Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-26
FURNISHING NAIL LOCKS AND KEYS.
.g Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

TT being desirable to substitute locks and keys Of
i other kind for those now in use for the mail service
of the United States specimen locks and keys, with
posas furnish the same will be received and considered
at the Post Office Department until the first day of July
next. The different locks will be submitted to commits
sion for examination and report Upon this report con-
tracts WILL practicable be entered into for fur
on the part of the Postmaster General for the time beings
to extend and continue the contract in force for an ad
Of four s,y ns G tb the ns @
than six months before the termination Of the first term
Of four years. - l.a4 s 20 #H
With view of procuring the best lock at the lowest
price, kind of lock is prescribed Standard the De-
partment relying for selection the mechanical skill
and ingenuity which fair competition, invited may
develop. is however, proper 10 state that lock suit
able for the mail service should posess the following quail
ites viz durability uniformity, ghtness and strength
For the purpose of displacng simultaneously all the
mail locks and keys in about thirty thousand
locks and twenty thousand keys thereto will be
required to be furnished by the contractor within
months after the contract shall have been entered into;
afterwards the annual supply will depend on the dura-
bty of the locks and keys adopted, well the in
crease Of the mail service but viii probably never ex-
coed In amount three thousand of the former and
thousand Of tho latter H...H.a n. ...U ISL.
No lock will be considered II 1t be like any already in
general use; will any with whom the contract
may be made be allowed to make, sell, furnish, any
lock key similar to those contracted for for any other
purpose than that of the Post Office Department
The kind lock adopted must be patented and the pa
tentee will be on entering into to make
assignment Of his patent for the exclusive and BEN
eft Of the Department. IL the Postmaster General shall
deem such requirement essential TO the interests Of the
service In of the failure of the contractor any
time fulfil faithfully the terms and conditions of his
contract the Postmaster General shall have the right
besides resort the penal remedy hereinafter men,
toned to annul said contract and TO contract with
any other party parties he may fit for furnishing
similar locks and keys. ##..
In deciding upon the proposals and specimens offered
the Postmaster General may deem 1t expedient select
for the through mails the lock of bidder and for the
way mails that of another. He therefore, the
right of contracting with different individuals for such
different kinds OF locks he may select, and also the
right reject all the specimens and proposals. II he shall
dapm hat he
party or parties contracting will be required to give bond
with ample security in the of thirty thousand dol
lars, for faithful performance Of the contract The
tract to contain provisions for the due proper
specton Of the locks and keys, and also for guarding
against their passing into improper hands, the Of
these provisions to be arranged between the Department
and the successful bidder if bid should be accepted.
No application will be considered If not accompanied
with satisfactory evidence of the trustworthy character Of
the bidder and Of his ability TO fulfil the contract
N. K HALL,
mar "a Postmaster General.