Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-01
DROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL
LOCKS,
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
DEPARTMENT,
a

SELLxD Proposals. for furnishing mall lock and
1Sd 81 ssx 90 P tss for the Gck
be at this Department until nine o'clock
M +, the hsi tenta "a, Of July 1861. ,
neS construct on, and invented expressly for the
exclusive use Of the United states ails, no model
and jnEenultJ which far compeitio' nov in
% state sist mail lnok shou d be ssf locking, snS
,a,. its ether principal Issulskes sLs ~rt,,'I
coHstTNehon, and facility efxss.
Two KINDS oil mail looks and keys-one Of brsss
struction. 0 resuired; q d proposa should 80
~ separate !, the price Of hlron lock. esoRsy
for same, each brass leck, and each brsas kef for
duplicate samples or patterns c..h kind Of
the propossis one Of each lind oftaSe locks TO be
nve ted up and hnished, and anothefe b open pr
re examined Every sample should be pisini1
ma ked with the bidders name.
should their internal oonstrIotion Be- Otherwise
puoloIy known; or DO slIi.ar 70 any looks hereto
way, infringe or interfere with any patented Il,
vii De submitted % board Of examiners to be
commissioned by the Postmaster General, for the
the shf S deem en- ap Ss
for the interest of the Department TO reject ali the
Terisement contracts ill, upon the report of the
examiners De entered into. as soon as practicable.
ADOPT
ed. for fa,plshins similar locks and keys for four
Hears, ss tnet may be IeSHlIed and ordered; with
for the time being, to extend and confinq. the con
tract In force Tor an additional term OF four YEAR.,
ham beofs tho 10 Of pSs
term OF four Years. Or at the expiration of the
1.1t for Gs r wit, any Oas
keE *. as the pSssm..ser General may de.eImns
if and Sdsd S9. es nnd 5
brass Keys, within three months r ON the time Of
RON nts e,s a.sn s1s OS
time. But the Postmaster General vii. reserve the
% m
od me tSa Ess sHSvs With pro-
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be
warranted 70 at to KEEP IN good working orde fos 70
suoieoted 70 obvious violence snoh as becom, ie.
fectlve during that ume to be rep lsoed with per-
This ooP,Isotor viii Be- required to deliver tn.
looks, at HE Own expense, q the Post ofhoe Pc
D. FL sas y on s.s ;s0s
g & sS sS.5IsS
and specially authorized IN eseh case 70 take
,pa 70 s ss the
And keys are to be inspected and approved before
The oontrsctOr VIII be required to give bond,
yth ample security en- IN ths snm OF twenty 1--WE
eeontrsct or S,s psIt both ns 10 o.
ssep,iss ordered, and Euardng the ihsnu sotsre Of
sse msn LOCKE ana KEYS vita Que prlyeoy, .ntegn
hdered, if not accompanied with written guar
AFT e from the PROPOSED sureties, Whose Tespon-
sibllity must be ceruhed By the postmaster a. the
seonsible on the required bond, for the fulflment
OF the contract by the bidder, in suoh propo-
In aecidi on the proposals. and specimens, the
Postmaster General mag deem u ex pedlent to &c.
Of another He therefore reserves the night of onn
tracing with different lndiyiduals for such differ
emit kinda of looks as he NAV select.
Proposals should be carefully sealed, addressed
20 tne Postpaster General, and endorsed on the
envelope, Proposals. Jev Mad Lseks.s
~ &c y'fa So Be- .sa7sG M. BLAIR,
4pH Wv y f-te Postmastsr General.