The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-01
IN EFFECT TODAY
Utility Of the Rural Free Delivery 10
be Extended.

The star route box delivery department
Of the postal service has given notice
to the public that the contracts in enecJ
July /, 1852. for the performance Of mail
service on the star routes in the states
and territories that. in addition TO car
rying the mails TO the various postof-
fees, the carrier viii be required to
deliver mail into all boxes and hang
small bags or satchels containing mai
on cranes or posts that may be erected
along the line OF the route. The regula-
tions for such service prescribe that any
person living on or near the route and
not within the corporate limits of any
town or within eighty rods OF any post
oce, who desires his mail deposited al
a given point on the line Of the route
by the carrier may provide and erect d
suitable box or crane on the roadside.
located in such manner as TO be reachea
as conveniently as practicable by the
carrier without dismounting from tn,
vehicle or horse. and such person shall
file with the postmaster AT the postof-
flee TO which his mail is addressed (which
shall be one Of the two postofices or
the route on either side Of and next u
the box or crane) a request in writing
for the delivery OF his mail 10 the car
rier for deposit al the designated point.
at the risk OF the addressee. The small
bag or satchel above described. as well
as the box or crane. must be provided BY
the person for whose use il IS intended
without expense to the department.
It shall be the duty of the postmaster
at every such postoffice. upon a writ
ten order from any person living on Or
near the route. to deliver 10 the NAH
carrier for that route any nan matter
placing in the respective safcheds, where
such are used. the mail for the person.
TO whom such sstchels belong-with in
structions as 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 request
ed by the adGressee in his written order.
No mail matter SO delivered TO the carrier
shall be carried past another postofiee
on the route before bein deposited into
a mail box or hung on crane or post.
The carrier on the route Will be re-
quired to receive from any postmaster
on the route any mail or private mail
satchei that may be entrusted to him out
side 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 line of the route for
this purpose; such service by the car
rier 10 be without charge TO the address
sees.
The mail carriers must be OF good
character and Of sufficient intelligence 70
properly handle and 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 II
is Of such character as TO afford ample
protection 10 his mail If there IS
lock attached 20 the box. key is not
TO be held by the carrier. as he Is ex-
pected TO deposit the mail without the ne
cessity Of unlocking the box. The boz,
or crane should be located on the road
side that the carrier can deposit the
mail without leaving his vehicle or horse.
and yet not where It win obstruct pub
lie travel
The carrier is not required 70 collect
mail from the boxes. but there is no
objection 10 his doing so II Il does not
interfere with his making his schedule
time. The law provides that every ear
rier of the mail shall receive any mali
matter presented 70 him IL property pre-
paid by stamps and deliver the same for
mailing at the next postofice at which
he arrives, but that no fees shah BE-
allowed him therefor
The box delivery above described is
required hy the contracts effective july
/. 1902. on all the star routes with but
few exceptians) in Arkansas. Louisiana
Texas. Indian Territory. Oklahoma. Kan
sas. Nebraska. South Dakota. North Da-
kosa. Montana. Wyoming. Colorado. New
Mexico. Arizona. Utah Idaho Wash
ington. Oregon, Nevada. California, Alas