Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-03
DROPOsALs FOR FURNIsHING MAII,
LOCKS.
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April 2, ssl.S
SRALKp PROPOSALS for furnishins mail locks and
KEYS OF new kinds, 70 be substItut for the looks
snd Keys low used on the United states mails, Will
oe rece ea At this Department until niHs O'clock
IL being desirable 20 obtsIn locks and keys of .
use T Uus s..s 10 fDr %o tss
Is prescribed for bidders: the Department relyInE
and inssnuity Which fair competitio nov SfI' inI
vlted, may produces Ii is deemed Leoes.sry only
that It's other principal requisiies are Enforsntfy
secsTty IIghtHsSS. strength durability, Horelfp OF
eoTStTt;ften, and facility ofESs
Two kinds Of mall locks and keys-one Of brass
and the other Of iron-diilerent in form and CON
structlon: are resuiret; .9d PROPOSE should spec
for same, each brass leck, snd each brass key for
locks proposed, are rec uiTed 20 be submitted with
the proposals. one of each kind f,ampe locks 70 be
unrivettsd so that It's inter- al structure may easy
ne exsmlned EveLy sample should be plainly
The locks offered rhould not be patented. nor
should their internal construction be otherwise
fore used, and they must be warranted not in sny
Ways 70 Infringe or interfere with any patented in
ventl0nI
Ths Vsrlous sample looks presentsi br bidders
! viii he Submitted 90 hard of examiners 30 De
nul1ss the Postma ster General sh8'l deem IL Il BE
for the interest of the DeFer fcnt 70 reeot all tbs
| Proposals and specimens submittcf undcr this A.
vertsemelt contracts will, UFOn the report Of the
I Ne 6e en.sre1 lnto a. ssa a.
ed, tor IL .shing similar locks snc keys for iOur
years, "a they maj es rssHlreq anc orae' e; with
for the time being, TO extend ana 1ntiou~ the con
tract IN force Cor additional term OF four year,
on giving notice. IN writing, 70 the contrAotor not
loss han SIX mouths el0re che ter nalieu Of the
hrst term OF 9ar years; or at the expiration Of the
party ior bishnr m SIM Jar or 7issrsnt locks % and
keys, as the PcstmsI!i' General may determine,
il required and ordsred 8 CV5 6fses locks and 6o
| brass keys, within three months Il ON the tune Of
entering into contrsct. and 50 200 iron looks snd
sN,oO0 IRON keys, within eight moatls from such
time. But the Postmaster General vii re>erve the
tefests Of the sefvee may demsrd, the guam 'ities
oI sne loess And ksi a. H2ss z ehed with Pfe
All the locks furnished by the oontrsctor must be
warranted to KEEP IN good working orde' for 70
years, in the ordinary use of the servos. vheO q
subjected 10 obvious violenoe; such ~ bccom, h.
feStye, during that tue. 70 be rep .sced with psr
The coTusctcr will Be Sc required to deliver the
l0eE., at MS Sws sxn nenss; a the Post 0fos re
more than two hundred locks ssch The feys are
charge Of and convey the san from the contrsct-
AID yssre e. be inspected sud approved before
| they shall be pald for
with ample security. IN the sum Of twenty Eve
thousan collars, for the faithful performances of
supplies ordered, nd guarding the manu- sot1re Of
the mail locks and keJr with due privacy, Intssri
| ~, ans care. No proposal will therefore be c~u-
sidered, II not accompanied with q writtea qua
ant 9 from the opposed sureties, Whose Iespon-
sibiity must be Ger ufed by the postmaster st the
p.soe Of their residence, that they WIZ become
sponsibe on the REQ uIred bond, for the fuf imeut
of the contract BY tle bidder, in case suoh propo-
sails be accepted.
in oecidi on the p. .-opossls and specimens, the
Postmaster General m ~ deem 10 eIpeolent TO se-
lect the brass lock OF O bidder and the iron lock
OF another, He therefor Ieseryes the rlEht oi crn
tracing with different n divldpsls for such dirsr
ent kinds of locks as he ~ o, select
20 the Postmaster Genera and endorsed ON tie
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