Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-20
MAIL CONTRACTS TO LET.

MAIL CONTRACTS TO LET.
The postofice department has post
ed an advertisement inviting proposals
for carrying the star. route mails in
South Carolina for the next four years,
from July 1, 1900, to June 80, 1904,
The advertisement is dated September
Is and states that proposals will Pere.
ceived until November 80, next. De-
cisions will be announced on or before
February l, 1900.
The advertisement promises more
conveniences to the rural patrons OF
the postoffice department than they
have ever been offered before. 1t con-
templates the free delivery of mail by
contractors in boxes to be placed by
patrons along the various routes, espe-
cially in South Carolina. The depart
ment does not definitely commit itself
to the proposition; but it goes far
enough to ask for bids for the service,
and it does not often trihe with such
matters. The various York county
routes to be let out as above are as
follows:
No. 2O19S. From Fort Mill to Bar
berville, S.. c., and Harrison to Ard
reys. N. c., returning by Pleasant Val
lev and Belair to Fort Mill six times a
week. The distance is 21.76 miles.
The present contract is $3.50, of which
the sub-contractor gets 5000.
No. 2O199. From Yorkville to York.
Vile, by Bethel, Zeno, Point, Balloon,
Enquirer, Energy, Bandana, Clay hill
and Fodder, six times a week. The
distance is 1874 miles. At present the
government pays $317. The sub-con-
tractor gets $3.50.
No. 10000. From Newport to Bel
mont, 81 miles and back three times a
week. Government now pays SAL, of
which the sub-contractor gets $29.
No. 2O2O1. From Sharon to VAL
dora, Al miles and back twice week.
The government is now paying S40.67
of which the sub-contractor is getting
$31.67.
No. 202O2. From Yorkville to York
vile, by way of Zadok, Bethany, He
no, Ramah, Clark's Fork and Carp-19
miles-on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays. The government is now
paying S16S and the sub-contractor is
getting s155 of this amount.
No. 2O2O3. From Yorkville to York
vile, by way of Lominack, Blairsville,
Hoodtown, Bullock's Creek and Gould,
3S miles, six times week: The gov
ernment is now paying 1888, of which
the sub-contractor is getting 1895.
No. 202O4. From Hickory Grove,
by Hopewell to Eta Jane, 8 miles and
back, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat-
urdays. The government is now pay
ing $S2, of which the subcontractor
gets $50.
In connection with the foregoing the
department issues the following in
structions applying especially to South
Carolina, and indicating very clearly
it's plan for improved mail facilities in
the country districts
In addition to proposals for carrying
the mails on the routes and subject to
the conditions hereinbefore set forth,
proposals will also be received for car
rying the mails on the same routes in
the state of South Carolina, subject to
the same conditions, and also subject
to further requirements, as follows:
Any person living on or near any
star route herein described who desires
his mail deposited in box on the line
of the route by the carrier on said
route may provide and erect suitable
box on the roadside, located in such
manner as to be reached as conven-
iently as practicable by the carrier,
and such person shall file with
the postmaster at the postoffice to
which his mail is addressed (Which
shall be one of the two postoffices on
the route on either side of and next to
the box) a request in writing for the
delivery of his mail to the carrier on
the route for deposit in said mail box,
at the risk of the addressee.
1t shall be the duty of the postmas-
ter at every such postoffice, upon a
written order from any person living
on or near the star route, to deliver to
the proper mail carrier for that route
any mail matter, except registered
mail, with instructions as TO the proper
mail box at which said mail matter
shall be deposited; but no mail matter
so delivered to a carrier for deposit
shall be carried past another postoffice
on the route before being deposited in
q mail box.
The carrier on the star route will be