Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-24

finding many applicants who are able
and willing to supply the needed equip
ment and to perform the service at the
figure named by the department..
Carriers now in the service whose
wagon routes will be suspended are ell
gible to apply for places in auto service.
Postmaster General Burleson has
recommended to the civil service COM
mission that in the preparation OF
examination rules to control the selec-
ton of permanent carriers in the auto
mobile service the carriers now in the
service who apply for the new posi-
tions be allowed a credit Of 8 per cent
on account Of their practical ex-
perience in handling mail.
Letter Of instruction.
The following is typical of the letters
of instruction going to postmasters
relative to the auto service:
Postmaster: Effective on the date
indicated below, a motor vehicle route
to be designated as stated, will be
established to cover, either in whole or
in part, the territory now served by
the rural routes hereinafter indicated,
service on the new route to be per-
formed in accordance with the de-
scription inclosed. The schedule of the
carrier and the salary to be paid are
also shown below. Effective at the
close of business on the date also in
dictated, you will discontinue service
on the rural routes now serving the
section affected.
Incident to the discontinuance OF
the present routes, the services of the
carriers and substitute carriers named
hereinafter will also be discontinued.
If you are not notified of the name
Of the person appointed as regular
carrier on the motor vehicle route prior
to the date set for the establishment of
this service, you will on that date ad-
minister the required oath to. some
suitable person and have him serve as
temporary carrier pending the APP
pointment of a regular carrier. If prac-
ticable, the temporary carrier should
be required to Use modern power
vehicle with a carrying capacity of not
less than 500 pounds and with cubic
capacity Of not less than eighty feet
You will report the name of the tenn
porary carrier employed. advising the
department Of the character Of the
equipment he proposes to use.
1.-The carriers whose routes will be
absorbed by the automobile route
will, of course, be eligible to particle
pate in the examination to be held by
the civil service commission to secure
a list of eligibles for this route.
SHOULD the description OF the new
route provide for the carriers return
to the postoffice before completing
service, you should have him deposit
in the postoffice any collections which
he may have in his possession and
hand to him any mail which may have
accumulated at the postoffice for de-
livery on that portion of the route
which still remains unserved.
From the salary to be paid the car
rier on this route it will be necessary
for him to pay for such substitute or
service as may be necessary to effect
complete delivery during the period
when it Is impossible to use an auto
mobile in the performance Of service.
At such times it will be necessary that
service be provided over the entire
route on each schedule day and you
should cooperate with the carrier IN
the matter Of effecting the most prac-
ticable arrangement under which COM
.plete service may be given. You will
hold, subject to further orders from
the department, all equipment now IN
use by the carriers whose services are
to be discontinued.
Each day at the close Of business.
the carrier on the motor vehicle route
will make entry on form 1902, daily
trip report, Of the mode Of conveyance
used, that is, whether the service Is
performed by automobile or by q
horse drawn vehicle. This is desired
in order that the department may be
able to determine accurately the ex-
tent to which the motor vehicle may
be used during the course Of q year.
This notation should be made under
the caption Remarks on the side OF
the sheet wherein notation is made
of the time the carrier leaves to serve
the route and returns to the postof-
flee.
"You will make prompt report of the
establishment Of this service. using the
inclosed form for that purpose"
To standardize Motor.
AS soon as possible, the rural mail
motor-will be standardized. At the out
set the temporary carrier may use any
machine with a carrying capacity OF
not less than 800 pounds and q cubic
capacity Of not less than eighty feet
No provision as yet Is made as to de-
sign or appearance Of the vehicle, NOT
as to the placing Of signs or insignia
upon the car which will identify 1t as
a mail carrying vehicle.
From April to June 10, revision Of
rural service and the inauguration OF
motor vehicle service resulted In re-
duction Of operating expenses of $744,-
300. The sum has been utilized to es-
tablish 1872 new routes to serve S5,472
additional families, or approximately
427, 800 additional persons.