The national Republican., 1861-06-15
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Looks.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
SEAIFD PROPOSALS for furnishing mail looks and keys
- Of kinds to be substituted for the locks keys
used on the United States mails will be received al
this Department until O'Clock A. tho tonth day Of
July, 1s6l.
Ii being desirable to obtain locks and KEYS Of now con
ardcton and invented expressly for tho exclusive Of
the United States mails, model Is prescribed Tor bidders
the Department relying for its selection the results OF
mechanical skill and ingenuity which iair competition
now invited may produce. 1t is deemed necessary only
TO state that mail lock should be seiocing, and that lis
other principal requisites uniformity security, ighnes,
arengh durability noreify Of eonsrucion and Jaciily d
use
Two kinds Of mail To- ks and Keystone Of brass and The
other OF ir0n-diercnt In form und construction, are
CURED and proposals should specify, separately the price
of each iron lock- each key for same each brass lock-
Duplicate samples patterns of each kind Of locks pro
posed are required TO be submitted with the proposals
Of each simple locks To rvetted up and I'm
shed, and another TO be open unrivcited that
ternal structure may easily be examined. Every sample
should be plainly marked with the bidders name
The locks offered should not be patented should their
Internal construction be otherwise publicly known, or be
similar to any locks heretofore used and they must be
patented invention.
The various sample locks presented by bidders will DO
submitted TO board OF examiners to be commissioned by
the Postmaster General the purpose Of examining
reporting them and unless the Postmaster General shall
the proposals md specimens submitted under this adver
usemct contracts will upon tho report OF the examiners,
be entered into, practicable, with the successful
bidder whose locks adopted furnishing similar locks
and keys for four years. they may be required and
dered with the right the part Of the Postmaster Gene
raj for the time being extend and continue the contract
In force for additional term Of four years. giving
ce in writing to the contractor less than SIX months
before the termination O the first OF four years
at the expiration the first term OF four years. contract
with any other party for furnishing similar different
locks and keys, the Postmaster General may determine
The contractor must and be able to furnish,
qnred and ordered brass locks and COO brass keys
within three months from the time OF entering into
tract and 600 iron locks and 20 900 iron keys, within
eight months from such time. But the Postmaster General
will reserve the right to Increase Or dmnish as the
interests OF the service may demand the quantities OF
the locks and keys above specified with proporuonats
allowance Of time TO furnish them.
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be
ranted to keep good working order for two years. in the
ordinary Of the service when subjected obvious
violence such become defective, during that time,
be replaced with perfect locks, without charge.
The contractor viii be required 10 deliver the locks at his
expense, tho Post Office Department. Washington
d. C., put up sticks forming separate bundles OF i've
locks each and securely packed in wooden boxes contain
ing not more than two hundred locks each Tho Keys are
to be delivered 10 an agent OF the Department, duly and
specially authorized in each to take charge OF and
vey the from the contractors factory to tho Depart
mcnt where both locks and keys be inspected
approved before they shall be paid tor.
The contractor Will be required TO give bond with ample
security, In the of twenty live thousand dollars for the
faithful performance OF the contract his part both 70
furnishing the supplies ordered, and guarding the manufao
ture oil the mail locks and keys with due privacy Integrity
and No proposal will therefore be considered not
accompanied with written guarantee from the proposed
suretics (whuse responsibility be certified by the
postmaster at the place OF their resdcnce that they will
become responsible on tho required bond for the tumeO
Of the by the bidder such proposals be
eepted.
In deciding tho proposals specmens the Postmas
ter General may deem expedeu to select the brass lock
of ono bidder and the iron lock of another Ho therefore
the right contracting with different individuals
for such different kinds OF locks as he may SOLICIT,
Proposals should be carefully scaled, addressed TO ths
Postmaster General and endorsed the envelope Pro
NJ BLAIR,
apr 27-wSw Postmaster General