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535-03 Page 179M v icials Give Warning To Tillsonburg F Pre a Norfolk Bureau TILIZONBURG — The postal department at Ottawa has put a deadline on the installation of receptacles for home mail de-. livery in the town of Tillson- burg. A letter received yesterday by Kenneth Gagnon, town post- master, stated that unless 80 per cent of the homes have the ne- cessary facilities by Oct. 15, mail carrier service wit be de- layed until next year. As well as setting a definite date for the installation of fa- cilities, the postal department also', met a definite date to start delivery. If the requirements are met, delivery will start Get. 31. Slot Or Box All residences must be pro- vided with a mail receptacle preferably In the form of a slot In the front door or a suitable mailbox fastened on or near the aide of the doorway. The receptacle must be easily accessible to the mall carrier at all timed Slots cut In the door must be not Seas than four -and -a -half Inches by one -and -one -quarter Inches and not less than 1.8' Inches from the finished floor Sine. All residences must be num- bered according to the munici-;' pal plans with the numbers;.' clearly visible from the street. Clear Pathways Pathways leading from the street line must be provided and kept In good condition during all seasons of the Year. Residents of houses more than 40 yards from the street line must erect receptacles at 4 or adjacent to the street line of their property. Apartment houses must have an approved type of apartment mailbox system. A survey conducted last week by the postal department showed that less than 10 per cent of the 2.036 houses had ' met the requirements.