The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-18
RURAL DELIVERY.
Regulation Requiring That Rural
Mail Boxes Be Numbered.
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Division OF Rural Free Delivery,

NJ Washlngtong.
III The following circular Just issued by the
Post Office Department will be Of es-
pccinl interest to our readers In the
eccuntr-s:
For public convenience and to facilitate
more accurate handling OF mail S-by
rural free delivery carriers 1t has been
decided that:ca rural mall box In use on 81
u rural route, (which, under tho regu!a-
Ftions OF the Department. Is entitled to ser
vice, shall be designated by number In tho
manner and by the method hercina tier
Esct FORTH and tho delivery by rura car
riers OF ordinary mall matter OF all
classes addressed to such boxes by nuns
Der alone IL authorized so long as I'm.
proper and unlawful business Is not con-
Quoted thereby. Fl
/. Postmasters at the respective dis
trbuting offices are hereby directed 10
L instruct the CARRIERS OF all rural free de-
livery routes which have been operated
sixty Days or more. to review the rural
mall boxes In use on their routes In the
interval between the receipt OF his order
and September 30. 1905, and report when
or them conform to the regulations, and
arc thus entitled to designatlve numbers.
85 9 The following. when found to be ga e,
weatherproof. and fit rcccptacles for mall
are entitled to numbers: sisE
(a) Boxes approved uHuet otuc5 80
1870.
(b) Non-approved boxes erected PRIOR
to October !. 1902.
8. No acknowledgement or otherwise UNI
At rcceptacles for mail shall be numbered.
All such must be replaced With regula-
ton approved" boxes by the owners, or 4
no numbers will be assigned.
No rural mall box erected within inc
limits OF an Incorporated city or town or
within onc-half mile OF post-otnce ..
an unncorporated town or village sha'.
be numbered unless such box was cTeclea3
prior to October 8, 1903 or IS being servea
| by specific order OF the Department.
AZ Service must not be withdrawn now
| ever. from any box now being served un- s
| III such withdrawal is expressly ordered
! by this Office.
4. The numbers assigned to boxes on
! each route will commence With NO. J.
| which will pertain to the first regulation
box reached BY the cnrrfar after leaving
| the starting point of mis- route. tra Yelling
| In accordance with official description:
box after box thereafter TO be counted
and given the proper number ln regular
seauencc in order OF service from No.
i" TO and including all those boxes en-
| titled to service located on the route.
| Z. Each number thus arrived at should
| be recorded In the carriers hook opposite
! the name OF the owner OF the box ~
| designated, and also opposite the name OF
every other person entitled to receive mai
| in said box. Numbers thus applied 70
1 boxes and registered must ness proli'pt,y
| reported to and recorded ny inc Pos,-
| master OF the distributing Once 20 "lilen
| they belong and must not ne cnaHseu
| thereafter except by spec'ilc au' INV
| such postma ser. 57
Gas soon as I6ssible after completing
the assignment " box numbers on
| route tho postmaster VII furnish euo,
NOV owner with the official number OF
| his hox. and request that this hummer no
at once legibly and durnbly lnsnrlpeu ~ ~. -
conspicuous place on me ou's'a' -
! box. oro thnn
on, ro,,,o must, in cases where slsh
/ do,ble service is duly authorizes, W
riven numbers in regular CONSECUTIVE Or
Ior IN cnch route, by tho nethod Pre-
sor,hed in the preceding paragraphs LOT
n,,n,hernK boxes served BY but one car
l rier ,.,,,ont IN tba
i 81 Nav. boxes erected SUBSEQUENT 70 ~. w.
orgina numbering, between those n'. ,.',,,
in position on route ahu 'v..sVu n',,,,,,,
numbered Will be deslshheuaa ~ 49,, hep' na AZ
onnaec,,tive numbers shown, pS no RECORD
,,,,n,harcd boxes already on the route.
| OF rllaIHbS'SN &.
to be unused, ,,o,,,a hoxos ~
- .s,a hishcd routes must not be un-
nsrtaken until the great majority ars
nar In place. Not less than sixty
AZ Avs , should elapse, however after service
ha ems before the numbers are assigned,
H1e, Carriers must keep their roster books
carrected up to date. New boxes erected,
ran,ovals, changes of address names Of
new patrons, ETC., must be runctualy
antered up and promptly reported to post
nasters. The latter must carefully over
B soc the work OF carriers, and also TPln-
lain in their Offices accurate and COM
Il nlete lists of the names and box numbers
I! of all patrons of each route attaclles 10
4their offices.
4 once conflicting with this order are
hereby revoked,
IL. On receipt of this communication
postmasters viii give 1t the WIDEST JOS
sible publicity to patrons Of the rural
service without expense to the Depart
ment oeIfsAMl,
Fourth Assistant Postma|tN:.G suegoA