The national Republican., 1861-05-29
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Locks.
PoST DFFICU DEPARTMENT,

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- Of kinds U be substituted Tor the locks and keys
used the United States mails will be received at
this Department until nine O'Clock A. the tenth day Of
July, 1851.
Ii being desirable to obtain locks and keys Of
sructon and expressly tor tho exclusive usc
tho United mails no model prescribed for bidders
the Department relying for Its selection on the results Of
mechanical skill and ingenuity which fair compettion,
now invited may produce II dccmrd necessary only
that mail lock should be seloin9, and that lis
other principal REQUISITES are uniformity sec.iy hghess
Two kinds Of mail ks and keysone Of rass and the
other OF iron-derent In form and construcon are
qurcd and proposals should specify separately the price
each iron lock- each key for same each brass lock- and
Duplicate samples or patterns each kind Of locks pro-
posed required to be submitted with the proposals
Of each kind OF sample locks to be riveted and fin
shed and another to be open unrivettcd, that It's in
ernal structure easily be examined Every sample
should be plainly marked with the bidders name.
The locks offered should patented should their
internal construction be otherwise publicly known, or be
similar to any locks heretofore used and they must be
warranted not any way, tonfrnge or interfere with
patented invention.
The various sample locks presented by bidders will bO
submitted to board Of examiners 10 be commissioned by
tho Postmaster General Tor tho purpose OF examining aud
reporting them and unless the Postmaster General shall
deem to be for the interest Of the Department to reject all
the proposals and specimens submitted under this adver
scmen contracts will upon the report Of the examiners
be practicable with the successful
bidder whose locks are adopted for furnishing locks
and keys for four years they be required and or
dered with the right on part Gene
raj Tor tho beng and continue the contract
in force for additional term Of four years giving no.
tce writing to the contractor less than months
before the termination Of the first term Of four years
at the expiration OF tho first term OF four years to contract
with any other party for furnishing similar or different
locks and keys tho Postmaster General may determine
The contractor must aud be able to furnish If re-
qured and ordered 60 brass locks and 6Oo brass keys
within three months from the time Of entering into CON
tract and 80 900 iron locks and 80 900 iron keys within
eight months from such time. But tho Postmaster General
Will reserve tho right TO increase or diminish US tue wants
interests Of the service may demand the quantities OF
the locks and keys above specified with proportona'e
allowance Of time TO furnish them
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be
ranted keep good working order for years. in the
ordinary Of the when not subjected to obvious
violence such become detective, during that time, 10
be replaced with perfect locks, without charge.
The contractor will be required TO deliver the locks at his
own expense, At the Post Ulco Department Washington
d. c. up sticks forming separate bundles OF I've
locks each and securely packed wooden boxes contain
ing not than two hundred locks each. The keys
TO be delivered to agent OF the Department. duly and
specially authorized In each take charge o aud con
vey the from the contractor factory to the Depart
mcnt where both locks and keys be inspected and
approved before they shall be paid for.
The contractor will be required 70 give bond with ample
security In the OF twenty thousand dollars for tho
faithful performance Of the contract on his part both rs TO
furnishing the supplies orderod and guarding the manuiac
OF the mail locks keys with privacy Integrity
and No proposal will therefore be considered not
accompanied with written guarantee from the proposed
suretes (whose responsibility be certified by the
postmaster at tho place of their residence that they will
bUcome responsible the required bond for the uh
Of the contract by the bidder In case such proposals be ac
eeped
In deciding the proposals and specimens the Postmas
ter General deem eIpedent select the brass lock
OF bidder and the lock Of another He therefore
reserves the right Of contracting with different individuals
for such different kinds Of locks as he may select.
Proposals should DO carefully sealed addressed 10 the
Postmaster General and endorsed on the envelope, Pro
pOsaI for Nail Locks"
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