The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-11-11

quest in writing fol- the delivery of
his mail to the carrier on the route
for deposit at the designated point
at the risk of tho nddressee. The
small bag or satchcl above mon
toned as well as the box or crane,
Must be provided by the person for
whose uso it IS intended, without eX.
ponso to the department..
1t shall Ee tho duty of the post.
master at every such postoflice, upon
Il written order from any person liv-
ing on or near the star route to de-
liver to the proper mail carrier for
that route any mail matter-placing
i'll the respective satchels, where such
are used, tho mail for whom the
sutchels belong with instructions
as to tho proper mail box or crane at
which the said mail sh I'll be deposit.
cd; but registered mail shall not be
50 delivered unless expressly request
ed 10y tho addrcssee in his Written or
; dor. No mail SO delivered to car.
rior shall DO carried past another
pJstOlficG on tho route EefJre being
deposited into mail box or hung on
q crane or post.
The mail carriers must be reliable
and trustworthy persons, OF good
character and Of sufficient intelli-
| gence to properly handle and deposit
the mail along the route.
The department does not prescribe
any particular design Of box ~ satch-
cl to bo used for this service, bat tho
person providing either should see
! that it is of such character rs to af-
! ford ample protection to his mail.
Tho box or crane should be 80 TO-
Gated on tho roadside that tho carrier
can deposit mail without lcaviug his
vehicle or horse, and yet not where
it will obstruct public travel.
Full information relative to SEIZED.
ules, distance aud number of trips
Of cuch, will be found in book of adj
vrlisemcnL On file ut each postol1ice.
The following is list of routes in
this vicinity that are to DO let out by
contract in the near future. Tho
bond required to be given by the con.
tractor, and the amounts now paid
annual y tor the service on each route
are stated. This does not indicate
that new contracts must be made at
the same, or lower figures than the
contracts now in force, but on the
contrary the Department desires bet.
tor service and is willing to pay q
! rooSpuo blp ,,riro fnr tbo xynrk Hi,1,
orn ;nv;taI fr,,n rosno,an,i' M
nnrsons onI if tha lnwest hil nvceeds
tLo mr;oo ,,nv ha;u,r ,",|I w nn '' Lon,t',
fore paid, the contract will be award
cd to the lowest bidder, provided on.
ly that the bid is not excessive for
the work TO be performed.
No. 20407 Liberty to Pickens, daily.
Bond, $500; Present contract pay,
S1S5.
No. 2O4cs-pickcns to r. station
ot Liberty. Sunday D,n1 s200. Pros.
ent contract nnv. $50 O0
No oo,oo rtn.,o., 50 D.o,o,. .,,;,.
nUnd ~, t"on, '''pM"i n ~ , 'e"e's '"'s
ho"o , !, %'0'' 'o'o''' o'h'r"'' .P"'
~ no,o !,
| NO. zO4lO O-hlexand"r to flckens,
daily. Bond, 81 ,0o0; Present con-
tract pay S29''Zl.
No. 204l1--Pickens to Murphy
daily. Bond $1,000, Prosopt con-
tract pay, $4G0.
No. 2O412-Pickens to Sunny
Dale, threo times n week. Bond,
$4O0; Present contract pay, $SG.l7.
No. 2O413 Pickens to Rock. daily.
Bond, $500; Present contract pay,
$125.40.
No. 234l4 -Vistamont to Grow
Creek Ihrea timcs wcek RnnI
5000: Present contract pay, $40 25,
No, 2O415 to Nine