Show Remove Mail Obstacles Postmaster Urges Postmaster Riley W Goodfellow Goodfellow Good Good- fellow asks the Uw publics public's cooperation coop coop- in eliminating some of or orthe the problems that interfere with the mall mail delivery EVERY SPRING and early summer when children are arc out of oC school and dogs arc given more freedom to be with children we have numerous carriers bitten by dogs This is not nol only painful but the danger from infection is great he said This means a n trip to Urn the doc doe tor for Cor treatment and a tetanus teta teta- nus shot hot Usually torn tom cloth ing and oft ort times absence from work Cost to the tho taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers for lor treatment of an- an mal bites biles to mail carders earners across the nation each year is staggering TilE THE department requests the patrons of or this office to please keep their dogs confined confined con con- fined at approximately the time the carrier will deliver I the mail Where there is a vicious dog the department re rc reserves rc serves the right to refuse delivery de delivery de- de livery to the residence or i if I needs be to an entire area until the condition is corrected correct correct- cd ed the postmaster said If the owner of oC the animal anima fails ails to cooperate within a rca rca- time as a last resort it becomes necessary for the department to sign a complaint complaint com com- plaint against the Ule Downer to enable other patrons in the tho area to get delivery of their mall malI OTHER ITEMS that delay the he delivery of mail mall arc are the lack ack of oC legible or readable house numbers and Iles eles either cither lacking or so small It t is impossible to put magazines magazines magazines maga maga- newspapers etc in them without folding nod and bending which oft tine tiro c e s causes damage to the tho article Mall Mail receptacles should be belarge largo large enough to hold any mail that you might receive with the exception of oC parcels he ho said Boxes on the street should have the name and I house number legibly painted on them They should be se securely securely se- se fastened to a post or a pipe and should have a snug fitting door Patrons are requested requested requested re re- re- re quested not to 0 park automo a automobiles tomo bites biles or to place garbage receptacles receptacles re re- re- re etc in front of street boxes AS A FINAL item mail carriers are arc not required to deliver mail where walks are arc snow covered or slippery slipper or orare orare orare are in any way unsafe for foot travel Injuries es received from falls on steps walks etc head the list of oC injuries from accident in the Ule postal service causing thousands of or lost man hours each year to say ay nothing of ofIe the Ie t rain pain and md dis discomfort to the earners carriers rs CARRIERS axe are not nol expect expect- ed cd to walk through spray from Irom sprinkling systems h hose o 0 s e sprinklers etc where water could damage the tho mail POST POSTMASTER w If urges all patrons of oC the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Doun- past post office to help us to give you the kind of service you arc are entitled to by correcting correcting correcting correct correct- ing any of oC the above items Hems at their place of mail delivery |