Fergus County argus., 1902-07-09
Star Route Box DELIVERY.

SNdi EN0dkC ooN 1ShNSiJs
Notice is hereby given to the public |
that the contracts In effect July l, |
1902, for the performance of mail SER
vice on the star routes in the states |
and territories hereinafter named pro- |
vide that, in addition TO carrying the |
mails to the various post offices, the
carrier will be required to deliver 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 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 a given point on the
line of the route by the carrier may
provide and erect suitable box or
crane on the roadside, located in such
a manner as to be reached as conven-
iently as practicable by the carrier
without dismounting from the vehicle
or horse, and such person shall file
with the postmaster at the post office
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 the box or crane) a request
in writing for the delivery of his mail
to the carrier for deposit at the desig-
mated point, at the risk of the ad.
dressee. The small bag or satchel
above described. as well as the box
or crane, must be provided by the
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without expense to the department.
1t shall be the duty of the post
master at every such post office, upon
a written order from any person liy-
ing on or near the route, to deliver
to the mail carrier for that route any
mail matter-placing in the respect.
i've satchels. where such are used, the
mail for the persons to whom such
satchels belong-with instructions as
to the proper mail box or crane at
which said mail matter shall be de-
posted; but registered mail shall not
be so delivered unless expressly re-
quested by the addressee in his writ
ten order. No mail matter so deliver.
ed to the carrier shall be carried past
another post office on the route before
being deposited into mail box or
hung on a crane or post.
The carrier on the route will be re-
quired TO receive from any postmas-
ter on the route any mail matter or
private mail satchel that may be en-.
trusted to him outside of the usual
mail bag, and shall carry such mail
matter or private mail satchel to and
deposit 1t 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 to be without charge to the ad.
dresses.
The mail carriers must be of good
character and of sufficient intelligence
to properly handle and deposit the
mail along the route.
The Department does not prescribe
any particular design of box or satch-
el to be used for this service but the
person providing either should see
that it Is of such character as to af-
ford ample protection to the mail. If
there is lock attached to the box.
d key Is not to be held by the carrier.
as he 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 yet
not where it will obstruct public trav
el.
The carrier Is not required to col
lect mail from the boxes. but there il
no objection to his doing so ii il doe;
not interfere with his making thu
schedule time. The law provides tha
every carrier of the mail shall receive
any mail matter presented TO him /
properly prepaid by stamps, and de
post office at which he arrives. bu
that no fees shall be allowed hin
therefor.
The box delivery above describe,
is required by the contracts effective
July /, 1902, on all the star route
with but few exceptionsl in Arkan
sas, Louisiana. Texas. Indian Terri
tory, oklahoma, Kansas. Nebraska
South Dakota. North Dakota, Mon
tana. Wyoming. Colorado. New Mex
leo. Arizona, Utah. Idaho. Washing
ton. Oregon, Nevada. California. Alas
ka and Hawaii
w. S. SHALLENBERGER,
Second Assistant Postmaster General