The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-27
POSTOFFICE DEPART.
MENT REvIsEs ITS
CODE
RELATIVE TO LETTlNGDIDS
SulcesSfuIBidderS Must Give
Work Personal Attention

Aoi1lA py NhtCs 10 Orlando 1915
miles and back, six times a week Bond
S.ioo. Present contract pay. $3.50.
Evansville BY Tohee and Enneia tc
Waterloo IS miles and back. six times
a week. Bond. si,2Oo. Present contract
pay s5s2s
informatien for Bidders.
No bid submitted under this adver-
tiscmont shall be considered tnless
bidder shan agree in his bid that IN the
event OF the service being awarded to
him be viii give his personal supervision
20 The performance OF the same and
viii reside on or contiguous TO The route.
The words ION or contiguous to the
outc' as used in this section, 10 be
construed as meaning within the terri
tory regularly served by a postofice on
the route.
IL ADDITION to carrying the nails to
The variorN oostofices on the star
routes cove. ed by this adves tisemont
the carrier On each route texcept where
otherwise specifically stated will also
be required to deliver mail into all box
es ana hang small bags or satchels con-
tanning mail on cranes or posts that may
be erected along the route, and 10 coll
lcct mail from boxes and TO collect the
bags or satchels from the cranes or
posts. under the following conditions:
Any person living on or near any star
route herein described. and not within
the corporate limits OF any town Or
within so rods Of any postofice who do
sires his nail deposited at a given point
on the line OF the route by the carrier
on said route may provide and erect
a suitable box or crane on the roadside.
located IN such manner as to he
reached as conveniently as practicable by
the carrier without dismounting from the
vehicle OF horse, and such person shall
file with the postmaster AZ the postothce
to which his mail Is addressed (which
shan De cne OF the two postohiccs on The
route on either side of and next to the
box OF crane) request in writing Tor tn
delivery OF his mail TO the carrier. on the
route for deposit al the designated poin..
AZ the risk Of the addressea The small
bag or satchel above mentioned. as we'll
as the box or crane, must be provided by
ihe person for whose use IL is intend.
ed, without expense TO the Departinnt
The carrier on the star route win be
required 10 receive from any postmaster
On the route anE mail matter or private
mali satchel that may be intrusted 70
him. outside or the usual mail bag. and
he snail carry such mail matter or pri-
vite mail satchel 10 and deposit II into
the proper mail box or hang Il on the
proper mail crane placed on the lire OF
the route for this purpose; also TO col
lect the mail from the boxes (V'htn a
signal IL displayed TO Indicate that box
conlains mail TO be taken) ana to de
posi-, The same IN the next postofbce AZ
which he arrives and TO take the mail
fatchci. where one is used either with
or without mail from ;he mail crane or
poet and carry Il to the next postogice:
such service by the carrier 20 be without
qlarge 10 the person sending or re-
ceiying The maIl
The mail carriers must be reliable and
trustworthy persons. OF good chamcier
ana Of sufficient Intelligence 10 proper
y hardie and deposit the mail along the
routes
Tho Department does M, prescribe
any particular design OF box OF satchel
to be used for ,his srrsloe but the per-
son providing either should see tha, II
- "a "NNN HhhihNtfi az 20 dlAoIu tiliplf
protection 10 his mail tn. box or crane
should be 20 located on the roadside that
ths carrier can deposit the mail without
leaving his vehicle or horse. and yet MOI
be where 1t win obsiruct publle travel
y patron desiring The collection OF mail
from his box should inform the carrier
Of the signal adopted by which tho pres
cnco OF mail u the box Tor coleetion
will be Indicated
The law provides that every carrier
OF the mail shall receive any mail mat
ter presented 10 him, II properly prepaid
ny stamps and deliver the same for
mailing az the next postoncc at which
he arrives, bus that 40 tees shall be
allowed him therefor.
Delivery and collection Of mail by star.
route carriers win not be permitted over
such portions OF star routes as may have
ia operation the rural free delivery SER
vice, except as an additional or supple
moatai service when shcAn TO be neceg-
sary and practicable
Proposals VIII be- received al the Of
icc of the Second Assistant Postmastes
General Postofhce Department. wash
ington. ID C.. antn f;30 D. m. Decernbe-
8. 1905. for carrying the mails OF the
United States on the routes and BY the
schedules Of departures and a rivals. as
shown BY the advertisements 10 be-
found AZ an postehces IN Oklanorla.