The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-02

Posr Ovrlca DseA1rafsRr,
~ MARCH ~ 1851


At}ee Posr 0vrloa DseAarMnHr,
~ MARCH ~ 1851
TT BEING DESIRABLE I'd substltute 1poiS and
Il keys Of some other kind for those NOW u ~ for
locks and keys, with proposals to furnish SSSe.
will be received and considered at. tho edx 0fice
Department until the first day Of July, n4xk HE
different locks will be submitted to opmtnil
contracts will, soon Is practicable, 10 eHtersd
years. with tie hight on ths part d shs {@a3tsr
ssn e e as 2 %
years. by giving to the contractor wr1t$eu iip1ice
to that effect not more than nine nor lee yhah Ak
months before the termination Of the first tepm Of
with view Of procuring the best lock II the
lowest price, no Kind Of lock Is prestribed ~
standard, the Depxt tment relying fr = se1sct1on
competition, now invited, may develop. u u, ho~-
ever, proper to state. that lock suitable fbr Tho
mail service should posscss the following quail
ties, viz durability, uniformity, tshtasss, and
For the purpose Of displacing simultaneously all
the mail locks and keys now n nse, about thirty
thousand new locks and twenty thoueaad keys
ADJ thereto win b required e e
tract shall have been entered ihtbs aftArwASdo the
annual supply will depend on the urahiitty u The
locks and Keys adopted, . we'll = tbs inc5aSo Of
in amount three thousand Of the former ana ohe
thousand of the latter. iFt's2 fess.S
No lock will be considered il it be Ike wv IL
ready in general use; nor will any one with whom
the contract may be made be allowed To make. sS1l
or furnish any lock or key dmfiar TO tho1k con-
tracted for for any other purpose Or se thaGof
the Post Office Department. US $500
The kind of lock adopted must be pAtaut4d. Ind
the patentee Willis required, On entsfS ynS5 con
tract, to make an assignment or hie passhE ~ the
exclusive use and benefit Of the Dyp4ftnS4t, II tho
Postmaster General shall deem s0ch ftoofferiaeht
essential to the interests Of the service II caoe of
the failure Of the contractor at any HQi4 "a Sull
faithfully the terms and conditions az M 4Ht.
the Postmaster General shall h4ve ia HIT Be-
sides resort to the penai remedy flen-
TONED @ annui said contract fect AAew
with any other party or parties = ~ ~ Az for
In deciding upon this proposals md specinsps
offered, tho Postmaster General my &e&t3 3tAxpe-
dient TO select for the throug mail lock df one
bidder, and for the way malb that Of Anp<hSr. He
reserves, therefore, the right Of cunt c<idr With
different individuals f9r such different EntG of
locks a. he may select. and also the right % reject
all the specimens and proposals, If be shAll 66em
party or parties contracting win Be required TO
give bond, with ample security; Ia the t9m of
thirty thousand dollars, for fa{thful
Of the contract. The contract = n c6ytAin pfpvi
sons for the due and proper tnspect1onof chicks
and keys and also for guarding Ag1thSt their pass
ing into improper hands; the tetn OF thgp0 pftvi-
sons to be arranged bettcen the nept tpn&nt and
the successful bidder, II bid should b acceptid
. No application will be considered II MOI Accom-
thy character Of the bidder, and o hiS ability to
fulfil the contract. = tnetHisle
Tx. HALL, Postmaster Genstsl.
Mar l7-1awtjy1 s4'e's 80 ~h