Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-27
DRoPoSALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL,
IL LOCKS
Po5r OFFICE DEPARTMENT, I

foST OFFIcK DEPARTMENT,
SBLLKD PROPOSALS for furnishing mail locks and
KEYS OF new kinds, % b substItut5d for the locks
be received II this Department until Hine oeiceI a.
D1. TIE teBtd Gay Of JGy 1861.
new construct on, and inverted eTpressiy FOR the
exclusive use of the United States nails, no model
for is selection on the resu Is Of mechanical skill
ana InEenultF which far comPetitioc, now in-
TO state that mail ock shou be !oefi9r. and
.n.t i,s 9tns: principal requisites are snfoIynify:
construction, Gnd SactIifv ofKss
Two klnds OF mail locks and feys-one of brass
struction. required; sd PROPOSE should spec
y. separately, the price of csc lock- each key
for same, each brass lock, and each brass key for
Duplicate samples or patterns Of eaoh kind Of
looks proposed, rec uired 90 be submitted with
the proposals one OF each Kind fample locks to be
rlveited up and finished, aud another TO bs open OF
re examined. Every sample should be plainly
mar ked with the bidders namo.
should their internal construction Be othervise
guolcy known or be Similar 70 any locks hereto .
way to infringe or interfere with any patented in,
The VARIOUS sample locks presented bv bidders
will be submitted 20 board of examiners 10 be
commissioned by the POstmaster General, for the
nnisss the Postmaster General shall deem il 70 be
for the interest of the Department 20 reject al the
veTisement, cohtrscts will, upon the report Of the
examiners be entered into as soon as practicable,
with the successful bidder whose loo are sdopt-
ed for furnishing similar locks and keys for four
years, a. they may bs Sulred aud orderedi with
for the time bsirg to extend aud continQe the
tract in force for additional term OF four years.
sTnS @o5tbs IL bdFs SS Of tSe
first term Of four years; at the expiration OF the
p.st for sm or ocis and
keys, as the Postmstter General may determine,.
IL required and % ordeTcd 800 6rsss looks and 60
brass keys, within three months from the tune Of
| $1,000 IRON keys, within eight mqnths from sneh
time. But tho Postmaster General vii reserve the
ests Of the seTos the
OF the locks asd KEYS shove pselhed, with pro-
All the locks furnished By the contractor pust be
wsrrsn 70 keep IN good Working orde for tive
subjected 70 obvious violence; such a. become de-
teetiye, during that time, to be replaced With per-
sSs Tss viii ss required to dsyer the
looks, at his ovp expense, q the Post 0mss Rs
SasG.s D. O FL of On s.o
securely packed IN wooden boxes, c9nuinlos DOT
70 % x
and specially euthOfiZed IN eech case 70 take
or's fsotory 70 the Department, where both loci
and k,ys are % be inspected and approved before
The contfsStOr Win be required 70 give bond
with ample security: IN the sum Of twenty hye
Supplies ordered, md guarding the manu- soture Of
ty, and care. No proposal will therefore be con-
sidered, not accompanied with o written Gua'-
sibity must be certified BY the postmaster ~ the
pase Of their resldenc that they Will become re.
sponsibe on the req ured bond. for the fulhiment
OF the contract by the bidder, in case such propo-
eals be scoepted.
Postmaster General may deem lt expedieut % fe-
lect the brass lock OF bidder and the ron locf
tracing with different individuals for such olner
ent kinds Of locks as he NAV select
70 the Postmaster General, and endorsed on the
envelope, Proposals Jr Mdl Locts
- 95 ve~ po<tmnster Genarnl.