The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1903-10-23
CARRYING U. y. MAILS.
Specifications Required for Routes In
VOlusia County.

| VOlusia County.
Proposals wanted for carrying
United States mails, from July l, 1904,
to June 80, 1908; all proposals must be
In the hands of the second assistant
postmaster-general by 4p. N. Decem.
Der l, 1903.
| No bid submitted under this adver.
| tisement will be considered unless the
bidder shall agree in his bid that in
event of the service being awarded to
him he will give his personal super
vision to the performance of the same,
and will reside on or contiguous to the
route. The words ''On or contiguous
to the route" as used in this section,
are to be construed as meaning with
IN the territory regularly served by
post office on the route.
In addition to carrying the mails to
the various post Offices on the star
routes covered by this advertisement,
the carrier on each route Except
where otherwise specifically stated)
will be also required to deliver mail
into IL boxes and hang small bags or
satcheIs containing mail on cranes or
posts that may be erected along the
route, and to collect mail from boxes,
and to collect the bags or satchels
from the cranes or posts.
1t shall be the duty of the postmas-
ter at every such post office, upon a
written order from any person living
on or near the star route, to deliver
to the proper mail carrier for that
route any mail matter-plac iYT in the
respective satchels, where ch are
used, the mail for the persona whom
such satchels belong--with instruc-
tions as to the proper mail box or
crane at which said mail matter shall
be deposited; but regst red mail
shall not be so delivered 'ess ex-
pressly requested by the adLressee in
his written order. No mail M after so
delivered to carrier shall be carried
past another post office on the route
before being deposited into a small
box or hung on crane or post.
STAR ROUTES IN voLUsIA COUNTY.
% 2S5-Emporia to Eldridge, l.5O
miles and back, six times a week,
bond required with bid, $500; present
contract pay, SS7.
23,2S6-Bulow to Favorita Station
In. o., $50 miles and back, six times
a week; bond required with bid, 5000;
present contract pay, 1916.
23,2S7-Ponce Park to New Smyrna,
$50 miles and back, seven times a
week from Nov |, to May 81, and six
times a week the residue of each
year; bond required with bid, $500;
present contract pay, $2lS.33.
23,2ss- Coronado to New Smyrna,
2.50 miles and back, six times a week;
bond required with bid, $500; present
contract pay, 1919,
S,2S9-Clitton by Shiloh to Oakhill,
10. 50 miles and back, three times a
week; bond required with bid, $500;
present contract pay, $l68.
Land to DeLand Junction,
1925 miles and back, seven times a
week; bond required with bid, $500;
present contract pay, Sll2,l3.
23 29l-DeLand to Orange City, 6 |
miles and back, six times a week; bond |
required with bid, $500; present con.
tract pay, sl37.
23,3O2-Paisley by Saint Fran lis and
Crows Bluff to Beresford, 1850 miles
and back, six times week; bond re-
quired with Did, sl,lOO; present con-
tract pay, $33679.
by the above specifications, 1t will
be seen that these star routes, under
the new rules, are virtually rural de-
livery--i. e., anyone living on the
route may receive his mail, or send it
to the post Office, by the mail carrier,
On written order. This will prove
quite convenience to people living
out of town, like A. Cosner, William
klapp, and others on the Orange City