The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-07-03
Star Route Box Delivery.

Notice is hereby given to the public
that the contracts i'll effect July /, 1902
for the performance of mail service, 0l
star routes in the States and II. rItOrie
hereinafter named provide that, in addi
ton to carrying the mails to the various
post Offices, the carrier will be required
to deliver mail into all boxes and hans
small bags or satchels containing mail OF
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 route
and not within the corporate limits of any
town or within so rods of any post office
who desires his mail deposited at given
point Oh thpI line of the route by the car
rier may provide and erect a suitable boz
or crane on the roadside, located in such
| manner a. to be reached as conveniently
a- practicable by the carrier without dis
mounting from the vehicle or horse, and
such person shall file with the postmaster
at the post Office to which his mail Is adj
| dressed (Which shall be one of the two
| p st offices on the route on either side OF
and next To the box or crane) Il request
in writing for the delivery of his mail to
the carrier for deposit at the designated
small bag or Satchel above described, a.
we'll as the box or crane. must be prOyl-
dcd by the person for whose use it is in
tended without expense to the Department.
1t shall be the duty Of the postmaster ut
every such post office, upon written or
der from any person living on or near the
route. to deliver to the mail carrier for
tn 1T route any mail matter-placing i'll
used, the mail for the persons TO whom
Snch Satchels belOng-with instructions as
TO the proper mail box or crane at which
said mail matter shall be deposited; but
rcgitercd mail shall not be so delivered
un cSS expressly requested by the address
sec in his written order. No mail matter
50 delivered to the carrier shall be carried
past another post office on the route be-
fore being deposited into mail box or
hung on Il cl"nc or post.
The carrier on the route will De equred
to receive from any postmaster on the
route any mail matter or private mail
Satchcl that may be entrusted to him out
side of the usual mail bag, and shall car
Y such mail matter or private mail Satch-
I'll 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 carrier to be
without charge TO the addresses.
Th mail carriers must he of good char
lcter and of sufficient intelligence to prop
nrly handle and deposit the mail along the |
route
The Department does not prescribe any |
particular design of box or Satchel 10 be |
used for this service, but the person pro-
rding either should see that it is of such |
character rs to afford ample protection to |
lis mail. If there is lock attached to |
he box. Il KEY is not to be held by the |
'aIIic". rs he is expected to deposit the
nail without the necessity of unlocking
he OK. The box or crane should be SO
OcatPd on the roadside that the carrier
AN deposit the mail without leaving his
'ehicle or horse, and yet not where 1t will
,bstruct public travel.
i G carrier Is not required to collect
nail from the boxes. but there is no OBJ
nctloI to his doing so if it does not in
erfere with his making the schedule time.
'lc law provides tat every carrier of the
nail shall ceivc any mail matter pre-
cntcd to him if properly prepaid by
lamps, and deliver the same for mailing
t the next post office at which be arrives.
ut that no fees shall be allowed him
herefOr.
The box delivery above described is re-
uired by the contracts effective July l,
9O2, on all the star routes with but few
in Arkansas, Louisiana, Tex
:, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas,
'ebraslla, south. Dakota, North Dakota,
lo"tana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex
70, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington,
'ragon, Nava.ia, California, Alaska, and
IawaIi.
w. 5. SHALLENBERGER,
Second Assistant POStm ster General.