Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-29
DRoPOSALs FOR FURNISHING MAIL,
LOCKS.
POsT OFFIcR DEPARTMENT..
'E DEPARTMENT,

AprIl z, ssI.S
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing mail locks and
and keys now used ou the United states mails will
be recei Eed at this Department until O'Clock
NJ the tenth daT Of July. 1851.
1t being desirable 20 obtain locks and keys Of a
new construction, ana inverted expressly for the
prescribed for bidders: the Department relying
for its selection on the resu ts Of mechRtical skIl
vitsd. may produce T,is deemed ! Ieoes.sry only
20 state thai mail "ok should be self lockinE, and
secHrity, Eghfnsss Strengfh Durability, aopeIfg Of
construction, Gad tae,lity QfHSs
aud the other of iIon-oiferent In form aud COL
Esruotlon s,e res uired; agd pr3P1sa should spec
same.
locks proposed, rec ulsad to be fuhmiwsd with
the proposals. Que Of each ind ofSample Ocksto he
unrvetad, that IT. Iateraal structure NAY carly
| Ie exsmlnSd Every ssmP should be plainly
The locks offered hould not be patented, nor
| should their internal construction bs otherwise
pubIoly known or he sIG ar TO any locks hereto
fore used, and they must be warranted not. in
way, TO infringe or interfere with any patented in
The various sample ipoks presented by blddsrs
acknowledgements com 6T The Fostmaster 1SsnersI. for tie
pETpose OF eIamlning snd reporting on tTem; and.
for the interest of the Dspsrtnent 10 reject a. the
proposals aud specimens subm'ttei under this -
veIiIsenent, cohtIacts u' nloh the Iepott on the
with ths successful bidder whose lock- are adopt
60, Tor fu,nlshlng similar locks and keys ior ioer
the right, on the part of the Postmaster GeneIaI
for the time b.iEg to txtend ana cOntluye the oot-
tract In force fOr additional term OF four year,,
less han ak months before the termlnsilcn Of the
first term Of four years; at the expiration OF the
hrst term 1Gnr " srs. 70 cCnrs with any otheI
R.rly for lurpishige t.mi ar or lEsrsEt looks s'o
The ntractOr muEt agree ana be able 10 ldI n
il required and ordered, 5000 Lrass looks and go 20
| entering iEto contract. and 5000 iron Jocks srd
500 lion keys within eight m9atrs & from s1Sa ,S
night TO Ecrsase or dimlElsh, as the wants or IN
t;rst' Of th. ssryc. Sc I,y lena q ths % ,Tc
i pOrtionste allowance of time 70 furnish them.
All hs TeSs e. m oo 9y ths 6TSs
years. IN the ordinary use Of the service, when not
five. 6uSs Sst s to 5: rsP scsd With
Ths ooTtract0f will Be required to deliver the
| looks, at his own expense, g. the Post Once De
psrtms NJ, Was hinEtOn, d. G., put up on sucks,
forming sePsrs,e bundles Of i've locks each. and
| securely packed in wooden boxes, coltsinlng not
| more than two hundred locks each; The keys are
ss 70 81 agent %1 tss & to aH
| ohsrge Of and convey the sane from the oonpsct-
ors factory to the Depariment whsrs both ,s lSSs:
The oontra"tcr viii be required 70 give bopd
thoGssnd dollars. for the fsiihfGI perfoTmsnce Of
oTSsTs nS fGaTdns q the manu- sctare
the mail locks and keJs with due privacy, Integri
| ty, and care. No proposal will therefore be oon-
sidered, n not accompanied with . written GnsI
| ant e from the PROPOSED sureties, (vhose fespoh-
sibiity must be certified BY the postmaster ~ me
ace Of their residence, that they VIII Decolne Ic
sponsibe on the REQ uIred bond, for the fulh men'
OF the contract By the bidder, in case such sropo
| In oscidiI q on the proposals and specimens, the
| Postmsster General mas deem 10 expedlent 20 te
lect the brass lock OF bidder and the tron lock
Of another He therefore reserves the ria ht o cn-
tractng with different Individ uals for suoh olnef
4 ent kinds Of looks as he NAV select 49,
Proposals should be carefully sealed, eaoressssa
20 the Postmaster Genera, end enoorseo "h INV
| NJ. BLAIR.
| 40, -o- Postmaster Gensra!.