The New Carrier And P. O. Service

Several minor changes have been made in the postofflee and in the free delivery system in this city and othert, are contemplated which Postmaster Beakes thinks improves the service a little and will accommodate the patrons of the office. The business delivery on State st. has been attached heretofore to the route of carrier No. 1, and the merchants on that street have not been able to receive their mail until 10 o'clock or after in the forenoon. This has been transferred to carrier No. 6, who goes directly to State st. and the business men of this section receive their mail shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning. Another slight change has been made to aceommodate the Kyer Milllng Co., with whose mail prompt receipt and answers oftentimes means a considerable benefit, their mail being added to mounted carrier No. 8 and delivered to their office shortly after breakfast. Mounted carrier No. 8 now delivers the mail on the outskirta around more Ihan half the city, commencing at the corner of Main and Summit sts. and ending on Packard st. at the end of the Miller addition. It is expected that returns will be received from Washington within a few days and that mounted carrier No. 9 will be servlng the patrons in the eastern section of the outskirts within a week or ten days at the latest. Mr. Beakes has not given up the fight for the other two carriers asked for, and expects to get them this fall. With two more carriers Ann Arbor will have a perfect free delivery system. and every resident will receive mail from two to four times a day. The mounted carriers are given full eight hours each day for delivering their routes, their mail at the office in the evening handed out by other carriers. The residents of route No. S will cali for their máil at the window of No. 2, and those of route No. 9 at the window of carrier No. 7. The letter boxes for the new section are being put up today and several additional ones are being placed in the old district. The new boxes are of the latest design and painted a bright red. They are located at the intersections of the streets: Miller ave. and Gott st.; W. Huron st., opposite Mrs. J. M. Wheeler's; W. Liberty and Seventh sts.; S. Main and Hill sts.; S. State and Packard sts.; Packard st. awl E. University ave.; Tappan and Hill sts. ; Forest ave. and Hill st; Washtenaw and S. University aves.; E. Catherine st., in front of University hospitals; E. Huron st. and Fourth ave. The night box in front of the post office, which nobody is able to find unless he has been previously posted on its location, is to be discontinued and in its place a box will be put up on the eleetric light pole in front of the office, which will be collected at 6:30 and 7:30 in the morning and at 7:30 and 8 in the evening. Of the candidates for positions in the postal service in this city who have taken the civil service examination, Glenn A. Trowbridge has the credit of having the highest standing, 91.83 per cent and he has been appointed by Postmaster Beakes to the position of stamper, vice Burt Hammond, ressjgned.