The national Republican., 1861-05-23
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Looks.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

april %, 1861.
cEALEp PROPOSALS for furnishing mail looks and keys
oil new kinds, to be substituted Tor the locks and keys
now used the United States mails. will be received at
this Department uut nine o'clock A. NJ the tenth day Of
July, 1901.
Il being desirable to obtain locks md keys new
the United mails model prescribed for bidders
the Department relying for It's selection on the results OF
mechanical skill and Ingenuity which fair composition,
invited, produce II Is deemed necessary only
that mail lock should be secking and that its
other principal requisites uniformity security lightness,
strength, dmalily, novelty Of construction, and Jdehy@ y@
Two kinds Of mail locks keys-one Of brass and the
other Of iron-dcrcnt in form and construction re-
qured and proposals should specify separately the price
Of each iron lock- each key for sme each brass lock- and
each brass key for same
posed required to bo submitted with the proposals
OF each kind o sample locks 10 bc rvccd up and fin
shed and another to bo open unrvetted so that It's in
tcrna structure may easily bo examined Every sample
should b6 plainly marked with the bidders name,
The locks offered should not be patented nor should their
internal construction be otherwise publicly known, be
similar TO any locks heretofore used and they must be
warranted not any way tonnge or interfere with any
patented invention.
The various sample locks presented by bidders will DO
submitted 10 board Of examiners to be commissioned by
the POSTMASTER General Tor the purpose OF examining aud
reporting them unless tho Postmaster General shall
deem to be for the interest oil the Department TO reject all
the proposals and specimens submitted under this adrer
tsecn w upon the report Of the examiners
be entered into soon as practicable with the successful
bidder whose locks adopted furnishing similar locks
md keys for four years. us they may be required and or
dcrcd with the right the part OF the Postmaster Gene
raj for the time being to extend and continue inc soac
In additional term Of four years, giving no.
tcc in writing to the contractor not less than SIX monls
before the termination OF the 1rst term of olr years or,
the expiration Of the first term OF four years. 10 contract
with any other party for furnishing similar or dlercnt
locks and keys tho Postmaster General may determine
Tie contractor must agree and be able to furnisi ro
qncd and ordered 0O brass locks and 600 brass Keys
within three months from the time OF entering into con
tract and 900 locks and 80 700 iron keys within
eight moss from such time But the Postmaster General
will the right to increase or diminish US the wants
Of the service may demand, the quantities OF
In Ipcke nnl kpyg
allowance Of time to furnish them.
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be war
raned to keep good working order for two years In the
ordinary OF tho service when not subjected to obvious
violence such become defective, during that time, TO
be replaced with perfect locks without charge
The will be required to deliver the locks at his
expense the 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 than two hundred locks each The Keys are
to be delivered agent the Department duly and
specially authorized In each to take charge OF aud CON
the same from the contractors factory 70 tho Depart
where both locks and keys TO be Inspected and
approved before they shall be paid for
The will be required to give bond with ample
security the Of twenty five thousand dollars, for the
faithful performance Of the coptract on his both as 10
furnishing the supplies ordered and guarding the anuiac
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
slrctes (wh0sc responsibility must be certified by the
postmaster the place oil their rcsidcnce that they will
become responsible the required bond for the fu1
Of the contract by the bidder in such proposals be NC
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In deciding tho proposals and specimens the Posmas
tor General deem expedieIt " select the brass ocl
Of bidder and the iron lock OF another lie therefore
tho right OF contracting with different ndviduas
| for such different kinds Of locks US he may select
Proposals should be carefully sealed, addressed 10 thu
Postmaster General and endorsed the envelope Pro
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