The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-02
STAR ROUTE BOX DsLlveRv
Another Convenience for PostoHIcs
Patrons on star Routes.


that the contracts in effect July j,
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 10 the various postofflces, the
carrier viii be 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
following regulations Of the depart
ment.
my person living on or near the
route and not within the corporate
limits of any town or within 80 rods Of
any postofice, who desires his mail
deposited at a given point on the line
OF the route by the carrier may pro
vide and erect a suitable oox or crane
on the roadside. located in such man
ner as to be reached as conveniently
Ms practicable by the carrier without
dIsmounting from the vehicle or
horse, and such person shall ale with
the postmaster at the postoffic6 to
which his mail is addressed (which
shall be one Of the two postoffices on
che route on either side of and next
90 the box or crane) a request in writ
Eng for the delivery OF his mail to the
carrier Tor deposit at the designated
point at the risk of the addressee.
The small bag or satchel above de-
scribed, as well as the box or crane,
must be provided by the person for
whose use il is intended without ex
pense to the department
II shall be the duty OF the postmast
er al every such postoffice. upon a
written order from any person living
on OF near the route, to deliver to the
mail carrier for that route any mail
matter-placing in the respective sat
schels, where such are used the mail
for the persons to whom such satchels
belong-with instructions as 10 the
proper mali box or crane at which
said mail matter shall oe deposited;
but registered mail shall not be so de-
5ivered unless expressly requested by
the addressee in his written order
No mail matter so delivered to The
carrier shall be carried past another
postorfice on the route before being
deposited into mail box or hung on
n crane or post
The carrier on the route win be re-
uuiced TO receive from any post.
master on the route any mail matter
or private mail satchel that may be
entrusted to MIN outside OF the usual
mail bag and shall carry such mail
matter or private mail satcriss77 - ana
deposit It into the proper mail box or
hang it on the proper mail crane pac-
ed on the line of the route FOR this
purpose; such service by the carrier
~ be without charge to the address
secs.
The mail carriers must be OF COOS
chal'acteg an dof huffi1enu lntellN
gence 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 tor this service, but the
person providing either should see
that it is OF such character as to al
ford ample protection TO his mail. II
there is lock attached to the box, a
key rs not to be held by the carrier.
as he is expected to deposit the mail
without the necessity ol unlocR.ng nc
box. The box or crane should be SO
located on the roadside that the car.
rier can deposi. the mail without
leaving his vehicle or morse, and yei
not where 1t viii obstruct public tray
el
The carrier is not required to col
leot mail from the boxes, but there is
no objection to his doing so If It does
not interfere with his making tn,
schedule time The law provides tha
every carrier OF the mail shall recety'
any mail matter presented to him
properly prepaid by stamps. and dc
liver the same for mailing at the mex
postonice at which he arrives. bu
that no fees shall be allowed hin
therefor.
The box delivery above described
July i. 1902. on an the star route
July /, 1907. on ali the sta rroute
with but few excepuonsl In Arkar