Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-12
DROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL
LOCKS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Aprll Y, Sol.A
SEALED Proposals. for furnis hing mail locks and
keys of new kinds, TO be substituted for the locks
and keys now used on the United states mails will
be rece' 81 this Department until maze o'elock a.
~, the tenth day of July 1851.
IL being desirable TO obtain locks and keys Of q
exclusive use Of the Uuted states ais. no I'M mod
e Prescrbed for bidders: the Department relying
for It's selection on the resu e. of mocha lica skI
and INGENUITY Which far conPetlto., now 10
70 state thai ma lock should s. ,, feci,, 1S hs
that its other rrineiral REQUISITES &ls safoTrify
sse.,,ty !.shinsss ,tytnstk durability, HorsIy
Two kinds Of mail locks and keys-one Of bass
sna me other OF lIou1dlasrent IN form and oon
~. separate J, the price Of eachlron lock. each key
Tor same, each brass leok, and esch brass key for
Duplicate samples or patterns of each kind Of
the Proposals OF eaca lind ram pie locks 10 be
rlye:ted up and hnlshed. and another 90 be open
ne examined Fvery ssms.e ssSujS Ea n'sini,
marked with the bIcder's name.
should their internal construction be Otherwise
Puolo.y Known. or be tlT l!ar 10 any locks hereto
wsy, 70 infringe or interfere with any patented in
will be sub admitted 20 board u examiners % be
commissioned 10y the Postmaster GCIer.l. for tie
the enI eap fs Ss e.m EN- 70 srS
for the interest of the Department 10 reject all the
veriisement, contracts will, upon the report of the
examiners be entered into. as soon "a Practicsbe.
ed for shing similar locks ana keys for four
years, as they may be required and ordered; with
for the time berg TO extend and oontnua tue con
trsct in force for an additional term OF four yeAT,
less han SIX months before ,hs teruInaiien Of the
srs, term 81 tour years or at the eIri,son Of the
party for furnishing sImilar or iffersnt locks and
keys, as the Postmaster Gensral may determine.
The contractor must az be abe 70 furnish,
II required and ordered, 600 brass locks and 60
brass keys, within three months & ON the time Of
nm ln(E Ia nd
1900 iron no., Keys sIthin eight n.pntrs from suss
night to Increase or diminish, tie wants or IN
terests OF the seryloe may dema-d, the quantities
poropsts allowances Of 9ms e furnish them pro
All the locks furnished BY tho contractor must he
yesrs, in the ordinary use Of the tcrvioe, vhe d
subjected 10 obvious violence such as beoom, IL
fecave; during that ne to be rep seed with per-
The oontr1ct~r VIII be required 20 de- Iver The
psrtns NJ, wa hineton d. C., put up on stick.
forming separate bundles OF Eve looks each, and
se hnnr TSs sIs s%
TO be delivered 10 an agent Of the Department dpy
oSsse Of and convey ne san s from s sas 20
or's factory 70 the Department vhers both locks
snd Ky, Are 70 De Inspected and approved before
The contractor van be required 70 give bond.
SSss M the as fS 81
the contract on his part. both 90 hing the
the mail lock. AID Keys with que privacy, SntssH
~, ane care. No proposal will therefore be cOn-
sidered, n not accompanied with 3 written guar
ante from the proposed sureties, whose respon-
sibility must be certified BY the postmaster II the
place Of their residence, that they vI beooms
sponsible on the reg uIred bond, for the fuflment
OF the contract by the bidder in case such propO-
sails be acospted.
:, In ascidiog on the proposals. and specimens. the
Postmaster General MAJ deem ~ ey peoIent 20
lect the brass lock Of bidder and the iron lock
81 H, as the shs Of
ent kinds Of locks as he NAV select.
Proposals should be carefully sealed, addressed
20 the Postmaster General, nd endorsed the
envelope, Proposals. for Nal Locks"
Nj. BLAIR,
ap v8v Postmaster Genere.