The national Republican., 1861-05-16
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Looks.

Posi- Ory1oE DEPARTMENT,
April g, 1901.
CEAIED PROPOSALS for furnishing mail looks Snd keys
- oi kinds to be substituted Tor the locks and keys
used the United states mails, will be received at
this Department until nine O'Clock A. the tsuih day Of
July, 1sGl.
Ii being desirable TO obtain locks and keys Of new
strucn and invented expressly for tho exclusive Of
the United sates mails model Is prescribed for bidders
the Department relying for It's selection on the results Of
mechanical skill and ingenuity which sir conpe,tion,
invited, may produce. II 10 deemed necessary only
to state mail lock should be lockng, and that lis
other principal requisites uniformity, security lghnss,
strength, durability, nossy Of Construction, and faeay
Two kinds Of mail locks and keys-one Of brass and the
ohOr Of ron-dirsrent form and construction re-.
CURED proposals should specify separately the price
OF each iron lock- each key for same each ors lock- and
Duplicate samples or patterns Of each kind Of locks pro-
posed, required TO DO submitted with tho proposals
OF each kind OF sample locks 70 be rveed up and nm
shed and another to be or unrvetted ~ that It's In
ternal structure may easily DO examined Every sample
should be plainly marked with the bidders name.
internal construction be otherwise publicly known, be
similar TO any locks heretofore used and they must be
warranted not in any way infringe or interfere with any
The various sample locks presented by bidders will be
submitted to board Of examiners 70 be commissioned by
the Postmaster General Tor tho purpose Of examining and
reporting them and unless the Postmaster General shall
deem 70 be Tor tho interest Of the Department 70 reject all
the proposals and specimens submitted uudsr this advsr
tsenet contracts WILL upon the report OF the examiners
entered into soon as practicable with the successful
bidder whose locks are adopted Tor furnishing similar locks
keys four years. they may DO required aud
dssJ with the right the part OF tho Postmaster Conc
raj the time being extend aud continue the contract
In force an additional term Of four years. giving
ss, writing to the contractor not less than mouths
before the termination the hrst term Of Jour years
at the expiration Of the FIRST term years
with any ohor party for furnishing Similar Or different
locks and keys the Postmaster General may determine
The contractor must agree and be able TO furnish, re-
qared aud 900 brass locks and QUO brass Keys
within three months from the time Of entering into con
tract and 50 900 iron locks and 30 100 iron Keys within
eight months from such time But the Postmaster General
viii reserve the right to increase or diminish as tho want.
interests o. the service may Demand the QUANTITIES Of
the locks and keys above specified, with proportonate
allowance Of time 70 Furnish them.
All the locks furnished by the contrastor must be war.
raned 70 keep In good working order for two years In the
ordinary OF thu SERVICE whom not subjected " obvious
violence such become dsfscve during that time, 70
| be replaced with perfect locks, without charge.
Tho contractor will be required 70 deliver the locks NJ Lis
expense, at the Post Oce Department, Washington,
D. c. put up On sticks forming separate bundles Of I've
locks each securely packed wooden boxes
ing not than two hundred locks each Tho keys
To be delivered TO agent Of the Department. duly and
specially authorized In sach take charge Of and
vey the from the Contractors factory the Depart
msnt where both locks and keys be Inspected and
| approved before they shall be paid for.
The contractor will be required give bond, with ample
security, In the OF twenty five thousand dollars tho
faithful performance Of the his Iirt both
furnishing the supplies ordersd and guarding the manuac
urs oil tho mail locks and keys with due privacy integrity
and caro- No proposal will therefore be considered not
accompanied with written guarantee from the proposed
suretes (whoss responsibility must BE- certified by the
postmaster the place Of their residence that they will
become responsible the required bond for the funen
Of tho contract by the bidder in ease sush be
| septed.
In deciding the proposals and specimens the Postmas
ter General may deem cxpedient select tho brass lock
OF bidder and the iron lock Of another He therefore
reserves the right contracting with different individuals
| for such different kinds Of locks US he may select.
Proposals should be carefully sealed, addressed TO the
Postmaster General and endorsed on the envelope Pre-
NJ BLAIR,
apr 27-wsw Postmaster Gensal.