Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-07-11

STAR ROUTE BOX DE =
LIVERY.

OF mail service on the etnr route
in the States and Teritoriea here
matter named provide that. in nd
dition to carrying the mails to th
various post Offices. the carrier vii
be required to deliver mail into al
boxes aud hang small bags or sat
chefs containing mail on cranes OF
posts that may be erected along the
line OF the route, under the follow
ing regulations OF the Department
Any person living on or near
the route and not within the cor
porate limits OF any town or within
80 rods OF any post Office, who de.
sires his mail deposited ut a given
point on the line of tho route by
the carrier may provide and erect
a suitable box or crane on the road
side, located IN such manner as
TO he reached as conveniently as
practicable by the carrier without
dismoun,ing from the vehicle or
horse, and such person shall file
with the post master at the post of.
fee to which bis mail addressed
(Which shall be one OF the two post
Offices on the route on either side
of aud next t. the box or crane) u
request IN writing for the delivery
OF his mail to the carrier tor de
posit at the designated point, at
tho risk OF tho addressee. The
small bag &C satahel above deacrib.
ed, as well ~ the box orcrane, must
be provided By The person for whose
use it is Intended without expense
to the Department,
1t shnll be the duty OF the post
m ster Mt every such post office, up
on written order from any person
living on or near the route, to de-
liver to the mail carrier for that
route any mil matter placing in
the respective satchels, whore such
are used, the mail for the persons
to VIII I'm such saichels belong
with inetructions as to tho proper
mail box or crane at which said
mail matter shall be- deposited; but
registered mail shall not be 40 dc.
livered unless expressly requested
by the addreesee 10 his written or.
der. No mail matter 40 delivered
to the carrier shall be carried past
another post Office on the route be.
fore being deposited into mail
box or hung on n crane or post.
The carrier on the route will be
required to receive from any post
master on the route mail matter or
private mail satchel that may be
to him outside Of the
usual mail bag, and shall carry such
mail matter or private mail satchel
to and deposit il into the proper
mali box or hang il on the plo Der
mail crane placed on the line OF
The route for this purpose; such
service by the carrier To he without
charge to The addressees.
The mail carriers must be Of good
character and Of suflicIeDt intelIi-
geDce to properly handle and de.
post the mail along the route.
The Department does not r.re.
'c''h" any particular aoeilu ~ baA
Dr sntchel to ho used for this ser
vice, hni The person providing either
should see that ii ia of such chnrac.
ter as to afford ample protection
Tor his mail. Ii there is n lock AT,
lached to the box, key is not to
De held by the carrier, " he is ex-
oectrd to deposit the mail wiihou,
he necessity Of unlocking he box.
lhe box or crane shonli be no To-
'aied on the roadside that the car.
Ter can deposit the mail without
eavIng his vehicle or hor-e, and
'et not where 1t will obstrucl pub.
ic travel.
The carrier is not required to col
cot mail from the boxes, bat there
= no objection to his doing 40 if it
|oes not interfere with his making
he schedule time. The law pro.