The national Republican., 1861-06-07
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Locks,
Posi- Or1cE DEPARTMENT,

Lyra 2a 1861.
used the United states mails will be received at
this Department until nine o'clock A. tho tonh day of
Ii being desirable obtain locks and keys of new con.
sructon and invented expressly for the exclusive use Of
the United states mails model prescribed for bidders
the Department relying for It's selection on the results Of
mechanical skin anil ingenuity which air composition,
now invited, produce II Is deemed necessary only
to state that mail lock should be Tockng and that its
other principal requisites uniformity security liphtness,
strength, dWatiiay norei Of eona'etion, and facility v
Two kinds Of mail 10 ks and Keystone Of brass end the
other Of iron-decnt in form and construction,
qucd and proposals should specify separately the price
Of each iron lock- each Key for same each brass lock- and
/ each brass key for same.
Duplicate samples or patterns Of each kind Of locks pro-
posed, are required to be submitted with the proposals
VI each ku sample locks to be rvc,,ed up and nn
shed and another to be open or unrvced so that its IN
,ernal structure may easily be examined Every sample
should be plainly marked with the bidders name.
The locks offered should hot be patented should their
internal construction be otherwise publicly known be
smilr any locks heretofore and they must be
patented invention.
The various sample locks presented by bidders will be
submitted to board oG examiners be comis by
the lostnaster General Tor the purpose of examining and
reporting them aud unless the Postmaster General shall
deem 10 be or the interest Of the Department 10 reject all
the proposals and specimens submitted under this arcr
uscnent contracts WILL upon the report OF the examiners
be entered mto as practicable, with the successful
bidder whose locks adopted for furnishing similar locks
and Keys for four years, they be required and or
dcrcd with the right the part OF the Postmaster Gene
in force additional term of tour years giving no.
tee, writing 10 the contractor, not less than months
before the termination oi the first term Of four years
at the expiration OF the first term of four years TO contract
with other party Tor furnishing similar different
locks and Keys the Postmaster General may determine
The contractor must agree and be able To Furnish re-
QuCd and ordered 900 brass locks aud 800 brass keys
within three months from the time OF entering into con-
tract and 0OO iron locks and 10000 iron keys within
eight mouths from such time But tue Postmaster General
vii reserve the right 10 increase or diminish as the wants
interests OF the service may demand the quantities Of
the locks and Keys above specified with proporonate
allowance Of time TO furnish them.
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be war
rancd To keep good working order for two years in the
ordinary of tho service when not subjected to obvious
vOiecc such become detective, during that time, TO
be replaced with perfect locks, without charge.
The contractor will be required to deliver the locks at his
expense the Post Office Department Washington
d. c. pu, up on sticks forming separate bundles Of I've
locks EACH and securely packed in wooden boxes contain
Ing not more than two hundred locks each The keys
DO delivered Of the Department, duly and
specially authorized in each to take charge Of and
the from the contractors factory TO tho Depart
where both locks and keys to be Inspected and
approved before they shall be puid for.
The contractor will be required 10 give bond with ample
security in the Of twenty five thousand dollars for the
faithful performance Of the his part, both
furnishing the supplies ordered guarding the manuac
ture of the mail locks and Keys with due privacy integrity
and No proposal will therefore be considered If
with written guarantee from the proposed
snrctcs (whose responsibility must be certified by the
postmaster at the place IL their rcsidence that they will
become responsible the required bond for the iuhmcn
Of tho contract by the bidder in case such proposals be
ceptcd
In deciding the proposals and specimens tho Postmas
ter General deem expcden select the brass lock
OF bidder aud the iron lock Of auoher He therefore
the right OF contracting with different individuals
for such different kinds Of locks us he may select.
Proposals should bc carefully soaed addressed the
Postmaster General and endorsed on the envelope, Pro
NJ BLAIR
apr 2T-wsw Postmaster General