Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-27
DRoPOsALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL
LOCKS,
Posr oFFIcs DEPARTMENT.

Arrl q, 'Bl.t
SEALED Proposals. for furnishing mad Inck, and
keys OF lev kinds, to be tub,tltrt for the locks
snd keys row used on the United states mails. will
De reoel -ed a. this Department until o'clock
VI. the tenth dav of July 1861.
Ii being desirable TO obtain locks and keys of q
exCnsive use the United ststss Tn. no Gr %cd tn
Is prescribed for bidders: IN. Department relying
and INGENUITY which 8 far ocmpetitior, now ir-
vIted, may produce tis deemet re,ss,ary only
thst it's other rrincipsl requisites a'e snf.rnrify
seenrify, Sfrensth durability, norelfy Of
Two kinds Of msil locks and keys-ous of brass
and TIE other Of iron-difa arent in form ard com
pee hogS
Tor came, each brass lock, and each brass key for
Duplicate samples or patterns of each kind of
incss proposed, are rec ured TO Re submitted with
tbs one of oaoh hind of,anple locksto bs
riveted up and finished, and another 20 hs open or
unrlvettsd SO that it's inter- al structure easly
re exsmined Eve,y .amp:e should be p.sinlY
Ihe Looks offered hoult Dot be patented ror
should their internal contraction be Otherwise
fore used, aud they must be- warranted not, in any
way tn infringe or interfere with any patented in
Ths various sampls locks presented bv bidders
Will bs submitted 10 board Of examiners to be
purpose of eIamioing and reporting on EN-: and,
uul -ss the Postnas ter Gene-a shel deem IL e. be
proposals and specimens So bm tie under this AZ
verisement. contracts WILL upon The report of the
e.,
with tn succe ssful bidder whose locks afe slopt-
ed Tor furnishing similar locks and keys for four
ihs right, on the part of the PostIrsster Genera
for the time bcirs, to extend and cJntinu. the
m ,ci i ~ iorcc 70, an aaoi- ons Term OF Tour yeir
les han Elk months before !hA termina len of the
frst term Of fur years; or st the expiration OF the
party fo- furnishing similar ifsrert looks and
ksrs. a. the Pn.t,n'stsr neral may determine,
II required and ordered. 6 % brass looks and $40
hrsss keys, within three months . ON the time Of
time. But the Postmaster Genei s vii reserve the
t:rsts Of the ssPyios msy aemard Der the srsn itis.
of the looks s1d ks's above sp -ci6 I'd, with pro-
AL the locks furnished by the 7ntTsotor nut be
warranted 70 KEEP In good working orde for tro
su6isotsd 70 Obvious VIC esce; sneh as become de- de-
fefiive during IN 1t Ii be rep aoed with psr-
The co"tract will Be required to deliver the
locks, ~ llr own sxpsnse = the Post Ofhos Pc
f51mug bu1des s. Of Eve oSR, On s.oh and
secnrey P:cked in voocen boxes, containing not
to be dalIvered to an agent of the Department duly
an specially authorized In eaoh oass 10 taks
or's fsotnrI to the Depar, ment vher1 both looks
a-dk ysntet !. be inspected AID approved before
The contra. .t'r VIII bs required to give bond, !,
with anP:e security: IN the gum Of twenty Eve
the 90 trsc: or his part 10th as TO inS the
upplies ordered, nd suarding the manu- aotare Of
fhs mall iccss and ke, with due privaoy, Integri
ty. and csre. No pronosSl viii therefore be ean-
sidered, II not accompanied with q written Eua--
9. frcT3 the prop pssr snreties, (-hose Iespon-
sibilty must be cet,ifed ~ the postmaster at the
ace Of thar residence, shat they VIII become re-
fPonsihls on the required bond for the fulf ment
OF the ooutrso! BY the bidder, IL such FrOPo-
sails be accsrte1.
In nsOidi ON the prop 5.s!s and tpecImens, the
Postmaster 6sneral may deem It ex pedIent 20 Sc
lest the hsss loc Of bidder and the iror lock
OF snnther be harefore reserves the rig ht of con-
tracing with different individuals for such differ.
ent kinds of locks as ne NAV select.
Proposals should be ca sfuy sealed, addressed
to the PoEtmAster General, and endorsed on the
envelope, " Proposals. JOT Mail Locks"
M.BLAIR,
sp2T Wsw Postmastsr General.