Show page 14 The Grantsville GAZETTE US Postal Service has designated a week in May "Mailbox as Improvement Week" "Each May is year a week mailboxes the appearance improve of country roads and suburban streets The Postal Service that however points out Week Mailbox Improvement means more than eye appeal "Say that an old dented box has sharp cutting edges or that the receptacle is too small too hard to reach inaccessible or made by comments obstructions" neat Mailbox Improvement Week: Better service safety The Thursday May 29 1986 in set aside to remind on customers rural city motorized and contract delivery routes to examine and improve where necessary of their the appearance mailboxes" states Grantsville Postmaster Carol Gallegos A "The purpose is to call attention to the need to mail provide receptacles that are conveniently located safe to use neat in appearance and are designed to protect the mail from the weather" Postmaster Gallegos continued There is no question that attractive the Postmaster cases the mail "In such would be and undeliverable stamped the customer would have to come to the post office We need to pick it up the cooperation of our customers to maintain service at its highest level" Postal regulations require and contract that rural route carriers must have access to mailboxes without having to leave their vehicles Such boxes must be located on the right-han- d side of the road in the carrier's direction of travel where would conditions traffic a carrier driving left to reach the endanger to the boxes posts concrete farm equipment filled with concrete) they are damaging vehicles The boxes also must be placed to conform with and state laws highway regulations are requested Customers obstructions— remove to trash vehicles including cans and snow— that make delivery difficult For both suburban curbline boxes and rural roadside the Postal Service requests a height of 3 12 to 4 feet from the bottom of the The box to ground level address should be clearly printed on the receptacle to assure more efficient delivery There are approved tradiand tional contemporary mailbox designs A customer-designe- d box needs rural the prior approval of the postmaster before it can be installed One last safety caution from the Postal Service: Some mailbox supports are so massive (heavy metal and causing serious injuries to people who accidentally The Federal strike them Administration Highway has suggested mailbox mountand support designs ing that post offices will share with their customers jGranite Tributes msat That Endure SALT LAKE MONUMENT CO 196 South Park Grantavllle 84029 Utah AGENT HAROLD GREEN 884-34- 79 MSI la a a a a a a a a a a i a S a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a i a a a a a a a a a a e tr V® I M v BJ town little read about it in the GAZETTE o Nearly 1000 now buy the GAZETTE every week them Join iimmnvvviiiifiiYTiiiii NAME: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY STATE ZIP ii (CiatUitciflf 4 Mail this today SUBSCRIBE NOW T" Jl i i Wl INNM) IN HNMM II I VII ifimmn CHECK ONE 1 YEAR $1800 2 YEARS $3400 Mail with your name and address to The GAZETTE PO Box 800 Grantsville Ut 84029 l |