The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-04

Notice is hereby given to the public
that the contracts 10 effect July 1. 1902.
ior the performances OF mail service on
the star routes in the states and terri.
tories hereinafter named provided that
iu addition to carrying the malls 20 the
various post offices. the carrier will be
required to deliver mail into an boxes
and hang small bags or satchels con-
tanning mail on cranes 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 ropte
and not within the corporate limits of
any town or within so rods OF any post
Office, who desires his mail deposited at
a given point on the line Gf the route by
the carrier may provide aud erect 4
suitable box or crane on the roadside.
located ia such "a manner as to be reach
ed aa convent 3lty ae practicable by the
carrier without dismouniiug from the
vehicle or horse, and such person shall
file with the post master at the post
oilice 20 which his mail is addressed
(which shall be one OF the two post
offices on the route on either side Of aud
newt to the box or crsnel a request In
writing for the delivery of his mail 10
the carrier for deposite at the designated
point, at the risk OF the addressee.
The small bag OF satchel above described
as we'll as the box or crane, must be
proviied ny the person for whose use it
Is intended without expense 60 ne de-
partment.
it sholl be the duty Of the postmaster
at every such post Office, upor written
order from any person living on or near
the rnute to deliver 10 the mail carrier
for the route any mail matter-placing
in the respective satchels, where such
are used the mail for the persons to
whom the satchels belong with in
structions as TO the proper mail box or
oraue at which said mail matter shall be
deposited; but registered mail shall not
be so delivered unless expressly re-
quasted by the addressee in his written
order No mail matter 60 delivered TO
the carrier shall be carried past another
post Office on the routd before being de-
posted into q mail box or hung on a
crane or post.
The carrier on the route viii be re-
quired to receive from any postmaster
on the route any mail matter or private
mail satcf el that may be intrusted to
him out side of the usual mail bag. and
snall carry such mail matter or private
mail satchel to and deposit it into the
proper mail box or hang it on the pro-
per mail craneplaced on the liue of the
route for this purpose; such service by
carrier to be without charge to the ad
dressse.
The mail carriers must be OF good
character ana of sufficient intelligence
20 properly handle aud deposit the mail
along the route.
The department does not prescribe
any particular design of box or satchel
to be used for this service, but the per
son providing either should see that it
is OF such character as to afford .amDlo
protection % his mall II there
iOcA uttuoneu to liIp' i,oai 3 iiss 4tl
bo held by the carrier as he ia oEpecled
to dspogt the mail without the uecr8.
sity of unlocking the box, The box o.
crane should be located on the roadside
that the carrier can deposit the maii
without leaving his vehicle or horse,
ard yet not where it will obstruct public
travel
The carrier is not required to collect
mail Ifom the DOAesi out tnefe is no oD-
lection to hig doing so if it does not in
teriere with his making the schedule
time. The law provides that every
carrier of tho mail shall receive any
mail pr esented to him IL properly pre-.
paid 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 oox delivery above described is
required by the contracts effective July
/, on all'the star routes with but few
exeeptionsl 10 Arkansas, Louisiana. Tex
as, Indian Territory Oklahoma, Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota. North Dakota,
Montana, Wyoming Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washing
ton, Oregon, Nevada, Caiifornia Alaska
and Hawaii
w. s. SHALLENBERGER,
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