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-4- would place restrictions on placement and color, would restrict the number of boxes to one per household and would provide for exceptions to the rule, if necessary. Mr. Matson indicated that he favored a complete ban on tubes. It was his feeling that there was the danger of setting a precedent for other mass delivery types of businesses, and that not banning them would allow other of these types of systems to be allowed. He also felt that generally the tubes were aesthetically dis- pleasing and finally, he felt that a proliferation of tubes would serve to deny employment to young people. Mrs. Dressler indicated the safety problem; i.e., people driving up the wrong side of the road to deliver newspapers to the tubes had not been resolved to her satisfaction. For this reason and others already stated, she favored a ban on tubes. Mr. Mastel indicated that, although he was aesthetically opposed to newspaper tubes, he did not feel there was a great deal of difference between tubes and mail boxes, so long as the tubes were controlled and were made to be aesthetically pleasing. He stated that he understood the difficulty of getting kids to deliver the newspaper and to that degree could sympathize with the newspaper companies. Mr. Johnson indicated that basically the tempo of his thoughts was set by his discussion with the local postmaster. He indicated the postmaster had.stated to him that he would prefer all curb side delivery because he would thus be able to reduce the number of carriers and in turn make delivery a lot easier. Mr. Johnson further indicated that there seemed to be a trend toward reduction in service as evidenced by the self service types of operations. He suggested that the staff be allowed to set standards as to location, size, etc. He further suggested that the City be divided into two districts, or zones. The first district would be made up of that part of the community where homes are closer together and normal door-to-door mail delivery is currently in operation. In this part of the City tubes would be banned. The second district would be the rest of the City where newspaper tubes would be allowed, but controlled, possibly to the extent of having the City contract for installation of tubes. Mr. Moeller indicated that he favored a ban because he felt that a ban on news- paper tubes would not be a serious hindrance to delivery, but would instead cause the newspapers to pay more to foot carriers, thus making door-to-door delivery more favorable in terms of preferred jobs. r~r. Matson indicated that he did not feel a ban on tubes would necessarily cut the use of vehicles as vehicles could still be used to bring newspapers to a general area and then they could be deliveredby foot. Mr. Johnson related his personal experience which was that prior to the place- ment of a tube on his property, he had trouble getting the ne~Jspaper delivered timely or satisfactorily. Since the tube had been placed, he had never had a late or wet paper. Mr. Matson further indicated that he felt, once the tubes were in place for whatever re~son and however temporary the company may suggest they were, that the actual lmpetus for the newspapers to recruit carriers was reduced consider- ably as long as people accepted the tubes and the newspaper had people to deliver