Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-29
DRUPOSALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL
LOCKS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


SEALED Proposals. for furnishing mail locks and
kess oi new k,pds, TO be Sophisticated for the lock.
be Ieoei ed az this Department. until sine O'clock a.
M ne tenth da, of July 1861.
new construction, and invented expressly for the
exclusive use Of the United states sils, no model
for its selection the resu u Of mocha cical AKIN
and INGENUITY which fair competition, now in :.
TO state tai msI ok shou d be ,sT IoeEtrs, ane
I'M ,s Gtssr rIinelrs! Lsausi,es are srfc,nit
corstrHcsaon, asdJae,Itty efxss
Two kinds of mail lock- and keys-oRsof brass
y sepafatey, the price Of each IRON lock each Key
samo. ~ W
duplicate samples or patterns Of each kind of
the proposaS one of each hind OF sample ooI, TO be
rlve'ted up sud finished and another 20 Be open or
unrYetItd SO that us internal structure may easily
ma, ked with the bidders name. r'''N''
should their internal construction be otherwise
PUBLICLY known OF be similar to any locks hereto
v.y 70 infringe or interfere with any patented in,
Will be submitted 20 a board Of examiners to De
commissioned BY the Postmaster General, fer ri Q
aItss the Postmas Gsners sSa deem Il 10 sn be-
for the interest Of the Department TO reject ali the
veriisement contracts viii, upon the report Of the
examlr ers, he entered into as soon practicable
AnOpt-
ed for furnishing similar locks ana Keys for four
Years, a. they may DO required and ordered; with
for the time beiT g, to extenG ana o"nei1a the
tract IN force for additional term OF four yesrv
beons S 10 not
arst term OF four years; Or at the expiration Of the
n.str oT % ais5 nam T. 9Sn'rat with other
keys. as the Postmaster General may determine.
if sSs oded S9. Sc to
brass keys, within three months from the time of
entering into contI.ct. and 5000 IRON locks and
time. But the Postmaster General viii reserve the
Of the sssvos m.9 a. dns ~, Ssnts OF In
of the Locks and KEYS q with pro-
oeis IN tho them
years, in the Ordinary uss Of the ssrvioe, vSep Of
ecnye dufsg that time to Be replaced p With ,sf
feet looks. without 9; ,nrEe.
ssI.'f ss d 6cs b 5s'
Psrtmsn', W.,hipEton. d. e., put up on sticks,
securely packed in wooden boxes, containins not
moro than two hundred looks each The feys are are
and specially authorized IN esoR case to- axe
charge Of and cnuvey the san from the contract
and keys are to be Inspected and spproyed befors
they shall be paid for,
thoussn1 dollars. for the faithful performanos Of
supplies ordered and guarding the manu- aot5rs oi
the mail locks and keys with due privacy, intesri
sidered, if not sooomp anied with q written guar
act a from tue proposed sureties, whose Iespon-
slbiity must be certified by the postmaster st the
sRonslble on the required bond, for the fulfiment
or the contract by the bidder, in osse such pro2o
In ascidi on the proposals and specimens, the
Postmaster o. neral MAJ deem Il CT pedlent 20 se-
Of another He herefere reserves the night of oon
tracing with different Indvid uals for siioh differ
emit kinds of locks az he NAV select. -.
Proposals should be carefully sealed, addressed
70 the Postmaster Gelersl, and endorsed ON the
envelope, Proposals Jov Mail Locks"
NJ. BLAIR,
APT v6w Postmaster General