organization at the address of the organization will be delivered to the organization when such mail is claimed both by an officer or employee and by the organization. This also applies to mail addressed in this manner to former officials or employees.

(b) Mail addressed elsewhere to a public or private official by title or to the organization even though marked to the attention of a particular person or title will be delivered to the organization if it so directs.

[27 F.R. 9988, Oct. 11, 1962]

§ 44.5 Delivery of mail addressed to incorporated and unincorporated firms.

(a) Mail addressed to corporations is delivered as addressed or to an authorized agent. In cases where disagreement arises among corporate officers and others connected with the company, the mail is delivered in accordance with the order of the president of the corporation.

(b) Mail addressed to unincorporated firms or partnerships is delivered as addressed so long as the business is being conducted under the same name at the same address despite some members of the firm breaking off relations. [26 F.R. 11578, Dec. 6, 1961]

§ 44.6 Delivery of mail addressed to persons at hotels, institutions, schools, etc.

(a) Mail addressed to patients or inmates at institutions, unless otherwise directed by the addressee, is delivered to the institution authorities, who in turn will deliver the mail to the addressee in accordance with the institution's rules and regulations.

(b) Mail addressed to persons at hotels, schools, and similar places, is delivered with the other mail directed to the hotel or school, unless otherwise ordered by the addressee. If the addressee is no longer at that address, the mail should be redirected to his current address. If the forwarding address is unknown, the mail should be returned to the post office.

(c) Registered mail addressed to persons at hotels and apartment houses will be delivered to the persons designated by the management of the hotel or apartment house in a written agreement with

the Postal Service (Form 3801-A Agreement to Assume Responsibility for Registered Mail delivered). If delivery of the registered mail has been restricted by the sender it may not be delivered to the representative of the hotel or apartment house, but only to the addressee. [26 F.R. 11578, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 27 F.R. 9988, Oct. 11, 1962]

§ 44.7 Conflicting orders by two or more parties for delivery of same mail.

(a) Delivery to receiver. Where persons make conflicting orders for delivery of the same mail, and they are unable to agree among themselves as to which of the parties may receive the mail, the mail may be delivered to a named receiver or third party unanimously agreed to by the disputing parties.

(b) Reference to General Counsel for ruling. Where the disputing parties are unable to select a receiver, each party shall furnish the postmaster all available evidence on which he relies to exercise control over the disputed mail. If after receipt of such evidence the postmaster is still in doubt as to who should receive the mail, the postmaster will submit the case to the Assistant General Counsel, Opinions Division, Office of the General Counsel for a ruling.

(c) Delivery of mail in accordance with court order. When the same mail is claimed by different persons, and a court decides to whom delivery should be made, the mail will be delivered in accordance with the court order.

[26 F.R. 11578, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 26 F.R. 12125, Dec. 19, 1961]

§ 44.8

Delivery of packages.

(a) Heavy or bulky packages. Heavy or bulky packages of any class will be delivered as addressed if facilities are available.

(b) Unprotected places. Parcels will not be left on porches, steps, or elsewhere unprotected, except on the written order of the patron or when authorization for such delivery has been placed on the parcel by the mailer.

(c) Multiple-floor buildings. Parcel post, registered, certified, insured, and special-delivery articles will be delivered to the addressee or his authorized agent in person without regard to the floor on which his office or apartment is located.

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Cooperation of patrons is requested, however, in making arrangements for mail to be delivered on the first floor.

(d) Second-attempt delivery. If an ordinary parcel can not be delivered on the carrier's first attempt, a notice will be left at the address indicating that the parcel is being held awaiting call at the post office or carrier delivery station. If the parcel is not called for, a second notice is sent after 5 days. If there is no response within 5 days after the second notice and no retention period is specified by the sender, the parcel will then be treated as an undeliverable article. (See Part 48 of this subchapter.) When a retention period is specified, it is observed up to 30 days after first notice. A second attempt to deliver will be made only if requested by the addressee.

(e) Street-address delivery for box renters. Parcel post mail for patrons residing within the city delivery limits who receive mail through rented boxes will be delivered to a designated street address by carrier upon written request. [26 F.R. 11578, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 27 F.R. 6978, July 24, 1962]

Sec.

PART 45-CITY DELIVERY

45.1 Establishing city delivery.

45.2

45.3

Extension of city delivery. Submission of petitions. 45.4 Mail receptacles. 45.5

Out-of-bounds patrons. 45.6 Apartment house receptacles.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 45 issued under R.S. 161, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 22, 39 U.S.C. 501, 6001, 6003, 6101, 6105, 6106.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 45 appear at 26 F.R. 11579, Dec. 6, 1961, unless otherwise noted.

§ 45.1 Establishing city delivery.

City delivery service may be established at any post office with annual postal receipts of at least $10,000 and having a population of approximately 2,500 living within territory possessing good continuous sidewalks, surfaced streets, house numbers, street signs, and mail receptacles or door slots. The territory must be 50 percent improved with houses. When two or more building lots constitute the grounds of one residence, the plot may be regarded as improved. Where all other requirements are met,

that regarding sidewalks is waived if there are suitable walks from streets to houses. Walks of any material, including gravel and cinders, that render them passable throughout the year are acceptable.

§ 45.2

Extension of city delivery.

To extend existing city delivery service by foot carrier to new areas, 50 percent of the proposed new area must be improved with houses, and meet the other requirements for establishment of city delivery. These requirements do not apply to the same extent to delivery by mounted city carrier.

§ 45.3 Submission of petitions.

Requests or petitions to establish, change, or extend city delivery service must be made to the local postmaster. No formal petition is required.

§ 45.4 Mail receptacles.

(a) Obligation of patron. Patrons of the carrier-delivery service must provide mail receptacles or door slots. Business houses are not required to provide mail receptacles or door slots if they are open and someone is on hand to receive the mail when the carrier calls. Where an office building is equipped with an elevator, carriers will deliver to individual offices, provided they are open when the carrier arrives. If they will not be open mail receptacles or door slots must be provided.

(b) Door slot specifications. The clear rectangular opening in the outside slot plate must be at least 11⁄2 inches wide, and 7 inches long. The slot must have a flap, hinged at the top if placed horizontally, and hinged on the side away from the hinge side of the door if placed vertically. When a hooded plate is used inside to provide greater privacy, the bottom line of the hooded portion must not be more than 3⁄4 inch below the bottom line of the slot in the outside plate, if placed horizontally, or more than 3/4 inch beyond the side line of the slot in the outside plate nearest the hinge edge of the door, if placed vertically. The hood at its greatest projection must not be less than 216 inches beyond the inside face of the door. Door slots must be placed not less than 30 inches above the finish floor line.

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§ 45.5

Out-of-bounds patrons.

Patrons located outside city-delivery limits may be given delivery service if they erect boxes on the carrier's regular line of travel. Special delivery, parcel post, insured, certified, COD, and registered mail will be delivered to the residences of out-of-bounds patrons, if the residences are not more than three blocks from the carrier's line of travel, and provided passable walks have been constructed or the street is not impassable; otherwise, a notice will be left in the box requesting that the patron call for the mail. If an ordinary parcel is involved and it can be placed in the box, delivery will be made in that manner. [27 F.R. 6978, July 24, 1962]

§ 45.6 Apartment house receptacles.

(a) Conditions requiring installation of receptacles. (1) The delivery of mail in apartment houses, family hotels, residential flats, and business flats in residential areas, containing three or more apartments having a common street entrance or common street number, shall be contingent on the installation and maintenance of U.S. Post Office approved mail receptacles, one for each apartment, including resident manager and janitor, unless the management has arranged for the mail to be delivered at the office or desk for distribution by its employees. The cost of receptacles and their instal

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lation is paid for by the owner of the building.

(2) Owners and managers of apartment houses, family hotels, and flats, equipped with old-type apartment house mail receptacles are urged to install upto-date and approved receptacles to assure more adequate protection to the mail of occupants. When these buildings are remodeled to provide additional apartments or when a material change in the location of boxes is made, they shall be equipped with approved receptacles, with full-length doors on verticaltype installations, and a capacity as specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(3) When new apartments are being erected or existing ones are remodeled, postmasters will inform builders and owners of the requirements of this section and will provide for a suitable inspection to see that receptacles of safe and durable construction are installed in conformity with this section.

(b) Specifications for construction of receptacles-(1) Materials. The receptacles shall be manufactured of material of such strength and thickness as to provide reasonable safety to the mail deposited.

(2) Capacity. Both horizontal- and vertical-type receptacles must be of sufficient capacity to receive long-letter mail 42 inches in width and certain

large and bulky magazines, unrolled as well as rolled, and must be so constructed and of such height or length and capacity that magazines 141⁄2 inches in length and 31⁄2 inches in diameter, if rolled, may be deposited and removed with facility.

(3) Individual doors and locks. (i) Each individual receptacle must be equipped with a full-length door through which the mail may be removed by the tenant, The doors of the several receptacles shall be secured by key locks or combination keyless locks. If key locks are installed, manufacturers must provide a sufficient number of key changes to prevent the opening of receptacles by the use of a key to any other receptacle in the same house or in the immediate locality. These locks must be securely fastened to the door. Each lock should be clearly numbered on the back so that if a key is lost, a duplicate may be ordered by number. The lock number should also be clearly shown on the inside of the master door directly above the individual box to which it is attached.

(ii) Apartment house managers must maintain a record of the number of keys supplied by manufacturers and jobbers, relating the key number to the receptacle number, so that, when necessary, new keys may be ordered. Key numbers shall not be placed on the barrels of the locks, as this would make it possible for unauthorized persons to get keys and gain access to the boxes. Apartment house managers must keep a record of the combinations of keyless locks so that new tenants may be given the combination. These records of key numbers and combinations must be kept in the custody of the manager or a trusted employee. The record of key numbers must be kept until the lock has been changed, when it may be destroyed. The record of combinations to the keyless locks must be kept until the combination is changed, when it may be destroyed.

(iii) The dimensions of the clear opening of the door frame of each horizontal-type receptacle must be identical to the cross-sectional measurements of the receptacle itself.

(4) Master doors and locks. (i) Each group of front-loading receptacles must be equipped with a master door which, when open, makes the entire group of boxes accessible for the deposit of mail by the carrier. The master door shall be machined to accommodate an inside

Arrow lock furnished by the local postmaster for use so long as mail is delivered by letter carriers and the key shall be in the custody of postal employees. Master doors for horizontal-type receptacles shall be hinged on the side only and shall be no wider than 30 inches.

(ii) The master lock will be attached to the group of receptacles by the postmaster's representative who will see that it is securely attached. The plate to which the master lock will be fastened should be riveted to the face of the box. A metal plate is not required between the Arrow lock and door of a horizontal-type installation with wood master doors.

(5) Slot. In the face of each receptacle there must be provided a slot 2 inches in length and one-eighth inch wide for the deposit of carrier and special-delivery notices.

(6) Backs of front-loading receptacles. These units must have solid backs. (7) Numbers and name cards. (i) Vertical-type receptacles must be satisfactorily numbered or lettered in numerical or alphabetical sequence from left to right; horizontal-type receptacles must be numbered or lettered in sequence from top to bottom, so as to enable the carrier to expeditiously deliver the mail.

(ii) Each receptac'e must be equipped with a clasp or holder to accommodate a name card for identifying the patron or patrons using that box. Preferably, this holder or clasp should be on the frame above each receptacle, but it may be located inside at the rear of the box where the patron's name will be easily visible to the carrier when the master door is open. The holder must be large enough to take a name card at least 34 x 22 inches in vertical-type installations; and in horizontal-type installations, as large as space permits. In the latter case pressure sensitive labels may be used.

(c) Installation-(1) Location and arrangement. (i) Receptacles in apartment houses should be located at points reasonably near the entrance in vestibules, halls, or lobbies. The carriers must be able to serve the boxes without interference from swinging or opening doors. The area must be adequately lighted so as to afford the best protection to the mail and enable carriers to read addresses on mail and names on boxes without undue strain on their eyes.

(ii) In mild climate zones the installation of standard, approved apartment