The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-10-11
STAR ROUTE DELIVERY.
The Postomce Departments Is Extending
a supplementary Service Along the
Rural Free Delivery Plan.

routes. F. NJ Burr, assistant super1n-
tendent Of the railway mail service and
attached to the second assistant post
master generals office, which has
charge Of the star routes. was in Good
land Saturday inspecting the routes in
Sherman county and explaining the
advantages proposed by the new service.
It should be understood that this
plan is not the establishment of rural
free delivery, but supplementary ser
vice along star routes of the rural de-
livery. Another commendable feature
is in the letting of contracts which viii
shut out the Spectator by providing
that the contractor shall reside on or
contiguous to the route and give his
personal supervision to the service.
Following is a list of routes in Sher-
man county that will be open to bids
under the new service, together with
bond required and present contract
and sub contract pay:
No. So, 2O3-GoOdland, by Rhine and Warren
to Neville, 221z miles and back, twice a week;
bond required with bid. $780, present contract
pay. $50.
No. IS. 2OEGoOdland to st. Francis, s. miles
and back, six times a week; bond required
with bid, 8, 200; present contract pay, S4T7.57.
No. 50, 2O5-GOOdland to Charlotte. 16zl miles
and back, twice a week bond required with
bid, $500; present contract pay for three times
week service, S143.99; present sub contract pay,
s1S6.
No. s., 2O6-EdsOn to Mortified, 211z miles and
back. twice a week; bond required with bid,
~ Il
service, S1635O; present sub contract pay, S1S5Sl
Proposals will be received at the
office of the second assistant post
master general, Washington, until Dec
ember 3, 1901, for carrying the United
States mail on the routes and by the
schedules Of departures and arrivals
specified in the state of Kansas, from
July /, 1902, to June 80, 1906. Decisions
viii be announced on or before Feb
ruary 1, 1902, and contracts must be
executed and fled within 60 days after
the acceptance of bids Information
relative to schedules and full instruc-
tions to bidders can be found in book
of advertisement on file at each initial
snd terminal postofRee.
In addition to carrying the mails to
the various postoflces the carriers IN
star routes will be required to deliver
mail into all boxes and hang small
bags or satchels containing mail on
cranes or posts erected along the route
Any person living on or near any
star route and not within the corporate
limits of any town or within 80 rods of
any postOff1ce, who desires his mail de-
posted at given point on the line of
the route by the carrier may provide
and erect a suitable box Or crane on
the roadside, located in snch manner
as to be reached as conveniently as
practicable by the carrier without dis
mounting from the vehicle or horse,
and such person shall file with the
postmaster at the postoff1ce to which
his mail is addressed a request in
writing for the delivery of his mail to
the carrier for deposit at the designa-
ted point, at the risk of the addressee.
The small bag or satchel above de-
seribed, as we'll as the box or crane,
must be provided by the person for
whose use it is intended without ex-
pense to the department.
1t shall be the duty of the post
master at ever such postoff1ce, upon
written order flom any person living
on or near the star route, to deliver to
the proper mail carrier for that route
any mail placing in the respeo-
tive satchels, where such are used, the
mail for the person to whom such sat
chefs belong-with instructions as to
the proper mail box or crane at which
said mail matter shall be deposited;
but registered mail shall not be so de
ivered unless expressly requested by
the addressee in his written order. No
mail matter SO delivered to a carrier
shall be carried past another postofice
On the route before being deposited
into mail box OF hung on crane or
post.
The carrier on the star route will be
required to receive from any post
master on the route any mail matter or
private mail satchel that may be in
trusted TO him, outside OF the usual
mail bag, and shall carry such mail
matter or private mail sstchel to and
: deposit it into the proper mail box or
hang it on the proper mail crane placed
on the line of the route for this pur-
posei such service By the carrier to be
without charge to the addresses.
The mail carriers must be of good
character and of sufficient intelligence
TO properly handle and deposit the
mail along the routes.
The department does not prescribe
any particular design of box or satcheI
70 be used for this service, but the
person providing either should see