty.

Fourth and West Jefferson.

Third and South Madison.

First and Jefferson.

Main and Liberty.

Main and Packard.

Main and Mosley.

Washington and Fifth.

Packard and Madison.

Division and Williams.

State street and North University-av.

Thompson and Jefferson.

State-st and South University-av.

Cemetery-st and Washtenaw-av.

Orleans-st and Washtenaw-av.

Hill-st and Washtenaw-av.

Catherine and Twelfth.

CITY COLLECTIONS

Of mail will be made at the following hours: First, 6:45 a.m; second, 9:45 a.m.; third. 12:15 p.m.; fourth, 5 p.m.; fifth, 9 p. m. There will be THREE DELIVERIES During the week days, the first at 7:15 a.m.; second at 12: 45 p. m., and a special delivery to business men at 6:40 p.m.

Where there are no sidewalks the peo-will not have their mail delivered, and the council should see at once that several miles of sidewalks are ordered down.