Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-15
DROPOsALs FOR FURNISHING MAIL
LOCKS.
Posr OFFIcs DEPSRTMsSr.

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SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing msIl locks and
and keIs now used on TIE [ nited states nails gIIl
ne Zee, 90 81 tlis pePerment until stss o'eocE a.
II being desirable to obtain locks and keys Of .
eso1sVs n Tn a, n 70 fGT f
u prssoribeo for bidders: the Department reIyIrg
and ingenuity which fair competitio now ia
vlted, may produce tis deemei zoe, ar, only
that its other principal requisite. e|e sHI1rraiil
sees-tfy, hsh'sess, sfreassh dgrn5iIIty, sorsly
Two kinds OF Tsil iccfs and teys-ons of bras.
And the other OF iroG-difsrsrt VI form and ON
sepaIatsy. thS Price Of esoS IRON ooS ..os ssy
Tor same, each brass lcok, and eseb bass key for
II Duplicate ssnPles or patterns Of each kind Of
tSo are rec pi.ea 70 Re suemItsd win
nye'ted up and finished, anc .ro,hero b. open or
pnrve.td, 50 that ats ntsrc al structure may esIy
ma kOd with the bidders shame name. 'AOU'o PA'h'
.h Ihs locks Gserea hog. not be patented, ror
Ruohoiy knovn or Re AN liar 70 any locks hereto
way, % infringe interfere vita any patentsd il,
vention.
The v.rOu. ssmple locks presented bv bl6ders
coTmissioned by The Postmaster General. for tie
nnisss The Postma ter GensTsi sHs deem "a ~ se
for the interest Of the Department TO reject all the
verdsement contracts WILL upon The re GOVT of the
e3sminers, be entered into. as soon practicable.
tuCc6ttIui NnOee
ed, for furnishing similar looks and keys for four
{esIs, q they may be reslired and ordered; with
for the nne b.5r TO extend and ni"S. the ooS
tract IN force Tor additional term OF four YEAR.
han month. befoTs s % sss ns
hrst term OF four years; Or at the expiration of the
party for furnishing similar or Gifsrent Ioets sbc
keys, az the Postnsstsr Genera may determine.
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brass keys, within three months { ON the time Of
time. But the Postmsster GeneraI vii reserve he
u he .sfyios %s5 ne The s1 sa.S Sh s
Of the looks and KEYS above p~cifsd. with . pro
All the looks furnished BY the contractor must 70
warranted to keep IN good working order for 70
su6iectsd TO obvious violence; snch a. ssed@, jS
fectiye, durilE that ii 20 Dc rep aoed with per-
The coptrsct CIV will Sc required to deliver ths
looks, at hi, own pense, al the Post Once De
forming sspsrsts SuSae. Of ve oe}. On s.es .n
securely packed in wooden boxes, oontainlnr not
70 ss.Ss sss. s
and specially suthonzed each case TO t.ke
or. kctorr % the Department, vSers both locks
and k,ysSe u be inspected And approved before
The contractor win be required to give bond,
tbn1.ssP se sspu aI s IN tss sum q twenty Ave
the contract on hls part. both 20 iurnshinS the
supplies ordered, nd suardl0s the manu- aeture Of
q, and cars. No proposal viii therefore De oon-
Sdered, not accompanied With . written fuar-
ant.e from the proposed sureties, hose Tespon-
sibilIty must be cert6ed by the postmaster al the
pace Of Their resldence, that they vii boone re
sRonsible on the required bond, for the fuikImeut
OF the contract BY the bidder, case suoh propo-
sails be accepted.
In asoidi on the proposals and specimens, the
postmaster o eneral MAJ deem II ex pedIent 10 se-
OF another He therefore reserves the rsht OF CON
usotng with different individuals for suoh differ
en- kinas q igess q ne NAY select
70 the Postmsster Genera, and endorsed on the
envelope, Proposals Jer Mad Loeis"
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