The national Republican., 1861-06-10
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Locks.
Posi- OrFcE DEPARTMENT,

Posi- OffIcE DEPARTMENT,
SEAIED PROPOSALS for furnishing mail looks and keys
y or kinds to be substituted or the locks and keys
now used the United States mails will be received
this Department until nine O'Clock A. NJ the tenth day Of
July, lo6l.
struco and invented expressly for tho exclusive Of
the United States mails model is prescribed for bidders
the department relying for It's selection on the results Of
mechanical skill and ingenuity which fair competition,
now invited, may produce. 1t is deemed necessary only
to that mail lock should be selOcng, and that It's
other principal requisites uniformity security Jhness,
strength, durability, novelty o. eonarue'on, and taeilay Of
other OF ron-diacrent in form and construction are re-
quired and proposals should specify, separately tho price
of each iron lock- each key for same each brass lock- and
each brass key for same.
Duplicate samples patterns of each kind of locks pro-
posed required to be submitted with the proposals ;
of each kind OF sample locks to bo veed up and fin
shed and another to be open or unrveed so that It's In
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 any locks heretofore used and they must be
warranted not in way infringe or Interfere with any
patented invention.
The various sample locks presented by bidders will BIO
submitted to board of examiners to be commissioned by
the Postmaster General for the purpose of examining and
reporting them and unless tho Postmaster General shall
deem be the interest Of the Department TO reject all
the proposals and specimens submitted under this adrcr
semen contracts WILL upon the report of the examiners,
be entered into practicable with the successful
bidder whose locks adopted furnishing similar locks
and keys for four years they be required and or
dcrCd with the right the part OF the Postmaster Gene-
the time being, extend aud continue the contract
force for additional term Of four years, giving
tce writing, to the contractor, not less than six months
before the termination Of the first term OF four years
the expiration oi the first term OF ou years. 10 contract
with any other party for furnishing similar or different
locks and keys the Postmaster General determine
The contractor agree aud be able to furnish If
qured ordered brass locks and 600 brass keys
within three months from the tmo OF entering into
tract and 1000 iron locks and 900 iron keys, within
eight mOnhs from such time. But the Postmaster General
will reserve the right TO increase diminish the
| intn sDft tha prvlrn
tue locks and keys above specified, with proportonae
| allowance Of time TO furnish them.
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be
keep good working order for two years. in the
ordinary Of the service, when not subjected to obvious
violence such become detective during that time, to
| be replaced with perfect locks, without charge.
The will be required to deliver the locks at his
expense, at the Post Oice Department, Washington
D. C., put up sticks forming separate bundles OF five
locks each and securely packed in wooden boxes contain
ing than two hundred locks each The keys are
10 be delivered TO agent of the Department. duly and
specially authorized In each case take charge o and con
the from the contractors factory 10 the Depart
mcnt where both locks aud keys to be Inspected and
| approved before they shall be paid for.
The will be required to give bond with ample
security In the Of twenty thousand dollars for the
faithful performance Of the contract his part both as Il
furnishing tue supplies ordered and guarding the manuac
ture Of tho mail locks and keys with due privacy integrity
and No proposal will therefore be considered II moi
accompanied with written guarantee from the proposed
suretes (whose responsibility must be certified by the
postmaster at the place oil their rcsidencc that they will
become responsible on the required bond for the iuhmen
Of the contract by the bidder in such proposals be
| ocpted.
In deciding on the proposals and specimens the Posmas
ter General may deem il edlcnt select the brass loci
of bidder and the iron lock OF another lie Therefore
the right Of contracting with different Individual
| for such different kinds OF locks he may select.
Proposals should bo carefully sealed addressed TO th
Postmaster General and endorsed on the envelope, Pro
| posdls for Adil Lochs"
| apr 2T-wSw Postmaster General