The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
Star Route Box Delivery.

Notice is hereby given to the public
that the contracts in effect July |. 1872,
for the performance OF mail service on
the star routes III the states and terri
tories hereinafter named provide that,
in addition 10 carrying the mails to the
various post offices. The carrier will be
required 10 deliver mail into all boxes
anu hang small bags or satchels con-
tanning mail IN 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
aud not within The coIpOrate hunts of
any town OF within ~ rods Ut any p0st
office, VIM desires his mail deposited at
gwen point on the lllie Ut tiie route by
the CARRIER may provide and erect
suitable bOx Ur crane OIL the roadside,
located IN suctl manner AZ to Dp reached
as conveniently AS practicable by the
carrier without diSniUuulinv FROM tile
vehicle VI liUrse, and such person shall
file VITA, the postmaster at the post office
70 which bis niaii h addressed lwNlci,
shall he one VI Ifie Two past offices on
the route Oii either site OF and next Ia
tor the delivery Of his mail To the carrier
for deposit at the designated point. IL
the iisk of the addressee. the small
bag or satchel above described, MS we'll
as Tie Dux or crane, must lie provided by
the person Tor whose use il Is iuteude,i
without expense To the department.
1t shall lie the duty OF the postmaster
at every such post office. upon u written
order from any person living on or near
the route. IN deliver tu the mail carrier
for that route any mail matter-placinx
IN the respective satchels. where suci,
are used, The mail for the persons to
whom such salchels belOng-with i'll
structiohS us to the proper mail hvx or
crane at which said mail matter shall
be deposited; hut registered mail shall
not be so delivered unless expressly re.
qurSted by the addresses in his written
urder. No mail matter so delivered "a,
the carrier shall be carried past another
POST Office nn the route before being de-
posted into mail box or hung on
crane pr post.
The carrier on the route will lie re-
quir.d to receive from any postmaster
on the route any mail matter ar private
mail satclitl that may be entrusted 10
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 1t on the pI oper
mail crane placed on the line Of The
route for this purpose; such service by
the carrier to be without charge to the
addresses.
The mail carriers must I've of good
character and Ut sufficient intelligence
to properly handle and deposit the mail
along the route.
The department does not prescribe
nU, no mi Il us,n r,T
to be used for this service, but the ner.
sOn providing either should see that it IA
of such character as to afford annie
protection to his mail. II there ia u lock
attached to the box. II key is not to be
held by the carrier. as lie is expected to
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 the mail without
leaving his vehicle or horse and vet not
where it will abstruct public travel.
The carrier is not required to collect
mail from the boxes. but there il mn
objection to his doing 80 if it does mot
interfere with his making schedule time.
The law provides that every carrier of
the mail shall receive any mail matter
presented to him If properly prepaid nv
stamps, and deliver the same for mai. |
ing at the next post office at which he
arrives. but that no fees shall be allowed
him therefor.
The box delivery above described ia
required by the contracts effective Juiy
1902. on all the star routes with INT
Few exceptions) in Arkansas. Kansas.
louisiana, Texas. Indian Territory.
SSkiail"ma. Nebraska. South Dakota,
Colorado. New Mexico. Arizona. ITtah
Idaho. Washington. Oregon, Nevada
California. Alaska, and Hawaii.
w. S. SHALLENBERsER,
second Assistant Postmaster General