Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-07-10
Star Route Box Delivery.

erected along the line OF the route, IN.
der the following regulations OF the de-
partment:
Any person living on or near the routS
and not within the corporata limits Of
any town or within 80 rods of any post
office, who desires his mail deposited ut
a given point on the line OF the route by
the carrier may provide and erect xsutt'
able box or crane ON the roadside, loca-
ted in such manner - to BE- reached ~
conveniently rs practicable by the car
rer without dismounting from the vehi-
Gle or horse, and such person shall Ole
with the postmaster at the post Office TO
which bis mail is addressed which shall
be one of the two post Offices on the
route on either side Of and next TO the
box or crane 3 request 10 writing for
the delivery Of his matt to the carrier
for deposit at the designsted point, It
the risk of the addressee. The small
bag or satche above describ bed ~ weil'
as the box or crane, must be provided
by the person for whose use it is intended
without expense to the department.
II 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 matter-placing
in the respective satchels, where such
are used, the mail for the persons to
whom such sstchels belong-wlth in
atructious az to the proper mail box or
crane at which said mail matter shall be
deposited but registered mail shall not
be so delivered unless expressly re-
Quested by the addressee in his written
order. No mail matter so delivered to
tie carrier shall be carried past another
post cfice on the route before being de
posted into a mail box or hung on
crane or post.
The carrier on tie route will be re-
quired to receive from any postmaster
on the route any mali matter or private
mail satchel that may be entrusted to
him outside OF the usual mail bag, and
shsll carry such msll matter or private
mail satchel 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 purpose; such service by
the carries 10 be without charge to the
addressees.
The mail carriers must be eli good
character and OF sufficient intelligence
to properly hand ana deposit the mail
along the route.
The department does not prescribe
any particular design Of box or sstehel
to be used for this service, but the per
son providing either should see that II
is OF such character SIS 10 afford ample
protection to his mail II there 10 lock
attached 10 the box. key is not to be
held by the carrier. ss he 10 expected 10
deposit the mail without the necessity
Of unlocking the box. The box or crane
should be so located on the roadside
that the carrier can deposit tho mail
without leaving his vehicle or horse,
and vet not where Il will ebstruet pub
lie travel.
The carrier is not required to collect
mail from the boxes, but there 10 no OBJ
lection to his dong 20 # il does not in.
terfere With his making the schedule
time. The law provides that every car
rier Of the msil shai. receive any mail
matter presented to him If properly pre-
paid by stsmps, and deliver the same
for mailing at the next poet Office a.
which he strives. hut thst no fees shall