The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
srAa RouTg eox DgLIvgRY.
How One Can Get His Mail Delivered
in the Country.

How One Can Get His Mail Delivered
in the Country.
Notice IS hereby given 70 the public that
the contracts IN effect July l, 1909, for
the performance Of mail service on the star
routes IN the States aud Territories here
iuatter named provide that. IN addition 20
carrying the mails 10 the various postos-
fces the carrier viii be required to DE-
liver mail into all boxes and hang small
bags or satcAels containing mail on cranes
OF posts that may be erected along tue
Ike " the route. under the following rsg
uiatiUus OF the department.
aus person living OIL OF near the route
anu not within tue corporate limits OF uny
town or Within eighty rods OF any pose
ONCE, who desires his misi deposited az a
gwen pp.Et Oh tue line Of the route Oy the
CARRIER may provide and erect q suitable
box or ctdln on she roadside. located in
such manner 90 to be reached as con-
veI.euuy as practicable by the carrier
wnhoGt uisuiouutHg nom the Vehicle or
morse, ana such person snail nile with tue
postmaster at the postolnce to which his
-lai! Is addressed (which shall be one OF
tbe Two postoinces on the route on either
Side Of and next TO the box or cranei Il
request Ia writing Tor tue delivery OF mis-
mail TO the carrier for deposit at The des
isnated poiat. at the tisk OF the addressed.
ne small bag or SatChei above described.
90 we'll rs the box or crane. must be pro-
iIucd by Tue person for whose use IL is
Intended without expense TO the depart.
mtHt.
1t snail be the duty of the postmaster
Of every sUch Ofnce. upon a written ord
IRON any person living on or near the
route. 90 deliver to the mail carrier Tor that
route any ma!i-placing in the respective
satehels where such are used, the mail
Tor the persons to whom such satchel5 be-
4 iong--with Instructions as TO the proper
mali box or crane at which said mail mat
ter shall be deposited. but registered mail
small not DO so delivered unless expressly
requested by the addressee In his written
order. No mall matter so delivered to
the carrier snail be carried past another
p0stofnce Oh the route before being de-
posted into mall box or hung on a crane
or post
The carrier on the route will be required TO
receive from any postmaster on the route
any mail matter or private mail satchel thlt
may be emit listed 10 him outside OF The
usual mail bag, and shall carry such mail
after or private mail satchel to and de-
post ~ into tile proper mail box or hang
line Of the route for this puspose; so h
service By the carrier 10 be without charge
to the addresses.
The mAll carriers must be Of good Oh ar
acter ana Of sufficient Intelligence 10 prop,
eFly handle and deposit the mall along
the route.
The department does not prescribe ans
particular design OF box or satchel 20 ne
used for this service, but the persol provid
lug either should see that IL Is u such
character as 10 afford ample protection Ia
his mail IL there Is lock attached 10
the box key Us not 20 be held by tAe
carrier. as he Is expected 10 deposit the
mall without the necessity Of unlocking
ne box, Tho box or Grant should be ID
located on the roadside that the carrier
can deposit the mail without leaving his
vehicle or horse, and yet not where Il will
obEtrnct public travel
The carrier Is not required to collect
mah from the boxes but Tperr Is no Oh
lection TO his doing So n it does lot in
trrfcre with his making the schcdule time
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