Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-01
PROPOSALS. FOR FURNIsHlN6 MAIL,
LOCKS
Posi- oE7.cE DEPARTMENT,

AprIl 2, .sSl.f
SEALED PRorosLLs for furnishing m.il locks and
and KEYS now used on the United states MATS VII
be recei 'ed st ths Department until sins oeIceE a.
Ii beinE desirable 10 obtain locks and KEYS Of .
new construct on, and invested expressly for the
exc nslVe use OF tue Ialted STATES " ALA no mCdl
Is prescribed for bidders: the Department reIyiTs
Tor ITS selection oG the resu ts Of Hecba aios sIi
yIted, may produce tits deemei ] e.es.sry onIy
70 state that msI l'oE Ehou be SELF loeEiHg and
sssHrIty !,EhtneSS. sfrenstk dNrabiIIrv nor,Is u
constructor, on ard facility ofHY,
Two Kinds of mail locks and keys-one of brnss
aud the ether OF irOn-didsrent In form ard COR
uSs,o2 ae reS uiTSd; sSd p1pPosa shoUld spec
ioT same, each brass lcck, and each bia key for
duplicate samples or patterns of each kind of
,Soss proposed are REQ qlred 70 be submitted with
the one Of each Eind of ample looks 70 be
rIve'ted up and finished ana anothertO 20 bs open OF
pnrivsttsd 50 that rs internal structure nav early
mar ked with the bidders name. 10 PI"-n''
sa ne lGcks ;f offered 'Louls not be patented, nor
pubioy known or he siGifs ar TO anJ Ioots bereto
70 re used, and they must De warranted not in apy
vay TO infringe or interfere with any patented in
The vArIous sample locks presented bv bidder.
commissioned BY the Postmaster Gsnersl, for TIE
purpose of examining and reporting on them; and,
for the interest Of the Department 70 reeot a. t6e
proposals and specimens subm'tte under thus s6-
examiners, be entered into. soon as practio.ble
with ths successful bidder whose looks ADOPT
ed, Tor furnlshlng similar locks keys for four
yesTs, as they may be required and ordeTed; with
he right, ON the Part of the Postmaster General
tract IN force for al additional term OF four year.
on giving notice IN VT ting 70 the oonirsotoT not
hrst term of four years at the expiration OF the
p.It 81 f or % e t9 any ots
keys, as the Pustmaster General may determine,
II Ie9B,ysa a. 1rdIrsJ 's. 90 bT,ss oot. .nd s
brass keys, within three months ON the time Of
| siJ05 iron ke,s. within eisht moztSs from .1oS
time. But the Postmaster Gene 81 vii reserve the
ttfests Of tbe ssTvioe m.I Ssmard tSe o3.ntitss
Of The Iock sud KEYS al@,vssP eifisd. with pro.
All the looks furnished by the oontractor must be
wars nted 70 keep an good working oTde for 70
subiecten 30 OBVIOUS yiol enoe suoh AZ beoam, Ie
feo,ye ourI.g thst Il ue, 70 be rep aced with por-
The coT,rsctsf viii s. required to deliver I'll.
forming sepsrste buHdes Of i've e0i ioSk. e.eS, and
E.PP TSs
70 be delivered 20 an agent Of the Department dull
charge Of and convey the ssn from the ooStrsot,
or's factory TO the Department, where both looks
and ysaTe to be inspected and approved before
| The contractor viii be required 20 give bond /.
thoassni collars. fer the fsiihfSI performances Of
the contract on his part, both TO hing the
the mail locks and Keys with due privacy. Intssri
ty, and care. No proposal viii therefore be oon-
sidered, If not accompanied with O written guar
art e from the proposed sureties, (vhose IesPon-
sibilIty must be oert6ed by the postmaster st the
pace Of their residence that they Will become re
/ sponsible on the required bond for the fulh ment
OF the contrsot BY the bidder, case such propo-
| sails be accepted. -,
| In dscidi 9 on the proposals. and fpecImsns, the
4 Postmaster General mas deem It expeolent % Sc
leot the brass lock OF bidder and the iron LOOK
of another He therefore reserves the rght of en-
traotine with different Individual for such Diner
4 ent kinds of locks es he may select
i Proposals should be carefully sealed, eddress q
/ 20 the Pottmaster Gereral, and endorsed on tne
eh''oSe' NJ BLAIR,
II .n1 vew poxtmastsr 6ens-a'