The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11


addition TO carrying the mails TO the
various poet ofices. the carrier will be
reqnir d TO deliver mail into all boxes
aud hang small bags or saiehels con.
tanning mail on cranes or poets that may
he erected along the line Of the route,
under the following regulations Of the
Department.
ANY persons living on or near the route
and not within the corporate limits Of
any town or within 80 rods Of any post
Office, who desIres his mail deposited alta |
given point on the line Of the routs by
the carrier may provide and erect suit
bio box or crane on the roadside. located
In such manner as to BE- reached a. con-
veniently as practicable by the carrier
without dismoun,ing from the vehicle or
horse, and such pereon shall Clio with
the postmaster At the post Office 10 which
HE mail is addressed (Which shall be one
Of the two post Offices on the route on
either eide Of and next TO the box or
crane; reques, in writing for the de-
livery Of his mail to 'he carrier Tor de-
post at the designated point, Al the risk
Of the addressee. The small bag or
satehel described, as we'll as the box or
crane, must be provided by the person
for whose nee II lie intended Without ex-
psnse to the Department.
Il shall be- the duty Of the postmaster
at every such post office. upon written
order from any person living on or near
The route, to deliver to the mail carrier
for that route any mail malter-placing
In the respective sa,chels, where such
are used the mai for the persons to W HON
snch saicheis belong-wilh Instructions
as TO the proper mail box or crane at
which sAid mail matter be Deposited;
bat rruss,sssa mall shall no, ~ 20 d.
hvefed unisas expressly requested BY
tbs addressvv 10 his written order. No
mail matter so delivered TO the carrier
shall be carried past another poet Office
on the route before being deposited into
a small box or hung on a crane or post. !
The carrier on the route will be re-
qu'red to receive nom any postmaster
on the route any mail matter or private
mail .satohel that may be entrusted to
him outside Of the usuul mail bag, and
shall carry such mail matter or private
mail satchel TO and deposit il into the
proper mail box or hang II on the pro-
per mail crane placea on the line Of the
route for this purpose such service by
the carrier to be with ut charge to the
addresses
TIE mail carrier must he Of good char
acter and Of sufficient intelligence TO
property handle and deposit the mail
along the Toute.
The Department does not prescribe
any particular design Of box or tAlehei TO
be used for this service, but the person
providing either should see that il lie Of
such character az to afford ample pro-
lection to his mail. II there 10 lock at
taohed 10 the box, a hey is not to be held
by the carrier, as he Is expected TO de-
posit the mail without the necessity Of
unlocking the box. The box or crane
should be 20 locAted on the roadside that
the carrier can deposit the mail without
leaving bis vehicle or horse, AID yet not
where 1t will obstruct public travel.
The carrier 10 not required to collect
mail from from the boxes, but there is
no objection TO his doing so II II does not
interfere with his making the schedule
time. The law provides that every car
rier Of the mail shall receive any mail
marter presented to him Il properly O.
paid by stamps, and deliver the same
for mailing at the next post office at =,
which he arrives, but that no fees shall 4
DO alowed b II therefor. !
The box delivery above described is
required by the contract effective July
1, 1902, on all the star routes with out =
lew rIceptionsj In Wyoming, Colorado.
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, ldaho and
Nevada. :
W. s. SnAlLLNBERGEB,
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
-s . $3.50