Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-06
DROPOsALs FOR FURNIsHlNs MAIL.
LOCKS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
lEPAEThENT.
Aprll 2. Isl

SKAIxD Proposals. for furnishing mail locks spd
keys OF new kinds, to be tubstItIt.d for the locks
be received Ct this Department until piss O'clock
~, the tenth day Of July 1851.
new construction. and invented expressly for the
exclusive use of the United states n ais. NO mOdrl
for ats selection on the Tesu ts Of mocha lics sli
and ingenuity which fair composition now iy-
% state thai mail lock shoU d be ssi Iociins and
that It's ether principal requisites are ssfermifS:
eonstrsctioa, and faeiIify Of xss
Two KINDS OF mall locks and feys-ons OF brass
struotion. rec uired; d propose should spec
n.y. separately, the price Of each IRON lock eech key
for same, each brass lock, and each bIsss key for
Duplicate samples or patterns Of each kind Of
the proposals one Of each lind OF samps locks 10 be
rlye.ted Up and hnlshed and another 70 Be open or
re examined. Every sample should be plsirl,
marked with the bidders name.
The The lacL. offered 'houls not be patented. sor
puoholy known; or be similar 70 any looks hereto
fore used and they must De warranted not, in any
The various sampl, look. presented bv bidders
oommissionsd By the ? ostmaster 6snersI, fsT the
pnIpose Of Isminng and reporting on q EN-; and,
for the interest Of the Department reect oil The
| proposals and specimens submittel under this az
exsmipers be entered mo. a. soon 40 prsoto. be-
with IN. successful bidder whose loo Ia are sdopt-
ye:rs, as they may be resuifed and ors.eS; HIth
| the right, on the part of the Postmaster Genera
tract in force for an sddtions term OF four ye.rs
on giving notice, IN writing, 70 the contractor, not
hrst term Of four years; ct the expiration Of the
hrtt To- IN OF four years 20 contract with any other
feys. Is the Postm..ier General NAV determins e.
The oontrso.or must rec ana he ahl. 70 furnish,
brass keys, within three months from The nms Of
enterlns into contract. and 5000 IRON Jocks sud
%s. But the Pcssm..t.t .nsIs 1s vii rs. sT he
night to lncrease or diminish as the vsnts or IN
sss OF q: F., s ,7c
| porilonate allowances Of time 70 furnish them.
All me O 81 ,s5p,ssed ~ the o %S,t be
years, IN the ordinary use Of the service, vhe5 OF
feciiys dunn. sbst tim. tS Ss see 49, SStS ..,
The oopp,Iso.Sr will Sc required 70 deliver the
forming .spsrs.e bundle. Of Eve lock. each. and
% be delivered TO an agent Of the Department du
oSarse Of and o%nSeg the sane sS1 the co 70
or's factory 20 the Department, vher. both looks
The oOntrsstOr win be required to give bond
SSls Di the .ns hT "
the contract on his part, both as 10 furnishing the
The mail looks and Keys With que privacy. insssri
| y, and care. No proposal will therefore be con-
sst.s from the pTopo.sd .Srs,is., whose 1sspen
sibility must be eertifsd By the posmsster at the
seonsibls on the required bond, Tor the fun msnt
OF the oontsct BY the bidder, In case suoh rroPo-
In oscidiI g on the proposals and speclmsps, ss
Po.imsster GENERA mas deem It eIPsoIent 20 Sc
Of another He ihsrefors reserves the night OF CON
tracing with different individual for suoh differ