Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-30
PROPOSALS. FOR FURNISHING MAIL,
LOCKS
POsT OFFIcK DRPlRTNrrr
OFFIcK DEPARTMENT,
Anrll - al

April =, l65l.f
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing mali locks and
KEYS OF new kinds, 20 be substltutsd for the Iocks
and keys now used on the United states mails will
the tenth day of July 1851. "'''' COCK o.
1t being desirable 10 obtain locks and KEYS of |.
excHsive use ofthe United states s. no iGr %od tne
Is prescribed for bidders: the Department relying
and ingenuity which far. competitior. now in-
vited, may produce, II ia deemed Teces.ary only
that its other principal requisites are E1Jornliiy
'eeHrity, !tghHess, sfrensIh durability, noUsIty Of
Two kinds Of mail LOOKS and Eeys-ons OF bras.
aud the other Of irOu-difersnt IN form and oaI-
ifJ separately, the price Of esch IRON lock- each Eey
for same. each brass Iock, aud each bTass key Tor
Duplicate samples or patterns Of each kind Of
.rcks proposed, are REQ ulTsd 70 be submitted with
rlve'ted up and finished, and anotherto be open or
unrLvetted 50 that It's Interro ,tructure may essIy
marked with the bidders name. r''-''
The locks offered 'houls not be patented. nor
Publoly known. or be similar 70 any locks hereto.
vay, To infringe or interfere with any patented in
The vsrlous sample locks presented by bidder,
will be submitted to q bosrd of examiners 20 be
commissioned by the Postmaster General. for tie
nnisss The Postmsster Gsnors sha de deem I d - bc
for the interest OF the Department to reject all the
vertisement, contracts will upon the re port OF the
examiners, be entered into, as soon es practicable,
ADOPT
ed, for furpIshing similar locks and keys for four
years, as they may be required and ordered; with
for the time being, TO extend and oonfinu. the oon-
tract in force for additional term OF four year,
h. bsTs sS Ss
hrst term of four years. at the expiration Of the
party for furnishing simiiaT az sisrsnt iocis and
keys, as the Postmaster General NAV Determine.
if reaGTed sSs ord.Ted 900 ST.ss ocL. .nd 5
brass key 9, within three months tom the time Of
$500 IRON KEYS, within eight months from such
time. But the Postmaster General vii. reserve the
.sSyoO m.g the Sa
of the looks aud KEYS above sp 'cifed. with q pro-
Ali the locks furnished By the oontraotor pust be
warranted TO keep IN good working ordeI for 20
saSiectsd @ 10 obvious vioeHoe I % I such a. Seoo%. f
fectye, during that 60 be rep soed With psr-
The ooS,rsotSf viii Sc Sc required 70 deliver sh.
locks, at hi, own exP Penss, q! the Post ofhos pc
forming BuSS.. Of I've oSR. on s.ss and
ssoT,s PtSSed ToSdeH eGass sS5SnSs not
70 be delivered to agent of the Departures Mt, duly
obasee Of aps s1nRe, ne s1 ss
or's factory 70 the Department, where both Looks
and kIys are 70 be inspected and approved before
The contractor VIII be required % civ. bopd.
%Ps d bs IN bs ns sSm o. hSs %
the contract on his part, both "a 20 furnishing the
tSss mail loCfs and fsy With sus sss sr1scy asss
9; and care. No proposal will therefore Be oon-
ante from the proposed .uretlss, whose rs.pon-
ability must be certified By the postmaster - tne
s9sr on the sSs
OF the contract by the bidder, IN cese suoh Propo-
sails be accepted.
On dscidic on the proposals. and specimenA NE
Postmaster General MAJ deem It expedIent 20 -
lect the brass lock Of bidder and the iron lock
Of another, He therefore reserves the night Of CON
tracing with different individuals for such olner
ent kinds Of looks a. he may select
Proposals should be carefully sealed, eddresseo
20 the Postmaster General, and endorsed on the
M. BLAIR,
an 27 NAV Postmaster 6enera.