St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-07-05
Star Route
Box Delivery.

Notice is hereby given TO the pub
lie that the contracts in effect July
l, 1902, for the performance OF
mail service on the star routes, in
! addition to. carrying the mails to
the various postoflices, the carrier
will he required to deliver mail into
all boxes and hang small bags or
satchels containing mail ON cranes
or posts that may be erected along
the line of the route, under the fol-
lowing regulations of the Depart
ment:
Any person 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 bis
mail deposited at given point on
the line of the route by the carrier
may provide and erect suitable
box or crane ON the roadside, To-
Gated in such manner as to be
reached as conveniently as practi-
cable by the carrier without dis
mounting from the vehicle or horse,
and such person shall file with the
postmaster at the postoffice to which
his mail is addressed (Which shall
be one Of the two post offices on the
route on either side Of and next to
tue box or crane) request in writ
ing for the delivery Of his mail to
tue carrier for deposl: at the desiy-
mated point, ut the risk of the adj
dressee. The small bag or satchel
above described, as well as The box
or crane, must be provided by the
person for whose use it is intended
without expense to the Department
1t shall lie the duty Of every post
master at every such post Office,
upon written order from any such
person living on or near the route,
to deliver 10 the mail carrier for
that route any mail matter-placing
III the respective satchels, where
such are used, the mail for the per-
sons to whom such satchels belong
with instructions as to the proper
mail box or crane at which said
mail matter shall be deposited but
registered mail shall not be so de-
livered unless expressly requested
by the addressee in his written or
der. No mail matter so delivered
to the carrier shall be carried past
another post Office on the route be-
fore being deposited into a mail box
or hung on crane or post.
Tue carrier on the route will be
To receive from any post
master on the route any mail mat
ter or private mail satchel that may
be entrusted to him outside of the
usual mail bag, and shall carry
such mail 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
inc of the route for this purpose;
such service by the carrier to be
charge to the addresses.
The mail carriers must be of
good character and of sufficient in
diligence to properly handle and
deposit the mail aiong the route.
The department does not pre-
cribe any particular design of box
" satchel to be used for this SER
rice, but the person providing
either should See that it is OF such
character AS to afford ample pro-
ection to lis mail. Ii there is a
ock attached to the box, u key IL
lot to BIZ held by the carrier: as he
, expected TO deposit the mail {
Without the necessity OF unlock
ng the box. The box or crane
llould he so located on the road
lde that the carrier can deposit the t
1ail without leaving his vehicle or /
orse. and yet not where it will Oh
lruct public travel
The carrier IS not required to \
DlIect mail from boxes, but there 8
no objection to his doing so if 1t 1
ont interfere with his making the r
:hedule time. The law provides >
rat every carrier Of the mail shall q
:ceive any mail matter presented Il
, him if properly prepaid by b
amps, and deliver the same for l
siling at the next postoffice at q
llicii he arrives, but that no tees Ii
, allowed him therefor. fl
W. S. SHALLENBERGER, II
.cOnd Asst. Postmaster General. "
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