The Delta independent., 1902-07-11
Star Route Mail Boxes.

Partial free rural delivery is coming
as fast as the people can prepare for it.
The following circular from the post
Office department gives the details OF
the new departure.
Notice il hereby given 10 the public
that the contracts 10 effect July /, 1902.
for the performance Of mail service ON
the star routes in the States and Terri
tories hereinafter named provide that.
IN addition TO carrying the mails to the
various postofhces, tho cerrier will be
required TO deliver mail into all boxes
aud hang small bags or satcbeIs con
tanning mail on cran.s or posts that may
be erected along the line OF the route,
under the following regulations of the
Department.:
Any person living on or near the
route and not within the corporate lin
its OF any town or within so rods OF any
postofiice. who desires his mail depos
tied at n given point on the line OF the
route by the carrier may provide and
erect suitable box or crane on the
roadside. located in such manner as TO
be reached as conveniently as prac;ic
able by the carrier without diemount-
ing from the vehicle or horse. and such
person shall file with the postmaster at
the postutiice 10 which his mail i. ad
dressed (which shall be one OF the two
postoifices on the route on either side OF
and next TO the box or crane request
in writing for The delivery of his mail
10 the carrier for deposit at the desig-
mated point, at the risk Of the addressee.
The small bag or satch.l above des-
cribed. as wsl. as the box or crane must
be provided by the person for whose use
it ,s intended without expense 10 tho
Department.
Il shall be the duty o.ihe postmas,ers
at every such postoffice, upon a written
order from any person living au or GEAR
the route TO deliver to the mall carrier
for that route az. mail matter-plscing
in the respective satcbels. where ssch
are used. the mai for the persons to
whom such saichets beiong-with in
s,ructiuns SIS to the proper mail box or
crane at which said mail matter shall be
deposited; but registered mail shall not
he sn delivered unless expressly re-
Quested by the addressee in his written
order. No mail matter SO delivered to
the carrier shall be carried past another
pos tofiice on the route before being de
posted into a mail box or hung on
crane or poet.
The carrier on the route will be re.
9uircd to receive from sny postmaster
on the route any mail matter or private
mail sstchsi that may he entrusted to
him outside Of the usual msil bag and
shall carry such mail matter or private
mail satchei TO and deposit 1t into the
proper mil box or hang it on the proper
mail crane placed on the l,ue of the
route Tor this purpose: such service hy
the carrier TO be without charge 10 the
aia.essoes.
The mail carriers nluet be OF good
character snd OF sufficient Intelligence
10 properly handle snd deposit the mail
along the route.
Tho Department does not prescribe
any particular design Of boz or satrhe
to be used Tor this service, but the p.r-
son providing either should see that it
10 Of such character as to afford ample
protection 10 his mail. II there is a
lock attached to the box. a key ia uot 10
be held by the carrier, as he is expected
to deposit the mail without the nec.s-
sity OF unlocking the box. Tue box or
crane should be so located on the road
side that the carrier can deposit the
mail without leaving his vehicle or
horse and yet not where it will obstruct
public travel.
Tho carrier is not required to collect
mail from the boxes. but there is no OBJ
lection to his doing so il it does not in
tcrfere with his making the schedule
time. The law provides that every car
rier OF the mail shall receive any mail
msttcr presented to him il properly pre-.
pared by stamps, and deliver the same
for mailing at the next post office at
which he arrives, but that no fees shall
be allowed him therefor.
The box delivery above described is
required by the contracts effective July
l, 1902, on all the star routes with but
few exccptionsl in Colorado.